21st Annual AirBorne Neonatal & Pediatric Transport
CONFERENCE

MAY 7-9, 2025

AUSTIN, TEXAS

A bright yellow and blue helicopter is parked on a helipad under a partly cloudy sky. In the foreground, a team of four emergency responders is moving a stretcher with medical equipment on it. One responder in a blue uniform is pushing the stretcher, while another, wearing a tan uniform, is walking beside him. A third responder, dressed in a dark uniform with a backpack, is seen further back, and a fourth responder in a tan uniform is assisting with the equipment. In the background, a medical ambulance is parked with its side displaying images related to maternal and neonatal transport services, alongside a green landscape and a fence.

May

2025

  • May
  • 7-9th
  • 2025

International Biomedical is hosting its 20th Annual AirBorne Neonatal and Pediatric Transport Conference in Austin, Texas on May 7-9th, 2025. This conference allows transport professionals to learn new techniques and the latest advances in neonatal and pediatric transport from experts in their field and by interacting with other teams from across the US, Canada, and around the world.

Austin, the state capital, is known for its easygoing attitude, musical talent, cultural scene, and friendly atmosphere. In keeping with this casual and playful spirit, we have incorporated fun networking dinners.

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Conference Registration
2025 Conference Schedule
Conference Hotel & Travel
Conference Poster Presentation
Airborne Conference FAQ
Tiny Transport Photo Contest

Registration Now Open!

A photographer will be on site for the duration of the conference. By attending you are granting International Biomedical permission to use your likeness in a photograph(s).

Fees are in US Dollars – all payments will be processed in US Dollars.

Registration is now paperless. Attendees will receive confirmation of registration and all conference correspondence at the email provided. We cannot accept personal checks.

For hospital checks, one completed form for each attendee must be sent with the check postdated no later than April 7, 2025. (Late Registration fees apply after April 7, 2025) Make checks payable to: International Biomedical, PO Box 143449, Austin, Texas, 78714-3449.

Conference Cancellation Policy: All cancellation requests must be made in writing on or before April 7, 2025. No refunds will be made under any circumstances on cancellations received after this date. The payment processing service used by International Biomedical has a policy that service fees included in your ticket price are non-refundable. Please be aware that by cancelling your registration and requesting a refund, a small portion of your paid ticket amount will not be returned.

International Biomedical reserves the right to substitute faculty or to cancel and reschedule sessions because of low enrollment or other unforeseen circumstances. If the entire meeting is cancelled, registrants will receive a refund of their paid registration fee. International Biomedical cannot make refunds for lodging, airfare, or any other expenses related to attending the conference.

Military discounts are available. 

Please contact ctaggart@int-bio.com for more information.

2025 Airborne Conference

Schedule

  • Wednesday
  • May 7th, 2025

Pre-Conference Sessions & Registration

  • 10:00 am – 1:00 pm: Registration opens for pre-conference sessions only
  • 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm: HFV & Nitric Oxide Workshop
  • 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Fun with Procedures: A Lab Practicum with Hands-On Experience
  • 1:30 pm – 8:00 pm: Registration opens for general sessions
  • 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm: Welcome Fiesta in Exhibit Hall (Tex-Mex and adult beverages)
  • Thursday
  • May 8th, 2025

General Sessions & Offsite Event

  • 7:00 am – 8:00 am: Registration and Breakfast in Exhibit Hall/Poster Presentations
  • 8:00 am – 12:10pm: Conference Session
  • 12:10 pm – 1:10 pm: Lunch in Exhibit Hall/Poster Presentations
  • 1:10 pm – 4:40 pm: Conference Session and Panel Discussion/Poster Voting Ends
  • 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm: Offsite dinner and casino night. Bus loading begins at 6 pm sharp.
  • Friday
  • May 9th, 2025

General Session

  • 7:00 am – 7:45 am: Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
  • 8:00 am – 11:15 am: Conference Session
  • 11:15 am – 11:30 am: Closing Comments/Winners of Poster Presentations and Photo Contest Announced
  • 11:30 am: General Session Adjourns

2025 Airborne Conference Events

  • Wednesday | May 7th, 2025

Welcome Fiesta

Please join us for a welcome fiesta in the exhibit hall to preview the vendors, meet up with your old friends and get to know some new friends. Tex-Mex and adult beverages will be provided at the welcome fiesta as we kick off the conference!

  • Thursday | May 8th, 2025

Dinner & Casino Night

Enjoy a leisurely bus ride through the beautiful Texas hill country to the the famous Oasis Bar and Grill on Lake Travis for a fun night of networking with casino games, dancing to a great DJ, prize wheel, spirits, and some great food!

2025 Pre-Conference Sessions

HFV & Nitric Oxide Workshop

Maintaining protective lung strategies during transport is a primary concern. This workshop provides hands-on experience troubleshooting, describing set-up, and identifying key components in delivering high-frequency ventilation with nitric oxide during transport. This session is designed for neonatologists, intensivists, respiratory therapists, neonatal nurse practitioners, and advanced practice nurses who routinely deliver high-frequency ventilation with nitric oxide on transport.

