Developmental Interventions in Neonatal Care

Conference Overview

Advancements in the care of high-risk newborns continue to create a population of NICU survivors who stay in the newborn intensive care unit during a critical period in the development of their central nervous system. Evidence shows that the cascade of ongoing stimuli in the NICU signifi cantly affects the maturity and growth of the developing brain.

While scientists appreciate the brain’s vulnerability, they also respect the potential benefi ts of preventive efforts, such as changes in the NICU environment, parental support and follow-up surveillance of their development. As clinicians, we must continually examine our care for these tiny infants to facilitate resilience and protect their fragile central nervous system.

The 26th Annual Conference on Developmental Interventions in Neonatal Care will examine the challenges posed by this infant population and provide developmental and behavioral strategies for improving outcomes. A specialized faculty of experienced clinicians and eminent researchers from the fields of medicine, nursing, psychology, education and rehabilitative medicine will discuss the applicability of research findings and appropriate developmental and behavioral strategies during hospitalization and following discharge.

What makes this conference a “must-attend” event?

• Hot topics such as head cooling, fetal surgery, and post traumatic stress in NICU parents.
• Multiple Preconferences highlighting specific developmental intervention practices.
• 20 Concurrent Sessions covering a variety of topics, allowing you to tailor the conference to meet your own educational needs, special interests and professional goals.
• Evidence-based updates showing the benefits of developmental care.

• Practical strategies for delivering the most effective developmental care in your setting.
• Valuable “tips” that you can apply immediately to ensure quality care in today’s challenging environment.
• Opportunities to fine-tune your ability to provide optimum care for the smallest of infants.
• Case studies to stimulate discussion and collaboration.
• A chance to network with dynamic leaders from across the country and from a variety of distinguished institutions.
• Time to share ideas and build professional relationships with colleagues from across the nation.
• The incomparable setting of San Francisco, a city with endless choices for dining, adventure and dazzling views.

This conference will extend the scope of your professional practice as you interact with colleagues and faculty who can provide new resources for professional support. Sharpen your knowledge of both the art and the science of providing the best care to ensure optimal outcome for infants in the NICU. Prepare to be challenged, to learn, to network, to listen, to interact, and to get involved in making a difference in the lives of these fragile infants and their families.
See you in November!

Planning Committee

Joy Voyles Browne, PhD, RN, PCNS-BC, IMH-E
gretchen Lawhon, PhD, RN
Erin Sundseth Ross, PhD, CCC-SLP
Sally Sehring, MD
Kathleen A. VandenBerg, PhD - Coordinator
Pam Jenkins-Wallace, MS, NP - Contemporary Forums

Conference Objectives

Upon course completion, the experienced professional will be better able to:

• Identify essential components in the assessment of newborn behavioral development.
• Describe individualized developmental care strategies based on newborn behavioral assessment.
• Discuss the developmental outcome of newborns requiring intensive care.
• Provide effective care for high-risk infants and families in the NICU and the community.

Why You Should Attend

• Share problems and solutions with others.
• Enhance professional growth and survival skills.
• Discover strategies to improve your clinical practice.
• Network at a national conference designed just for you.

Who Should Attend

Anyone involved in the care of high-risk newborns:

• Registered Nurses
• Nurse Practitioners
• Clinical Nurse Specialists
• Developmental Specialists
• Infant Educators
• Psychologists
• Speech Therapists
• Physical Therapists
• Occupational Therapists
• Physicians
• Neonatologists
• Pediatricians
• Case Managers
• Social Workers
• Service Coordinators
• Follow-up Personnel
• Child Life Specialists
• You!

Networking Luncheon - Sunday, November 14

Take this opportunity to meet your colleagues from across the nation. Tables will be designated by the groups listed below to facilitate the discussion of common issues and challenges for each profession. Learn from others and share your experiences at this annual networking event.

Attendance is by reservation only and costs $45/person. Indicate your participation on the Registration Form and enclose the luncheon fee with your tuition.

This could be your lucky day! All participants registering for the Networking Luncheon will be entered into a drawing for one of three free tuitions to a future Contemporary Forums’ Main Conference.

