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Neonatal Nutrition Conference

This Program is supported in part by Project # T79 MC00023 from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (Title V, Socical Security Act), Health Resources and Services Administation, Department of Health and Human Services.

March 4–7, 2012
at the Sheraton Suites Houston
Near the Galleria

Program

Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday

Sunday, March 4, 2012 ^

3:00–7:30 p.m. Registration
7:30 Vermont-Oxford Network – How to Use
Alfred L. Gest, MD
8:30 p.m. Reception

Monday, March 5, 2012 ^

7:30 a.m. Late Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 Pretest
8:20 Welcome
Stephen E. Welty, MD
8:30 Issues with Feeding
Richard J. Schanler, MD
9:15 Prevention and Treatment of BPD: Nutrition Strategies
Stephen E. Welty, MD
10:00 Break
10:30 Strategies to Prevent NEC — Human Milk, Pre and Probiotics
Richard J. Schanler, MD
11:15 Vitamin D Needs During Pregnancy and Lactation
Steven A. Abrams, MD
11:45 TPN Shortages
Steven A. Abrams, MD
Kimberly N. Le, Pharm D, BCPS
12:30 p.m. Lunch on your own
2:00 Workshops
  1. Preparation of Human Milk and Infant Formula for the NICU
    Nancy Hurst, PhD, RN, IBCLC
    Terry Whaley, MPH, RD, LD
  2. Fluids, Electrolytes and Glucose: Too Much/Too Little
    James M. Adams, MD
  3. Nutrition Assessment and Milk Choices in the NICU
    Diane M. Anderson, PhD, RD, LD
    Holly Boyd, MSN, RN, NNP-BC
  4. Nutrition Care Process (NCP) in the NICU
    Amy Carter, MS, RD, LD
    Claudia Conkin, MS, RD, LD
3:30 Break
3:50 Repeat of Workshops
5:20 p.m. Adjourn

Tuesday, March 6, 2012 ^

7:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:00 GI Development
Robert J. Shulman, MD
8:50 Early Nutritional Support and Outcomes in Extremely Preterm Infants
Richard A. Ehrenkranz, MD
9:35 Nutrition and Infection
Mohan Pammi, MD
10:20 Break
10:50 Post Discharge Nutrition Issues
Susan Carlson, MMSc, RD, CSP, LD, CNSC
11:35 Autism
Pauline A. Filipek, MD
12:20p.m. Lunch on your own
2:00 Workshops
  1. TPN Calculations: With and Without Shortages
    Jennifer L. Gardner, Pharm D
    Ganga Gokulakrishnan, MD
    L. Adriana Massieu, RD, CNSC, LD
  2. Getting Started: Tools and Issues for the NICU Nutritionist
    Stephanie Howard, MPH, RD, LD
  3. Nutrition Management of the Infant with Short Gut Syndrome
    Beth A. Carter, MD
    Kristi L. King, MPH, RD, LD
  4. Calcium, Phosphorous, and Vitamin D Needs of Premature Infants
    Steven A. Abrams, MD
3:30 Break
3:50 Repeat of Workshops
5:20 p.m. Adjourn

Wednesday, March 7, 2012 ^

7:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:00 Cultural Awareness in the Perinatal Period
Gerardo Cabrera-Meza, MD
8:50 Breastfeeding, Baby Friendly, and Report Cards: Using Data and Evidence to Improve Health Outcomes
Joan Younger Meek, MD, MS, RD, FAAP, FABM, IBCLC
9:40 Break
10:10 Infant Feeding and Pediatric Obesity
Sarah E. Barlow, MD, MPH
11:00 Support of the Family
Joseph A. Garcia-Prats, MD
11:50 Posttest and Evaluations
12:05 p.m. Adjourn