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Educational sessions from this conference are meant to provide clinically current information on the technical, medical, and nursing aspects of neonatal care as well as the legal and ethical implications related to that care. The educational sessions provide information to nurses and other health care professionals who care for newborn, premature, and ill infants and their families.
Enjoy these popular sessions from ANN’s Spring Advanced Practice National Conference in Honolulu, Hawaii. This package offers 3 ANCC NCPD contact hours.
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Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM HST
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Room: Tapa 2 & 3
Intended Audience: All neonatal nurses.
ANCC NCPD Contact Hour(s): 1.0
NCC Codes: NNP2, NIC2, LRN3, NNIC20, NPT27
Learning Outcome: Learners will increase their knowledge of the AAP's updated therapeutic hypothermia guidelines and will identify practical approaches toward the implementation of these guidelines in various practice settings.
Release Date: 4/21/2026
Expiration Date: 4/30/2029
Requirements for Completion: Participants must be registered for the conference, attend at least 90% of each session, and complete evaluations to earn ANCC NCPD contact hours.
Disclosures: No person with the potential to influence the content of this activity has declared a relevant financial relationship with an ineligible* company. Any exceptions to this disclosure are noted below.
Click Here for Accreditation Information, Requirements for earning ANCC NCPD contact hours, and Disclaimer.
*Ineligible companies are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, reselling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
Ashley M. Lucke, MD, FAAP
Dr. Ashley Lucke is an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School and Pediatrix Medical Group. She completed undergraduate training at the University of Florida, medical school at Florida State University, pediatric and chief residency at the University of Texas Southwestern, Neonatology fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine and Fetal and Transitional Medicine Fellowship at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC. She is the founding Director of the Dell Children's NeuroNICU Program and Program Director of the Neonatology Fellowship Program at the University of Texas at Austin. She has significant leadership experience within the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Committee on Fetus and Newborn, Texas Pediatric Society and Texas Medical Association.
Disclosures: No person with the potential to influence the content of this activity has declared a relevant financial relationship with an ineligible* company. Any exceptions to this disclosure are noted below.
Click Here for Accreditation Information, Requirements for earning ANCC NCPD contact hours, and Disclaimer.
*Ineligible companies are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, reselling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
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Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM HST
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Room: Tapa 2
Intended Audience: All neonatal nurses.
ANCC NCPD Contact Hour(s): 1.0
NCC Codes: NNP2, NIC2, LRN3, NNIC20, NPT27
Learning Outcome: Learners will increase their knowledge of how cold stress and therapeutic hypothermia impact neonatal cardiac function and hemodynamic stability and how to prevent related complications.
Release Date: 4/21/2026
Expiration Date: 4/30/2029
Requirements for Completion: Participants must be registered for the conference, attend at least 90% of each session, and complete evaluations to earn ANCC NCPD contact hours.
Disclosures: No person with the potential to influence the content of this activity has declared a relevant financial relationship with an ineligible* company. Any exceptions to this disclosure are noted below.
Click Here for Accreditation Information, Requirements for earning ANCC NCPD contact hours, and Disclaimer.
*Ineligible companies are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, reselling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
Ashley M. Lucke, MD, FAAP
Dr. Ashley Lucke is an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School and Pediatrix Medical Group. She completed undergraduate training at the University of Florida, medical school at Florida State University, pediatric and chief residency at the University of Texas Southwestern, Neonatology fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine and Fetal and Transitional Medicine Fellowship at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC. She is the founding Director of the Dell Children's NeuroNICU Program and Program Director of the Neonatology Fellowship Program at the University of Texas at Austin. She has significant leadership experience within the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Committee on Fetus and Newborn, Texas Pediatric Society and Texas Medical Association.
Disclosures: No person with the potential to influence the content of this activity has declared a relevant financial relationship with an ineligible* company. Any exceptions to this disclosure are noted below.
Click Here for Accreditation Information, Requirements for earning ANCC NCPD contact hours, and Disclaimer.
*Ineligible companies are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, reselling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
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Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM HST
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Room: Tapa 3
Supported by Mead Johnson Nutrition
Intended Audience: All neonatal nurses.
ANCC NCPD Contact Hour(s): 1.0
NCC Codes: NNP3, NIC1, ELBW7
Learning Outcome: Learners will increase their knowledge of optimal enteral feeding practices by appraising clinical trials and systematic reviews while also understanding future directions and key unanswered questions needing to be addressed.
Release Date: 4/21/2026
Expiration Date: 4/30/2029
Requirements for Completion: Participants must be registered for the conference, attend at least 90% of each session, and complete evaluations to earn ANCC NCPD contact hours.
Disclosures: No person with the potential to influence the content of this activity has declared a relevant financial relationship with an ineligible* company. Any exceptions to this disclosure are noted below.
Greg Valentine received an honorarium for an award with Sunstar Foundation. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.
Click Here for Accreditation Information, Requirements for earning ANCC NCPD contact hours, and Disclaimer.
*Ineligible companies are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, reselling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
Gregory Valentine, MD, MEd
Dr. Greg Valentine is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics within the Division of Neonatology at the University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Hospital with Adjunct positions in Mechanical Engineering and Oral Health Sciences. Dr. Valentine has published 2 book chapters and over 50 peer-reviewed publications, and is a member of the World Health Organization's technical working groups on developing indicators to improve quality of care for sick and small newborns worldwide. Dr. Valentine has current funding from the NIH, Thrasher Research Fund and Gerber Foundation and leads multi-center clinical trials in the US and across the world related to optimal ways to provide nutrition to premature newborns and how to prevent preterm birth through novel yet simple interventions.
