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Best Practices for Feeding Term Infants and Understanding Perinatal Cannabis Effects on Newborns

Presenter(s): Rakhi Gupta Basuray, MD, FAAP; Sharon Groh-Wargo, PhD, RDN

Date: 17 September 2025

Time: Noon-2 PM ET

Location: Live webinar

Continuing Education Credits: Nurse Contact 2.0 CE; Dietitian 2.0 CPEU

In this free, live, accredited webinar, Rakhi Gupta Basuray, MD, FAAP, and Sharon Groh-Wargo, PhD, RDN:

  • Identify the trends around perinatal cannabis use
  • Describe the impact that perinatal cannabis use will have on the neonate and family
  • Discuss how to counsel caregivers with sensitivity
  • Define growth expectations of term infants
  • Describe recommendations for breast and bottle-fed infants
  • Discuss feeding progressions of the first year

 

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Presenter Bio(s):

Sharon Groh-Wargo, PhD, RDN

Professor, Nutrition and Pediatrics 
Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine 
Cleveland, OH, USA

Dr Groh-Wargo has over 40 years of experience as a Neonatal Dietitian, is a nationally known speaker and researcher, and has authored numerous publications on neonatal nutrition. She is a contributor to all three editions of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ Pocket Guide to Neonatal Nutrition and authored a chapter on “Lactoengineering” for the 3rd edition of “Infant and Pediatric Feedings: Guidelines for Preparation of Human Milk and Formula in Health Care Facilities”. She participates in the BEGIN Project – Breastmilk Ecology: Genesis of Infant Nutrition, sponsored by the NIH in cooperation with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, which was convened to investigate human milk as a unique biological system. Dr Groh-Wargo received the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ Medallion Award in recognition of her professional contributions.

Rakhi Gupta Basuray, MD, FAAP

Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
The Ohio State University
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, OH, USA

Dr Gupta Basuray graduated from The Ohio State University College of Medicine, completed her pediatric internship at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital and residency at Loyola Medicine Children’s Hospital, in the Chicago area.

Before relocating to Columbus, Ohio, Dr. Gupta Basuray was a pediatric hospitalist with Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital. While there, she served as Director of the Quality Improvement Curriculum for the residency program and gained experience as Director of the In-Patient Child Protection Team.

Since transitioning to Nationwide Children’s, she has focused her clinical time on Newborn Medicine and currently serves as co-chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics' Neonatal Hospitalist Subcommittee within the Section of Hospital Medicine.

She has come full circle, returning to The Ohio State University College of Medicine, holding positions within Undergraduate Medical Education as Director of the Knowledge for Practice Competency and Associate Academic Program Director for the third-year students’ clerkship year.

Dr Gupta Basuray has presented at AAP conferences, including National Convention & Exhibits, Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting, and Pediatric Hospital Medicine. She has published in AAP’s journal, Hospital Pediatrics, on the MedEdPortal platform, as well as a book chapter on Interprofessional Communication, among other works.

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CE CPEU Neonatal Prenatal & Neonatal