Series date: 
11/18/2025 - 12:00pm CST to 06/30/2026 - 1:00pm CDT
Location

Please check the individual session for location or broadcast availability.  

Frequency

Monthly

Series Director

Michael E. Speer, MD

Target Audience
This series is designed for physicians, fellows, residents, nurses, social workers, advanced practice providers, and other healthcare professionals who are involved in neonatal palliative care.
Needs Statement
This series is directed at those who specialize in neonatal palliative care and need to receive regular updates on evidence-based practices and guidelines for managing pain and other symptoms in neonates with life-threatening or life-limiting medical conditions. Experts will review complex cases as an impetus for discussion of team-based neonatal palliative care and of how to care for the needs of family members.  The series aims to expand the knowledge of learners and to improve their skills in guiding family decision-making, discussing advance care planning, and providing neonatal care that meets the social, cultural, and spiritual needs of family members in the end-of-life setting.
 
Palliative care involves sensitive, interdisciplinary topics such as symptom management, communication, ethics, and end-of-life decision-making. The lecture format supports clear presentation of core principles, current guidelines, and best practices, ensuring participants receive a solid foundation for clinical application. Finally, lectures promote the desired results by equipping healthcare professionals with knowledge they can immediately apply in patient care, fostering confidence in addressing complex needs, and encouraging consistent, compassionate, and evidence-based practice across disciplines.
Educational Methods

Educational methods will include lectures.

Objectives

At the conclusion of the sessions, the participants should be able to:

  • Implement a palliative care approach for neonates with life-threatening or life-limiting diagnoses or congenital deformities, integrating interdisciplinary collaboration and individualized care planning.
  • Identify and analyze major issues related to goals of care and decision-making in neonatal palliative care, including ethical, cultural, and psychosocial considerations for each patient and family.
  • Review current neonatal and perinatal palliative care best practices, evidence based-evidence informed literature to support quality improvement initiatives and optimize patient outcomes.
Evaluation

Participants may be asked to complete a session evaluation.

Accreditation/Credit Designation

Baylor College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Baylor College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Series Coordinator
Maria Yvette Lopez
[email protected]
832-824-8670
Series location: 
Texas Children's Hospital
6621 Fannin Street
Houston, TX 77030
United States
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Sessions

Session Date
Goal-Concordant Care in the NICU 12/02/2025 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm CST