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An Introduction to Mid-Upper Arm Circumference & Its Application in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Program Date: 22 March 2022

Publication Date: 16 June 2022

Continuing Education Credits: Nurse Contact 1.0 CE; Dietitian 1.0 CPEU

Course Description

In this course, Susan Abdel-Rahman, PharmD, and Bridget Little, BSc, PGDipDiet, NZRD, will introduce mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) and z-scores; examine the relationship between MUAC and other anthropometric measures; discuss the role of MUAC in the pediatric critical care setting; and demonstrate how MUAC measurements are obtained. Originally presented as a live webinar on 22 March 2022.

Course Objectives
  • Introduce mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) and z-scores.
  • Examine the relationship between MUAC and other anthropometric measures.
  • Discuss the role of MUAC in the pediatric critical care setting.
  • Demonstrate how MUAC measurements are obtained.

Performance Indicators: 5.1.2, 11.1.3, 11.2.1

Activity Code: 185210

Course Instructor Bio(s)

Susan Abdel-Rahman, PharmD

Marion Merrell Dow/Missouri Chair
Pediatric Clinical Pharmacology
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Kansas City, MO, USA

Susan M Abdel-Rahman, PharmD, is a Professor of Pediatrics at the UMKC-School of Medicine, Director of Health Care Innovation for the Children’s Research Institute, Chief of the Section of Therapeutic Innovation, and Program Director for the NIH T32-funded fellowship in Pediatric Clinical Pharmacology at Children’s Mercy. Dr Abdel-Rahman came to Children’s Mercy after completing undergraduate and graduate training at Rutgers University and a post-doctoral fellowship at the Ohio State University. Dr Rahman has been involved in translational and clinical research for nearly 20 years with grants/contracts from the National Institutes of Health, US Food and Drug Administration, World Health Organization, Centers for Disease Control, National Endowment for the Arts, Pharmaceutical Industry and Private foundations. She directs a laboratory-based research program emphasizing analytical chemistry/molecular genetics and has overseen more than two dozen clinical studies, from small, single-site pharmacokinetic studies to large population-based epidemiologic investigations. Notably, Dr Rahman has enrolled over 28,000 participants into studies for which she served as the Principal Investigator. Dr Rahman leads a drug discovery program, is developing EHR-integrated precision therapeutics software, and has developed three medical devices, two of which have been cleared by the FDA (2015 & 2019). Dr Rahman is also an active member of the Clinical Pharmacology consult service, taking calls approximately 15 days per month. Dr Rahman chairs the Drug Utilization Review Board for the state of Missouri’s Medicaid program and currently serves as President-Elect for the American Society of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (ASCPT). She assumed the role of ASCPT President at the Annual Meeting in 2020.

Bridget Little, BSc, PGDipDiet, NZRD

Advanced Clinician, PICU Dietitian
Starship Health
Auckland, New Zealand

Bridget Little is an Advanced Clinician Paediatric Intensive Care Dietitian at Starship Child Health, New Zealand. She began working as a dietitian in 2001 and has had a diverse clinical career, including work in the New Zealand rural community and dietetic management roles. Bridget’s passion lies in the fields of paediatric critical care and intravenous nutrition, which she finds both challenging and rewarding. She enjoys the diversity and complexity of managing critical patient care whilst working as part of a dynamic team focused on the best outcomes for patients and their families.

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CE CPEU Pediatric Growth & Development

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Abbott Nutrition Health Institute is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nursing Provider #CEP 11213.

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This educational activity has been prior-approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). CDR credentialed practitioners will receive the specified continuing professional education units (CPEUs) for completion of this program/material.