Friday, May 18, 2018
7:00 am - 7:45 am – Breakfast and Registration
7:45 am – 8:00 am - Introduction and Opening Remarks 

Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) in Preterm Infants
Moderators: Ramasubbareddy Dhanireddy, Jason Johnson, Carl Backes

 8:00 am - 8:20 am:  Ductal Physiology

• John Jeffrey Reese, MD   

8:20 am - 8:30 am:  What is a Hemodynamically Significant PDA?

• Shahab Noori, MD

8:30 am – 8:45 am: Effect of PDA on BPD

• Mark Weems, MD

8:45 am – 8:55 am:  Effect of PDA on the Heart

• Jeff Towbin, MD   

8:55 am – 9:05 am:  Pulmonary Vascular Disease and PDA

• Ranjit Philip, MD

9:05 am – 9:15 am:  Assessment of PDA in the Premature by Echocardiography

• Vijaya Joshi, MD

9:15 am – 9:30 am:  Question and Answer Session

Management of PDA in Preterm Infants - Neonatology and Cardiology Perspectives
Moderators: Neil Wilson, Patrick McNamara, Rush Waller

09:30 am - 10:00 am:  Management of PDA in the Premature – What Current Evidence Suggests 

• William Benitz, MD         

10:00 am - 10:15 am:  Management of PDA in the Premature –The Cardiologist’s Perspective

• Matthew Gillespie, MD    

10:15 am – 10:30 am: Question and Answer Session

10:30 am – 10:45 am
Coffee Break- Visit Posters and Vendor Booths

PDA Closure Techniques in Extremely Low Birth Weight (ELBW) Infants
Moderators: Umar Boston, Sandeep Chilakala, Michael Rebolledo

10:45 am – 11:00 am:  Pharmacotherapy for PDA Closure

• John Fergusson, MD

11:00 am – 11:10 am:  Surgical Ligation of PDA

• Chris-Knott Craig, MD  

11:10 am - 11:20 am:  Complications of Surgical Ligation of PDA

• TK Susheel Kumar, MD     

11:20 am – 11:40 am:  Post Ligation Syndrome

• Patrick McNamara, MD

11:20 am - 12:00 pm:  Overview of Trans-catheter PDA Closure in Preterm Infants

• Evan Zahn, MD   

12:00 pm – 12:10 pm:  Question and Answer Session

12:10 pm – 1:00 pm
Lunch Break- Visit Posters and Vendor Booths

Trans-catheter PDA Closure in ELBW Infants
Moderators: William Benitz, Evan Zahn, Matt Gillespie

1:00 pm – 1:10 pm: Transport and Anesthesia Management of the ELBW Neonate in the Cath Lab

• Adam Willis, MD

1:10 pm – 1:20 pm: Echocardiographic Guidance for Trans-catheter PDA Closure in ELBW Infants

• Jason Johnson, MD

1:20 pm – 1:40 pm: Can Trans-catheter PDA Closure be Performed in Neonates < 1 kg? The Memphis Experience

• Shyam Sathanandam, MD

1:40 pm – 2:00 pm: Bedside Trans-catheter PDA Closure in premature Infants

• Neil Wilson, MD

2:00 pm – 2:15 pm: The French Multicenter Registry Data on Trans-catheter PDA Closure in Premature Infants

• Guiti Milani, MD

2:15 pm – 2:30 pm:  Question and Answer Session

2:30 pm – 2:45 pm
Coffee Break- Visit Posters and Vendor Booths

Management of PDA in ELBW Infants – Future Directions
Moderators: John Jeffrey Reese, Ajay Talati, Bruce Jenkins

2:45 pm – 3:00 pm: Trans-catheter PDA Closure in ELBW Infants - Where do we go from here?

• Carl Backes, MD

3:00 pm – 3:15 pm: Let the Wise Man Sum it all Up for Us.

