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FREE Continuing Education: 4.0 RN CE; 4.0 RD CPEU
In this updated course, Laura Meredith-Dennis, MAS, RD will emphasize the importance of a neonatal dietitian; list several significant benefits of human milk; review recommendations for the very low birth weight, preterm infant; compare enteral feeding alternatives; and describe ways to initiate and advance enteral feedings in the NICU.
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Laura Meredith-Dennis is a Neonatal Dietitian with over 20 years of experience managing the nutrition care of preterm infants in a level 3 NICU. Laura obtained her BS in Nutrition Science from the University of California, Davis, and in 2015, obtained her MAS (Master of Advanced Study) in maternal and child nutrition again at the University of California, Davis. She values educating dietitians, physicians, nurses as well as students on the importance of optimal nutrition provision for this most vulnerable patient population. She has shared her knowledge and expertise nationwide as a speaker for Abbott Nutrition for over 10 years.
In this updated course, Sharon Groh-Wargo will review guidelines in preparation for NICU discharge; discuss breastfeeding, human milk, and infant formula feeding options at discharge; and describe a case study illustrating common challenges at discharge and follow-up.
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Dr Groh-Wargo 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 and is a contributor to the Academy’s online Pediatric Nutrition Care Manual. Dr Groh-Wargo authored a chapter on “Lactoengineering” for the 3rd edition of “Infant and Pediatric Feedings: Guidelines for Preparation of Human Milk and Formula in Health Care Facilities.” She participates in the BEGIN Project (Breastmilk Ecology: Genesis of Infant Nutrition) sponsored by the NIH in cooperation with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, which was convened to investigate human milk as a unique biological system. Dr Groh-Wargo received the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Medallion Award in recognition of her professional contributions.
In this updated course, Michelle Johnson, RDN, LD will define gestational age and birth weight categories; review the five essential components of infant nutrition assessment; and discuss indicators for preterm and neonatal malnutrition.
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Michelle Johnson is a Registered Dietitian and Research Scientist in Pediatric Scientific and Medical Affairs at Abbott, where she provides global clinical and scientific leadership for infant feedings. Her areas of expertise include preterm infant, neonatal and pediatric clinical nutrition. Michelle is an editor for the Pocket Guide to Neonatal Nutrition, 3rd edition, author for The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics on the topic of neonatal nutrition, and as well, she’s authored several other papers on neonatal and preterm infant nutrition.
Prior to joining Abbott in 2014, Michelle was a neonatal and pediatric clinical dietitian for 17 years in U.S. neonatal intensive care units and pediatric hospitals along the East Coast and in the Midwest. At Abbott, Michelle is involved in clinical research, new product development, and provides medical nutrition expertise to support educational initiatives regarding pediatric feedings and their benefits for children.
In this updated course, Stephanie Merlino Barr, MS, RDN, LD will identify 3 indications for the use of parenteral nutrition in the neonate; define parenteral dose recommendations for specific nutrients; and describe management of complications associated with parenteral nutrition.
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Stephanie Merlino Barr, MS, RDN, LD is a Neonatal Dietitian in the Department of Pediatrics at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, OH. Stephanie is also a doctoral candidate at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine’s (CWRU SOM) Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences. Her research focuses on early life nutrition interventions and their relationship with growth and body composition outcomes in premature infants. Stephanie is also an Adjunct Instructor at CWRU SOM’s Department of Nutrition, where she teaches a graduate-level course on human lactation. Stephanie is an editor of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Pocket Guide to Neonatal Nutrition 3rd Edition, published in July 2022 and a contributor to the Academy’s online Pediatric Nutrition Care Manual.
Abbott Nutrition Health Institute is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nursing Provider #CEP 11213.
This educational activity has been prior-approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). CDR credentialed practitioners will receive the specified continuing professional education units (CPEUs) for completion of this program/material.
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