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Pediatrics
Infant Nutrition: Balancing The Building Blocks Of Brain Development And Immune Support
The first months and early years of life set the stage for lifelong development. It is within those first 3 to 5 years that the greatest percentage of an infant’s brain growth occurs. During this significant time, it’s important to understand the role of nutrition in brain development and immune support as a child grows. […]
DURATION
30 mins
PROFESSION
Physician
# OF CREDITS
0.5
ACCREDITATION
Mainpro+
EXPIRY DATE
2022-07-29
The first months and early years of life set the stage for lifelong development. It is within those first 3 to 5 years that the greatest percentage of an infant’s brain growth occurs. During this significant time, it’s important to understand the role of nutrition in brain development and immune support as a child grows.
This program supports General Practitioners (GPs), Family Practitioners (FPs), Pediatricians, Nurse Practitioners, Midwives and Dietitians regarding infant nutrition post-hospital, with a focus on the role of nutrition in contributing to brain development and immune system support during the early years.
This program has received an educational grant or in-kind support from Mead Johnson Nutrition.
Faculty
Dr. Hartley Garfield, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Sol Stern, MD, MCFP
Dr. Sandra Lee, MD, CCFP, FCFP
Dr. Chandi Chandrasena, MD, CCFP, FCFP
Learning objectives
Upon completion of this continuing education program, participants will be better able to:
- Recognize the importance of infant nutrition for brain development and support of the immune system.
- Acknowledge the significant role of brain-building docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).
- Identify the significance of human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) and prebiotics in human breastmilk and the role of formula in infant nutrition.
- Evaluate how prebiotics, probiotics and the microbiome support the infant’s immune system.
- Counsel mothers about infant nutrition when supplementing feedings or transitioning their infants from breast milk.
Accreditation
This Self-Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for up to 0.5 Mainpro+ Credit(s). # of credits: 0.5
Duration: 30 mins
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