• Rush Waller, MD

3:15 pm – 3:30 pm: Question and Answer Session 

Ductal Dependent Pulmonary Circulation
Moderators: TK Susheel Kumar, Andrew Glatz, Jason Goldberg

3:30 pm – 3:45 pm: Overview of Ductal Dependent Pulmonary Circulation Lesions

• Anthony Merlocco, MD

3:45 pm – 4:05 pm: Ductal Stenting – What do I need to know?

• Athar Qureshi, MD

Debate: What is the Best First Palliation for Ductal Dependent Pulmonary Circulation Lesions?
Moderators: Chris Knott-Craig, Athar Qureshi, Anthony Merlocco

4:10 pm – 4:25 pm:   BT-Shunt

• Umar Boston, MD

4:25 pm – 4:40 pm:   Ductal stenting

• Andrew Glatz, MD

4:40 pm – 4:50 pm:   Rebuttals

4:50 pm – 5:00 pm: Question and Answer Session 

Workshops

Targeted Neonatal Echocardiography (TnECHO) Workshops
(Separate Registration Required)

• Moderators: Ronak Naik, Michael Rebolledo

3:20 pm: Leave from The Westin Hotel to get to the Simulation Center by a shuttle - guided by Crystal Thomas

3:40 pm: Opening remarks, introduction to simlab - Moderators

3:45 pm: Overview of Targeted Neonatal Echocardiogram - Patrick McNamara, MD

4:00 pm: Use of Targeted Neonatal Echocardiogram in Clinical Practice - Shahab Noori, MD

4:15 to 5:45 pm: Hands-on Simulation lab and live scanning sessions

5:55 pm: Leaving from the Simulation center to The Westin Hotel by a shuttle - guided by Crystal Thomas

Nursing Workshops
Course Director: Leah M Apalodimas, MSN, APN, CCRN, CPNP

3:30 pm – 3:45 pm: Nursing Care of the ELBW Infant with a PDA

• Chandler Williams, RN
• Julia Peredo, RN

3:45 pm – 4:00 pm: Nursing Care of the ELBW infant in the Cardiac Catheterization Lab during TCPC

• Kimberly Allen, RN

4:00 pm – 4:15 pm: Nursing Care of the ELBW infant after PDA closure

• Ruth Seaton, RN

4:15 pm – 5:00 pm: Interactive Case Studies

• Leah Apalodimas, APN, PNP, Ruth Seaton, RN,
• Chandler Williams, RN, Julia Peredo, RN

Simulated PDA Closure using a 3D Model Workshop

Course Director: Shyam Sathanandam, MD

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Heavy Hors d’oeuvres Reception

6 pm onwards

Saturday, May 19, 2018

8:00 am – 8:15 am: Introduction and opening remarks

• Course directors

Live Transcatheter PDA closure Case

Panelists: Matt Gillespie, Neil Wilson, Evan Zahn

8:15 am – 10:15 am:  Live Case

• Transcatheter PDA closure   
  LeBonheur Children Hospital
  Memphis, TN

10:15 am – 10:30 am: Elements of a Comprehensive PDA Program

• Leah Apalodimas, APN, PNP

10:30 am – 10:45 am: Practice Variations in Management of PDA in Premature Infants

• Athar Qureshi, MD

10:45 am – 11:00 am

Coffee Break- Visit Posters and Vendor Booths

Oral Abstract Presentations

Moderators: Glenn Wetzel, Andrew Glatz, Mark Weems

11:00 am – 11:30 am:  Best oral abstract Presentations

• Speakers: TBD

11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Panel Discussion

• Panel Chairpersons: Ajay Talati, Jeff Towbin, Christopher Knott-Craig, Rush Waller
• Panelists: Evan Zahn, Neil Wilson, Matt Gillespie, Andrew Glatz, William Benitz, John Reese, Patrick McNamara, Carl Backes, Athar Quereshi, Shahab Noori, Shyam Sathanandam, Mark Weems, Ranjit Philip, Dhani Reddy, Bruce Jenkins and Ron Clyman (Via Teleconference)

12:30 pm

Joint Statement and Recommendations from the First Annual International PDA Symposium

1:00 pm

Program Adjourned