• Advanced Practice Nurses
• Developmental Specialists
• Occupational Therapists
• Speech Pathologists
• Physical Therapists
• Nurses
• Physicians

Conference Program

Saturday, November 13 | Sunday, November 14 | Monday, November 15 | Tuesday, November 16

Preconference A

The Concept of Developmental Care: Laying the Foundation
Heidelise Als, PhD

Saturday, November 13 - Morning

Medical advances have resulted in the survival of extremely fragile infants who are in the NICU during a highly sensitive period of brain development. This session will discuss the principles and practice of developmentally supportive care, the implementation of individualized, behaviorally guided practice, and relationships as the organizing focus of all early development. Emphasis will be on family integration, infant/family/staff affective and physical wellbeing, staff nurturance and care, and reflective process work.

Heidelise Als, PhD has focused her life research on the behavioral organization of the newborn infant, especially preterm and high-risk infants. Dr. Als is the author of APIB (Assessment of Preterm Infants’ Behavior) and originator of the Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program (NIDCAP), a behaviorally-based developmental care model which is changing NICU care around the world.

7:00 a.m.	Preconference A Registration
8:00 –12:15 p.m.	Implications of brain developmental processes for the preterm infant in the NICU. NIDCAP: Core concepts and utilization as a model of care. Research regarding the efficacy of NIDCAP: Improving medical and developmental outcomes. Strategies for successful implementation of a developmental program.

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Preconference B

Neurobehavioral Assessment of the Newborn
gretchen Lawhon, PhD, RN
Kathleen A. VandenBerg, PhD

Saturday, November 13 - Afternoon

Identifying risk, describing behavior patterns and estimating developmental function, with the goal of anticipating likely developmental outcomes, are essential aspects of developmental care. Professionals must determine early on which infants will benefit from individualized interventions and which will require careful developmental surveillance in order to achieve the best possible outcome. Focusing on neurobehavioral assessment of the newborn, this Preconference will give you tools to evaluate the newborn in relation to competencies, rather than deficiencies. In addition, you’ll learn strategies for determining current functioning, for assisting the parents and caregivers to understand the infant’s experience in the womb, the impact of perinatal events and the infant’s adjustment to its new environment.

12:30 p.m.	Preconference B Registration
1:15 – 5:30 p.m.	Brazelton Newborn Behavioral Assessment Scale (BNBAS, 1976) Assessment of Preterm/Full Term Infant Behavior (APIB, Als, 1982) Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program (NIDCAP, Als, 1984) Infant Behavioral Assessment (IBA, Hedlund, 1988) Family Infant Relationship Support Training Program (FIRST, Browne, McLeod, Smith-Sharp, 2000)

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Preconference C

Development of Feeding Skills in the Preterm and Term Infant
Marjorie Meyer Palmer, MA, LSP
Erin Sundseth Ross, PhD, CCC-SLP

Saturday, November 13 - All Day

Feeding is a complex motor task that requires the coordination and integration of the physiologic, motor/ sensory, state and attention systems. Each of these subsystems supports the normal feeding progression for infants and can be identified in developmental steps toward successful feeding which are not dependent on experience, but rather on maturation. The NICU disrupts the development of feeding and may have long-term impact on overall feeding performance of preterm, medically-fragile and chronically-ill infants.

Due to their immaturity, premature infants are compromised in several areas of their development and frequently have difficulty with the coordination of suck/swallow and respiration. The evaluation of reflexive sucking patterns (normal, disorganized and dysfunctional) can serve as a reliable indicator of feeding readiness and competency, and a predictor of later developmental outcome.

7:30 a.m.	Preconference C Registration
8:30 – 5:00 p.m.	Developmental readiness to feed: Anatomic and physiologic considerations. Development of feeding skill acquisition. Difficulties with feeding progression. Identification of disorganized versus dysfunctional sucking patterns and variations in breast and bottle feeding. Diagnostic-based intervention for the poor feeder. Caregiver strategies and contributions to support the development of feeding.

