Session #2: Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: Now its called NOWS!

May 16, 2025

Overview

Dr. Kelsey Ryan is a Newborn Hospitalist and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Medical College of Wisconsin. She also serves as the medical director of the newborn nursery at Froedtert Hospital Milwaukee campus.

Referenced pharmacology includes: methadone, buprenorphine, morphine, clonidine, and phenobarbital.

Target Audience

  • Physicians
  • Psychologists
  • Physician Assistants
  • Nurse Practitioners

Learning Objectives

Participants who engage in this education intervention will be able to:

  • Identify the clinical presentation of NOWS
  • Compare diagnostic criteria for a diagnosis of NAS vs NOWS
  • Assess how management of NOWS impacts outcomes
Additional information

Contact

Name: 
Caimen Masterson
Phone Number: 
+1 (414) 955-7250
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 1.00 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.
  • 1.00 NP Contact Hours
Course opens: 
03/04/2025
Course expires: 
12/31/2025
Event starts: 
05/16/2025 - 12:00pm CDT
Event ends: 
05/16/2025 - 1:00pm CDT
Cost:
$0.00

Faculty

Activity Director:
Elizabeth Maxwell Hovis, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine 
Staff Psychiatrist, The Periscope Project
Medical College of Wisconsin 

Planning Committee Members:
Jason Ipsarides, DNP, PMHNP-BC
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry 
Medical College of Wisconsin 

Moderator and Panelists:

Kelsey Ryan, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Newborn Medical Director, Froedtert Milwaukee Birth Center
Director, Introduction to Scholarly Activities
Co-Director, Clinician Educator Scholarly Concentration
Co-Director, Honors in Medical Education
Medical College of Wisconsin

In accordance with the ACCME® Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Standard 3, all persons in control of content must disclose any relevant financial relationships. It is the policy of the Medical College of Wisconsin to identify, mitigate and disclose the absence or presence of all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies held by the speakers/presenters, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence content of this accredited continuing education. The following in control of content had no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
 

  • Elizabeth Maxwell Hovis
  • Jason Ipsarides 
  • Kelsey Ryan

Accreditation

ACCME ACCREDITATION STATEMENT
The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA CREDIT DESIGNATION STATEMENT
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

HOURS OF PARTICIPATION FOR ALLIED HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this activity for up to 1 hour of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.

NURSE PRACTITIONER:
Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc. is approved as a provider of nurse practitioner continuing education by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners: AANP Provider Number 150930. This program has been approved for up to 1 contact hour of continuing education (which includes 0 hours of pharmacology).  Nurse Practitioners should claim only those hours actually spent participating in the CME activity.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 1.00 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.
  • 1.00 NP Contact Hours

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Price

Cost:
$0.00
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