NPPC-2016 - Nutrition Support for the Practicing Pediatric Clinician: Specialized Nutrition Support in Pediatrics

Jan 16, 2016 8:00am ‐ Jan 16, 2016 12:30pm

Objectives:

Evaluate childhood growth and identify appropriate monitoring during health and disease
List macronutrient and micronutrient requirements in preterm infants
Describe the effects of protein energy malnutrition in older children and adolescents
Summarize the medical evaluation of a child with poor growth
Identify the different types of nasogastric and gastrostomy tube options
Discuss the mechanical challenges associated with administering blenderized diets
Determine the best approach to managing malabsorption in short bowel syndrome

Valeria C. Cohran, MD, Medical Director, Intestinal Rehabilitation and Transplantation; Attending Physician, Gastroenterology, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago; Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Dale Lee, MD, MSCE, Associate Professor; Medical Director, Clinical Nutrition, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Seattle Children’s Hospital, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Beth Lyman, RN, CNSC, FASPEN, FAAN, Nutrition Support Nurse Consultant, Private Practice, Kansas City, MO
Timothy Sentongo, MD, Professor of Pediatrics; Director, Pediatric Nutrition Support Service; Director, Pediatric Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, The University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL

Steve Abrams, MD, Inaugural Chair, Department of Pediatrics; Director, Dell Pediatric Research Institute, Dell Medical School; The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Cheryl Davis, RDN, CD, CNSC, Nutrition Care Team, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Seattle Childrens Hospital, Seattle, WA
Praveen Goday, MBBS, CNSC, Professor, Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI