1st Annual Neonatal Nursing Symposium: Elevating Neonatal Nursing: A Multidisciplinary Learning Symposium

Maimonides Children’s Hospital is proud to present our 1st Annual Neonatal Nursing Symposium. This is a full-day, in-person symposium designed to broaden nursing knowledge on various aspects of neonatal nursing. This year’s theme is Elevating Neonatal Nursing: A Multidisciplinary Learning Symposium.

Our event coincides with Prematurity Awareness Month and world Prematurity Day, a time for our field to come together and address the challenges and burdens of preterm birth.

We invite you to join us in our in-depth sessions. Together we are dedicated to improving outcomes for babies born preterm and working to end preventable preterm births.

Elevating Neonatal Nursing: A Multidisciplinary Learning Symposium
Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2026
Time: 7:30 am–5:00 pm
Location:
Maimonides Medical Center
Schreiber Auditorium, Administration Building, 2nd Floor
4802 10th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11219
CEU credit: To be confirmed
Registration: Registration is required to attend; an attendance fee of $175 will be charged for non-Maimonides attendees

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Symposium topics

This year’s symposium topics include the following:

  • The Surgeon–NP Partnership in Pediatric Colorectal Care
  • Advanced Wound and Ostomy Care
  • Understanding Neonatal Lab Values
  • Pediatric Radiology
  • Neonatal Brain Injury and the Physiology of Recovery
  • Neuroplasticity, HIE, and Early Developmental Therapy in the NICU
  • Practical Strategies for Early Lactation Success in the NICU

Symposium objectives

The goals of this symposium are to introduce Maimonides Medical Center to neonatal nurses across Brooklyn and neighboring communities, and to advance the clinical practice of the neonatal nurses who attend.

Who should attend

The symposium is targeted towards nurses that are working in the specialty of neonatal intensive care but would also be a good learning opportunity for nurses that are interested in working in the specialty.

2026 program details

Full 2026 program details are still be finalized. Speakers at this year’s symposium include the following:

7:30–8:00 am: Breakfast and opening remarks

8:00–9:00 am: One Team, Two Roles: The Surgeon–NP Partnership in Pediatric Colorectal Care

Lynn Model, MD, MS, FACS, FAAP
Pediatric Surgery, Pediatric Trauma Surgery, and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Maimonides Medical Center

Monique Jenkins, PhD, MA, FNP-BC, FNYAM, FADLN
Pediatric Surgery
Maimonides Medical Center

9:00–10:00 am: Skin Hacks: The Critical Thinking Playbook for Leaks, Lines, and Ostomies

Sau Man Pang, RN, MSN, CWOCN
Director of Nursing, Wound Ostomy Continence Specialist Service
Maimonides Health

10:00–10:15 am: Break

10:15–11:15 am: Tiny Labs Big Decisions: Understanding Neonatal Lab Values

Christiana Makinde, DNP, PNP-BC
Department of Pediatrics
Maimonides Medical Center

11:15 am–12:15 pm: Pediatric Radiology

Paul Lui, MD
Pediatric Radiology
Maimonides Medical Center

12:15–1:30 pm: Lunch

1:30–2:30 pm: Neonatal Brain Injury and the Physiology of Recovery

2:30–3:30 pm: From Brain to Bedside: Neuroplasticity, HIE, and Early Developmental Therapy in the NICU

Daniel Campollo, MS, CCC-SLP
Department of Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Services
Maimonides Medical Center

Justyna Kubicka, MS, CCC-SLP
Department of Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Services
Maimonides Medical Center

Victoria Cagle, OTR/L, NTMTC
Department of Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Services
Maimonides Medical Center

3:30–3:45 pm: Break

3:45–4:45 pm: Supporting Milk Production in the NICU: Practical Strategies for Early Lactation Success

Dara Barnett, BSN, RN, MS, IBCLC
Department of Pediatrics
Maimonides Medical Center

4:45–5:00 pm: Closing remarks

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