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Preconference D

The Influence of Movement, Biomechanics and Posture on Physiologic Stability and Neuromotor Control
John Chappel, MA, RPT
Catherine R. Smith, PT, PhD, DPT, PCS

Saturday, November 13 - All Day

This Preconference will examine the reciprocal relationship between infant motor behaviors, kinematic adaptation and visceral responses in preterm infants. The influence of movement and posture on visceral system chain reactions, including swallowing, respiration, digestion and elimination, will be explored. Implications of sequelae associated with cephalic to caudal postural maladaptations will highlight the pitfalls and problems associated with poor positioning and atypical kinematics of the immature movement system in medically-fragile infants. Video case presentations will help practitioners more precisely analyze and design intervention strategies emphasizing holistic developmental caregiving principles.

7:30 a.m.

Preconference D Registration

8:30 – 5:00 p.m.

Discuss how precise analysis of movement and posture provide foundational support for developmental caregiving practices. Explain how the movement system impacts physiologic control and development of ANS synchrony in preterm infants. Describe kinesiologic and physiologic linkages between key neuromuscular systems and structures during early human development. Interpret manual biofeedback information more accurately during caregiving procedures. Identify strategies to promote improved adaptive motor system responses in medically-fragile infants.

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Main Conference

Sunday, November 14

7:00 a.m.	Main Conference Registration • Exhibits
8:00	Fetal Brain Development and the Impact of Premature Birth John P. Phillips, MD
8:50	Evaluating NIDCAP Effectiveness: Neurobehavior, Health, EEG and MRI Heidelise Als, PhD
9:45	Refreshment Break • Exhibits
10:30	Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Preterm Infants After Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) Elizabeth E. Rogers, MD
11:15	Physiological and Behavioral Communication of the Fetus & Newborn Joy Voyles Browne, PhD, RN, PCNS-BC, IMH-E
12:00	Questions and Discussion Faculty Panel
12:30 p.m.	Networking Lunch (Attendance optional and requires a reservation.) Take this opportunity to meet your colleagues from across the nation. Tables will be designated by the groups listed below to facilitate the discussion of common issues and challenges for each profession. Learn from others and share your experiences at this annual networking event.Attendance is by reservation only and costs $45/person. Indicate your participation on the Registration Form and enclose the luncheon fee with your tuition. This could be your lucky day! All participants registering for the Networking Luncheon will be entered into a drawing for one of three free tuitions to a future Contemporary Forums’ Main Conference.
1:45	Parent Stress and Coping During the NICU Experience Linda S. Franck, PhD, RN, FAAN
2:30	Families in Crisis: Post Traumatic Stress in NICU Parents Richard J. Shaw, MD
3:15	Refreshment Break • Exhibits
4:00	Human Milk in the NICU (Rx= .25 hr.) Nancy E. Wight, MD, IBCLC, FABM, FAAP
4:45	Questions and Discussion Faculty Panel
5:15	Adjourn

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Monday, November 15

During each Concurrent Session, 5 topics are presented simultaneously in separate rooms. Sessions are limited in size and choices are assigned in the order received. Indicate your selections on the Registration Form.

