Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome
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Join medical student Rilee Racine and Dr. Brian Stansfield, a neonatologist at the Children's Hospital of Georgia discuss Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome, also known as NOWS.  After listening to this podcast, learners should be able to: Define neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome Apply knowledge of signs and symptoms of NOWS to recognize these infants early Demonstrate general understanding of non-pharmacologic vs. pharmacologic management indications Recall the long term effects of NOWS and utilize this information to care for these infants long-term Educate families on clinical symptoms, management, and potential complications of NOWS Peer Review by Dr. Rebecca Yang and Dr. Amy Thompson Free CME Credit (requires sign-in): LINK COMING SOON Thank you for listening to this episode from the Department of Pediatrics at the Medical College of Georgia. If you have any comments, suggestions, or feedback- you can email us at [email protected]. Remember that all content during this episode is intended for informational and educational purposes only. It should not be used as medical advice to diagnose or treat any particular patient. Clinical vignette cases presented are based on hypothetical patient scenarios. References: Anbalagan S, Mendez MD. Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. 2020 Oct 1. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2020 Jan–. PMID: 31855342. Armbruster, Debra PhD, APRN-CNP, NNP-BC, CPNP-PC, C-ELBW; Schwirian, Caitlyn PharmD; Mosier, Ashley MS, RN, CNL; Tam, Wai-Yin Mandy PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP; Prusakov, Pavel PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and Preterm Infants, Advances in Neonatal Care: March 05, 2021 - Volume Publish Ahead of Print - Issue - doi: 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000858 Finnegan LP. Neonatal abstinence syndrome: assessment and pharmacotherapy. In: Nelson N, editor. Current therapy in neonatal-perinatal medicine. 2 ed. Ontario: BC Decker; 1990. Jansson, Lauren M. MD. Neonatal abstinence syndrome. Uptodate. (2020). Johnson MR, Nash DR, Laird MR, Kiley RC, Martinez MA. Development and implementation of a pharmacist-managed, neonatal and pediatric, opioid-weaning protocol. J Pediatr Pharmacol Ther. 2014 Jul;19(3):165-73. doi: 10.5863/1551-6776-19.3.165. PMID: 25309146; PMCID: PMC4187529. Maguire, Denise J, PhD,R.N., C.N.L., Taylor, Susan, MSW,L.C.S.W.-C., C.M.A., Armstrong, K., PhD., Shaffer-Hudkins, E., Germain, A. M., M.D., Brooks, Sandra S,M.D., M.P.H., . . . Clark, L. (2016). Long-term outcomes of infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome: NN. Neonatal Network, 35(5), 277-286. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/0730-0832.35.5.277 Mangat, A. K., Schmölzer, G. M., & Kraft, W. K. (2019). Pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments for the Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS). Seminars in fetal & neonatal medicine, 24(2), 133–141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.siny.2019.01.009 Merhar SL, Ounpraseuth S, Devlin LA, Poindexter BB, Young LW, Berkey SD, Crowley M, Czynski AJ, Kiefer AS, Whalen BL, Das A, Fuller JF, Higgins RD, Thombre V, Lester BM, Smith PB, Newman S, Sánchez PJ, Smith MC, Simon AE; EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT NEONATAL RESEARCH NETWORK AND THE NIH ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES ON CHILD HEALTH OUTCOMES (ECHO) PROGRAM INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AWARDS STATES PEDIATRIC CLINICAL TRIALS NETWORK. Phenobarbital and Clonidine as Secondary Medications for Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome. Pediatrics. 2021 Mar;147(3):e2020017830. doi: 10.1542/peds.2020-017830. PMID: 33632932; PMCID: PMC7919109. Protecting Our Infants Act of 2015, H.R, 1462, 114th Cong. (2015-2016).  Sarka Lisonkova, Lindsay L. Richter, Joseph Ting, Giulia M. Muraca, Qi Wen, Azar Mehrabadi, Sheona Mitchell-Foster, Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes and Janet Lyons. Pediatrics August 2019, 144 (2) e20183664; DOI: https://d
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