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Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS) and Adoption


Description

This recorded training features Drs. Lori Devlin and Elaine Schulte, along with NCFA’s Ryan Hanlon, as they have a conversation about Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome, or NOWS, in the context of adoption. Dr. Devlin and Dr. Schulte share the symptoms, treatment, and what we know about potential outcomes of infants with NOWS, as well as considerations for prospective adoptive parents as they think through the possibility of adopting a baby who has been exposed to opioids in utero.

Dr. Lori Devlin – Professor of Pediatrics/Neonatology, Director of Research Development 0 Norton Children’s Research Institute, University of Louisville School of Medicine/Norton Children's Neonatology

Dr. Elaine Schulte – Vice Chair, Academic Affairs and Faculty Development, Medical Director, Adoption Program, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, Professor, Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine


Course length: 30 minutes

Certificate type: This course offers an attendance certificate.


Recorded 6/19/25


PLEASE NOTE - This course does not provide continuing education credits.



Content
  • NOWS and Adoption (for Parents) - Recorded
  • NOWS and Adoption (for Parents) - Evaluation
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: Forever
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