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2-4 PM
Cohort A: Neonatal resuscitation: Wally Carlo (global efforts to minimize asphyxia), Moisés Quiles-Corona (presentations in Mexico, Chile, El Salvadore, the Dominican Republican, and Zambia), and Ola Didrik Saugstad (global educational efforts; renowned for findings that room air is adequate for most infants needing resuscitation at birth).
Talks A, B, and C 30 min each; followed by discussion and demonstrations.
Cohort B: Ethics of Neonatal Care
Key talks by Roya Huseynova (Saudi Arabia), Lynn Bush (online-Harvard), Mark Mercurio (online-Yale): 30 min each; followed by discussion. The board will include Fauzia Khan, Bhavesh Shah, Melvin Hardy, Md. Mozibur Rahman, Amit Upadhyay, Sherri Buddington, Marisa Nimrod, and others; a 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 be extensive, and go beyond the traditional emphasis on continued management of infants with dismal prognosis. Based on your feedback, we need discussions on 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 even in cosmopolitan areas. Social inclusiveness of families with same-gender parents, on legal equality, social acceptance, and medical practices, needs attention. Parents facing dire financial challenges will benefit from economic inclusion. Infants born in illegal immigrant families in border areas require attention. Lastly, how do we promote medical inclusion of infants born to parents suffering from substance dependence?
Cohort C: Neonatal Hematology
Christof Dame (Berlin, Germany) and Rachana Singh (Tufts, Boston; RBCs); Akhil Maheshwari (Boston Children's Physicians Group, NY; Leukocytes), Brunetta Guaragni (Fresh-Frozen Plasma and Recombinant fVII; and Platelet Function as measured by Thromboelastography): 30 min each; followed by discussions
Cohort D: Neonatal Nutrition
Talks: Naveed Hussain (US; Policy, Equity, and Programmatic Strategies to Close the Neonatal Nutrition Gap); Muralidhar Premkumar (US) and Noorina Joosub (Mauritius; Innovations in Parenteral Nutrition for Low-Resource Settings); Pradeep Alur (US, Nutrition Surveillance and Growth Monitoring in the First 28 Days); Sushma Nangia (India; Early Total Enteral Feeding in preterm neonates): 30 min each; then discussion.
Dinner
©2025 Global Newborn Society, "Every Baby Counts"
Nov 3, 2025
7-8 AM: Breakfast arranged in the hotel of residence.
8:45 AM: Primary conference hall. 2 min introductions for each speaker.
Chairs: Waldemar "Wally" Carlo (USA) and Joe GN "Skip" Garcia (USA)
Panel: Kei Lui (Australia); Michael Zemlin (Germany), Roya Huseynova (Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan), Melvin Hardy (USA), Marisa Nimrod (T&T), Jargalsaikhan Badarch (Mongolia), Aimen Ben Ayad (UAE), Ramadevi Pullela (USA), Srinivas Bolisetty (Australia), Moisés Quiles-Corona (México), Ola Didrik Saugstad (Norway), Bhavesh Patel (Australia), Amit Upadhyay (India)
9-9:30 AM: Plenary: Waldemar Carlo, Professor - Neonatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, USA; Patron, GNS 2003
Topic: Saving Lives at Birth
20 min talk + 10 minutes for discussion.
9:30-10:00 AM: Plenary (online): Kei Lui, Professor - Neonatology, University of NSW, Australia; Patron, GNS 2003
Topic: Making Changes Through Collaboration
20 min talk + 10 minutes for discussion.
10-10:30 AM: Plenary: Melvin Hardy, The Dean's Council, The Carter School for Peace and The Politicial Leadership Academy, Washington DC, USA
Topic: To Achieve Societal Well-Being, Let's Focus on Maternal-Infant Health. Or it may be an Arrovial Impossibility.
20 min talk + 10 minutes for discussion.
10:30-11 AM: Plenary: Joe GN "Skip" Garcia, Professor - Molecular Medicine, Inflammation Science and Systems Medicine, University of Florida, USA
Topic: "DAMPening Innate Immunity Responses to Reduce Preterm Births
20 min talk + 10 minutes for discussion.
11-11:30 AM: Shared Plenary: Ramadevi Pullela, Pediatric Intensivist, California, USA; and Bhavesh Patel, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Topics: Ramadevi Pullela: Artificial Intelligence in Newborn Medicine; Bhavesh Patel: AI for My Patients' Journeys
Two 10 min talks + 10 minutes for discussion.
11:30-12 noon: Plenary: Srinivas Bolisetty, Professor - Neonatology, Medical Clinical Co-Director, Royal Hospital for Women, NSW, Australia
Topic: Challenges in Developing Consensus in Clinical Practice: Experience from the Australasian Neonatal Medicines Formulary
20 min talk + 10 minutes for discussion.
12 Noon-12:30 PM: Plenary: Marisa Nimrod, Rotarian and Chair, Caribbean Association of Oncology and Hematology, Cocorite, Trinidad & Tobago
Topic: Bridging the Gaps in Newborn Health Equity: Advancing Global Strategies for Survival, Development, and Well-Being
20 min talk + 10 minutes for discussion.
12:30 PM-1 PM: Plenary: Amit Upadhyay, Neonatologist, Meerut, UP, India
Topic: Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria causing Neonatal Sepsis: Running Out of Options.
20 min talk + 10 minutes for discussion.
1-2 PM: A surprise, and a Lunch Plenary: Professor Ola Didrik Saugstad: Delivery Room Handling: Past, Present, and Future Aspects