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Neonatal Short Bowel Syndrome

Program Date: 26 October 2022

Publication Date: 6 July 2023

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

Course Description:

In this course, Gina O'Toole, MPH, RD, CLEC, CSPCC will list 3 benefits that maternal breast milk provides to the infant with short bowel syndrome and intestinal failure; describe 2 benefits that alternative lipid emulsions provide to the infant with intestinal failure-associated liver disease; and identify 3 nutrients of concern (excess or deficiency) in infants who are dependent on parenteral nutrition. Originally presented as a live webinar on October 26, 2022.

Course Objectives:

• List 3 benefits that maternal breast milk provides to the infant with short bowel syndrome and intestinal failure.

• Describe 2 benefits that alternative lipid emulsions provide to the infant with intestinal failure-associated liver disease.

• Identify 3 nutrients of concern (excess or deficiency) in infants who are dependent on parenteral nutrition.

CDR Level: 2
Performance Indicators: 4.2.7, 8.2.4, 10.3.4
Run Time: 60

Course Instructor Bio(s)

Gina O'Toole, MPH, RD, CLEC, CSPCC

Clinical Registered Dietitian

CHOC Children’s Hospital

Orange, CA, USA

Gina O’Toole is a Neonatal Dietitian at CHOC Children’s Hospital in Orange, CA. She has played an integral role in the development of the Surgical NICU at CHOC, participated in institutional research, and developed nutrition and feeding guidelines for surgical neonates diagnosed with short bowel syndrome/IF. Gina has participated in multiple quality improvement initiatives through the Vermont Oxford Network, the Children’s Hospital Neonatal Consortium, and the California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative. Additionally, she has authored the chapter “Short Bowel Syndrome and Intestinal Failure” in the 3rd edition of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Pocket Guide to Neonatal Nutrition. Gina is an invited speaker on both the local and national stages with a nutritional emphasis on prematurity, surgical infants, and short bowel syndrome.

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