​​​2-4 PM: Workshops

Cohort A: Personalized Neonatal Care

Cale Warnecke (a parent, US), Akhil Maheshwari (a patient/physician developing medical-genetic facilities for patient welfare, US), Pankaj Agrawal (US, a neonatologist with expertise in genetics), Murali Premkumar (US).

Panel to include Kei Lui (Australia), Pascal Lavoie (Canada), Dinushan Kaluarachchi (US), Moisés Quiles-Corona (México), Michael Zemlin (Germany), Satyendra Singh (India), Tariq Mahmood (India), Francesco Mario Risso (Italy), Sushma Nangia (India), Daar (Qatar), Muralidhar Premkumar (US)

Talks 20-30 min each; followed by discussion.

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Cohort B: Ethics of Neonatal Care

Key talks by Roya Huseynova (Saudi Arabia), Edmund LaGamma (US), Mark Mercurio (online, USA): key considerations in medical ethics); and Clara Montanez (Metro-Bethesda Rotary - early detection of fetal anomalies and the impact on the family). These talks will be 20 min each, and will be followed by discussion. The board will include Fauzia Shah, Bhavesh Shah, Sherri Bussington, Marisa Nimrod, and others. This large number of experts was needed as many of our globally-renowned leaders remain uncertain about their ability to join in person - there are competing academic commitments all over the world. The discussion will go beyond the traditional emphasis on continued management of infants with dismal prognosis. Based on your feedback, we plan to discuss religious sensitivities. Educational fears, including about appropriate use of artificial intelligence need attention. There is a need to monitor social inclusion of certain racial and native communities. Social inclusiveness of families with same-gender parents is important, be is about legal equality, social acceptance, or medical practices. Parents facing dire financial challenges need economic inclusion. Infants born in illegal immigrant families require attention. Lastly, how do we promote medical inclusion of infants born to parents suffering from substance dependence?

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Cohort C: Planning and Design of Clinical Studies

Talks: Rachana Singh (US; Overview), Wally Carlo (US; Clinical Studies and Trials), Skip Garcia (US; Translational Research). Talks 20-30 min each; followed by discussion. Panel to include Md. Mozibur Rahman (Bangladesh), Randal Buddington (US), Ling He (US), Michael Zemlin (Germany), Satyanam Bhartiya (India), Jubara Alallah (KSA), Arun Prasad (India), Chhaya Prasad (India).

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Cohort D: GNS Systemized Systemic Sono-Screening (S4) protocols (in development)

Talks of 10 minutes each, followed by hands-on demonstration: Salvatore Aversa (lung), Monika Kaushal (confirmation of endotracheal tube position, supervised placement and confirmation of the position of umbilical/other central lines), Anil Chacko (USG-guided lumbar punctures), Brunetta Guaragni (cranial), Kiran More (cardiac), Nikoo Niknafs (virtual; abdominal), Mohit Sahni (shock management). Panel to include Srijan Singh (India), Rohit Singh (India), Vijayendra Ranjan Baral (Nepal-Singapore).

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​​4-5 PM: Epilogue. Presentation of Finances, plans for next year.