Professional Presentation Collection

Cardiac neurodevelopment is a young and dynamic field, with researchers and clinicians constantly expanding our knowledge of the risks children face, and the interventions that help them. This collection of presentations is drawn from conferences and webinars aimed at clinicians who care for kids with congenital heart defects, and who want to expand their knowledge and improve their practice.

Jane Newburger from Boston Children's Hospital talks to an audience of pediatricians about cardiac neurodevelopment.

Jane Newburger, MD on cardiac neurodevelopment

Cardiologist Dr. Jane Newburger provides an overview of cardiac neurodevelopment for pediatric providers.

Dr. David Bellinger stands at a podium at Boston Children's hospital with a blue screen, talking about cardiac neurodevelopment.

David Bellinger, PhD on cardiac neurodevelopment

Psychologist and researcher Dr. David Bellinger presents a summary of research and knowledge about cardiac neurodevelopment.

A doctor with a yellow shirt and a face mask stands behind a podium at Boston Children's Hospital.

Cardiac Fitness Symposium 2024

Here are all of the recordings of the 2024 Boston Children's Hospital Cardiac Fitness Symposium, plus access to several early presentations in an archive.

Home and hospital instruction

A slideshow from Catherine Ullman Shade at Boston Children's Hospital on the topic of patients' right to home and hospital instruction.

An outline slide from the congenital heart academy about critical care and cardiac neurodevelopment.

Promoting neurodevelopment in cardiac critical care

This webinar from the Congenital Heart Academy describes best practices for promoting healthy neurodevelopment within the pediatric critical care unit.

Dr. DeMaso from Boston Children's Hospital stands at a podium in a black coat talking about how heart defects affect a family.

Congenital heart defects in the family system

Dr. David DeMaso speaks at the Boston Children's Hospital Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Family Symposium, discussing how a CHD affects the family system.

Learning styles of children with heart defects

A presentation by Catherine Ullman Shade at Boston Children's Hospital, describing the learning styles and common learning challenges of children with congenital heart defects.

Special Education lawyer Dan Heffernan wears a gray jacket and dark tie and stands at a podium at Boston Children's Hospital.

What to know about Special Education law

Lawyer Dan Heffernan speaks at Boston Children's Hospital, and explains what everyone who cares for kids with heart defects should know about Special Education law.

A screen from a zoom meeting showing the faces of experts on the topic of cardiac neuroprotection.

Perioperative cardiac neuroprotection strategies

A webinar from the Congenital Heart Academy features experts on the topic of cardiac neuroprotection, describing perioperative neuroprotective strategies.

A screen from the beginning of a presentation shows the words "How are you doing?" on a white screen.

Promoting family resilience

This series of videos from the American Academy of Pediatrics's Roadmap Project teaches clinicians how to support the whole family when caring for a chronically-ill child.

Cardiac fitness assessment strategies

A presentation from the Boston Children's Hospital Cardiac Fitness Symposium describing evidence-based strategies to assess cardiac fitness in patients with congenital heart defects.

A slide from a presentation at Boston Children's Hospital about outcomes of cardiac fitness.

Outcomes of cardiac fitness interventions

This presentation from a Boston Children's Hospital Cardiac Fitness Symposium review outcome data of cardiac fitness intervention programs.

A doctor with a beard is standing in front of a bookcase talking about cardiac fitness assessments can help kids with congenital heart defects (CHDs).

Cardiac fitness assessment strategies

In this presentation, experts in cardiac fitness discuss strategies for assessing the fitness of kids with congenital heart defects (CHDs).

Dr. Betsy Blume of Boston Children's Hospital is wearing a gray shirt and turning to look at Katy, a mother of two boys with congenital heart defects (CHDs) and heart transplants.

Shared decision making and the parent-provider relationship

This series of videos features Dr. Betsy Blume of Boston Children's Hospital and a mother of two boys with congenital heart defects (CHDs), discussing the roles of a trusting parent-provider relationship and shared decision making in the care of children with complex heart defects.

Adolescent development and congenital heart defects

Psychologist Dr. David Bellinger shares his research with the Boston Circulatory Arrest Study (BCAS) relative to neurodevelopmental outcomes in adolescence.

Dr. David Bellinger wears a black suit coat and red tie and stands at a wooden podium in front of a black curtain, talking about cardiac neurodevelopment.

Toxic environmental exposure and cardiac neurodevelopment

Psychologist Dr. David Bellinger reviews research on environmental exposures and their influence on neurodevelopmental outcomes of children both with congenital heart defects (CHDs).

A zoom screen shows experts in cardiac neurodevelopment discussing optimal practices in the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit (CICU).

Optimizing neurodevelopmental outcomes in the CICU

This presentation from the Congenital Heart Academy features a panel of experts describing how shifts to care practices within the CICU can optimize cardiac neurodevelopmental outcomes.

A doctor in a green sweater with glasses discusses prenatal detection of markers of cardiac neurodevelopmental disabilities.

Prenatal detection of cardiac neurodevelopmental risk

This presentation from the Congenital Heart Academy reviews research on the prenatal detection of congenital heart defects (CHDs), including the detection of risk markers for neurodevelopmental delay or disability.

Psychosocial outcomes of congenital heart defects (CHDs)

This webinar from the Congenital Heart Academy goes over our best understanding of the psychosocial sequelae of congenital heart defects (CHDs).

Health disparities in pediatric cardiology

A panel of experts describes the scope and impact of systematic health disparities in the medical care of children both with congenital heart defects (CHDs).

Dr. Naomi Gauthier of Boston Children's Hospital is wearing a black shirt in front of a yellow screen and discussing cardiac fitness and congenital heart defects (CHDs).

Launching and running a cardiac fitness program

In this presentations experts describe how to launch and run a successful cardiac fitness program in a hospital or clinic.

A slide shows a presentation at Boston Children's Hospital about transitioning to adulthood for people with developmental disabilities.

Transitioning to adulthood with developmental disabilities

This presentation describes opportunities and obstacles surrounding the transition to adulthood for people with developmental disabilities.

A zoom screen shows the faces of multiple congenital heart defect (CHD) experts discussing newborn medicine.

Safe handling of neonates with congenital heart defects

Most neonates with congenital heart defects (CHDs) achieve better outcomes when they are held and touched. This presentation teaches best practices in safe handling and neonatal care.

A cover slide from the Congenital Heart Academy shows the faces of doctors who study prenatal cardiac neurodevelopment.

The placenta and fetal cardiac neurodevelopment

This presentation from the Congenital Heart Academy reviews what we know about prenatal development of children with heart defects, focusing on the role of the placenta.