7:00 a.m.	Exhibits
8:00 a.m.	CONCURRENT SESSIONS #1 #11 Breastfeeding the Medically Fragile Infant Nancy E. Wight, MD, IBCLC, FABM, FAAP Variables that impact initiation and establishment of lactation in NICU mothers including physical and psychological factors, feeding readiness, Kangaroo Care. #12 Identifying Emerging Neuromotor Disabilities in the NICU Graduate John P. Phillips, MD Meaning of early tone abnormalities; etiology, early signs, and treatment strategies for cerebral palsy. #13 Protecting the Precarious Infant: Developmental Care to Support the Cranium and Cervical Spine John Chappel, MA, RPT Cervical spine and cranium as portals for survival and neurodevelopment, prejudices and pitfalls of current neurodevelopmental care, strategies for reducing trauma and stress through positioning and handling, decreasing long-term co-morbidities. #14 Sensory System Development and Capacities in Preterm Infants Susan Blackburn, PhD, RN, FAAN Taste, smell, hearing and vision development; capacities of preterm infants at different gestations; differences between intra-uterine and extra-uterine sensory environment; implications for NICU care. #15 Guiding Developmental Care in Action: Providing Supportive Feedback When Observing Caregiving in the NICU gretchen Lawhon, PhD, RN Observing the complexity of caregiving, offering positive input which acknowledges the infant’s subtle behavioral cues as well as the level of competence in the caregiver, providing both positive and constructive feedback to professional and family caregivers.
9:30	Refreshment Break • Exhibits
10:00	CONCURRENT SESSIONS #2 #21 GE Reflux, Esophageal Dysmotility and Development of Sensory-Based Aversion in Infants from Birth to Three Months Marjorie Meyer Palmer, MA, LSP Impact of GE Reflux on early feeding behavior; esophageal dysmotility in premature infant vs. esophageal phase dysphagia; development of sensory-based feeding aversion: contributing factors, clinical signs and early remediation; video fluoroscopic studies. #22 Improving Movement System Efficiency in Preterm Infants Catherine R. Smith, PT, PhD, DPT, PCS Exploring the complexity of the immature movement system in medically-fragile infants, analyzing impairments, identifying threshold limits of high demand infants, designing interventions to enhance neuromotor competency and reduce stress reactivity. #23 Creating Healthy Brains: Stages of CNS Development and Vulnerability Susan Blackburn, PhD, RN, FAAN Neurodevelopmental physiology, vulnerabilities and implications (risk of IVH, PVL); blood brain barrier and cerebral autoregulation; hypoglycemia and the brain; why seizures are different in infants; role of free radicals; influence of extra-uterine environment on CNS development. #24 A Functional Look at Respiratory Caregiving: The How and Why of Integrating Respiration Capabilities into Developmental Caregiving John Chappel, MA, RPT Analyzing the cornerstones of how babies breathe and function in the NICU, understanding the respiratory system in relation to other body systems, looking at the interaction and mechanics of respiration in the fragile infant. #25 Creating a Developmental Nursery gretchen Lawhon, PhD, RN Understanding the four main components of a developmental nursery, creating a supportive environment, philosophy and care of the infant, family and staff and building on their emerging competence.
11:30	Lunch Break
1:00 p.m.	CONCURRENT SESSIONS #3 #31 Feeding the NICU Infant: Individualizing Choices to Support Success Erin Sundseth Ross, PhD, CCC-SLP Selecting bottles, nipples and supplemental feeding methods; flow rate considerations; pros and cons of nasal-gastric indwelling vs. oral-gastric intermittently placed tubes; effect of tube choice on transitioning to oral feedings. #32 Amplitude Integrated EEG (aEEG): Implications for Care of the Preterm Infant Lauren Thorngate, PhD(c), MS, RN, CCRN Overview of bedside aEEG function: signals, waves and patterns. Practical tips for application and enhancing reliability of measurement. Introduction of possibilities for premature infants – can we use this window into development to guide our care? #33 Ventilated Infants: Behavioral Issues and Developmental Care Karen M. Smith, MEd, BSN, RNC Providing developmental support during challenging respiratory events; intubation, extubation, position changes, transfers, suctioning, oral care; enhancing infant self regulation, energy conservation strategies, supporting parental participation; care of the infant with lung disease. #34 Neurodevelopmental Aspects of Touch and Handling the Fragile Infant in the NICU: Promoting Regulation During Caregiving Joy Voyles Browne, PhD, RN, PCNS-BC, IMH-E Development of tactile/kinesthetic fetal and newborn responses, aversive vs. therapeutic tactile input, physiologic and behavioral responses to touch and handling, caregiving approaches that enhance rather than disrupt stability, appropriate touch and handling. #35 The 23-24 Week Infant in the NICU: Developmental Care for the Fragile Infant Kathleen A. VandenBerg, PhD Neurobehavioral issues, integrating physiologic & behavioral needs, developmental strategies, validation of parent competence.
2:30	Refreshment Break
3:00 p.m.	CONCURRENT SESSIONS #4 #41 Feeding the Low Birth Weight Infant: Factors that Influence Outcome Linda Lefrak, MSN, RN Maximizing growth, energy preservation, medical interventions to support oral feedings in infants with lung disease and/or digestive problems (NEC, GER). (Rx = .25 hr.) #42 Providing Developmentally Supportive Care During Routine and Difficult Procedures Karen M. Smith, MEd, BSN, RNC How to provide developmental care before, during and after stressful procedures (admission procedure, line placement, lumbar puncture, eye exam) and routine care (bathing, weighing and handling). #43 Conflicts in the NICU: Maintaining Relationships in Challenging Situations Sally Sehring, MD Roots of conflict with families & other providers in difficult circumstances; strategies for preventing or resolving conflict, improving communication & supporting families, end-of-life care and decision-making. #44 Prevention and Management of Neonatal Pain: At What Developmental Cost? Lauren Thorngate, PhD(c), MS, RN, CCRN Behavioral and pharmacologic options in neonatal pain relief, effect of opioids on premature infants’ developing central nervous system and brain function; the sweet story of sucrose - is there another chapter? (Rx = .25 hr.) #45 Communicating Difficult Diagnoses: Telling Bad News to NICU Parents Edward J. Goldson, MD Creating the environment for effective communication, empathic and concrete strategies for delivering bad news, supporting parents through the process.
4:30	Adjourn

