Pediatric Nutrition Symposium


Date: Saturday, August 11, 2018

Time: 08:00 AM to 03:00 PM

Location:
Nicklaus Children's Hospital Main Campus
Main Auditorium
3100 SW 62nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33155  
 

Nicklaus Children’s Hospital is excited to offer the Nutrition Symposium with an emphasis on the pediatric patient. Current research and technological advances in the care of pediatric conditions with nutrition implications will be presented by a multidisciplinary panel of speakers.

 

Topics

  • Pharmacological Management of Malabsorption
  • Safety & Efficacy of Thickened Feedings
  • Ethical Considerations Surrounding Hydration & Nutrition in Palliative Care*
  • Tackling Trendy & Fad Diets with the Evidence
  • Impact of Protein during Infancy on Childhood Obesity
  • The Academy’s 2nd Century : The Pediatric View Point

*Meet Ethics CEU requirement
 

Agenda

8:00 a.m. -
8:45 a.m.		 Registration & Vendor Exhibits
Continental Breakfast
8:45 a.m. -
9:45 a.m.		 Impact of Protein during Infancy on Childhood Obesity- What Does the Research Really Say about Breastfeeding, Infant Formulas & Starting Solids?
*Sponsored by Prolacta BioScience®
Keli Hawthorne, MS, RD, LD
9:45 a.m. -
10:30 a.m.		 Updates in Pharmacological Management of Malabsorption
Sabrina Tapia, MS, RDN, CSP, LDN
10:30 a.m. -
10:40 a.m.		 Break
10:40 a.m. -
11:30 a.m.		 Safety & Efficacy of Thickened Feedings  
*Sponsored by Evolve Biosystems™
Mary Stanford, Ph.D., MS, CCC-SLP, CNT
11:30 a.m. -
12:15 p.m.		 The Academy’s 2nd Century : The Pediatric View Point
Lucille Beseler, MS, RDN, LDN, CDE
12:15 p.m. -
1:00 p.m.		 Lunch (provided) and Vendor Exhibits
1:00 p.m. -
2:00 p.m.		 Ethical Considerations Surrounding Hydration & Nutrition in Palliative Care
*Meets Ethics Requirement for CEUs
Dr. Saima Aftab, MD
2:00 p.m. -
2:45 p.m.		 Tackling Trendy and Fad Diets with the Evidence
Panel participants:  Lucille Beseler, MS, RDN, LDN, CDE
                                  Tania Koerber, MS, RDN, LDN, CSP
                                  Leyanee Perez, RDN, LDN, CPT
2:45 p.m. -
3:00 p.m.		 Closing Remarks and Evaluations

Registration Fees*
  • $50 until August 1st ($65 thereafter)
  • $45 for NCHS employees or groups of 5+ from the same organization
  • $35 for students
*Lunch included
 
For more information please contact:
Erin Corrigan
Phone: 786-624-4523
Email: erin.corrigan@nicklaushealth.org
 

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