Volume 9, Issue 7: Long-Term Outcomes of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD)
eNeonatal Review is a monthly CE series for the NICU nurse and health care professional. It provides updates on the latest research, best practices, and issues currently under debate, as well as a concise review of relevant journal literature.
(Volume 9, Issue 7)
Target Audience
NICU nurses and health care professionals
Learning Objectives
After participating in this activity, the participant will demonstrate the ability to:
Describe the optimal timing and safety associated with the use of tracheostomy in infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD)
Identify lung function abnormalities observed on follow-up in infants with “new” BPD
Summarize the pulmonary outcomes reported among adult survivors of BPD
Vineet Bhandari, MBBS, MD, DM
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
Director, Program in Perinatal Research
Yale University School of Medicine
Yale – New Haven Children’s Hospital
New Haven, Connecticut
Anita Bhandari, MBBS, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Chronic Infant Lung Disease Program
Director, Pediatric Pulmonary Fellowship Program
Director, Sickle Pulmonary Program
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
Hartford, Connecticut
Available Credit
- 1.00 ANCC