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GUEST: Joseph Ting, MBBS, MPH, MD(Res), DRCOG, MRCPCH, FRCPC (Pediatrics and Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine) Staff Neonatologist, Alberta Health Services (Edmonton Zone) Variety, the Children's Charity and the Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation Pediatric Clinical Research Professor, Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Care, Department of Pediatrics, Women and Children's Health Research Institute, University of Alberta Associate Director, Evidence-based Practice for Improving Quality (EPIQ), Canadian Neonatal Network Co-chair, Nosocomial Infection Group, EPIQ, Edmonton, Alberta Biography: Dr. Ting is a clinician investigator, committed to improving neonatal health. As a Staff Neonatologist, he provides care for high-risk infants born at the threshold of viability, those with congenital heart diseases, and those requiring surgical intervention and multidisciplinary care.  He completed his medical school training and pediatric residency at University of Hong Kong (HKU) and its affiliated teaching hospitals in 1998 and 2006, respectively. He also obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in Infectious Diseases (2007) and a Master of Public Health (Medical Statistics, 2009). In 2013, he completed his Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine fellowship at University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, during which time he went to the University of Toronto for 6 months to receive further training in Targeted Neonatal Echocardiograph. He has also completed his MD (research) degree in neonatal infection and antimicrobial stewardship in 2021. Upon completion of his fellowship in 2013, he was hired as Staff Neonatologist at British Columbia Women’s Hospital at Vancouver. In 2017, he was promoted to Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics at UBC, and then recruited to University of Alberta as the tenured associate professor with endowed professorship (Variety, the Children's Charity and the Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation Pediatric Clinical Research Professor) in 2021. This podcast is sponsored by Sanofi

Series 8 | Episode 3: Infectious Diseases in the NICU – Preventing & Managing Congenital Neonatal STBBI Infection Risks GUEST: Ari Bitnun, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FIDSA Division of Infectious Diseases Hospital for Sick Children Professor, Department of Pediatrics Toronto, ON  Biography: Dr. Ari Bitnun is a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto and a staff physician in the Division of Infectious Diseases, Hospital for Sick Children. His main areas of interest are pediatric HIV, congenital infections and infections of the central nervous system. He is the director of the Family Centred HIV Clinic and the Congenital and Perinatal Infection Clinic at SickKids. This podcast is sponsored by Sanofi

Series 8 | Episode 2: Infectious Diseases in the NICU – Congenital CMV   GUEST: Jeffrey Pernica, MSc, MD, FRCPC, DTMH Head of the Division of Infectious Disease, Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics,  McMaster University, Hamilton, ON Biography: Dr. Jeffrey Pernica is the Head of the Division of Infectious Disease and Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at McMaster University. His clinical interests, aside from infectious disease in general, include tropical medicine (he is a member of the Canadian Committee to Advise on Tropical Medicine and Travel), immunization (he is the director of the Special Immunization Clinic at McMaster Children’s Hospital), and congenital CMV (he is the regional lead for the Ontario CMV newborn screening program). His research interests relate to the optimization of the diagnosis and treatment of respiratory infections, enteric infections, and sepsis, both for children living in resource-rich as well as resource-limited settings. He has long been involved in global child health and global health research, having worked on retrospective cohort studies, prospective cohort studies, and randomized trials in Botswana and other low- and middle-income countries. He was the recipient of a Hamilton Health Sciences Early Career Award and an IDWeek 2020 Investigator Award. He has received research funding as PI from Hamilton Health Sciences, the Physicians’ Services Incorporated Foundation, the Hamilton Academic Health Sciences Organization Innovation Fund, and Grand Challenges Canada.  This podcast is sponsored by Sanofi

Series 8 | Episode 1: Infectious Diseases in the NICU - RSV   GUEST: Joanne M. Langley, MD, MSc, FRCPC Professor of Pediatrics and Community Health and Epidemiology GSK-CIHR Chair in Pediatric Vaccinology, Dalhousie University Head, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, IWK Health Halifax, Nova Scotia Biography: Dr. Langley is a pediatric infectious disease physician at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax, a professor in the Faculty of Medicine at Dalhousie University, and Director of the Evaluation Group at the Canadian Center for Vaccinology. She conducts studies on the prevention of infectious diseases using vaccines, from phase 1 (first in humans) through to efficacy trials (phase 3) and post-marketing studies of how well vaccines work when they are used in immunization programs (phase 4). These studies are done with collaborators in public health, industry, universities, and non-governmental organizations.  Dr. Langley has a particular interest in prevention of respiratory infections such as Respiratory Syncytial Virus and influenza. Her work also focuses on vaccine policy and evidence-based decision making in immunization programs. She is a member of the COVID-19 Science Expert Panel, the Expert Group on Health Systems of the Chief Science Advisor of Canada, a former member of the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care and Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization (Chair, 2007-2011), and serves as an advisor on several immunization decision making expert groups. She is an active investigator in the Canadian Immunization Research Network and leads its Clinical Trials Network (CTN). This podcast is sponsored by Sanofi

