Highlights From Advances in Neonatal and Pediatric Nutrition 2017

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION This continuing medical education (CME) activity provides clinicians with a concise overview and important take-home messages of selected presentations from the Advances in Neonatal and Pediatric Nutrition 2017 ...

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This continuing medical education (CME) activity provides clinicians with a concise overview and important take-home messages of selected presentations from the Advances in Neonatal and Pediatric Nutrition 2017 Conference. The live conference, accredited and hosted by the University of California San Diego, School of Medicine, brought together pediatric clinicians to learn about various topics relating to pediatric nutrition. This report aims to improve clinicians’ knowledge, competence, and performance related to: nutrition and brain development; optimal approaches to monitoring infant growth; the application of human milk science to formulas; improving vitamin D supplementation; management of food allergies; the gut microbiome; malnutrition in the NICU; preterm infant feeding and door milk; and the psychology of overeating.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be better able to:Discuss the importance of early and sustaining nutrition on the development and progression of a range of clinically important conditions, including obesity and allergic disordersDescribe strategies to improve nutrition for the preterm infant to optimize both short and long term health outcomes, especially those that improve neurodevelopmental outcomesCounsel patients and parents of young children about optimal nutrition, including the role of key micronutrients as well as prebiotics and probioticsIdentify current advances and practices in perinatal, neonatal and pediatric nutrition, including an improved understanding of the psychological aspects of nutrition

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