Cleveland Clinic Symposium on Health Innovation and Neonatal Excellence
We are excited to offer didactic sessions on cutting-edge, innovative topics in neonatal
care. The team has put together carefully curated sessions delving into the latest advancements, research breakthroughs, and pioneering practices that are shaping the future of neonatal medicine including AI and telemedicine, bubble CPAP, surgical innovations and latest innovations in neonatal care.
The 2026 SHINE conference featured 3 days of discussions with clinicians, researchers, and thought leaders in neonatology and emerging technologies.
7 am | Breakfast in the symposium ballroom
8am | Welcome Remarks
Augmenting Neonatal Care Through AI and Digital Innovation
8:05 – 8:45 Ctrl+Alt+Deliver: Rebooting Neonatal Medicine with AI
Speaker: Ryan McAdams, MD
8:45 – 9:25 | Practical applications of AI in healthcare
Speaker: Samer Albahra, MD
9:25 – 10:05 | Wearable physiologic sensors in neonatology: scratching (under) the surface
Speaker: Animesh Tandon, MD
10:05 – 10:15 | Q&A
10:15 – 10:30 | Break
Neonatal Neurology: From the NICU to Neurodevelopment
10:30 – 11:10 | Exosomes, Artificial Intelligence, and Beyond: New Paradigms in HIE Management
Speaker: Michael D. Weiss, MD, FAAP
11:10 – 11:50 | HIE: Bedside to benchtop and back again
Speaker: Kenji Cunnion, MD
11:50 – 12:30 | Advancing genetic diagnoses and therapies in the NICU
Speaker: Pankaj Agrawal, MD
12:30 – 12:45 | Q&A
12:45 – 2:00 | Lunch
Top Innovations Awards (1): Transforming Tiny Lives
Neonatal Breakthroughs | State of the Art Clinical Trials
2:00 – 2:40 | Prophylactic & early treatment of PDA with Paracetamol
Speaker: Professor Jean-Christophe Rozé
2:40 – 3:20 | The evolving paradigm of prenatal therapy for cystic fibrosis
Speaker: Michael Zaretsky, MD
3:20 – 4:00 | The shifting paradigm of “necrotizing enterocolitis” in preterm infants: Implications for therapeutics
Speaker: Josef Neu, MD
4:00 – 4:15 | Q&A
4:15 | Closing remarks
4:15 – 5:00 | Abstract presentation
7 am | Breakfast in the symposium ballroom
8am | Welcome Remarks
Raising the Bar: Quality Improvement Initiatives in Neonatology
8:05 – 8:50 | Has quality improvement improved outcomes in neonatology?
Speaker: Munish Gupta, MD
8:50 – 9:35 | Practically highly reliable: Are we there yet?
Speaker: Shannon Phillips, MD
9:35 – 9:50 | Q&A
9:50 – 10:00 | Break
No Place Like Home: The NICU Follow-Up Frontier
10:00-10:40 | NICU discharge: A milestone, not the finish line-Supporting medically complex infants at home
Speaker: Mollie Warren, MD
10:40 – 11:20 | Transitioning from NICU to Home: Understanding and Supporting the home Psycho-social environment
Speaker: Elisabeth McGowan, MD
11:20 – 12:00 | Simple babies, complex needs: The case for post-NICU follow-up of late preterm and term infants
Speaker: Anirudha Das, MD
12:00 – 12:15 | Q &A
12:15 – 2:00 | Lunch
Top Innovations Awards (2): Transforming Tiny Lives
Family Centered Care: Redefining care through collaboration
2:00 – 2:40 | The effect of the NICU environment on parents’ participation: A focus on the father’s role
Speaker: Liisa Lehtonen, MD
2:40 – 3:20 | The neuroscience of nurture in the NICU: Impacts on brain & language development
Speaker: Raylene Phillips, MD
3:20 – 4:00 | Changing the culture of care: Implementation of family integrated care across Alberta NICUs
Speaker: Karen Benzies, PhD, RN
4:00 – 4:15 | Q&A
4:15 | Closing remarks
7 am | Breakfast in the symposium ballroom
The Hands-on Workshops
8:00 – 8:10 | Introduction and logistics
8:10 – 9:40 | Hands on application of bubble CPAP in NICU
9:40 – 9:50 | Break
9:50 – 11:20 | Statistical process control for quality improvement: Introduction to run charts and control charts. Moderator: Dr. Munish Gupta
Links to download:
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11:20 – 11:30 | Break
11:30 – 12:40 | New Approach for Golden Hour Workshop
Join Us for 3 Eventful Days of Innovations in Healthcare
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