Complimentary Breakfast available at 5:30 AM
Program Description:
Diet is a key determinant of gut microbiome composition and function. This may be especially pertinent for supporting better tolerance and health outcomes in pediatric and adult patients receiving enteral nutrition. Join our panel of clinician researchers as we review key dietary influences on microbiome health and implications the evidence has for enteral feeding, focusing on formula components.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify dietary factors that contribute most significantly to the health of the gut microbiome.
- Describe microbiome alterations in hospitalized patients and the impact of formulas with real food on GI symptoms in the pediatric acute care setting.
- Discuss recent evidence on blenderized tube feeding, the microbiome, GI tolerance, and practical applications for the post-acute care space.
Moderator:
Gail A.M. Cresci, PhD, RD, LD, FASPEN
Staff, Departments of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, and Inflammation & Immunity
Director of Nutrition Research within the Center for Human Nutrition, Cleveland Clinic
Associate Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
Speakers:
Levi Teigen, PhD, RD
Assistant Professor, Department of Food Science and Nutrition
University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
Gerard Minor, MMS, PA-C
Physician Assistant
KIDZ Medical, Hollywood, FL
Katherine Bennett, MPH, RD, CLEC
Registered Clinical Dietitian
Children’s Hospital of Orange County, Orange, CA
Financial Support provided by Nestlé Health Science
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Accreditation Information:
The CPE activity application is pending CDR review and approval for 1.5 CPEUs.
Nestlé Health Science is a Continuing Education Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing. Provider Number 11366.
Held in conjunction with the ASPEN 2025 Nutrition Science & Practice Conference. No additional fee is required to attend this activity. ASPEN is not involved in the planning of this activity.
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