Neonatology Fellowship
Neonatal-Perinatal
Fellowship Program Seminar and Conference Offerings
- Fellows'
Conference
This conference is the primary weekly clinical conference run by the Fellows, for the continuing medical education of the Fellows and clinical faculty. The format varies in order to give the presenting Fellows opportunities to develop different types of presentations and critical reviews. The topics include case presentations with review of care, problem-oriented topic conferences, literature reviews, quality assessment/quality improvement reviews, morbidity and mortality reviews, and presentations of proposed research protocols by Fellow or Faculty.
- Neonatal Medical Knowledge Base Curriculum
This is a weekly didactic conference organized by the third-year fellows that covers pathophysiology of pregnancy, the fetus, and neonate. Topics are covered on a rotating basis, such that all subjects are covered at least every other year. Faculty with special expertise in these areas, both from within the Division of Neonatology and from other Medical Center Departments and Divisions, give the lectures. A topic list is available for review. Fellows are expected to attend all lectures and are protected from their other duties in order to participate. Learning is supported by online, Board-review questions related to the topics addressed.
- Pulmonary Biology Research Seminar
This bimonthly seminar series is supported by the Departments of Pediatrics, Environmental Medicine, and Internal Medicine. Speakers are experts in their field of research. Approximately 50% are invited from outside the Medical Center. Research presented varies from molecular and cellular biology to clinical and epidemiologic pulmonary research.
- Neonatology Research Seminar
This bimonthly series (by the Division of Neonatology) is designed to highlight research, primarily clinical, performed and presented by both Faculty and Fellows within the division, as well as by outside invited speakers. Fellows in their second and third years are expected to present their research.
- Perinatal Conference
This weekly, case-based conference is jointly led by the Divisions of Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) and Neonatology. Current cases are presented by residents for discussion of perinatal management. Topics in perinatal medicine, neonatal medicine, and regionalization/transport are raised and discussed by MFM and Neonatology Faculty. Local perinatal and neonatal outcome statistics are also presented on an annual basis.
- Neonatal
Morbidity and Mortality Conference
This conference is held quarterly. With the guidance and supervision of Dr. Robert Swantz, the second and third year Fellows each prepare one conference each training year. Volume statistics for the quarter are collated and presented with trends discussed. Admissions, discharges, acuity levels, transports, and neonatal deaths are reviewed comprehensively.
- Prenatal
Diagnosis Committee
This conference meets every other week. This is a multidisciplinary committee with representatives from Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Neonatology, Genetics, Pediatric Surgery, Pediatric Urology, Pediatric Pathology , and Pediatric Cardiology. In utero cases are discussed with respect to differential diagnosis, genetic considerations and management. Recommendations for management and multi-disciplinary consultation are made.
- Neonatal
Pathology Conference
This conference is held monthly in the NICU near the end of each 4-week resident clinical rotation. The NICU on-service Fellow, in conjunction with the Attending, selects 1-2 cases for discussion; usually involving patients cared for within the preceding 3-4 weeks. Each case is presented by a resident with comments from the on-service Fellow (pathophysiologic context, differential diagnosis, evidence from the literature relevant to the case, etc.). The gross and histopathologic findings are then presented and discussed in some detail by the Pediatric Pathologists.
- Neonatal Ethics Rounds
Rounds are held once in each four week clinical resident rotation. This is a case based discussion of a social, ethical or legal issue that has arisen during the rotation. Cases are chosen and presented by the housestaff and on-service Fellow. Representatives from the Hospital Ethics Committee moderate the discussion. The discussion is typically attended by representatives from Nursing and Social Work, as well as Neonatology faculty, fellows and residents.
- NICU
Health Team Rounds
These rounds are held weekly as an integral part of NICU clinical care. This is a multidisciplinary meeting of representatives from Social Services, Home Health Care, Neonatal Continuing Care Clinic (NCCC), the NICU Discharge Coordinator, and clergy, as well as NICU nursing and physician staff to focus on discharge planning for each infant in the NICU. For the Fellows, these rounds demonstrate NICU links to the community and the medical and social considerations necessary for successful discharge and follow-up of NICU graduates.
- Neonatal
Clinical Trials
These meetings are held twice monthly. All active clinical trials are reviewed and proposed trials are presented and discussed. Principle Investigators and/or the research staff present ongoing protocol issues, enrollment progress, data collection and analysis, and progress on manuscript preparation. This meeting is frequently used for presentation and review of Fellow clinical research studies, especially in the development phase.
