Zolik Family Pediatric Nutrition Month: The Why, When, and How-To Guide for Blenderized Diets in Children

March 22, 2022
We invite you to join us for the Zolik Family Pediatric Nutrition Month CME webinar series! These free webinars will feature pediatric nutrition experts from around the country sharing information to assist you in caring for your patients and their families.
 
The Pediatric Nutrition Month CME webinar series is made possible thanks to a philanthropic gift from the Zolik Family.
 
This session will provide a comprehensive overview on the why, when, and how-to aspects for the use of blenderized formula in children. It will include an evidence-based review of the clinical and quality of life benefits of blenderized formula. It will provide guidance on determining when to introduce blenderized formula in both the inpatient and outpatient setting and tips on how to introduce blenderized formula and develop a homemade recipe. The session will compare commercially available blenderized formulas for nutrient composition, viscosity, and other unique characteristics. It will also give monitoring recommendations for patients who receive blenderized formula.

Learn about our other Nutrition Month programs!
March 1 Webinar

Target Audience

This activity is designed for physicians, dieticians, and other healthcare professionals dedicated to improving nutritional health among pediatric patients.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  • Describe benefits for the use of blenderized formula in children;
  • Identify indications for usage of a blenderized formula;
  • Describe how to develop a homemade blenderized formula recipe and initiate a blenderized formula tube feeding;
  • Compare homemade and commercially available blenderized formulas;
  • Review monitoring guidelines for pediatric patients on blenderized formula.
Additional information
ACGME/ABMS Core Competencies: 
Patient Care and Procedural Skills
Medical Knowledge
For more information, please contact:
CME Coordinator Contact Name: 
Ishani Patel
CME Coordinator Contact Email: 
ipatel3@peds.bsd.uchicago.edu
CME Coordinator Contact Phone: 
773-702-6529
Summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Participation
Event starts: 
03/22/2022 - 12:00pm
Event ends: 
03/22/2022 - 1:00pm
Activity opens: 
03/22/2022
Activity expires: 
06/22/2022
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Online Webinar
Chicago, IL
United States
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
Visit the Comer Children's Hospital website!
 

ACCESSIBILITY The University of Chicago is committed to providing equal access appropriate to need and circumstances and complies fully with legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you are in need of special accommodation, please contact Ishani Patel via email at ipatel3@peds.bsd.uchicago.edu.

The University of Chicago reserves the right to cancel or postpone this conference due to unforeseen circumstances. In the unlikely event this activity must be cancelled or postponed, the registration fee will be refunded; however, The University of Chicago is not responsible for any related costs, charges, or expenses to participants, including fees assessed by airline/travel/lodging agencies.

GUEST FACULTY
Sharon Weston, MS, RD, LDN  Sharon Weston, MS, RD, LDN
  Senior Clinical Nutrition Specialist and Lead Dietitian for the Optimal Wellness for Life Clinic
  Boston Children’s Hospital
  Committee Chair, Boston Children’s Hospital Blenderized Formula Committee
  Communications Chair, NASPGHAN Council for Pediatric Nutrition Professionals
 
 
Disclosure Declarations
As a provider accredited by the ACCME, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine asks everyone in a position to control the content of an education activity to disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible companies. This includes any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Financial relationships are relevant if a financial relationship, in any amount, exists between the person in control of content and an ineligible company during the past 24 months, and the content of the education is related to the products of an ineligible company with whom the person has a financial relationship. Mechanisms are in place to identify and mitigate any relevant financial relationships prior to the start of the activity.

Additionally, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine requires Authors to identify investigational products or off-label uses of products regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration at first mention and where appropriate in the content.
Physician Credit
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
 
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 
Other Healthcare Professional Credit
Other healthcare professionals will receive a Certificate of Participation. For information on the applicability and acceptance of Certificates of Participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME, please consult your professional licensing board.
 
Please Note: The credit claiming process will close three months after the conference end date. Requests to claim credit after three months will be subject to additional fees.
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