Neonatal Nursing Fellowship Class- Hematology and Infection

Pittsburgh, PA US
April 19, 2024

This course was designed to educate on the management of newborns with a hematologic issue or an infection - low frequency skill of exchange transfusion

Target Audience

Registered Nurses 

Learning Objectives

After completing this activity, the learner will be able to:

  • Discuss how neonatal specimens are processed in the central lab
  • Describe the coagulation pathways and their application to the NICU patient
  • Describe the pathophysiology of hyperbilirubinemia in the neonatal population.
  • Successfully participate in a neonatal exchange transfusion simulation
  • Describe pharmacologic principles related to medication administration in the newborn
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 4.50 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 4.50 Attendance
Course opens: 
04/19/2024
Course expires: 
05/03/2024
Event starts: 
04/19/2024 - 7:00am EDT
Event ends: 
04/19/2024 - 3:00pm EDT
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UPMC Children's Hospital of Pitsburgh
4401 Penn Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
United States

Conflict of Interest Disclosure:

No planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Accreditation Statement:

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 4.5 contact hour(s).

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.  

Available Credit

  • 4.50 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 4.50 Attendance
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