- Neonatal
Intensive Care Unit Staff
These meetings are held monthly. Run by the NICU Medical Director, representatives of all NICU services are present including Nursing, Attending Physicians of the NICU and the NBN, Nurse Practitioners, Infection Control, Social Work, Respiratory Therapy, Child Life, Nutrition, etc. The staff meet to discuss NICU administration, procedures, issues of quality improvement and control. The Neonatology Fellows are encouraged to participate, both as contributors to the process of NICU management and as learners of the administration necessary to run a busy high Level NICU and Newborn Nursery.
- Pediatric
Department Fellows’ Academic Curriculum
The fellowship provides a core curriculum in scholarly activities that meets ACGME and ABP requirements for training. Topics discussed include application of biostatistics; ACGME clinical and laboratory research methodology, study design, preparation of funding applications, clinical research protocols, and public presentation; critical literature review; principles of evidence-based medicine; fatigue recognition and management; principles of curriculum design; and outcomes assessment; as well as adult learning/teaching methods and principles of communication.
is the primary weekly clinical
conference run by the Fellows, for the continuing medical education of
the Fellows and clinical faculty. The format varies in order to give
the presenting Fellows opportunities to develop different types of presentations
and critical reviews. The topics include case presentations with review
of care, problem-oriented topic conferences, literature reviews, quality
assessment/quality improvement reviews, and presentations of proposed
research protocols by Fellow or Faculty.
is a weekly didactic conference
organized by the third-year Fellows and includes all common neonatology
topics on a rotating basis – such that all topics are covered at
least every other year. Faculty, both from within the Division of Neonatology
and from other Medical Center Departments and Divisions, present the
topics in which they have specific expertise. A topic list is available
for review.
is a bimonthly seminar
series supported by the Departments of Pediatrics, Environmental Medicine,
and Internal Medicine. Speakers are experts in their field of research.
Approximately 50% are invited from outside the Medical Center. Research
presented varies from molecular and cellular biology to clinical and
epidemiologic pulmonary research.
is a bimonthly series organized
by the Division of Neonatology and designed to highlight research, primarily
clinical, in neonatology done by both Faculty and Fellows within the
division, as well as by outside invited speakers. Fellows in their second
and third years are expected to present their research.
meets every other week.
This is a multidisciplinary committee with representatives from Maternal-Fetal
Medicine, Neonatology, Genetics, Pediatric Surgery, Pediatric Urology,
Pediatric Pathology , and Pediatric Cardiology. In utero cases
are discussed with respect to differential diagnosis, genetic considerations
and management. Recommendations for management and multi-disciplinary
consultation are made.
is held monthly in the
NICU near the end of each 4-week resident clinical rotation. The NICU
on-service Fellow, in conjunction with the Attending, selects 1-2 cases
for discussion; usually involving patients cared for within the preceding
3-4 weeks. Each case is presented by a resident with comments from the
on-service Fellow (pathophysiologic context, differential diagnosis,
evidence from the literature relevant to the case, etc.). The gross and
histopathologic findings are then presented and discussed in some detail
by the Pediatric Pathologists
is held weekly as an integral
part of NICU clinical care. This is a multidisciplinary meeting of representatives
from Social Services, Home Health Care, Neonatal Continuing Care Clinic
(NCCC), the NICU Discharge Coordinator, and clergy, as well as NICU nursing
and physician staff to focus on discharge planning for each infant in
the NICU. For the Fellows, these rounds demonstrate NICU links to the
community and the medical and social considerations necessary for successful
discharge and follow-up of NICU graduates.
meetings are held weekly.
All active clinical trials are reviewed and proposed trials are presented
and discussed. Principle Investigators and/or the research staff present
ongoing protocol issues, enrollment progress, data collection and analysis,
and progress on manuscript preparation. This meeting is frequently used
for presentation and review of Fellow clinical research studies, especially
in the development phase.
meetings are held monthly.
Run by the NICU Medical Director, representatives of all NICU services
are present including Nursing, Attending Physicians of the NICU and the
NBN, Nurse Practitioners, Infection Control, Social Work, Respiratory
Therapy, Child Life, Nutrition, etc. The staff meet to discuss NICU administration,
procedures, issues of quality improvement and control. The Neonatology
Fellows are encouraged to participate, both as contributors to the process
of NICU management and as learners of the administration necessary to
run a busy high Level NICU and Newborn Nursery
