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Articles on Nutrition


This nutritional section presents activities featuring the interconnection between nutrition and health for people of all ages.
Each activity is accredited by Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Montefiore Learning Network and supported by an educational grant from Nestlé Nutrition Institute.
Topics cover:
  • Allergic Disease
  • Breastfeeding
  • Pediatric Obesity
  • Pediatric Intestional Microflora
  • Infant Formula
  • Nutrition for Preterm & Low Birth Weight Infants
Please see below for a full listing of activities and program descriptions.

Case Clinic


Case 1: A Newborn Baby Whose Older Sibling Has Moderately Severe Atopic Dermatitis

1.00 / AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM
1.00 / CE for Nurses
1.00 / CPEU Credit
Allergic diseases are the third most common chronic disease in children. Parents of infants at high risk for atopic dermatitis should be educated about the importance of formula choice if they do not exclusively breastfeed for at least 4 months.
 

Case 2: Sisters - A 2-Month-Old With Colic and an 18-Month-Old With Diarrhea

1.00 / AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM
1.00 / CPEU Credit
1.00 / CE for Nurses
For infants with diarrhea or colic, the use of specific probiotics may be helpful. Clinicians and parents need to be aware of these specific strains of live “good bacteria” that confer a health benefit when consumed in adequate amounts.
 

Case 3: A New Mother of Twins Who Wants to Breastfeed

1.00 / AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM
1.00 / CPEU Credit
1.00 / CE for Nurses
Breastfeeding and human milk are the gold standards for infant nutrition. Although giving birth to twins is itself associated with lower rates of exclusive breastfeeding at hospital discharge, providing recommended support to the mother of twins can help her to breastfeed exclusively.
 

Webcast


Preventing Pediatric Obesity: How Early Do You Intervene?

0.75 / AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM
0.75 / CPEU Credit
0.75 / CE for Nurses
This program focuses on current feeding practices, timing of obesity intervention, family perceptions about weight, parent preferences for guidance, and strategies for improving obesity intervention and parent education.
 

Electronic Monographs


Breastfeeding: Optimal Nutrition for Infants

1.00 / AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM
1.00 / CE for Nurses
1.00 / CPEU Credit
Learn about current breastfeeding practices versus recommended standards, obstacles to breastfeeding and practices to help new mothers overcome them, recommendations for initiating breastfeeding in the hospital, and overall benefits of breastfeeding.
 

Gut Microflora and Their Role in Infant Nutrition

1.00 / AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM
1.00 / CPEU Credit
1.00 / CE for Nurses
Learn about the intestinal microflora and their effect on intestinal immune mechanisms; the role of probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics in infant nutrition; and how birth delivery, breastfeeding vs formula, and supplements can impact childhood health.
 

Nutritional Strategies for Preterm and Very Low Birth Weight Infants

1.00 / AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM
1.00 / CE for Nurses
1.00 / CPEU Credit
Learn about the long-term neurodevelopmental consequences of growth failure in preterm infants, the developmental immaturity of premature infants’ GI tract, and how adequate nutrition early in life affects long-term growth and neurodevelopment.
 


Available programs for educational purposes-credit expired


Allergic Disease in Infants: Strategies for Prevention

1.00 / AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM
1.00 / CE Credit
1.00 / CPEU Credit
Learn about allergic diseases in children, such as atopic dermatitis and food allergies, how allergic disease develops, and preventive strategies, including breastfeeding and the use of hydrolyzed formulas.
 

Infant Formula: From 1869 to the Present

1.00 / AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM
1.00 / CE for Nurses
1.00 / CPEU Credit
Learn about the history of infant formula development; the effects that various formula components can have on infant nutrition, digestion, and immunologic status; and which infants can benefit from the specialized formulas.
 

Pediatric Obesity: An Increasing Problem

1.00 / AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM
1.00 / CE for Nurses
1.00 / CPEU Credit
Learn about the problem of childhood overweight/obesity and how pediatric practitioners can help prevent it by recommending preventive strategies, including infant feeding and family lifestyle choices, and helping parents to implement them.
 

Are Families Hearing the Recommendations on Optimal Feeding of Infants and Young Children?

1.75 / AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM
By educating pediatricians and other clinicians who treat infants and toddlers about the most current nutritional data, there is great potential for effective preventive interventions as well as substantial potential health benefits for both the child and adult populations.
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CME FROM THE CLINICAL ADVISOR

The Clinical Advisor, a monthly journal for nurse practitioners and physician assistants in primary care, delivers high-quality CME articles on topics ranging from derms to geriatric patient care with each monthly issue.

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