PURPOSE
This course will update neonatal health care professionals on basic and complex neonatal issues. Workshops on PICC lines and a NRP® course are featured. The course will benefit both the health care professional new to neonatal-perinatal medicine and the experienced practitioner.

OBJECTIVES
This course should prepare course participants to:

• Discuss ethical and medicolegal issues surrounding limits of viability
• Review transition in the first hour of life and resuscitation
• Treat neonatal seizures and predict outcomes
• Diagnose congenital heart disease and low output states
• Perform PICC lines and neonatal resuscitation
• Recognize and treat neonatal drug withdrawal
• Discuss rationale for using specialized formulas

PRESENTED BY
Medical College of Georgia Division of Continuing Education and School of Medicine

CREDIT
The general session of this activity includes a maximum of 19.25 hours of instruction and is approved by the Medical College of Georgia for 19.25
continuing education credit hours.

For nurses: The Medical College of Georgia Division of Continuing Education is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Georgia Nurses
Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 19.2 Contact hours.

Accreditation: The Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine is  accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation: The Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 19.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Application for CME credit has been filed with the American Academy of  Family Physicians. Determination of credit is pending.

Approval for credit has been requested from the American Association for
Respiratory Care.

Note: Optional PICC I and II workshop includes 8 hours of instruction.
Optional NRP® I and II workshop includes 8 hours of instruction.

PLANNING COMMITTEE
Jatinder J.S. Bhatia, M.B.B.S., Professor of Pediatrics and Chief of
Neonatology

Anjali Parish, M.D., Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Section of Neonatology

Marnita Wade, R.N., B.S., Nurse Manager, MCG Children’s Medical Center
NICU

Pat King, Program Coordinator

MEMORIAL LECTURES
The course features lectures honoring neonatal nurses, in memory of Debbie Matthei, and respiratory therapists, in memory of Art Hardy. Ms. Matthei and Mr. Hardy lost their lives in a tragic plane crash on Aug. 7, 1993 while transporting a sick newborn from a rural county to the Medical College of Georgia.

LOCATION
All sessions will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on lively River Street. Savannah is a top-10 U.S. tourist destination, so please make your reservations early.

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

COURSE DIRECTORS

• Jatinder J.S. Bhatia, M.B.B.S., Professor of Pediatrics; Chief of Neonatology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia
• Anjali Parish, M.D., Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Section of Neonatology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia

GUEST FACULTY

• JoDee M. Anderson, M.D., Assistant Professor, Director of Pediatric Simulation Education, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Program
  Director, Department of Pediatrics, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon
• David J. Burchfield, M.D., Professor and Chief, Neonatology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
• Charity Scott, J.D., Professor of Law; Director, Center for Law, Health and Society, Georgia State University College of Law, Atlanta, Georgia

MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA FACULTY

• Jack C. Borders Jr., Associate Professor of Otolaryngology, MCG
• William A. Lutin, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology, MCG
• Elizabeth Sekul, M.D., Associate Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics, MCG
• Deborah Wall, R.N.C., N.N.C., Neonatal Nurse Clinician, Neonatal
  ECMO/Transport; PICC Trainer
• Johnny Wilson, R.N., Nurse Educator
  
  

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Early registration is encouraged to ensure your enrollment and lodging reservation.

The registration fee, less a $75 administrative charge, is refundable if notification of cancellation is received by Oct. 9, 2009.

We reserve the right to cancel the program if necessary. Full registration fees
will be refunded for canceled programs. The Medical College of Georgia
cannot be responsible for reimbursement of airline or other transportation fares, hotel or rental car charges, including penalties.

Send Registration Form to:
Division of Continuing Education
Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia 30912

Phone: 800-221-6437 or 706-721-3967

Fax registration with payment by credit card to 706-721-4642

SAVANNAH
Laid out by General James Oglethorpe in 1733 as the first settlement in the colony of Georgia, Savannah retains much of its original 18th century flavor. Long before city planning came into vogue, Savannah was carefully planned for comfort, convenience and beauty. Twenty one-acre squares checker the downtown area, creating the impression of one continuous park. Numerous colonial and antebellum mansions are nestled among the azaleas and the Spanish moss-draped oaks of the squares. All of this has been so well-preserved that downtown Savannah comprises the largest Historic Landmark District in America. The mild climate makes golf, tennis and fishing popular year-round activities, and the city is a mecca for antique hunters, with many fine shops within walking distance of the hotel.

LODGING INFORMATION

The Hyatt Regency Hotel Savannah on historic River Street is convenient to
horse-drawn carriage rides, riverboat cruises, historical tours and Tybee
Beach. Rooms have been reserved at the Hyatt Regency for a special group
rate. Please make your reservations by Sept. 30, 2009.

Lodging Contact: Reservations, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Two West Bay Street,
Savannah, Georgia 31401, by Sept. 30, 2009. After this date, rooms will be
confirmed on a space-and-rate availability basis only. Phone: 800-233-1234.
Fax reservations with payment by credit card to 912-944-3678 or visit
www.savannah.hyatt.com

COMFORT ZONE

Although every effort is made to have a comfortable temperature in the meeting room, we realize individual comfort zones vary. Please bring a jacket or light wrap for your comfort.

SPECIAL NEEDS

The Medical College of Georgia Division of Continuing Education complies with the Americans With Disabilities Act. If you require special services, facilities or dietary considerations (vegetarian or otherwise) to support your participation in this continuing education program, contact the conference coordinator at 800-221-6437 or 706-721-3967.