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 focuses on 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, FRCP, FRCPCH

Emeritus Professor of Pediatric Nutrition
Emeritus Professor Institute of Child Health
University of 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.