AdventHealth 3rd Annual Orlando Neonatal Conference 2025

This program is a multidisciplinary approach to practical and controversial issues in neonatology. Central Florida Neonatology has been developed by the neonatology teams of hospital systems within the Central Florida community, with representatives from AdventHealth for Children, Nemours Children’s Health, and Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies. Participants will have the opportunity to learn from and network with colleagues within the field of neonatology and local to the Central Florida community.
+ Learning Objectives
As a result of participation in this program participants should be able to:

Describe the screening, treatment, and implications of congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV).
Discuss current evidence-based feeding practices in the NICU to optimize patient outcomes.
Determine strategies to support the developmental care of chronic NICU infants.
Identify how to integrate trauma-informed care principles into NICU practices to improve family-centered care.
Develop ways to promote shared decision-making processes among healthcare professionals in the NICU setting.
Discuss the benefits of music therapy as a tool to enhance NICU care.
Discuss the latest outcomes at the edge of viability
Identify the principles of antibiotic stewardship and address specific NICU-related infectious risks such as VAPs, syphilis, and BF with HIV.

+ Event Details

Date: August 22, 2025

Location: AdventHealth Nicholson Center, Celebration, Florida

+ Who Should Attend
The program is tailored for the entire neonatal interdisciplinary team:

Neonatologists and Perinatologists

Neonatal Nurse Practitioners (NNPs) and Physician Assistants

Neonatal Nurses (NICU RNs)

Respiratory Therapists

Developmental Specialists and Therapists (OT/PT/SLP)

+ Why Attend

Regional Collaboration: Unique opportunity to see how three major health systems (AdventHealth, Nemours, Orlando Health) collaborate on standards of care.

Focused Curriculum: The one-day format is highly concentrated, covering “controversial” and high-impact topics without the need for a multi-day commitment.

Practical Updates: Topics like “trauma-informed care” and “music therapy” offer holistic tools that go beyond standard medical management, directly applicable to improving family satisfaction and neurodevelopmental support.

+ Topics:

01 Congenital CMV Infection The Neonatology Perspective
02 Evidence Based Feeding Practices in the NICU
03 Navigating the FDA Advisory – Probiotics in Preterm Neonates
04 Donor Milk Fortification
05 Exclusive Human Milk Fortifiers
06 Developmental Care Strategies for the Chronic NICU Infant
07 Music Therapy in the NICU – Best Practice, Evidence, and Recommendations
08 Shared Decision Making and the Approach to Ethically Challenging Cases
09 Edge of Viability – NICU Outcomes
10 Lung Ultrasound in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit – Time for Standardization
11 Antibiotic Stewardship in the NICU – It Can Be Done!