Training Program in Neonatal Nutrition

In this course, Sharon Groh-Wargo, PhD, RDN will review the components of a newborn nutrition assessment; discuss the nutritional requirements of a neonate based on clinical presentation, gestational age, and birth weight; and introduce concepts related to the diagnosis of malnutrition in newborns.

In this course, Heaven Holdbrooks, PNP, CNS, RNC-NIC will compare the modified Finnegan Assessment Scale (FNASS) to the Eat, Sleep, Console (ESC) Assessment Scale; summarize emerging research on the ESC method for neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) infants; list consoling support interventions; and discuss implementation strategies for ESC. Originally presented as a live webinar on April 29, 2021.

In this updated course, Heaven Holdbrooks, PNP, CNS, RNC-NIC will review the importance of sensory development & neuroprotective care; describe the positive & negative sensory experiences in the NICU & how providers can impact them; define what is cue-based care and infant-driven feedings; evaluate the literature on cue-based and infant-driven feedings; and describe the steps needed to implement an individualized feeding program in your unit.

In this course, Krisanna Deppen, MD will define motivational interviewing (MI); identify the 5 concerns of MI; and demonstrate how MI can be used to help patients change their behavior.

In this course, Luise Marino, PhD, RD and Lyssa Lamport, MS, RDN will review the potential pathophysiology of refeeding syndrome in critically ill children; identify the characteristics of refeeding syndrome; summarize management strategies for refeeding syndrome; discuss strategies to minimize the effects of refeeding syndrome and more! Originally presented as a live webinar on June 13, 2023.

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.

In this course, David Askenazi, MD, MSPH and Janelle Hanick, RDN, LD will review the epidemiology of neonatal acute kidney injury (AKI); discuss the medical management and kidney support therapy options for NICU patients with AKI and fluid overload; and outline the fluid and nutrition management goals for the infant in the NICU with AKI. Originally presented as a live webinar on June 29, 2023.

In this course, Caroline Steele, MS, RD, CSP, IBCLC, FAND will outline the risks associated with human milk and formula handling in the hospital setting; summarize current U.S. and Canadian standards and best practices; and describe how centralized handling and bar code scanning can reduce errors.

In this course, Surekha Pendyal, MSc, MEd, RD, FAND will describe the cellular processes affected by Pompe Disease; describe goals of nutrition therapy in children and adults; recognize the limitations of nutrition therapy; examine research on exercise and nutrition co-therapy; and describe other nutritional concerns in Pompe Disease. Originally presented live at the 19th Abbott Metabolic Conference on May 18, 2023, in San Antonio, TX.

In this course, Elaina Jurecki, MS, RD, FAND will review recent literature addressing the balance between intact protein and medical food protein; evaluate appropriate biomarkers to monitor outcomes; discuss research addressing the impact of the gut microbiome and the use of nitrogen-scavenger drugs to improve outcomes; and more! Originally presented live at the 19th Abbott Metabolic Conference on May 18, 2023, in San Antonio, TX.

In this course, Scott Wexelblatt, MD will define Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS); discuss the incidence and trends of NOWS in the US; compare scoring tools and feeding options for opioid-exposed infants; and compare and contrast pharmacological options for NOWS.

In this course, Lars Bode, PhD will describe maternal factors that influence the human milk oligosaccharide (HMO) profile in human milk; discuss how maternal HMO profiles impact infant gut microbiota; and review how HMOs can influence infant systems beyond the gut (immune system development and/or cognition). Originally presented live at the 2023 European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) Conference in Vienna, Austria.