
Hot Topics in Neonatology 2025
For over 40 years, Hot Topics has been THE premiere neonatal conference, with more than 1,000 neonatologists and perinatologists from around the world attending each year. The conference features internationally known faculty, poster sessions, critical reviews, and debate about promising new therapies.
This year, we will continue to offer Hot Topics as a hybrid conference experience and provide attendees two registrations to choose from based on their personal attendance preference.
Target Audience
This conference is designed for neonatologists, perinatologists, clinicians and researchers in related specialties.
Learning Objectives
The faculty at Hot Topics in Neonatology® will review current levels of evidence and practice in the areas of neonatology and perinatology. The program will include talks and discussion on the newest research on the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of health problems in the neonate, as well as long-term follow-up for the NICU graduate. Hot Topics seeks to involve clinicians from around the globe in the debate around both existing and emerging therapies and neonatal science with the goal of providing clinicians with achievable practice change.
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For more information, please visit HotTopics.org
Contact Information: If you have any questions regarding this conference, please contact us at [email protected]
Kevin Dysart, MD, MBI
Elizabeth Foglia, MD MSCE
Jay Greenspan, MD MBA
Haresh Kirpalani, BM MSc
Jochen Profit, MD, MPH
Alejandra Barrero-Castillero, MD, MPH
Heidi Herrick, MD MSCE
Margaret Lafferty, MD
David Paul, MD
In support of improving patient care, Nemours Children’s Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Physicians
Nemours Children’s Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 16.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses
Nemours Children’s Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 16.5 contact hours for nurses. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nemours Children’s Health is accredited by the Florida Board of Nursing to provide nursing continuing education: Provider #50-1428. This course is approved activity for 16.5 contact hours.
To earn nursing contact hours for this activity, please attend the entire presentation and then complete the online evaluation, which will be distributed via email following the presentation.
Physician Associates
Nemours Children’s Health has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for a maximum of 16.5 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Physician Associates should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Other Professions
A certificate of participation will be provided to other health care professionals requesting credits. Please check with your accreditation board to make sure they accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
American Board of Surgery Continuous Certification (ABS)
Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn up to 16.5 credits toward the CME requirement(s) of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
Maintenance of Certification (MOC)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn up to 16.5 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.
Below are the credit types available to you per your professional designation.
Available Credit
- 16.50 AAPA Category I CME
The Nemours Foundation has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit to participants in Hot Topics in Neonatology 2025. Approval is valid from 10 months 1 week. AAPA reference number: CME-
This activity is designated for 16.50 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
- 16.50 MOC ABP - PediatricsSuccessful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn up to 16.50 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.
- 16.50 MOC ABS – SurgerySuccessful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirements of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
- 16.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
The Nemours Foundation is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Nemours Foundation designates this activity for a maximum of 16.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 16.50 ANCC Nursing Contact Hour
Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
This activity is designated for 16.50 contact hours.
- 16.50 Continuing EducationThis activity is designated for 16.50 continuing education credits.
- 16.50 Nursing Contact Hour – Florida Board of Nursing
Provider approved by the Florida Board of Registered Nursing. Provider number # 50-1428.
This activity is designated for 16.50 contact hours.
Interested in exhibiting or supporting?
The target audience for the Hot Topics in Neonatology® consists of approximately 1800 neonatologists and perinatologists from more than 50 countries. This event will give exhibitors and supporters the opportunity to engage with your health care partners at Hot Topics, where you can listen and discuss a variety of options to provide products and services to attendees.
For more information, download the full exhibitor and supporter prospectus below.
To complete your exhibitor registration, please complete the registration form in the prospectus and email it to [email protected] for Exhibitors and [email protected] for Supporters.
Click here to download a copy of the exhibitor prospectus.