NEON Summit XI

Nurturing New Beginnings: Advancing Nutrition from NICU to Lifelong Wellness

UTHealth School of Public Health | 1836 San Jacinto Blvd. Austin, TX 78701 | First floor Community Room 
Wednesday, June 18, 2025

AGENDA

Time Speaker(s)
8:30 - 10:00 am Arrival, Registration, Breakfast, and Networking
10:00 - 10:10 am Welcome and Introductions Yvette R. Johnson, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Texas Christian University Burnett School of Medicine, Neonatologist, Cook Children’s Hospital, Medical Director, NEST Developmental Follow-up Clinic
10:10 - 11:10 am Nurturing Beyond NICU: Breastfeeding Support for Families After Discharge Shruti Gupta, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Yale School of Medicine
11:10 - 12:10 pm Feeding Preterm Babies After They Are Discharged: Current Practices and Use of Novel Infant Formulas Steven A. Abrams, M.D.
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Interim Assistant Dean of Admissions, Department of Medical Education
The University of Texas at Austin
Dell Medical School
12:10 - 1:00 pm Lunch and Networking
1:00 - 2:00 pm Balancing Nutrients and Ensuring Growth in Preterm Infants (Virtual) Ariel Salas, M.D., MSPH
Associate Professor
UAB Department of Pediatrics
Director, Neonatal Nutrition Program
Director, Infant Nutrition Center
Medical Director, Mother’s Milk Bank of Alabama 
Associate Medical Director, Continuing Care Nursery 
Division of Neonatology
2:00 - 2:05 pm NEON Member Program Presentations Introduction Yvette R. Johnson, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Texas Christian University Burnett School of Medicine, Neonatologist, Cook Children’s Hospital, Medical Director, NEST Developmental Follow-up Clinic
2:05 – 3:00 pm Current Status and Future Directions of the NICU Follow-Through Programs NEON Site Members
NEST Developmental Follow-up Center
Dell Children’s NICU Follow Up Clinic
Driscoll High Risk Follow Up Program
PREMIEre Program
THRIVE Program
3:00 – 3:10 pm Break

3:10 – 3:40 pm

Billing and Coding for NICU Survivors Transitioning to Pediatric Practice

Jennifer Aguilar, MD
NICU Graduate Clinic
University Medicine Associates

3:40 – 4:00 pm Optimizing Billing for NICU Follow-Through Clinics Round Table Discussion
 
4:00 – 4:30 pm NEON and the Future Yvette R. Johnson, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Texas Christian University Burnett School of Medicine, Neonatologist, Cook Children’s Hospital, Medical Director, NEST Developmental Follow-up Clinic

Self-Pay Parking Options:

1.    Metered Street Parking   
2.    Parking Instructions for 1836 San Jacinto:    

  • Garage is attached to UTHealth School of Public Health 
  • Garage entry is located on E 18th Street between Brazos/San Jacinto
  • Park in the upper-level parking garage on levels 2 & 3.  
  • Once in the garage, use the elevators to go to the                main  lobby (L1).  
  • Once in the main lobby, the Community Room is located next to the main glass doors of the building, facing San Jacinto Blvd.   

1836 San Jacinto Parking Garage Rates:
Up to ½ hour: $3.00 
½ -1 hour: $4.00 
1-2 hours: $6.00 
2-3 hours: $9.00 
Up to 8 hours: $20.00 
Daily Max: $25.00

This conference is being held in conjunction with 2025 Texas Collaborative for Healthy Mothers and Babies Summit.


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