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Best Practices for Managing Pediatric Dehydration and the Role of Oral Rehydration Therapy (ORT)

What role does ORT play in managing Pediatric Dehydration?

Presenter(s): Stephen B Freedman, MDCM, MSc

Moderator: John Stutts, MD, MPH, FAAP

Date: 04 June 2026

Time: 11 AM-Noon ET

Location: Live webinar

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

Summary

In this free, live, accredited webinar, Dr Freedman will define dehydration, review how to identify it, review clinical practice guidelines on the role of ORT, and discuss the potential role of outpatient management and prevention.

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Best Practices for Managing Pediatric Dehydration and the Role of Oral Rehydration Therapy (ORT)

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Presenter Bio(s):

Stephen B Freedman, MDCM, MSc

Professor of Pediatrics & Emergency Medicine 
University of Calgary 
Calgary, Alberta, CA

Dr Freedman is a Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine at the University of Calgary. He completed his residency at The Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto) and a pediatric emergency medicine fellowship at Northwestern University where he obtained a Master’s of Science in Clinical Investigation. He serves as the Associate Dean, Clinical Trials, University of Calgary.

His research focuses on improving outcomes in emergency departments. He has published over 290 manuscripts and is the principal investigator on numerous multicentre clinical trials with support from CIHR and the NIH. He currently leads the SPRINT-KIDS national pediatric hospital respiratory virus surveillance network and is evaluating an intervention to prevent progression of disease in children infected with Shiga toxin producing E. coli with joint NIH-CIHR funding.

 

John Stutts, MD, MPH, FAAP

Medical Director, Pediatric Nutrition 
Medical Affairs and Research, Abbott Nutrition 
Columbus, OH, USA

Dr Stutts 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 and Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship, and earned his Master of Public Health from Vanderbilt University.

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