CANN 2023 NATIONAL CONFERENCE October 1 & 2, 2023 | MaRS Centre | Toronto Embracing the theme "Neonatal Nursing: Our Path Forward Together", this two-day conference will feature an inspiring and dynamic line-up of speakers, sessions hosted in partnership with the Canadian Premature Babies Foundation, poster boards, exhibits and networking events.   REGISTER EARLY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE GREAT EARLY BIRD RATE  CANN MEMBER – $349  NON-MEMBER – $429 | STUDENT – $99 (Includes a 1-year CANN membership) Registration rates include attendance at all conference sessions, continental breakfast on Monday, lunch on Sunday and Monday, refreshment breaks and the Welcome Reception on Sunday. REGISTER NOW   

Series 7 | Episode 4: RSV Eligibility and Programs GUEST: Aaron Chiu, MD, FRCPC, FAAP, MBA, ICD.D Associate Dean - Quality Improvement and Accreditation Director - Manitoba RSV Prophylaxis Program Associate Professor (Neonatology), Department of Pediatrics Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences Biography: Dr. Aaron Chiu is the associate dean, Quality Improvement and Accreditation, and associate professor of pediatrics, and obstetrics and gynecology took on the associate dean role in 2016. Dr. Chiu joined University of Manitoba as a faculty member in 1998 and practices neonatology at the HSC Winnipeg Women’s Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and at the St. Boniface Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. He is the chair of the Manitoba RSV Immunoprophylaxis Program Committee, and deputy chair of the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools. He has held the position of chair of neonatal-perinatal medicine at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, was a board member of MD Financial Holdings and was president of Doctors Manitoba (2017-18). Dr. Chiu is a graduate of the University of Toronto, where he undertook his undergraduate education and attended medical school. He completed his residency and a neonatal-perinatal fellowship at the University of Ottawa. In 2012, he earned his masters of business administration from UM’s Asper School of Business and was a Gold Medal recipient." This podcast is sponsored by AstraZeneca Canada

NeoChats - Series 7 | Episode 3: Epidemiology of RSV GUEST: Jesse Papenburg, MD, MSc, FRCPC Pediatric Infectious Diseases Specialist and Medical Microbiologist Montreal Children’s Hospital, McGill University Health Centre Montreal, QC Biography: Dr. Jesse Papenburg practices Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology at the Montreal Children’s Hospital of the McGill University Health Centre. Dr. Papenburg’s research is on the epidemiology of viral respiratory infections, with a focus on diagnostics to improve treatment and outcomes. He actively contributes to national and provincial guidelines on RSV immunoprophylaxis, influenza antiviral treatment and SARS-CoV-2 diagnostics and treatment. Since 2019, Dr. Papenburg is a voting member of the National Advisory Committee on Immunization, developing vaccine recommendations in Canada. This podcast is sponsored by AstraZeneca Canada

NeoChats - Series 7 | Episode 2: Canadian Premature Babies Foundation RSV Position Paper – RSV from a Parents Perspective GUESTS: Fabiana Bacchini Executive Director, Canadian Premature Babies Foundation Etobicoke, ON Kate Joslin Parent Partner Mum of preemie girls - Rosie & Maggie Biography: Fabiana Bacchini is the Executive Director of the Canadian Premature Babies Foundation, CPBF. She is a journalist and the published author of From Surviving to Thriving, a Mother’s Journey Through Infertility, Loss and Miracles. While in the NICU with her surviving twin, born extremely preterm, she participated in the study of Family Integrated Care (FICare). This led her to the extensive volunteering in the NICU at Mount Sinai Hospital and to become an ambassador for FICare, travelling across Canada and internationally to share her experience with this model of care. Her son was diagnosed with cerebral palsy which continued to empower her to be a strong voice and advocate for premature babies and their families. Currently, Fabiana serves as an advisor on the International Steering Committee for FICare, Child-Bright Network, PREMSTEM, and she is also on the advisory board of the Canadian Institute for Health Research, CIHR- IHDCYH. This podcast is sponsored by AstraZeneca Canada

NeoChats - Series 7 | Episode 1: Common Questions Parents have about RSV Prophylaxis Fiona Guy BSc., BScN, RN RSV Clinic Coordinator McMaster Children’s Hospital Hamilton, Ontario Biography: Fiona Guy is the RSV Clinic Coordinator at McMaster Children’s Hospital and Senior Administrator for the RSV Data Management System at Mount Sinai Hospital.  She has a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Western Ontario. Fiona’s expertise is in Neonatal Nursing as she worked in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at both North York General Hospital and McMaster Children’s Hospital for the first 11 years of her career. Fiona has been running the RSV Clinic since 2018 and has contributed to a scholarly paper, two roundtables for the Canadian Premature Babies Foundation and has presented on Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia to RSV Clinic Coordinators across Ontario. This podcast is sponsored by AstraZeneca Canada

