Northwest AHEC
Course Number: 76868
The High Risk Newborn: Sharing the Care 2026
May 13, 2026 - 09:00 AM EDT to 01:30 PM EDT
Samantha Garvens
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Event Description: The goal of this conference is to enhance the health care professional's understanding of current management techniques in providing care to the high-risk infant.
Agenda
8:30 am Tech Check In
8:55 am Welcome
9:00 am Newborn and Infant Pharmacology for Nurses - Dalton Hudgins, PharmD
10:00 am Bridging the Gap: Optimizing Breastfeeding Success in Late Preterm Infants - Connie Perry, MSN, MBA, IBCLC, LCCE
11:00 am Lunch Break
11:30 am Families in Crisis: How Can We Help - Mary Helm, LCMHCS, LCAS, CCS
12:30 am Cool It! An Update on Neonatal Hypothermia - Michelle Chiu, MD, FAAP
1:30 pm Adjourn
Objectives
Describe effective strategies for supporting families with high risk newborns experiencing crisis.
Explain current evidence and clinical considerations for therapeutic hypothermia in high risk infants, including risks, limitations, and practice recommendations.
Identify best practices to support breastfeeding and pumping in families with high-risk newborns, including optimizing milk supply, overcoming common challenges, and promoting parent-infant bonding.
Discuss key pharmacologic principles relevant to newborn and infant care, including medication safety, dosing considerations, common therapeutic agents, and strategies to prevent medication errors in the NICU and postpartum settings.
Available Credits
Audience
Nurses, advanced practice providers, social workers, and other health care professionals involved in the care of the high risk infant.
Speakers
Michelle K Chiu, MD
Mary A Helm, LCMHCS, LCAS, CCS
Connie Perry, MSN, MBA, IBCLC, LCCE