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Non-Invasive Ventilation in Newborn Infants

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a webinar? Web conferencing/webinars refers to a service that allows conferencing events to be shared with remote locations. The service allows information to be shared simultaneously, across geographically dispersed locations in nearly real-time. Applications for web conferencing include meetings, training events, lectures, or short presentations from any computer. A participant can be either an individual person or a group.
Who is presenting the webinar? Neotech Products is the sponsor of the webinar. The speaker is Dr. Ramanathan from USC.
Why are you doing this webinar? Because Neotech believes in continuing education and contributing to the NICU/PICU community. This is the first in what we hope are a series of webinars we will do throughout the year.
Is there any cost for this webinar? No, it is completely free.
What if I can’t watch the webinar live, can I still get a CEU? Yes, the webinar will be archived for 30 DAYS. As long as you watch the webinar by September 10, 2011 AND complete an evaluation, you will get 1 contact hour CEU.
Are you offering CEU credit for nurses and respiratory therapists? YES. We have available 1 contact nursing hour and 1 respiratory CRCE through AARC. We will provide 1 nursing contact hour for this webinar and 1 respiratory contact hour (approved for CRCE from AARC, course #213107000). Everyone who participates and completes our evaluation receives a participation certificate. This course has been approved by the California Board of Registered Nurses, provider number 15417 for 1 contact hour.
What equipment do I need for the webinar? Just a computer and speakers so you can hear the content.
Who is presenting the webinar? Neotech Products is the sponsor of the webinar. The speaker is Dr. Ramanathan from USC.
What if I have technical difficulties connecting? The webinar will be archived you are not able to view it live. You will still receive CEU credit if you complete the evaluation within that time frame.
How will I receive my CEU credit? At the end of the webinar you will be emailed a link to complete the evaluation form. Simply click on the link, complete the evaluation, and then you will be emailed a Certificate of Completion.
What if I have further questions? Please contact Neotech’s marketing manager, Karin Storlien, at karin@neotechproducts.com with any questions.

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Topic: Non-Invasive Ventilation in Newborn Infants

Presented by: Neotech Products and Rangasamy Ramanathan, M.D., FAAP (original air date August 10, 2011)

Objectives:

Understand the practice of nasal ventilation as a primary or secondary mode of respiratory support
Understand the impact of noninvasive ventilation on bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Describe a novel means of delivering nasal ventilation using nasal cannula

CE Credit: We will provide 1 nursing contact hour for this webinar and 1 respiratory contact hour (approved for CRCE from AARC, course #213107000). Everyone who participates and completes our evaluation receives a participation certificate. This course has been approved by the California Board of Registered Nurses, provider number 15417 for 1 contact hour. The webinar will last one hour and will include time for Q&A. If you are NOT able to attend live, this presentation will be archived.

About Dr. Ramanathan

Rangasamy Ramanathan, MD, FAAP, is Professor of Pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. He is the Associate Division Chief of the Division of Neonatal Medicine at LAC+USC Medical Center and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. He is the Section Head and Medical Director of the Newborn Intensive Care Unit at LAC+USC Medical Center in Los Angeles, where he is also Director of the Neonatal Respiratory Therapy Department. Dr. Ramanathan directs one of the largest fellowship programs in neonatal-perinatal medicine in the country, with 15 fellows in the program. He is Vice-Chair of the Department of Pediatrics and Section Head of the Division of Neonatology at the Hospital of the Good Samaritan. He was elected to serve as President of the California Association of Neonatologists, one of the largest organizations of neonatologists in the country.

Dr. Ramanathan graduated from Stanley Medical College at Madras University, and received Diploma in Child Health (DCH) and MD Pediatrics at the Institute for Child Health and Hospital for Children after completing his training in Pediatrics. He then went on to complete his residency in Pediatrics at Lincoln Medical Center, New York Medical College, in New York. He was a fellow in clinical neonatology at LAC+USC Medical Center, and a research fellow in neonatology at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles. His research interests include surfactant therapy for RDS and ARDS, noninvasive ventilation in neonates, cardiorespiratory monitoring, pathophysiology of refractory hypotension in neonates, and oxygen toxicity in preterm neonates. He has extensive experience in planning and conducting multicenter trials. He is the author of more than 60 peer reviewed articles published in the New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, American Journal of Perinatology, Pediatrics, Journal of Pediatrics, Journal of Perinatology, Neonatology, formerly known as Biology of Neonate and Pediatric Research, among others. He has written chapters in several textbooks, including Avery’s Diseases of the Newborn (WB Saunders Co., 2004). He is a member of the editorial boards of Pediatric Research , the Journal of Pediatrics and Neonatology and the Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine. He is the recipient of numerous teaching awards from the departments of Pediatrics and Obstetrics, and was listed in Best Doctors in America each year by his peers since 2005. Dr. Ramanathan was selected as “America’s Top Pediatricians” by the Consumer’s Research Council of America in 2007. Dr. Ramanathan is frequently an invited speaker at national and international meetings.