1595 - Say NO to Mechanical Ventilation – Strategies to Optimize Non-Invasive Respiratory Support in Preterm Infants

Saturday, April 23, 2022

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM US MT

Location: Convention Center: 107/109

CE: Live CME: 1.5

Course Number: 1595

Leader(s)

Venkatakrishna Kakkilaya, MD

Associate Professor
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Dallas, Texas, United States

Co-Leader(s)

Heather Weydig, MD

Assistant Professor
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, United States
Vishal Kapadia, MD MSCS FAAP

Associate Professor of Pediatrics
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
DALLAS, Texas, United States
DK

Dalibor Kurepa, MD

Associate Professor
Cohen Children's Medical Center
New York, New York, United States
Mikki Pulju, MD (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Cohen Children's Medical Center
Mamaroneck, New York, United States
Katherine Stumpf, MD

Assistant Professor
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center/Parkland Hospital
Dallas, Texas, United States
Valerie Simcik, RN (she/her/hers)

BSN, RN, RNC-NIC
Parkland Hospital
Dallas, Texas, United States
Kristi Garcia

RRT
Parkland
Dallas, Texas, United States
Sharmistha Saha, MD

Fellow
University of Texas Southwestern, United States
Marjorie White, RRT NPS

Respiratory Therapist
Parkland Hospital
Farmers Branch, Texas, United States
SP

Shahana Perveen, MD (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor
Pediatrics/Neonatology
Cohen Children's Medical Center
Mount Sinai, New York, United States
Christina Chan, MD (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Dallas, Texas, United States
Shelly Renfro, BSRC RRT

Respiratory Care Practitioner
Parkland Health and Hospital System
Garland, Texas, United States
Susan Harville, BSN

Registered Nurse
Parkland Health & Hospital
Rowlett, Texas, United States

Participants should be aware of the following financial/non-financial relationships:

Venkatakrishna Kakkilaya, MD: Chiesi Farmaceutici (Currently Ongoing) (Products/Services: Research Support including clinical trials & the principal or named investigator)

Heather M. Weydig, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Vishal Kapadia, MD MSCS FAAP: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Dalibor Kurepa, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Margaret M. Pulju, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Katherine Stumpf, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Valerie N. Simcik, BSN: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Kristi M. Garcia, AS: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Sharmistha Saha, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Marjorie E. White, RRT NPS: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Shahana Perveen, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Christina S. Chan, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Shelly Renfro, BS, RRT: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Susan Harville, BSN, RNC-NIC: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Adequate delivery room resuscitation and stabilization of preterm infants on CPAP and avoidance of mechanical ventilation improve outcomes. Optimization of CPAP in NICU and application of less invasive surfactant administration (LISA) can further decrease the need for mechanical ventilation.

The objective of this workshop is to provide strategies to optimize non invasive respiratory support from the very first breath as insight into keeping these neonates stable on non-invasive support throughout their NICU stay.

The workshop has four simulation stations that provide hands-on experience. They include:

1) Successful resuscitation of preterm infants at birth and stabilization on CPAP

2) Strategies to optimize CPAP in the delivery room, during transport to and in the NICU.

3) Skills station for LISA using direct laryngoscope.

4) Skills station for LISA using video laryngoscope.

In addition, participants will learn quality improvement strategies to successfully implement changes to optimize non invasive support in their own NICUs.