Fun with Procedures: A Lab Practicum with Hands on Experience

Through lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on practice, this procedure lab allows attendees to expand their knowledge and skills with difficult intubation techniques, placement of intraosseous needles, chest tube placement, and modalities employed in the treatment of various cardiac dysrhythmias. This session is intended for neonatal nurse practitioners, advanced practice nurses, respiratory therapists, transport nurses, and nursing faculty seeking to enhance their knowledge in the performance of chest tube placement, thoracentesis, pericardiocentesis, and intraosseous placement.

2025 Speaker Topics Coming Soon

  • Thursday | May 9th, 2024

Transporting MicroPreemies, The Small Baby Bundle
Robert Holcomb, MD, FAAP

The Journey to High Reliability: Is Transport Ready for the Ride?
Robert Insoft, MD, FAAP

Transport of Critically Ill Late Preterm and Term Infants with HFV
Donald Null Jr., MD, FAAP

Hot Topics in Transport Medicine + Live Q&A
Robert Holcomb, MD, FAAP

Therapeutic Hypothermia for Neonatal HIE on Transport: Cautions and Guidance
Thomas Lancaster, MD

Open Forum/Panel Discussion
Howard Heiman, MD, FAAP; Robert Holcomb, MD, FAAP;
Thomas Lancaster, MD; Donald Null Jr. MD, FAAP

  • Friday | May 10th, 2024

Compassion Fatigue
Kirsten Johnson Moore, DPN, RN

Defining and Achieving Optimal Human Performance:
Lessons from Beyond Healthcare
Louis Patrick Halamek, MD, FAAP

Aeromedical Transport Physiology: Shake, Shout, Bake, Pop, and Cool
– Update on Transport Medicine
Howard Heiman, MD, FAAP

The Conference Educational Committee has submitted the following CEUs:

Main Conference

12 CEUs for RNs
10 CEUs for RRTs

HFV and Nitric Oxide Lab

4.5 CEUs for RNs
4.5 CEUs for RRTs

Procedure Lab

4.5 CEUs for RNs
4.5 CEUs for RRTs

Continuing education credits offered by our joint provider

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MAY 7-9, 2025

2025 Airborne Conference

Hotel & Travel

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NEED TO KNOW

Hotel Accomodations

Renaissance Austin Hotel

Austin, Texas is known for its music, food, and friendly atmosphere. We can’t wait for you to experience the beauty of our hometown.

Hotel: Renaissance Austin Hotel

Address: 9721 Arboretum Blvd, Austin, Texas 78759

Discounted room rate: $239.00/night + tax

The discounted room rate is available on a first come basis from May 6 – May 11 and will end on April 14, 2025.

Travel Accommodations

Transportation options: 

You may take a taxi to and from the airport, use Super Shuttle if you have a group of 4 people or more, or use rideshare services like Uber or Lyft. (Note: We provide transportation to and from the offsite Casino Night.) 

Conference Cancellation Policy: 

All cancellation requests must be made in writing on or before April 7, 2025. No refunds will be made under any circumstances on cancellations received after this date. International Biomedical reserves the right to substitute faculty or to cancel and reschedule sessions because of low enrollment or other unforeseen circumstances. If the entire meeting is canceled, registrants will receive a full refund of their paid registration fee. International Biomedical cannot make refunds for lodging, airfare, or any other expenses related to attending the conference.

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2025 Airborne Conference

POSTER PRESENTATION

We are currently accepting abstracts related to any aspect of neonatal and/or pediatric transport care. Presenters must be registered for the general conference. Participants have the chance to win two complimentary registrations to the 2026 Airborne Transport Conference.

Now accepting submissions!

We are now accepting entries for the 2025 poster presentation!

2025 conference attendees are invited to submit a research poster to International Biomedical’s poster presentation contest adding an additional educational element to the annual Airborne Transport Conference. Each poster should present individual or group research on neonatal and/or pediatric transport topics. The winner will be selected in part by fellow attendees and the conference education board and will be awarded (2) tickets to the 2026 Airborne Transport Conference. The posters are judged based on their technical content, design clarity and visual appeal. Submissions should be emailed to ctaggart@int-bio.com.

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  • The AirBorne Transport Conference accepts abstracts related to any aspect of neonatal and/or pediatric transport care.
  • Abstracts will be accepted for poster presentations. Poster presenters may be given the opportunity to discuss their abstracts in a brief oral presentation to the educational board, if requested.
  • The AirBorne Transport Conference will consider original research, quality improvement initiatives and/or case reports. Priority will be given to submissions that feature new findings that may lead to changes in practice and improvements in patient care.
  • Awards are available for the best abstracts presented during the program.
  • Submission will not preclude future submission for journal publication, nor does prior publication disqualify submission to this poster session. Priority may be given to papers not previously published or presented.
  • Poster presenters must be registered for conference general session.
  • Abstract registration deadline is no later than April 1, 2025. Anything submitted after April 1 will not be printed in the conference syllabus.

