We are pleased to announce 4 scholarship opportunities across the care spectrum for the VON Quality Congress, happening in Chicago, IL on November 6-8! Please visit bit.ly/VONQC26 to learn more! Applications are due 4/1/26! Stay tuned for conference registration, opening 5/1/26!
Time Series Reporting: a discharge date–based data set that allows centers to view outcomes on a rolling timeline...meaning your team can detect trends sooner, test changes, watch for practice drift, and measure improvement without waiting for year-end reports. #neosky bit.ly/VONTimeSerie
📢 New paper!
Worldwide analysis reveals gaps in use of two life-saving antenatal treatments for premature babies
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Our commitment to health equity includes examining how immigration status functions as a social determinant of health. Dr. Horbar outlines why this issue mattersn within the NICU, where policies and lived experiences directly affect the families we serve. #neosky bit.ly/3MvJV6G
With the ever changing landscape of NICU care, we join organizations to help standardize shared language for our smallest patients. We invite you to take a survey to help guide workshops, quality improvement, and naming of this subset of ELBW infants. #neosky bit.ly/surveyELBW
The recording of our February Grand Rounds webinar, Transfusion Thresholds, is now available! With a simple VON log in (if you do not have one, click "register new user") you will have access to this recording and others! Our next one is May 6th and will cover EPO! #neosky
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The On with VON series of podcast episodes, with The Incubator Podcast, will follow VON Grand Rounds webinars to dive deeper into audience questions, starting with the NICU environment with Drs. Soll and White. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or by clicking bit.ly/ONwithVON1. #neosky
Did you know, with a simple VON log in, you have access to a variety of health equity resources? Please visit our website to learn more about how VON can help your team best serve your infants and families. #neosky bit.ly/32HGi3h
Health and well being are largely determined by race, ethnicity, income, immigration status, and local neighborhood. The effects are pronounced for infants in NICU care. At VON, we provide free resources to help teams best serve families, available via simple log in. #neosky bit.ly/32HGi3h
At VON we believe in using data to help identify areas of improvement. Here we review data key data points from birth year 2024 across black non-Hispanic, white non-Hispanic, and Hispanic US infants born at 22-29 weeks GA and we see variation across race/ethnicity. #neosky bit.ly/32HGi3h
Using data submitted by over 1000 international centers, we track data on a variety of congenital heart defects and surgeries associated with them. As data drives many decisions, we are proud to monitor trends in the data over time. To learn more, please visit bit.ly/3AXoNjm #neosky
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Partnering with the AAP SONPM, we recognize 5 fellows/early career neonatologists dedicated to data-driven QI with the AAP/VON Scholar Awards. Scholars receive registration to the 2026 VON Quality Congress (Nov. 5-8) and travel stipend. Applications due April 1. bit.ly/3MyAfrW. #neosky
Vermont Oxford Network is pleased to announce the first enrolled patients in the SASI trial! In partnership with the African Neonatal Network and P-95, through an investment from the Gates Foundation, this trial compares two methods of administering surfactant. #neosky bit.ly/4gUIDN1
We are proud to share with you an important new book, edited by our VON Vice President Dr. Roger Soll. Dr. John Zupancic and Dr. Susanne Hay were on hand to sign copies...we missed Dr. Soll who was stuck in Vermont during a snow storm! #neosky bit.ly/4kl6bwo Use code AMPROMD9 to save 30% !
We are back! The VON team is so excited to announce our return to Chicago, IL in 9 months! November 5-8, we invite you to gather in community as we share evidence based practices updates and quality improvement projects. #neosky bit.ly/VONQC
Join us this Wednesday for the first Grand Rounds of 2026! You can register at bit.ly/3Zql0E8. #neosky
As iNICQ members, the team at Novant Health demonstrated excellence with their project to improve chronic lung disease rates. This center tracked unplanned extubations, oxygen saturation parameters, and the use of histograms to promote oxygen weaning. #neosky bit.ly/49lEOyz.
We honor Helen DeVos Children's Hospital, a 2025 Excellence in QI award recipient. Parents play a key role in every day care, and this center worked to increase parent presence and participation in pain reduction strategies, including during 2 month immunizations. #neosky
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The VON Global Health team, lead by Dr. Danielle Ehret, is proud to announce a new publication. This study examines how participating in a neonatal QI community in Ethiopia was associated with measurable improvement in care processes and outcomes from 2018-2022. #neosky bit.ly/3YLOgoH
Today we highlight the work of Norton Children's Hospital. As part of their work to reduce severe IVH while also enhancing parent’s experience in the NICU, this center worked to change the time to first skin-to-skin in infants born less than 32 weeks.
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Congratulations to the team at Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital for their work to improve sleep for infants with BPD. The team created a care bundle to protect sleep and promote neurodevelopment of infants with BPD. To learn more about this project, visit bit.ly/49lEOyz. #neosky
Congratulations St. Joseph Medical Center for their work to enhance parent's experience in the NICU while also promoting neurodevelopment of ELBW infants. This center worked to increase their skin to skin time by enhancing time to first hold and frequency of holding. bit.ly/49lEOyz #neosky
Announcing our first Grand Rounds of 2026: Evidence to Practice: Transfusion Thresholds. Transfusion thresholds for packed red blood cells and platelets have been evaluated in multiple RCTs and meta- analyses. Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. ET. #neosky bit.ly/4b4uNqM
For infants with BPD, sleep is essential to lung recovery and brain development, therefore the team at Manning Family Children's worked to improve prolonged sleep periods with the development of a SNOOZE project with a goal of reducing nighttime interventions and disruptions.
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Dr. King's timeless message reminds us that advocacy and action for better health outcomes can't wait. VON's community of clinicians answers that call, building a brighter future for babies and their families. Learn more about our health equity work, visit public.vtoxford.org/health-equit.
VON is a proud sponsor of the Delphi Conference and will have a booth in the exhibitor area. Stop by and see us...we can't wait to chat with you!
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Today we recognize award recipient Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. In an effort to reduce painful procedures and the number of pokes an infant receives during the first 14 days of life, the team implemented consolidated labs and the use of transcutaneous monitoring to limit the lab draws.
Today we share the work of Peyton Manning Children's Hospital. With a goal of reducing severe IVH in infants born less than 27 weeks, the multidisciplinary team implemented a neuroprotective care bundle to include improvements during the antenatal, delivery, admission, and NICU stay time periods.
We are so proud of this amazing work!
