Program Overview:

Dr. Lucas will provide evidence based research on the safety of cow's milk derived fortifiers used in neonatology in terms of major neonatal morbidity. His talk will focus on the safety and different clinical management options.

Learning Objectives:

By participating in this program, participants should be able to:

• Analyze the evidence on the safety of cow’s milk derived products - notably fortifiers - used in neonatology in terms of major neonatal morbidity
• Evaluate clinical management options in using fortifiers taking account of the evidence on safety

Speaker:

Alan Lucas, MD, MB Bchir, MA, MRCP, FRCPCH, FMedSci

Emeritus Professor of Pediatric Nutrition

Emeritus Professor Institute of Child Health

University College London

London, Oxford, Cambridge

Target Audience:

This program is designed to meet the educational needs of Neonatologists, NICU dieticians, Pediatricians, Family Medicine Physicians and Clinicians that are involved in the care of infants.

Contact Hours:

Physician Accreditation:

Nemours is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Nemours designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.

Nursing Accreditation:

Educational Review Systems is an approved approver of continuing nursing education by the Alabama State Nursing Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Provider # 5-115. This program is approved for 1 hour of continuing nursing education. Educational Review Systems is also approved for nursing continuing education by the state of California, the state of Florida and the District of Columbia.

This activity is FREE to all participants.