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Practical Management of Home Tube Feeding
In this course, Cynthia Reddick, RD, CNSC will identify options and innovations in home enteral nutrition; describe the considerations for the use of whole food formulas in the home setting; differentiate options for customizing home enteral nutrition administration for the homecare patient; and describe aspects of enteral nutrition tolerance and strategies for complication management.
CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS: Nurse Contact: 1.0; Dietitian CPEU: 1.0
Pediatric Currents: Quenching the Thirst: Overcoming Challenges and Developing Effective Approaches for Encouraging Hydration
In this article, Deborah Steward, PhD, RN will discuss pediatric hypohydration and its occurrence in the United States; identify barriers that may impede the ability to maintain proper hydration; and review strategies to promote hydration in children.
CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS: Nurse Contact: 1.0; Dietitian CPEU: 1.0
Good Tubes Gone Bad: Management and Prevention of Common Tube Site Complications
In this course, Cynthia Reddick, RD, CNSC will describe the normal healing and stoma maturation process after the initial placement of a gastrostomy tube; identify three potential stoma site complications of gastrostomy tubes at home; describe interventions and solutions to common minor stoma site complications; and describe strategies and best practice techniques for preventing common minor stoma site complications.
CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS: Nurse Contact: 1.0; Dietitian CPEU: 1.0
The Puzzle of the Infant Brain: Association of Nutrients with Cognitive Development
In this course, Naiman A. Khan, PhD, RD will review literature on the value of early life as a critical period of brain development; discuss the role of human milk oligosaccharides in supporting brain structure and cognitive development; describe the preclinical and clinical evidence highlighting the impact of gangliosides on brain structure and cognitive function in early life; and summarize the current evidence on macular xanthophylls (i.e., lutein) and how it may impact cognitive function in children.
CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS: Nurse Contact: 0.5; Dietitian CPEU: 0.5
Nutrition and Wounds: Implementing an Evidence-Based Plan of Care
In this course, Nancy Munoz, DCN, MHA, RDN, FAND, and Megan Norwood, MBA, MS, RDN, LD, CNSC will review current evidence-based nutrition care recommendations for the prevention and treatment of Pressure Injuries (PIs); discuss the role and implementation of the newly released Standardized Pressure Injury Prevention Protocol Checklist (SPIPP-Adult) 2.0; describe the process for healthcare professionals to implement nutrition care recommendations into actionable steps and include them as part of a patient plan of care; and more! Originally presented as a live webinar on August 23, 2023.
CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS: Nurse Contact: 0.5; Dietitian CPEU: 0.5
LGBTQ+ Diversity in Maternal Child Healthcare
In this course, Sharon Groh-Wargo, PhD, RDN will define LGBTQ+ terms and identities; review evidence within maternal-child healthcare; and describe a welcoming setting for LGBTQ+ people. Originally presented as a live webinar on July 19, 2023.
CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS: Nurse Contact: 1.0
The Emerging Role of the Gut Microbiome in Health and Immunity
In this course, Rina Sanghavi, MD, MBA, FAAP, NASPGHAN-F will discuss new insights and discoveries of the microbiome and how it may impact child health in the short and long-term; identify the factors for dysbiosis and how to mitigate the risk; and review the role of human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) in supporting the health and immunity of the microbiome.
CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS: Nurse Contact: 0.5; Dietitian CPEU: 0.5
NICU Currents: Controversies in the Management of Patent Ductus Arteriosus for Preterm Infants
In this article, Jodi Ulloa, DNP, APRN-CNP, NNP-BC and Stephanie Sykes, DNP, APRN-CNP, NNP-BC will define current clinical controversies for neonatal providers surrounding the diagnosis of patent ductus arteriosus in the infant population; outline differences between an insignificant and hemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus; and describe current treatment modalities for patent ductus arteriosus.
CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS: Nurse Contact: 1.0
Back to Basics: Enteral Formula Composition and Delivery Considerations for Adult Patients
In this course, Elizabeth Gallant, RD, LD, CNSC and Beth Quatrara, DNP, RN, CMSRN, ACNS-BC will review the main sources of protein, carbohydrate and fat used in enteral formulas; discuss novel ingredients added to enteral formulas; explain the benefits and limitations of enteral formula components for different patient populations; review common complications of enteral feeding; and more! Originally presented as a live webinar on October 25, 2023.
CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS: Nurse Contact: 1.0; Dietitian CPEU: 1.0
Acute Kidney Injury in the NICU Patient
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.
CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS: Nurse Contact: 1.0; Dietitian CPEU: 1.0
