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Most Recent Conference

Growing In Excellence: Complexities and Care for the Micro-Preemie
September 23, 2022
8:45 AM-3:30 PM EDT

Location: Zoom

Continuing Education:
This conference was approved for 5 nursing and dietitian CE credits.
8:45 AM
9:00 AM

10:00 AM

11:00 AM
11:15 AM


12:15 PM
1:15 PM

2:15 PM

​3:15 PM
Introduction, Welcome, & Announcements
Dr. Jonathan Swanson: Exclusive Human Milk Diets in High-Risk Neonates: Evidence and Experience
Dr. Pete Murray: Moral Obligations of Caring for the Micro-Preemie
Break
Dr. Daniel Robinson: Relevance of Maternal Health and Diet in Defining Nutritional Requirements for Preterm Infants
Lunch
Dr. Nneka Nzegwu: Nutrition for High-Risk Infants Requiring Complex Care
Dr. Nneka Nzegwu: Quality Improvement for the Dietitian 
Wrap-Up
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Past Conferences with the Virginia Neonatal Nutrition Association:
Growing In Excellence: Complexities and Care for the Micro-Preemie
September 23, 2022, held virtually

Growing In Excellence: Timely Topics in Neonatal Nutrition Support

September 10, 2021, held virtually

​Growing In Excellence: Maximizing Growth Outcomes in the High Risk Neonate
September 11, 2020, held virtually

Growing in Excellence: Supporting Our Neonates, One Organ System at a Time
September 20, 2019, Richmond, VA

Growing in Excellence: Nutritional Support and Ethical Considerations in the NICU
September 28, 2018, Richmond, VA

Growing in Excellence: Providing Breast Milk and Early, Optimal Nutrition in the NICU​
September 22, 2017, Richmond, VA

Growing In Excellence: Nutrition and GI Health in the NICU and Beyond
September 23, 2016, Richmond, VA


Growing In Excellence: Nourishing the Late Preterm Infant
September 25, 2015, Richmond, VA

Growing In Excellence: Caring for the High Risk Infant from Birth to Home
September 19-20, 2014, Richmond, VA

Growing In Excellence: Challenges in Nourishing the High Risk Neonate
September 26, 2013, Richmond, VA

Conferences prior to 2013 have addressed these topics:
  • Nutrition and medical management of severe reflux disease
  • Nutrition management of food allergies in infants and children
  • Nutrition management for infants and children with renal disease
  • Vitamin D updates
  • Breastfeeding promotion in the NICU
  • The RD role in process improvement and data collection

About VANNA

The Virginia Neonatal Nutrition Association was founded in 2010 to serve as an avenue for education and networking for dietitians and other healthcare providers who provide specialized nutrition-related care to infants and young children.

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The Virginia Neonatal Nutrition Association
is located in Richmond, Virginia. Email us at vaneonatalnutrition@gmail.com.

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