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WEB180925 - Putting the Neonatal/Preterm Infant Malnutrition Indicators into Practice
Sep 25, 2018 4:00pm
‐ Sep 25, 2018 5:00pm
This year’s Malnutrition Awareness Week will be focused on the nutrition screening process and diagnosing malnutrition within specialty populations. The programs will also address continued treatment of malnourished individuals after discharge. This webinar will address the criteria for defining infants as neonate and/or preterm. It will also detail the process of assessment and diagnosing of malnutrition in this population.
Objectives:
Define the criteria by which infants are classified as a neonate and/or preterm
Provide detailed discussion of each recommended indicator of malnutrition
Outline the thresholds used to define mild, moderate, and severe malnutrition
Moderator(s):
Diane
Barsky,
MD,
Director of Home Parenteral Nutrition Program, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Associate Professor of Pediatrics,
Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Speaker(s):
Dena
Goldberg,
PhD, RD,
Clinical Dietitian II, Neonatal Specialist,
Carilion Children's Hospital, Roanoke, VA
Susan
Carlson,
MMSc, RD, CSP, LD,
Neonatal Dietitian,
Department of Food and Nutrition Services, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA