AdventHealth 3rd Annual Orlando Neonatal Conference 2025

Comprehensive Neonatology, NICU Care & Developmental Medicine Update

The AdventHealth 3rd Annual Orlando Neonatal Conference 2025 is a comprehensive multidisciplinary educational program dedicated to advancing the care of critically ill newborns and improving outcomes in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Developed through a collaborative partnership between AdventHealth for Children, Nemours Children’s Health, and Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies, this conference provides practical, evidence-based education addressing some of the most important and rapidly evolving topics in modern neonatology.

Designed for neonatologists, pediatricians, neonatal nurse practitioners, NICU nurses, respiratory therapists, and other neonatal healthcare professionals, the conference combines contemporary clinical research with real-world neonatal practice. The program focuses on optimizing neonatal outcomes through improved nutrition, developmental care, infectious disease management, ethical decision-making, and multidisciplinary collaboration.

This educational package includes 11 video lectures, 11 audio recordings, 11 subtitle files (VTT), and 11 PDF presentations, offering a complete on-demand learning experience for neonatal professionals seeking the latest advances in neonatal medicine.

What You’ll Learn

This conference delivers practical guidance and evidence-based strategies in key areas of neonatal intensive care, including:

• Congenital Cytomegalovirus (CMV) screening and treatment
• Evidence-based feeding practices in the NICU
• Human milk fortification and donor milk utilization
• Developmental care for chronic NICU infants
• Music therapy and neurodevelopmental support
• Shared decision-making and ethical challenges in neonatology
• Management of extremely premature infants at the edge of viability
• Point-of-care lung ultrasound in neonatal practice
• Antibiotic stewardship and infection prevention
• Family-centered neonatal care
• Multidisciplinary approaches to improving neonatal outcomes

The conference emphasizes both immediate clinical management and long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes for high-risk newborns.

Featured Topics

1. Congenital CMV Infection: The Neonatology Perspective

Review current recommendations for screening, diagnosis, and management of congenital cytomegalovirus infection. Learn practical approaches to early identification, treatment strategies, and long-term follow-up of affected infants.

2. Evidence-Based Feeding Practices in the NICU

Explore current research supporting nutritional management of premature and critically ill neonates. Learn how optimized feeding strategies contribute to improved growth, development, and clinical outcomes.

3. Navigating the FDA Advisory: Probiotics in Preterm Neonates

Examine current evidence regarding probiotic use in preterm infants, recent FDA advisories, safety considerations, and best practices for neonatal providers.

4. Donor Milk Fortification

Review the role of donor human milk in neonatal nutrition and explore strategies for fortification that support optimal growth while minimizing complications in vulnerable preterm infants.

5. Exclusive Human Milk Fortifiers

Understand emerging evidence supporting human milk-based fortification approaches and their impact on neonatal nutrition, gastrointestinal health, and developmental outcomes.

6. Developmental Care Strategies for the Chronic NICU Infant

Learn practical interventions that support neurodevelopment, sensory regulation, and long-term outcomes in infants requiring prolonged NICU hospitalization.

7. Music Therapy in the NICU: Best Practice, Evidence, and Recommendations

Discover how music therapy can improve physiologic stability, support neurodevelopment, enhance parental bonding, and contribute to family-centered care within the NICU environment.

8. Shared Decision Making and the Approach to Ethically Challenging Cases

Explore ethical dilemmas commonly encountered in neonatal medicine and learn communication frameworks that promote collaborative decision-making among healthcare teams and families.

9. Edge of Viability: NICU Outcomes

Review current evidence regarding survival, morbidity, neurodevelopmental outcomes, and ethical considerations in infants born at the limits of viability.

10. Lung Ultrasound in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Examine the expanding role of bedside lung ultrasound in neonatal respiratory care, including diagnosis, monitoring, and standardization of imaging practices in the NICU.

11. Antibiotic Stewardship in the NICU: It Can Be Done!

Learn strategies to reduce unnecessary antibiotic exposure while maintaining patient safety, preventing antimicrobial resistance, and preserving the neonatal microbiome.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

• Implement evidence-based screening and treatment strategies for congenital CMV infection.
• Apply modern neonatal nutrition and feeding protocols in the NICU.
• Optimize developmental care interventions for critically ill neonates.
• Integrate family-centered and trauma-informed approaches into neonatal practice.
• Utilize shared decision-making frameworks in complex neonatal cases.
• Evaluate current evidence regarding probiotics and human milk fortification.
• Discuss contemporary management strategies for infants born at the edge of viability.
• Incorporate neonatal lung ultrasound into clinical practice.
• Implement antibiotic stewardship initiatives within neonatal intensive care settings.
• Improve neonatal outcomes through multidisciplinary collaboration and evidence-based care.

Included Content

• 11 Video Lectures
• 11 Audio Recordings
• 11 Subtitle Files (VTT)
• 11 PDF Presentations
• Total Size: 8.8 GB
• On-Demand Access

Target Audience

This program is ideal for:

• Neonatologists
• Pediatricians
• Neonatal Nurse Practitioners
• NICU Nurses
• Respiratory Therapists
• Pediatric Residents and Fellows
• Perinatal Specialists
• Neonatal Allied Health Professionals
• Healthcare Providers Involved in NICU Care

Why This Course Stands Out

The AdventHealth 3rd Annual Orlando Neonatal Conference 2025 uniquely combines neonatal critical care, developmental medicine, nutrition, ethics, infectious disease prevention, and family-centered care into a practical educational experience. With contributions from multiple leading neonatal centers, the program delivers clinically relevant guidance that can be immediately applied in both academic and community NICU settings.

Whether your goal is improving neonatal nutrition, optimizing developmental outcomes, strengthening antibiotic stewardship, or enhancing family engagement, this conference provides valuable tools and evidence-based strategies to advance neonatal care and improve outcomes for the most vulnerable patients.