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Program Date: 20 March 2023
Program Date: 20 March 2023
Publication Date: 12 July 2023
Continuing Education Credits: Nurse Contact 1.25 CE; Dietitian 1.25 CPEU
In this course, the faculty will describe the role of MUAC as a useful anthropometric measure for assessing undernutrition; explain the role of the nutrition-focused physical exam (NFPE) in pediatric malnutrition; define bioavailability and its impact on childhood growth; and more! Originally presented live at the 10th International Conference on Nutrition and Growth in London, UK.
Performance Indicators: 5.2.6, 9.2.1, 11.2.5
Activity Code: 184434
Director, Child Health and Sports Center
Meir Medical Center, Tel Aviv University
Kfar Saba, Israel
Dan Nemet, MD, MHA, is a Professor of Pediatrics at the Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel, where he also serves as Associate Dean. Dr Nemet is the Co-founder and Director of the Child Health and Sports Center at the Meir Medical Center, a multidisciplinary center focused on research and clinical aspects of the interaction between child development, nutrition, growth, and physical activity.
Private Practice Dietitian
Be Balanced Nutrition, LLC
Harrisonburg, VA, USA
Holly Van Poots, RDN, CSP, FAND, is a private practice dietitian specializing in integrative nutrition care throughout the lifespan. Her practice, Be Balanced Nutrition, LLC, is part of an integrative performance center in Harrisonburg, Virginia, where she collaborates with two functional chiropractors, a massage therapist, and a pilates and dynamic neuromuscular stabilization trainer. She has over 15 years of experience working with acutely ill children in several large health systems and has been a Board-Certified Specialist in Pediatric Nutrition since 2006. She has served as a subject matter expert for the Commission on Dietetic Registration's Pediatric Specialty Exam and has been a member of the advisory committee for the University of North Carolina at Greensboro's Dietetic Internship Program. She became a Fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (FAND) in 2015.
Medical Director, Pediatric Nutrition
Medical Affairs and Research, Abbott Nutrition
Columbus, OH, USA
John Stutts, MD, MPH, is the Medical Director of Pediatric Nutrition at Abbott. He has participated in numerous clinical trials in his tenure, including many studies with the Norton Children’s Pediatric Clinical Research Unit. He is a past member of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Professional Education, Public Education, and Professional Development Committees. Dr Stutts earned his Bachelor of Science from Purdue University and his Doctorate of Medicine from the University of Louisville. He completed his Pediatric Residency, Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship, and Master of Public Health from Vanderbilt University.
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.
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