Southeastern Pediatric Nutrition Conference 2021

2700 North Lumina Avenue,Wrightsville Beach NC 28480

21 October, 2021

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2021 Southeastern Pediatric Nutrition Conference Topic: Nutrition in the First Year of Life Nutrition in the First YearEssential Building Blocks for Infants and Neonates Building a strong foundation for a healthy life starts with infancy. Good nutrition in the first year of a child’s life provides the essential building blocks for optimal brain development and healthy growth. This conference will focus on nutrition through the first year of life as it relates to prematurity, neonatal disease processes and the importance of human milk. Through a multidisciplinary approach, attendees will learn and understand the role and importance of nutrition in early postnatal life. Tentative Topics: Probiotics Benjamin Gold, MD Director, Pediatric Feeding Disorders Program, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Allergies Speaker TBD Reflux Benjamin Gold, MD Director, Pediatric Feeding Disorders Program, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Iron in the First year Michael Georgieff, MD Martin Lenz Harrison Land Grant Chair Professor in Pediatrics and the Institute of Child Development University of Minnesota Breastfeeding Speaker TBD Lungs & Nutrition Fernando Moya, MD Coastal Children’s Services Short Gut Alishia Mavis, MD Pediatric Cardiologist, Coastal Children’s Services Wilmington, NC and Sierra Nager, RD Registered Dietcian, Surgical Weight Loss Program for Teens Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Supplemental Feeding TBD