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Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM HST Tuesday, April 21, 2026 Room: Tapa 2 & 3
Intended Audience: All neonatal nurses.
ANCC NCPD Contact Hour(s): 1.0
NCC Codes: NNP2, NIC2, LRN3, NNIC20, NPT27
Learning Outcome: Learners will increase their knowledge of the AAP's updated therapeutic hypothermia guidelines and will identify practical approaches toward the implementation of these guidelines in various practice settings.
Release Date: 4/21/2026
Expiration Date: 4/30/2029
Requirements for Completion: Participants must be registered for the conference, attend at least 90% of each session, and complete evaluations to earn ANCC NCPD contact hours.
Disclosures: No person with the potential to influence the content of this activity has declared a relevant financial relationship with an ineligible* company. Any exceptions to this disclosure are noted below.
Click Here for Accreditation Information, Requirements for earning ANCC NCPD contact hours, and Disclaimer.
*Ineligible companies are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, reselling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.Ashley M. Lucke, MD, FAAP
Dr. Ashley Lucke is an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School and Pediatrix Medical Group. She completed undergraduate training at the University of Florida, medical school at Florida State University, pediatric and chief residency at the University of Texas Southwestern, Neonatology fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine and Fetal and Transitional Medicine Fellowship at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC. She is the founding Director of the Dell Children's NeuroNICU Program and Program Director of the Neonatology Fellowship Program at the University of Texas at Austin. She has significant leadership experience within the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Committee on Fetus and Newborn, Texas Pediatric Society and Texas Medical Association.
Disclosures: No person with the potential to influence the content of this activity has declared a relevant financial relationship with an ineligible* company. Any exceptions to this disclosure are noted below.
Click Here for Accreditation Information, Requirements for earning ANCC NCPD contact hours, and Disclaimer.
*Ineligible companies are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, reselling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. -
Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM HST Tuesday, April 21, 2026 Room: Tapa 2
Intended Audience: All neonatal nurses.
ANCC NCPD Contact Hour(s): 1.0
NCC Codes: NNP2, NIC2, LRN3, NNIC20, NPT27
Learning Outcome: Learners will increase their knowledge of how cold stress and therapeutic hypothermia impact neonatal cardiac function and hemodynamic stability and how to prevent related complications.
Release Date: 4/21/2026
Expiration Date: 4/30/2029
Requirements for Completion: Participants must be registered for the conference, attend at least 90% of each session, and complete evaluations to earn ANCC NCPD contact hours.
Disclosures: No person with the potential to influence the content of this activity has declared a relevant financial relationship with an ineligible* company. Any exceptions to this disclosure are noted below.
Click Here for Accreditation Information, Requirements for earning ANCC NCPD contact hours, and Disclaimer.
*Ineligible companies are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, reselling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.Ashley M. Lucke, MD, FAAP
Dr. Ashley Lucke is an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School and Pediatrix Medical Group. She completed undergraduate training at the University of Florida, medical school at Florida State University, pediatric and chief residency at the University of Texas Southwestern, Neonatology fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine and Fetal and Transitional Medicine Fellowship at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC. She is the founding Director of the Dell Children's NeuroNICU Program and Program Director of the Neonatology Fellowship Program at the University of Texas at Austin. She has significant leadership experience within the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Committee on Fetus and Newborn, Texas Pediatric Society and Texas Medical Association.
Disclosures: No person with the potential to influence the content of this activity has declared a relevant financial relationship with an ineligible* company. Any exceptions to this disclosure are noted below.
Click Here for Accreditation Information, Requirements for earning ANCC NCPD contact hours, and Disclaimer.
*Ineligible companies are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, reselling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. -
Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM HST Tuesday, April 21, 2026 Room: Tapa 3
Supported by Mead Johnson Nutrition
Intended Audience: All neonatal nurses.
ANCC NCPD Contact Hour(s): 1.0
NCC Codes: NNP3, NIC1, ELBW7
Learning Outcome: Learners will increase their knowledge of optimal enteral feeding practices by appraising clinical trials and systematic reviews while also understanding future directions and key unanswered questions needing to be addressed.
Release Date: 4/21/2026
Expiration Date: 4/30/2029
Requirements for Completion: Participants must be registered for the conference, attend at least 90% of each session, and complete evaluations to earn ANCC NCPD contact hours.
Disclosures: No person with the potential to influence the content of this activity has declared a relevant financial relationship with an ineligible* company. Any exceptions to this disclosure are noted below.
Greg Valentine received an honorarium for an award with Sunstar Foundation. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.
Click Here for Accreditation Information, Requirements for earning ANCC NCPD contact hours, and Disclaimer.
*Ineligible companies are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, reselling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.Gregory Valentine, MD, MEd
Dr. Greg Valentine is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics within the Division of Neonatology at the University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Hospital with Adjunct positions in Mechanical Engineering and Oral Health Sciences. Dr. Valentine has published 2 book chapters and over 50 peer-reviewed publications, and is a member of the World Health Organization's technical working groups on developing indicators to improve quality of care for sick and small newborns worldwide. Dr. Valentine has current funding from the NIH, Thrasher Research Fund and Gerber Foundation and leads multi-center clinical trials in the US and across the world related to optimal ways to provide nutrition to premature newborns and how to prevent preterm birth through novel yet simple interventions.