Challenges in the Transition of Nutrition Support Throughout the Continuum of Life From Neonates Through Adults (SA20)

Breakout

Date & Time:

March 22, 2025

2:30 PM – 4:00 PM ET

Format:

In Person & Virtual

CE Credits:

1.5 Hours

UAN: JA0002345-0000-25-019-L99-P

Course level:

Intermediate

Pediatric Content

session objectives:

What You'll Learn

LEARNING OBJECTIVES 

  • Describe the challenges involved in the transition of nutrition support for infants with complex medical/surgical conditions from the neonatal to the pediatric team. 
  • Demonstrate the transition readiness among adolescents and young adults and recognize the barriers in the healthcare transition. 
  • Define the systematic approach to the health care transition of adolescents and young adults from the pediatric intestinal failure team to the adult nutrition support team. 

Topics & Presenters

Transition of Nutrition Support for Infants With Complex Medical/Surgical Conditions From Neonatal to Pediatric Teams

Senthilkumar Sankararaman
MD

Assistant Professor

Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Pediatric Gastroenterologist

UH Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital

Cleveland, OH

Transition of Nutrition Support From Child to Adolescent Age Group

Andrea Adler
RD

Advanced Practice Pediatric Dietitian

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, OH

Transition Readiness Among Adolescents and Recognition of Barriers in the Transition to the Adult Nutrition Support Team

Beth Deen
PharmD, BCNSP, BCPPS

Senior Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Nutrition Support

Cook Children's Medical Center

PGY1 Residency Program Director

Cook Children's Medical Center

Fort Worth, TX

Health Care Transition of Adolescents and Young Adults From the Pediatric Intestinal Failure Team to the Adult Nutrition Support Team

Sivan Kinberg
MD

Director, Pediatric Intestinal Rehabilitation Center

Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Columbia University Irving Medical Center

New York, NY

Moderators:

Ruba Abdelhadi

MD, CPNS, CNSC, NASPGHAN-F

Professor of Pediatrics

University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine

Director of Nutrition Support

Children's Mercy Kansas City

Kansas City, MO

Vikram Christian

MD, CNSC

Assistant Professor

Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, University of Minnesota Medical School

Director of Pediatric Endoscopy and Co-Director of Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program

University of Minnesota Medical School

Minneapolis, MN