NeoChats - Series 6 | Episode 4: Mindfulness and Self-Compassion – Dr. Andrea Frolic Andrea Frolic, PhD Director, Program for Ethics and Care Ecologies (PEaCE) Hamilton Health Sciences, MUMC Site Assistant Professor, Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences  McMaster University Hamilton, ON Podcast Description: A reflective, personal conversation with Dr. Frolic about the role of mindfulness and self-compassion to develop resilience to sustain clinical practice in high-stress/high-trauma environments like the NICU.  Biography: Andrea is the Director of the Program for Ethics and Care Ecologies (PEaCE) at Hamilton Health Sciences, and Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at McMaster University. She has a Ph.D. in Anthropology from Rice University in Houston, Texas, including a fellowship in Clinical Ethics at MD Anderson Cancer Center. As an ethicist, Andrea's expertise includes: ethics consultation; end of life care; ethics program design; whole person care, and organizational system design to support clinician resilience in healthcare. Andrea has led a collaborative venture with the Faculty of Health Sciences at McMaster to develop and evaluate mindfulness-based, evidence informed curricula for healthcare professionals to enhance resilience in clinical practice and teaching.  This podcast is sponsored by Pampers Professional 

SERIES 6 | EPISODE 3: Serious Illness Conversations GUEST: Camara Van Breemen, MN, CHPCN Nurse Practitioner 9F) Canuck Place Children's Hospice Vancouver, BC Podcast Description: This episode discusses the importance of eliciting family goals and values in the context of serious illness in childhood.  Canuck Place Children’s Hospice adapted the Serious Illness Conversation Guide (https://www.ariadnelabs.org/serious-illness-care/) to be used with parents along the trajectory of their child’s serious illness.  Support and education for clinicians regarding increasing their confidence is having there conversation along with gaining competencies in communication and advance care planning is also reviewed.    Biography: Camara van Breemen is a Nurse Practitioner who leads the Enhanced Community Care program at Canuck Place Children’s Hospice providing pediatric palliative care to children and families across the Province.  She is clinical instructor for UBC, Palliative Care Division of Medicine, a Master Trainer in the serious illness conversation guide and a master trainer for Education in Palliative and End of Life Care – Pediatrics.  She is an active volunteer with Two Worlds Cancer Collaboration which works with care professionals in lesser-resourced countries to enhance delivery of pediatric palliative care.  This podcast is sponsored by Pampers Professional 

SERIES 6 | EPISODE 2: Neonatal Nursing: A Global Perspective GUEST:  Carole Kenner, PhD, RN, FAAN, FNAP, ANEF, IDFCOINN CEO Council of International Neonatal Nurses, Inc. (COINN), Yardley, PA, USA Dean & Professor School of Nursing & Health Sciences, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ, USA This podcast discusses the new COINN book Neonatal Nursing:  A Global Perspective.  Each region of the world is presented through first hand stories/narratives that highlight the similarities and differences neonatal nurses face in providing care.  It also describes some of the challenges and opportunities for neonatal nurses to raise the visibility of our work. Visit the Council of International Neonatal Nurses at coinnurses.org to purchase your copy of Neonatal Nursing: A Global Perspective. Biography Dr. Carole Kenner is the Chief Executive Officer, Council of International Neonatal Nurses, Inc. (COINN) and Dean & Professor at The College of New Jersey School of Nursing, Health, and Exercise Science.  She holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, a Master of Science in neonatal/perinatal nursing, and a doctorate with a minor in higher education. She has authored more than 100 journal articles and 40 textbooks.   Her career is dedicated to nursing education and to the health of neonates and their families. She founded COINN to connect neonatal nurses globally and works to set standards for education and practice with over 60 countries involved.   Professional achievements include: Founder of the Journal Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews.Serves on the Consensus Committee of Neonatal Intensive Care Design Standards, which sets recommendations for Neonatal Intensive Care Unit designs globally, the Gravens Infant and Family Centered Developmental Care Task Forcecreating standards and competencies.She is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN), a National Academies of Practice fellow, and Academy of Nursing Education Fellow, past president of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN) and founding President of the Council of International Neonatal Nurses (COINN), the first international organization representing neonatal nursing.She serves on Every Newborn Action Plan- sets metrics for neonatal outcomes globally (UNICEF, WHO, USAID, UN Foundation partnership).She received the 2011 Sigma Theta Tau Audrey Hepburn Award for Contributions to the Health and Welfare of Children internationally. This podcast is sponsored by Pampers