2026 Southern California Small Baby Consortium: Sustaining an Interdisciplinary Culture of Change in Small Baby Care—A Family-Integrated Approach

Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM PT, Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA

The SoCal Small Baby Consortium is a collaborative initiative aimed at improving care for extremely premature infants. It focuses on standardizing practices, collecting data, educating healthcare professionals, and supporting research to enhance neonatal outcomes across the region.

1. Describe current evidence and evolving best practices relevant to the care of extremely premature infants across the continuum of care
2. Compare areas of practice variability in counseling, stabilization, and early management of extremely premature infants and identify opportunities for evidenceinformed standardization
3. Apply evidence based strategies and clinical frameworks to decision making in the delivery room and early NICU care of extremely premature infants
4. Analyze multidisciplinary case scenarios to identify factors that influence team communication, care coordination, and clinical performance
5. Collaborate effectively within interprofessional teams to develop shared, patient centered approaches that reduce unwarranted variation and improve consistency of care for extremely premature infants

Healthcare Professional (In-Person) - $50.00

Parking:  Parking at the event will be complimentary and details will be shared closer to the date via an event reminder. 

Hotel:  We have secured a small room block at the Luxe hotel. For rates and availability please use this link: https://www.luxehotels.com/book/dates-of-stay?groupID=5511869

In support of improving patient care, Cedars-Sinai is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

AMA Credit Designation Statement
Cedars-Sinai designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 5.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Non-Physician AMA Attendance
Attendance credit will be provided to other healthcare professionals upon the fulfillment of attendance requirements. Participants should ensure in advance that their credentialing or licensing organization accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  

ANCC Credit for Nurses:  This activity is approved for 5.75 ANCC contact hours.

ASWB ACE for Social Workers:  As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Cedars-Sinai is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 5.75 continuing education credits.

Interprofessional Continuing Education: This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team and learners will receive 5.75 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit(s) for learning and change.

Hotel & Travel Information
Looking for a hotel near the Skirball Cultural Center? Visit the Skirball’s Where to Stay page for nearby hotel recommendations and lodging information.

Need information about getting to the Skirball or where to park? Visit the Skirball’s Directions & Parking page for directions, transportation, and parking information.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ (MD, DO) (5.75 hours), ANCC (5.75 hours), IPCE (5.75 hours), Non-Physician AMA Attendance (5.75 hours), Social Work ACE (ASWB) (5.75 hours)

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Cedars-Sinai adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Tuesday, November 17, 2026