Courses

Measures to Identify Pediatric Malnutrition: Introduction to Mid-Upper Arm Circumference & Z-Scores

Program Date: 12 February 2020

Publication Date: 14 May 2020

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

Course Description

In this course, Susan M Abdel-Rahman, PharmD, will describe the validity of the mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) measurement and its clinical application; review z-score calculations and how to interpret results in clinical practice; and demonstrate how to accurately take MUAC measurements in pediatric practice. Originally presented at the 2020 Growth Summit in Stockholm, Sweden.

Course Objectives
  • Describe the validity of MUAC and its clinical application.
  • Review z-score calculations and how to interpret results in clinical practice.
  • Demonstrate how to accurately take MUAC measurements in pediatric practice.

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Performance Indicators: 8.2.3, 10.2.1, 10.2.6

Activity Code: 176785

Course Instructor Bio(s)

Susan Abdel-Rahman, PharmD

Professor Emeritus
UMKC School of Medicine
Chief Scientific Officer, HDSI
Kansas City, MO, USA

Susan Abdel-Rahman, PharmD, is the Director of Health Care Innovation research at the Children’s Mercy Research Institute. Dr Rahman also holds an appointment as Professor of Pediatrics and Pharmacy at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine. Dr Rahman has been involved in basic, applied, and clinical research for 20 years, with grants and contracts funded by the National Institutes of Health, U.S. 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 and molecular genetics and leads a drug discovery program centered around anti-infectives.

She has overseen dozens of clinical trials spanning the range from small, single-site pharmacokinetic studies to large population-based epidemiologic investigations. Over 28,000 participants have enrolled in studies for which Dr Rahman has served as the Principal Investigator. Dr Rahman is developing medical device software centered around clinician-driven decision support and has developed three physical medical devices The first medical device was cleared by the FDA in 2015 as a first-in-class device. Dr Rahman is actively engaged in patient care as part of the Clinical Pharmacology consult service and serves as the Principal Investigator and Program Director for an NIH funded T32 fellowship program in Pediatric Clinical Pharmacology.

Category

Abbott Nutrition’s Provider Statement for Nursing CEs:

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

Abbott Nutrition’s Statement for Dietitian CPEUs:

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.