Description

Objectives:

1. Describe the appropriate vitamin D intake level for pregnancy and the associated neonatal outcomes
2. Recognize the gaps in our understanding of vitamin D status in bariatric surgery patients and identify areas for future research
3. Articulate the potential benefit of vitamin D supplementation on infectious outcomes in critically ill patients

Speaker(s):

• Charlene Compher, PhD, RD, CNSC, LDN, FASPEN, Professor of Nutrition Science; Shearer Chair in Health Community Programs; Faculty Director, Nutrition Programs, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA
• Carrie Earthman, PhD, RD, LD, Professor of Nutrition, Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
• Carol L. Wagner, MD
• Thomas Ziegler, MD, Professor of Medicine and Director, Emory Center for Clinical and Molecular Nutrition, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA

Speaker(s):

• Bodil Larsen, PhD, RD, Adjunct Professor Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences and Assistant Adjunct Professor; Child Health Research Nutrition Specialist and Clinical Dietitian, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta; Cardiovascular Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Stollery Children’s Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada