The Annual Academic Day for Neonatology provides local, regional, and national Academic and Clinical Neonatologists, Neonatal-Perinatal Fellows, Critical Care Specialists, and Pediatricians with an update on new strategies for improving the health outcomes of neonatal babies.
Why Attend Academic Day for Neonatology?
The most challenging neonatal cases rarely have simple answers. Academic Day for Neonatology brings together experts from across the field to examine complex clinical questions, challenge conventional thinking, and explore what’s next in neonatal care.
This year’s program takes a closer look at the edge of viability, neonatal neurocritical care, innovative approaches to complex neonatal conditions, and the future of neonatal training and education. Through expert presentations, provocative discussions, and multidisciplinary panels, attendees will explore the evidence, emerging technologies, and evolving practices that are shaping care for our smallest and most complex patients.
Designed for neonatologists, NICU nurses, therapists, advanced practice providers, fellows, and other members of the neonatal care team, Academic Day offers an opportunity to:
- Challenge your thinking on some of the most difficult questions in neonatal medicine
- Explore emerging evidence and technology that may influence clinical practice
- Hear diverse expert perspectives on controversial and evolving topics
- Engage in meaningful discussion with colleagues across disciplines
- Bring new ideas back to your NICU to inform care, education, and collaboration
Join us for a day of thoughtful discussion, challenging questions, and forward-looking conversations about the future of neonatology.
See you on November 12th, 2026 at the Westin Anaheim Resort!
Expected attendance is about 200+ healthcare professionals from around the world.
Case-based presentations, faculty panels, question/answer sessions, and syllabus material will enhance this interactive live activity.
ACCREDITATION - CHOC is accredited by California Medical Association (CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
This live activity has been approved for CME credit.
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE – CHOC is seeking educational grants for this live activity.
Agenda at a Glance
- 8:00 AMSteroids, Location, and Timing: The Critical Decisions Before Periviable Delivery
- 8:35 AM22 is not 24: How the Golden Hour Playbook Changes at the Edge of Viability
- 8:55 AMThe Hypotensive Micro-Micropreemie: Numbers, Physiology, and Treatment Thresholds
- 9:15 AMPro/Con: Periviable Births Should Be Regionalized to High-Volume Centers
- 10:45 AMTherapeutic Hypothermia at the Margins: Evidence, Extrapolation, and Risk
- 11:05 AMExpanding EEGs in the NICU: Improving care of just increasing phenobarbital prescriptions?
- 11:25 AMDo Better Images Lead to Better Decisions? Emerging Tools in Neonatal Neuroimaging
- 11:45 AMFrom daily head circumference to VP shunts: When to Watch and When to Intervene for Post-Hemorrhagic Hydrocephalus?
- 1:30 PMLong Gap TEF: Maybe we have been doing wrong this whole time?
- 1:50 PMInformed Consent Reimagined: Using Virtual Reality to Prepare Families for G-Tube Placement
- 2:10 PM3d Imaging and printing for the neonate with complex anatomy
- 3:15 PMWill a 2-Year Fellowship Close the Workforce Gap or Create a Readiness Gap
- 3:35 PMNeonatal Subspecialties: the role of advanced fellowships
- 3:55 PMWho will advance our field: Strategies for preserving scientific rigor in Neonatology
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