Jen-Tien Wung Respiratory Care of the Newborn: A Practical Approach 2024

Jen-Tien Wung Respiratory Care of the Newborn: A Practical Approach 2024 is organized by Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (VP&S) and will be held from Oct 19 - 20, 2024 at Vivian and Seymour Milstein Family Heart Center, New York, United States of America.

Description and Objectives:
The use of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) as the initial mode of respiratory support in critically ill very low birth weight infants is associated with a lower incidence of chronic lung disease. Evidence also supports the role of nasal CPAP in facilitating weaning from mechanical ventilation and reducing lung injury. However, nasal CPAP success rates are widely variable and may be attributable to how well it is utilized. With recent renewed interest in bubble nasal CPAP, it is essential to evaluate strategies for success that may depend on the using correct CPAP devices, attention to detail and caregiver experience. This unique program will share successful bubble nasal CPAP experience at the Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York, Columbia University Medical Center and discuss rationale, practical aspects and strategies for replicating success with bubble CPAP use. These management protocols have been practiced successfully for almost five decades and have been shown to reduce chronic lung disease without increasing morbidity and mortality.

This two-day course will cover virtually all aspects of neonatal respiratory care, including non-invasive modes of respiratory support, kinder and gentler mechanical ventilation, neurally adjusted ventilator assist, high frequency ventilation (HFOV and Jet), surfactant therapy, inhaled nitric oxide therapy, one-lung ventilation, and the use of laryngeal mask airway. Participants will become familiar with the application and pitfalls of bubble nasal prong continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy and ventilatory strategies in infants with respiratory distress. We will also address airway care from nursing perspective, clinical care of patients with respiratory distress syndrome and pulmonary hypertension, quality improvement for respiratory outcomes and unplanned extubations, strategies to minimize extubation failures in micropreemies, current state of fetal surgery. In addition, emerging tools for assessing lung anatomy and physiology (Point of care ultrasonography (POCUS) and Electrical impedance tomography (EIT)), perinatal palliative care, and ‘Pearls in Neonatology’ will be discussed. The conference will include didactic presentations and videos. The participants will also have opportunity to participate in workshops on bubble nasal CPAP application, video laryngoscopy for tracheal intubation, finger intubation, laryngeal mask placement, and point of care sonography for vascular access. The live/virtual platform will provide an interactive experience for participants with live-streamed educational sessions and live Q&A. The main learning objectives of the conference are that at the conclusion of this conference, participants will be able to recognize the rationale for using bubble nasal CPAP, familiarize with practical aspects of effective bubble CPAP use, identify strategies for replicating and evaluating success with bubble nasal CPAP and other respiratory care practices at their own institutions. This CME activity will be evaluated for its impact on knowledge/competence with completion of evaluation forms at the end of the conference.