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, hybrid (in-person and virtual) 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 of caring for premature and term infants requiring specialized care at birth.
We invite you to join us in our in-depth sessions. Together we are dedicated to improving outcomes for babies and their families through continued learning.
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
Virtual symposium: Via Webex (link shared after registration)
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 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
Our 2026 program will be updated as all details are finalized.
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: Spotting the Details: Case-Based Neonatal Radiology for the NICU Team
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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Continuing education accreditation and credit designation statement
This activity has been submitted to the Northeast Multistate Division Education Unit for approval to award contact hours. The Northeast Multistate Division Education Unit is accredited as an approver of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Contact us
For more information, please contact us by phone or email.
Phone
Call Misty Ellison at 718-283-7526.
For questions about the event, please email us at: NeonatalSymposium-Info@maimo.org.