Courses

Adolescent Nutrition & Growth

Program Date: 10 July 2024

Publication Date: 10 July 2024

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

Course Description

In this course, Robert Murray, MD, FAAP, will describe the decade-long growth and development of the adolescent; outline the current nutritional status of U.S. adolescents; examine the many risks for malnutrition in the adolescent female; and review assessment and intervention strategies in clinical practice.

Course Objectives
  • Describe the decade-long growth and development of the adolescent.
  • Outline the current nutritional status of U.S. adolescents.
  • Examine the many risks of malnutrition in the adolescent female.
  • Review assessment and intervention strategies in clinical practice.

Performance Indicators: 4.2.1, 8.1.1, 8.1.5

Activity Code: 183705

Course Instructor Bio(s)

Robert Murray, MD, FAAP

Professor, Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition 
The Ohio State University College of Medicine 
Columbus, OH, USA

Dr Murray spent more than 20 years in the field of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition at The Ohio State University School of Medicine. He served as the Pediatric Nutrition Medical Director for Abbott from 2003-2006. For ten years, Dr Murray was a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Council on School Health, serving as chair in the final four years. He is a board member of Action for Healthy Kids as well as a board member of the Children’s Hunger Alliance and previously served on the Board of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation. Dr Murray is a past-President of the Ohio Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

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Category
CE CPEU Adolescent Growth & Development

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.