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Tuesday, November 16

8:00 a.m.	Developmental Outcomes for Infants Less Than 1000 Grams Edward J. Goldson, MD
8:45	Fetal Surgery: Trials, Tribulations and Serendipity Hanmin Lee, MD
9:30	Refreshment Break
9:45	Neonatal Neurointensive Care: Cooling and Beyond Thomas K. Shimotake, MD
10:30	The Late Preterm Infant: Developmental Implications and Outcomes Yao Sun, MD, PhD
11:15	Questions and Discussion Faculty Panel
12:00 p.m.	Conference Summary and Evaluation
12:15	Adjourn

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Rx = Pharmacology Credit for Advanced Practice Clinicians

Conference Faculty

Heidelise Als, PhD Associate Professor of Psychology (Psychiatry) Harvard Medical School Director, National NIDCAP Training Center Founding Member and President NIDCAP Federation International (NFI) Director, Neurobehavioral Infant and Child Studies Children's Hospital Boston Boston, Massachusetts	Elizabeth E. Rogers, MD Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics Assistant Medical Director UCSF Intensive Care Nursery Follow Up Program University of California San Francisco San Francisco, California
Susan Blackburn, PhD, RN, FAAN Professor and Vice Chair for Education Department of Family and Child Nursing University of Washington Seattle, Washington	Erin Sundseth Ross, PhD, CCC-SLP Planning Committee Assistant Professor, Center for Family & Infant Interaction Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Colorado, Denver Honorary Research Fellow, Children's Nutrition Research Centre, University of Queensland, Australia Speech and Language Pathologist/Research Consultant Feeding Fundamentals, LLC Denver, Colorado
Joy Voyles Browne, PhD, RN, PCNS-BC, IMH-E Planning Committee Interim Chief of Pediatric Psychology Director, Center for Family and Infant Interaction Director, Colorado NIDCAP, FIRST and FIFI Training Centers Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine Aurora, Colorado	Sally Sehring, MD Planning Committee Neonatologist, UCSF Children's Hospital Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology University of California San Francisco School of Medicine San Francisco, California
John Chappel, MA, RPT NIDCAP Certified Pediatric Physical Therapist Morristown Memorial Hospital Morristown, New Jersey	Richard J. Shaw, MD Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics Stanford University School of Medicine Medical Director, Pediatric Psychosomatic Medicine Service Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto, California
Linda S. Franck, PhD, RN, FAAN Professor & Chair, Family Health Care Nursing University of California San Francisco School of Nursing San Francisco, California	Thomas K. Shimotake, MD Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics Associate Director of Clinical Programs in Neonatology Co-Director, Neuro-Intensive Care Nursery University of California San Francisco San Francisco, California
Edward J. Goldson, MD Developmental Pediatrician The Children's Hospital Professor of Pediatrics University of Colorado School of Medicine Denver, Colorado	Catherine R. Smith, PT, PhD, DPT, PCS NIDCAP and BNBAS Certified Physical Therapist Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy University of Tennessee at Chattanooga NICU Consultant, T.C. Thompson Children's Hospital Chattanooga, Tennessee
gretchen Lawhon, PhD, RN Planning Committee Founding Member and Vice President NIDCAP Federation International Director, Mid-Atlantic NIDCAP Center Clinical Nurse Scientist Associate Professor of Pediatrics Division of Neonatology Children's Regional Hospital at Cooper University Hospital Camden, New Jersey	Karen M. Smith, MEd, BSN, RNC Developmental Specialist St. Luke's Regional Medical Center NIDCAP Trainer St. Luke's NIDCAP Center Boise, Idaho
Hanmin Lee, MD Pediatric and Fetal Surgeon Director, UCSF Fetal Treatment Center Associate Professor of Surgery, Pediatrics, and Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences University of California San Francisco School of Medicine San Francisco, California	Yao Sun, MD, PhD Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Director of Neonatal Clinical Programs Division of Neonatology, UCSF School of Medicine Medical Director, William H. Tooley Intensive Care Nursery UCSF Children's Hospital San Francisco, California
Linda Lefrak, MSN, RN Neonatal Clinical Nurse Specialist and Case Manager Member, Hospital Ethics Committee Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland Oakland, California	Lauren Thorngate, PhD(c), MS, RN, CCRN Neonatal Clinical Nurse Specialist University of Washington Medical Center Predoctoral Fellow, Magnuson Scholar University of Washington School of Nursing Seattle, Washington
Marjorie Meyer Palmer, MA, LSP Speech Pathologist & Neonatal/Pediatric Feeding Specialist, Private Practice Fremont, California Founder/Director, NOMAS International Feeding Consultant, Neonatology Kaiser Permanente Medical Center San Francisco, California	Kathleen A. VandenBerg, PhD Planning Committee Director, Neurodevelopment Center West Coast NIDCAP & APIB Training Center Special Start Training Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology University of California San Francisco San Francisco, California
John P. Phillips, MD Medical Director, The Mind Research Network Interim Director of Pediatric Neurology Associate Professor, Neurology and Pediatrics University of New Mexico Health Science Center Albuquerque, New Mexico	Nancy E. Wight, MD, IBCLC, FABM, FAAP Neonatologist, Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women and Rady Children's Hospital San Diego Medical Director, Sharp HealthCare Lactation Services Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics University of California San Diego San Diego, California

