Registered Dietitians Skills: Pediatric Nutrition Overview

July 18, 2024

Program Description: 

The majority of registered dietitians at Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) do not have previous or current pediatric experience. This live lecture will serve as a guide and resource for all of the BAMC registered dietitian/nutritionist staff to provide appropriate and up to date clinical pediatric care. This CE activity will increase the clinician’s knowledge of how to identify appropriate growth, malnutrition, assess estimated needs, and care for Pediatric patients in the Pediatric ICU.

Target Audience

This activity provides continuing education for registered dieticians and dietetic technicians. A certificate of attendance is available for other attendees.

Learning Objectives

  1. Identify and screen for pediatric malnutrition.
  2. Estimate the needs of energy, protein, and fluid for pediatric patients.
  3. Explain special considerations for Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) patients. 
  4. Describe and understand the Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) Pediatric formulary. 
  5. Locate and utilize pediatric resources. 
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 Certificate of Attendance
  • 1.00 Registered Dietitians and Dietetic Technicians, Registered (CDR)

    DHA, J-7, CEPO is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). CDR Credentialed Practitioners will receive 1.00 Continuing Professional Education units (CPEUs) for completion of this activity/material.

Course opens: 
07/11/2024
Course expires: 
08/01/2024
Event starts: 
07/18/2024 - 4:00pm EDT
Event ends: 
07/18/2024 - 5:00pm EDT
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Skye Murphy, RDN, LD. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.
MAJ Kay Kerstens, MS, RD, CSSD, LD, CLC. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclos

Disclosure: DHA J-7 staff, Planning Committee Members and reviewers have no financial or non-financial interest to disclose. All faculty members have no financial or non-financial interest to disclose.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 Certificate of Attendance
  • 1.00 Registered Dietitians and Dietetic Technicians, Registered (CDR)

    DHA, J-7, CEPO is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). CDR Credentialed Practitioners will receive 1.00 Continuing Professional Education units (CPEUs) for completion of this activity/material.

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Access Codes: Some courses require an access code to register. Please reach out to the point of contact at the organization providing the activity for the registration code. The Continuing Education Program Office (CEPO) does not provide access codes.

Accommodations: CEPO provides captions and transcripts to hearing-impaired learners upon request. For real-time closed captioning, contact CEPO at least three (3) business days before the event. If we cannot arrange for live captioning, a video recording and audio transcript will be provided after the event, typically within ten business days. For events delivered by CEPO’s partners, please contact the course instructor to inquire about accommodations.

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