COMMITTEE ON FETUS & NEWBORN
NYS AAP CHAPTER 2
AGENDA
Thursday, October 28, 2021
5:45 pm-9:00 pm – Lecture & Dinner
TOPIC
“Parenteral and Enteral Lipids and Fatty Acids in the NICU”
SPEAKER
Brandy L. Frost, MD
Senior Attending Neonatologist
Northshore University Health System, Evanston, IL
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
PLACE
Akbar Restaurant
2 South Street
Garden City, NY 11530
516-357-8300
Goals/Objectives:
- To review the current available formulations for provision of enteral and parenteral lipids and fatty acids in the NICU.
- To understand the physiology placing the preterm infant at risk for polyunsaturated fatty acid deficiency.
- To review the literature regarding supplementation of polyunsaturated fatty acids in preterm infants, and potential effects on morbidities in preterm neonates.
Please invite your Neonatologists, Neonatal Fellows, Neonatal NPs/PAs/RNs/ Pediatricians, Peds. Gastroenterologists & Dietitians
RSVP by October 22, 2021 (an early response would be greatly appreciated – limited seating)
Please register by e-mailing this flyer to one of the following Contacts:
Doreen Hunter (516)663-3853 / Fax: (516)663-8955 / email doreen.hunter@nyulangone.org
Jessica Geslani, Executive Director, NYS AAP – Chapter 2 / (516)326-0310 / email: jgeslani@aap.org
Sponsored by MEAD JOHNSON