*Poster presenters must be registered for conference general session

Presenters of accepted abstracts should notify Caroline Taggart at ctaggart@int-bio.com as soon as possible if they must cancel their presentation.

2025 Airborne Conference

Transport Photo Contest

Two emergency medical technicians in gray jumpsuits, one with long reddish hair and the other with dark hair, are loading a stretcher into a blue and orange helicopter. The helicopter is parked on a helipad, and medical equipment is visible on the stretcher. Red and yellow medical bags are stacked on the ground nearby. The background shows a parking structure and buildings, with a cloudy sky above.

NEED TO KNOW

Tiny Transport Photo Contest

Join us as we celebrate neonatal transport by participating in our Tiny Transport photo contest held during the Airborne Transport Conference. Participants have the chance to win one complimentary registration to the 2026 Airborne Transport Conference and the chance for their photo to be considered for use on the cover of a future conference syllabus or “Save the Date” postcard. Learn more and view full guidelines below.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PREVIOUS PHOTO CONTEST WINNER!

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Transport Photo Criteria

Neonatal transport is a tough but rewarding job. We want to recognize the teams who work hard every day to bring home healthy babies. Join us as we celebrate neonatal transport by participating in the Tiny Transport photo contest held during the Airborne Transport Conference.

Photo must convey an aspect of neonatal transport. Examples include transport or hospital teams, photos of babies in air or ground transport situations, and transport equipment in use.

Submissions must be in a digital format and emailed to ctaggart@int-bio.com.

A short narrative (not to exceed 50 words) must accompany the photo submission.

A signed photo release must accompany all submissions. If you do not have an existing release, you may download one here.

Submission deadline: photos must be received no later than April 1, 2025.

The submitter should include name, address, and e-mail address along with the submission.

Submitters do not have to be registered for the 2025 AirBorne Transport Conference to submit a photo.

The winning submission will receive one complimentary registration to the 2026 AirBorne Transport Conference, and the photo will be considered for use on the cover of a future conference syllabus or “Save the Date” postcards.

*Once submitted, all photos become the property of International Biomedical for any future use.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Q&A)

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Renaissance Austin Hotel | 9721 Arboretum Blvd, Austin, Texas 78759

From the airport, you can take a taxi, rideshare, or ride the Super Shuttle. We provide transportation to and from the offsite BBQ Casino Night networking event.

Dress comfortably; be sure to bring a sweater or jacket for the conference room and walking shoes. The hotel is walking distance to cool stuff to see and places to eat!

Outside temperatures will range from 70°F at night to 90°F and higher during the day.

CE hours are provided for the main general session lectures with your registration fee for RT’s and RN’s.
There are additional CE hours available if you register for either of the pre-conference sessions for an additional fee. The 2025 pre-conference sessions are the HFV & NO Workshop and the Procedures Lab.

This varies by year, the number of lectures, and the length of the sessions or labs. CE information will be posted on the Airborne Conference webpage.

We do not offer individual day sessions. If you attend only a portion of the conference, the registration fee would be the same as if you attended the full conference.

At this time, we are not able to offer partial credit for the general session lectures.

A photographer will be on site for the duration of the conference. By attending the conference you are granting International Biomedical permission to use your likeness in a photograph(s) for promotional purposes in any and all of its publications, including website and social media entries, without payment or any other consideration. Please direct any questions to ctaggart@int-bio.com.

The offsite networking party has become an AirBorne tradition and is a great way to see Austin and have fun at the end of the day. You can bring a guest, but they must be registered and have a badge ($195). If you are paying for a guest, you should do so in advance as bus seating may be limited.

Our buses will pick everyone up at the hotel and transport you through the beautiful Texas hill country to famous Oasis Bar and Grill on Lake Travis for dinner and a night in the casino. Enjoy a DJ, prize wheel, adult beverages, and lots of great food. Fun is guaranteed after the long day in the conference room!

Austin has recently been named the “#1 Best Place to Live in America” by US News & World Report. Extend your stay and find out why.

  • Lady Bird Lake (formerly Town Lake) Hike and Bike Trail
  • 2nd Street District is known for its cool shops, restaurants, and unique businesses
  • Warehouse District (4th street)
  • West 6th Street District (restaurants and nightlife)
  • South Congress (SoCo) restaurants and shopping
  • Bats at Congress Avenue Bridge (Ann Richards Bridge)
  • Downtown Austin offers many restaurants, art galleries, unique shops, and of course live music!

Additional resources can be found by visiting the Guidebook to Austin, published by Airbnb.

Visit these great sites:  www.austintexas.org, www.austinchronicle.com, www.austin360.com, www.do512.com

Unique ways to see Austin: Austin Segway Tours, Pubcrawler of Austin, Austin Ghost Tours

If you have any questions or need more information, please email ctaggart@int-bio.com.

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