Accreditation

A Certificate of Attendance is given upon completion of course requirements, enabling you to register your credit with the appropriate licensing boards or associations. To apply for credit not listed below, use the procedure established by the specific organization. Additional brochures and evaluation forms provided upon request.

Nurses and Nurse Practitioners

Preconference A or B: 4 ANCC/4.8 CA BRN contact hours
Preconference C or D: 6.5 ANCC/8 CA BRN contact hours
Main Conference: 16.5 ANCC/19.8 CA BRN contact hours
Legal Nurse Consultant: 10 ANCC/12 CA BRN contact hours

Contemporary Forums is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses
Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Contemporary Forums is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #04516.
(CA BRN contact hour = 50 minutes)

Occupational Therapists

Preconference A or B: .4 CEUs
Preconference C or D: .65 CEUs
Main Conference: 1.65 CEUs

This program is approved by Contemporary Forums, American Occupational Therapy Association Approved Provider #3273. Assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products or clinical procedures by AOTA.

Physical Therapists

Preconference A or B: 4 hours
Preconference C or D: 6.5 hours
Main Conference: 16.5 hours

Application for CE Credit has been made to the Alabama Board of Physical Therapy for CE credit.

Physicians

Preconference A or B: 4 credit hours
Preconference C or D: 6.5 credit hours
Main Conference: 16.5 credit hours

Contemporary Forums is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Contemporary Forums designates this educational activity for a maximum of the listed AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This continuing medical education activity has been reviewed by the American Academy of Pediatrics and is acceptable for up to 23.75 AAP credits. These credits can be applied toward the AAP CME/CPD Award available to Fellows and Candidate Fellows of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Physician Assistants

Preconference A or B: 4 credit hours
Preconference C or D: 6.5 credit hours
Main Conference: 16.5 credit hours

American Academy of Physician Assistants accepts Category 1 CME approval from organizations accredited by the ACCME to grant Category 1 hours toward the Physician’s Recognition Award.

