Upcoming Events at Holiday Inn Resort Wilmington E-Wrightsville Bch
Thu Nov 8, 12:00 PM - Fri Nov 9, 5:00 PM
Holiday Inn Resort Wilmington E-Wrightsville Bch
1706 North Lumina Avenue, Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480
Community: Wrightsville Beach
Description
Conference Summary:Pediatric malnutrition is a disparity between intake and nutrient requirements resulting in cumulative deficits in energy, protein, or micronutrients that may negatively affect growth and development.
Event Details
Pediatric Malnutrition Diagnosis and Treatment: Are We Falling Short?
This conference will review measures used to diagnose, assess and identify possible etiologies of malnutrition. Through a multidisciplinary approach, attendees will learn key causes, challenges, improvements in treatment and the impact of malnutrition.Conference ObjectivesAfter completing this activity attendees will be able to:
Diagnose malnutrition
Identify the social, psychological and environmental causes of malnutrition
Describe evidence-based methods for prevention and treatment of malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies
Identify general and disease-specific nutrition concerns and their effects in the infant, childhood, and adolescent populations
Conference Agenda
THURSDAY, NOV. 8, 2018
12:00pm - 1:00pm Box lunch and registration
1:00pm - 1:15pm Welcome and Overview Robert “Chip” Williams, MD
1:15pm - 2:15pm Multidisciplinary Assessment and Behavior treatment of Children with Feeding DisordersWilliam Sharp, Ph.D. ? Director, Pediatric Feeding Disorders Program?Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Associate Professor, Division of Autism and Related Disorders & Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Emory University School of Medicine2:15pm - 3:15pm Identifying and treating malnutrition using a multidisciplinary approachSusanna Y. Huh, MD MPHDirector, Growth and Nutrition ProgramAssociate Director, Center for NutritionDivision of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Boston Children's HospitalAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical SchoolBoston, MA 3:15pm - 3:45pm Break3:45pm - 4:45pm Start to finish: diagnosing malnutrition from preterm infants to AdultsPatricia Becker, MS, RD, CSP, CNSCPediatric Nutrition Specialist KidsRD.com Blue Ash, OH 4:45pm - 5:00pm Review, summary and closing statements5:30pm - 6:30pm Reception/Vendors on display in lobby6:30pm - 7:30pm KEYNOTE LECTURE We Really are What We Eat - Probiotics, P
This conference will review measures used to diagnose, assess and identify possible etiologies of malnutrition. Through a multidisciplinary approach, attendees will learn key causes, challenges, improvements in treatment and the impact of malnutrition.Conference ObjectivesAfter completing this activity attendees will be able to:
Diagnose malnutrition
Identify the social, psychological and environmental causes of malnutrition
Describe evidence-based methods for prevention and treatment of malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies
Identify general and disease-specific nutrition concerns and their effects in the infant, childhood, and adolescent populations
Conference Agenda
THURSDAY, NOV. 8, 2018
12:00pm - 1:00pm Box lunch and registration
1:00pm - 1:15pm Welcome and Overview Robert “Chip” Williams, MD
1:15pm - 2:15pm Multidisciplinary Assessment and Behavior treatment of Children with Feeding DisordersWilliam Sharp, Ph.D. ? Director, Pediatric Feeding Disorders Program?Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Associate Professor, Division of Autism and Related Disorders & Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Emory University School of Medicine2:15pm - 3:15pm Identifying and treating malnutrition using a multidisciplinary approachSusanna Y. Huh, MD MPHDirector, Growth and Nutrition ProgramAssociate Director, Center for NutritionDivision of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Boston Children's HospitalAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical SchoolBoston, MA 3:15pm - 3:45pm Break3:45pm - 4:45pm Start to finish: diagnosing malnutrition from preterm infants to AdultsPatricia Becker, MS, RD, CSP, CNSCPediatric Nutrition Specialist KidsRD.com Blue Ash, OH 4:45pm - 5:00pm Review, summary and closing statements5:30pm - 6:30pm Reception/Vendors on display in lobby6:30pm - 7:30pm KEYNOTE LECTURE We Really are What We Eat - Probiotics, P
