LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Articulate a process for assessing nutrition status in children with neurological impairments undergoing major surgical procedures
Elucidate key elements of a safe oral feeding plan to optimize nutrition in a child with neurological impairment
Address the factors that point to the need for enteral nutrition in a child with neurological impairment in order to optimize nutrition status prior to surgery

FACULTY AND TOPICS
Measure For Measure: The Importance Of Good Nutrition For Children With Neurological Impairment Undergoing Major Surgery
Gina Rempel, MD, FRCPC, Medical Lead, Nutrition Support and Complex Care, Children's Hospital of Manitoba at Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg, Pediatrics and Child Health, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Equal Measure: Pivoting From Oral To Enteral Nutrition Care Plans
Laura Gibofsky, MS, RD, CDN, Clinical Nutritionist II, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY

Let's Eat: Measuring Quality In Oral Nutrition Care Plans
Marianne Gellert Jones, MA, CCC-SLP, Speech Language Pathologist; Clinical Feeding Specialist, Speech Language Therapy, HMS School for Children with Cerebral Palsy, Philadelphia, PA

MODERATOR
Gina Rempel, MD, FRCPC

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This session includes pediatric content