Breakout
Date & Time:
March 23, 2025
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
Format:
In Person & Virtual
CE Credits:
1.5 Hours
UAN: JA0002345-0000-25-025-L99-P
Course level:
Intermediate
Pediatric Content
session objectives:
What You'll Learn
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Develop familiarity with the definition, criteria, prevalence, and consequences of malnutrition in hospitalized children.
- Apply strategies and tools to support the implementation of an interprofessional pediatric nutrition care pathway in the hospital.
- Address commonly asked questions about assessing and treating pediatric malnutrition in hospital settings.
Topics & Presenters
Why Do We Need a Nutrition Pathway in Hospitalized Children?
Jessie Hulst
MD, PhD
Staff Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition; Director, Advanced Clinical Nutrition Fellowship Program
The Hospital for Sick Children
Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics & Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto
Toronto, ON Canada
How to Identify Malnutrition in Hospitalized Children
Andrea Martinez
MD
Pediatric Gastroenterologist
BC Children's Hospital
Vancouver, BC Canada
How to Manage Pediatric Malnutrition at the Individual Child and Hospital Level
Jillian Owens
RD
Registered Dietitian
McMaster Children's Hospital
Hamilton, ON Canada
Moderators:
Vikram Christian
MD, CNSCAssistant 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