Pharmacology Credit for Prescriptive Authority

Main Conference: .5 hour
Rx indicates pharmacology content

Psychologists

Preconference A or B: 4 hours
Preconference C or D: 6.5 hours
Main Conference: 16.0 hours

Contemporary Forums is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing
education for psychologists. Contemporary Forums maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Marriage, Family & Child Counselors/Social Workers

Preconference A or B: 4 CE credit hours
Preconference C or D: 6.5 CE credit hours
Main Conference: 16.5 CE credit hours

This conference has been approved by the Washington Chapter, National Association of Social Workers (NASW) for Licensed Social Workers, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapists and Licensed Mental Health Counselors, Provider #1975-148.

This course meets the qualifications for continuing education credit hours for Marriage, Family & Child Counselors and/or Licensed Clinical Social Workers as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, Provider #PCE771.

Speech Pathologists

Preconference A or B: .4 CEUs
Preconference C or D: .6 CEUs
Main Conference: 1.6 CEUs

Contemporary Forums is approved by the Continuing Education Board of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) to provide continuing education activities in speech-language pathology and audiology. See course information for number of ASHA CEUs, instructional level and content area. ASHA CE Provider approval does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products or clinical procedures. (Various level; Professional area)

Case Managers

Application has been made for continuing education credit from the Commission for Case Manager Certification.

Exhibits

We are inviting a group of companies and organizations with professionally relevant products, services or career opportunities to exhibit at this conference. The schedule provides time for one-on-one discussions at each exhibit.

For space availability or additional information:

• Call the Exhibitor Information Line: (925) 828-7100, Ext. 5260
• Email: exhibits@cforums.com
• Visit: http://www.contemporaryforums.com/en/For-Exhibitors/

Location

San Francisco

San Francisco...There is so much to see and do! Explore Fisherman’s Wharf with the frenetic energy of fishing boats, street performers and artists. Pier 39 is an extravaganza of shops and restaurants, where you’ll be amazed at the antics of hundreds of sea lions frolicking in the sun. From here you can hop on a cable car and take in sweeping views of the bay, Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Bridge.

You won’t want to miss Golden Gate Park and its gems, the de Young Museum, a state-of-the-art facility that integrates art, architecture and the natural landscape, and the brand new California Academy of Sciences, an intriguing combination of aquarium, planetarium, natural history museum and rain forest – all under one roof! Spend some time in Chinatown where fish markets, tea and herb shops, and exotic produce stalls spill onto the street, or North Beach, the Italian quarter, where you can join locals at an outdoor café for espresso and pastry or wander in and out of the tempting delis, bakeries and pasta houses. Your trip to San Francisco would not be complete without a shopping spree and this city offers many opportunities for that! From the delightful boutiques of Unionand Chestnut Streets to the designer shops on Union Square, you will not be disappointed.

San Francisco has a love affair with food and you will find a wide range of cuisines, pricing, and restaurant styles. After dinner, head to trendy SoMa, the “see and be seen” club scene, or head back to North Beach and take in Beach Blanket Babylon, the quirky, entertaining and riotously funny musical revue.

Conference headquarters will be the dramatic Hyatt Regency San Francisco, with its impressive 20-story garden atrium lobby and a view from every room. The Hyatt is surrounded by a multitude of shops and restaurants, including the newly renovated Ferry Building, bustling with a Farmer’s Market, gourmet shops and restaurants. The California Street cable car line and Embarcadero BART station are steps from the lobby of the hotel, giving you easy access to all the unique sites and sounds of San Francisco.

Plan to extend your stay and drive north for wine-tasting in the world famous Napa and Sonoma Valley vineyards, or south down the rugged California coast to Monterey, Carmeland Big Sur for spectacular ocean views. For more information about San Francisco and the surrounding areas, visit www.sfvisitor.org.

Hotel/Travel

Hotel Accommodations

The conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco, 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111. A limited block of rooms is being held for you and your guests at special group rates which will be in effect, based on room availability, from November 11 to November 17 for those wishing to extend their stay to enjoy area activities or qualify for discount airfares.

Rates: $199 single/double
Rates are per room and subject to prevailing state and local taxes.

To obtain the special group rates, make your reservation early and before the “hotel room block release date” which is October 21. Rooms may sell out before this date so be sure to make your reservation now. After the release date, rooms and group rates may no longer be available so call the hotel regarding availability.

To reserve your room online, please click here.

