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Use of Prebiotics and Probiotics in Infants

Program Date: 16 September 2021

Publication Date: 16 September 2021

Continuing Education Units: Nurse Contact: 1.0; Dietitian CPEU: 1.0

Course Description:

In this course, you’ll learn the difference between prebiotics and probiotics; review 5 ways to overcome dysbiosis in the high-risk newborn; and list 3 outcomes that may be improved with supplemental probiotics.

Course Objectives:

• Describe the difference between prebiotics and probiotics.

• Explain 5 ways to overcome dysbiosis in the high-risk newborn.

• List 3 outcomes that may be improved with supplemental probiotics.

CDR Level: 2
Performance Indicators: 4.1.2, 8.2.1, 8.1.5
Run Time: 60

Course Instructor Bio(s)

Sharon Groh-Wargo, PhD, RD

Professor, Nutrition & Pediatrics

Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine

Senior Nutritionist

MetroHealth Medical Center

Cleveland, OH, USA

Sharon Groh-Wargo is a Neonatal Nutritionist in the Department of Pediatrics at MetroHealth Medical Center and an Associate Professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. Sharon has over 40 years of experience, is a nationally known speaker and researcher, and has authored numerous publications on neonatal nutrition. She is an editor of both editions of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ Pocket Guide to Neonatal Nutrition. She is a contributor to the Academy’s online Pediatric Nutrition Care Manual and she authored a new chapter on “Lactoengineering” for the 3rd edition of “Infant and Pediatric Feedings: Guidelines for Preparation of Human Milk and Formula in Health Care Facilities”. Dr Groh-Wargo participates in the Pre-B Project, sponsored by the NIH in cooperation with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, which was convened to perform systematic reviews of neonatal nutrition and to set national dietary guidelines for the premature infant.

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