Education

Neonatal Conferences

Neonatal Conferences 

The bulk of our neonatal educational curriculum occurs on Tuesday afternoons with fellow protected time to attend the following: 

Tuesday Afternoons: 

1st Week of the Month: 

• 2pm Didactics 

• 3pm Board Review Questions 

2nd Week of the Month

• 12:15pm – Neonatal Respiratory Rounds 

• 2pm Children’s Morbidity & Mortality Conference

3rd Week of the Month 

• 2pm – Journal Club 

• 3pm – Research Hour 

4th Week of the Month

• 12:15 – Neonatal Respiratory Rounds 

THEN Alternate every other month

• 1pm UNMC M&M and Ethic Rounds 

• 2pm Didactics 

Fellows will present, attend and be involved with the following conferences: 

• Neonatal Research Hour – this is time for fellows, faculty and students to present their research work to our division. We prioritize those presenting at local and national meeting to practice their presentations for feedback from the group. 
• Neonatal Ethics Rounds – lead by Dr. David Soffer 
• Fellow didactics – fellows will attend or present material focused on the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) Content Specifications in the form of discussions, lectures and board style questions 
• Neonatology Journal Club – monthly – fellows are required to attend a scientific review and critique of current literature in neonatology. Fellows will be required to present once each year. 
• Neonatal Respiratory Rounds – twice a month – fellows will attend and present complicated patients to the multidisciplinary group of neonatologists, pulmonologists, pulmonary hypertension specialists, palliative care etc...  to discuss management and treatment options. 
• Morbidity & Mortality Conference at Nebraska Medicine and Morbidity & Mortality Conference and Children’s Hospital & Medical Center – monthly – Fellows will attend and present cases of morbidity and mortality to identify areas of improvement or learning from difficult cases. 
• Simulation – Fellows will lead simulation experiences of infrequent difficult situations at least twice a year. 
• Difficult Conversations Workshop – Yearly, fellows will work with standardized patients to practice difficult conversations that occur in the NICU. 
• Neonatology Division Meeting – twice a month - Provide updates on faculty and fellow research efforts and reviews of new clinical initiatives. 
• Children’s NICU interdisciplinary committee – every other month – quality meeting for the Children’s Hospital & Medical Center NICU 
• Fetal Care Conference – Every other Month – Fellows are required to attend, this multidisciplinary conference of neonatologists, perinatologists and pediatric surgeons. We review expected and recently delivered surgical patients, present data and review best evidence base practice. 
• Cardiac Conference – weekly when on service - fellows will attend this multidisciplinary conference every Monday morning to review and discuss upcoming and complicated cardiac patients with the cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery team. 
• The Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds – weekly – fellows are able to attend the weekly grand rounds through the department of pediatrics. 
• Children’s Health and Research Institute (CHRI) – Research education series. 
• Pediatric Fellows Academy – a core curriculum provided to all pediatric trainees interested in academic medicine that focuses on common academic topics. Occurring monthly, it covers topics related to education, research and career development.