For room reservations, call (800) 233-1234 and inform them that you are attending the Contemporary
Forums’ conference on Developmental Interventions In Neonatal Care. Request a confirmation number and written confirmation of your reservation. Reservations must include a first night’s deposit.

Contact the hotel regarding cancellation policy. For arrivals after 4 p.m., call the hotel on the day of travel to reconfirm reservations.

For additional hotel information, call the Hyatt Regency San Francisco at (415) 788-1234.

For assistance in locating a roommate, call Contemporary Forums at (800) 377-7707, Ext. 0.

Travel Discounts

Contemporary Forums has a special discount agreement with United Airlines unavailable to the general public. To obtain these special conference fares either go online at www.united.com or call the Special Meeting Desk at (800) 521-4041, Account Code 510CW.

Hertz is the official car rental agency for the conference. Special rates will be in effect throughout the conference as well as one week before and after. For special rates, call HERTZ at (800) 654-2240 and refer to Contemporary Forums plus the conference discount code CV# 03000255.

Fees

Registrations must include full tuition payment to be accepted. Registrations faxed without payment will not be processed. Confirmation is sent by email if your completed registration form and payment are received one week before the conference begins. Since conference registration and hotel rooms are limited, early registration is advised.

Out of consideration to registrants, children of any age and spouses may not attend the sessions.

Tuition (U.S. Funds)

	Preconferences A & B Half Day – Nov.13	Preconferences C or D Full Day – Nov. 13	Main Conference Nov. 14-16	Special Session Legal Nurse Consultant Nov. 12-13
Early Registration Fee* (On/Before October 1)	$105 each	$210	$455	$495
Regular Registration Fee (After October 1)	$125 each	$245	$495	$495

* Postmarked or phone/fax/online registration and fees received on/before October 1.

Your tuition includes Certificate of Attendance, refreshment breaks and access to the Online CE Library for the Preconference(s) and/or Main Conference for which you registered. Main Conference registrants have access to all Concurrent Sessions that are recorded. See page 11 of the downloadable brochure for Library details.

Group Discounts (Mail, fax or call in together – Online registration is not available)

Tuition discounts are given to groups of 3 or more registering for the complete Main Conference. Discounts do not apply to the Preconferences. To qualify for the group discount, all registration information must be complete for all group members, payment included and forms sent together. If faxing, list all group members on cover sheet. Subtract the discount from the tuition fee. Groups may not be formed after individual registrations are received.

• $25 per person discount for 3 or 4 in a group
  $45 per person discount for 5 or more in a group

Method of Tuition Payment

Make payment by check (payable to Contemporary Forums and enclose with Registration Form), Visa, MasterCard,
Discover, American Express or Purchase Order. A $30 fee is charged for any returned check. Personal checks are
NOT accepted at the conference. Purchase Orders must be received with registration by the conference date and include the P.O. number, invoice address, tuition, approval signature, and contact name, email address and phone number.

Register by Phone, Fax, Mail or Online (Payment required to register)

Register only ONCE, by mail, fax (800) 329-9923, online at www.contemporaryforums.com, or call (800) 377-7707, Ext. 5252, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. (Pacific Time). Before calling, complete all registration information.

Tax Deductibility

Expenses of training, tuition, travel, lodging and meals to maintain or improve your professional skills may be
TAX DEDUCTIBLE. Consult your tax advisor.

Partial Attendance (Online registration is not available)

Call Contemporary Forums for tuition and CE credit for individual days. Group discounts do not apply. Registrations may not be shared.

Cancellations

Cancellations may be made by phone or in writing. Cancellations received on/before October 1 receive a full tuition
refund. Cancellations received after October 1 are assessed a $20 processing fee. No refunds for cancellations
received after the conference begins or for “no shows.” If this meeting is cancelled for any reason, including labor strikes or acts of God, liability is limited to a full refund of registration fees.

Program Changes

Contemporary Forums reserves the right to make necessary changes in speakers, topics or schedule. The most current program can be found on our website.

Questions? Contact Contemporary Forums at (800) 377-7707, Ext. 0, Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. (Pacific Time) or email info@cforums.com.

If you require special arrangements at this conference, call (800) 377-7707, Ext. 5252, at least 30 days prior to the conference.