Pediatric Neonatology Perinatal Conference 2026

NEONATAL NEUROLOGY - BABIES ON THE BRAIN

Date:​ Friday, August 7, 2026

Time:​ 7:30am – 5:00pm

Location: Children’s of Alabama Bradley Lecture Center 

Children’s of Alabama designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit 

All attendees must register in order to receive CME credit

• In-person registration fee -​$60
• Zoom registration fee - ​$35
• UAB Physicians/Providers (free) – enter your credentials and uabmc.edu email
• Vendors -​​​$1000

(contact Lauren McInnis for additional information lmcinnis@uabmc.edu)

Upon completion of this conference, attendees will be able to:

1. Outline the stages of neural development and describe some of the more common malformations thereof.
2. Describe what constitutes the Neuro NICU and how it improves neurodevelopmental outcomes.
3. Review the pathogenesis and classification of intraventricular hemorrhage and discuss how it influences neurodevelopmental outcomes.
4. Discuss the pathophysiology of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, how it is managed and its neurodevelopmental outcomes.
5. Delineate the causes of neonatal stroke, discuss its presentation and impact on neurodevelopmental outcomes.
6. Describe the causes and presentation of neonatal seizures, how they are managed and how they affect neurodevelopmental outcomes.
7. Discuss the importance of nutrition on neurodevelopmental outcomes.
8. Delineate the various neurodevelopmental outcomes following newborn intensive care.

Agenda:

7:30am - 8:00am                        
Registration and Welcome (light breakfast provided)

8:00am – 8:45am                       
Embryology and Malformations of the Brain. (Joseph B. Philips III, MD)

8:45am – 9:45am                       
The Neuro NICU. (Maran Ramani, MD)

9:45am – 10:00am                   
Break

10:00am – 11:00am                 
Intraventricular Hemorrhage. (Brian Sims, MD)

11:00am – 11:45am                 
Hypoxic – Ischemic Encephalopathy. (Vivek Shukla, MD)

11:45pm – 1:00pm                    
Lunch Provided 

1:00pm – 1:30pm                      
Neonatal Stroke. (Sarah Navara, MD)

1:30pm – 2:15pm                      
Neuroimaging. (Stephen Walker, MD)

2:15pm -2:30pm                        
Break

2:30pm – 3:15pm                      
Neonatal Seizures. (Cathryn Brown, MD)

3:15pm – 4:00pm                      
Nutrition and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes. (Ariel Salas, MD)

4:00pm – 5:00pm                      
Neurodevelopmental Outcomes. (Amelia Schyler, MD)

5:00pm                                             
Adjourn