Most Recent Conference

Growing in Excellence: Nutritional Support and Ethical Considerations in the NICU
September 28, 2018
Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens, Richmond, VA
Registration Fee: $55

Speakers included:
  • Dr. Sean Loudin, Neonatologist and the Medical Director of Lilly's Place, a Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Center
  • Dr. Stephen Borowitz, Pediatric Gastroenterologist
  • Mary Ellen Sherry, Neonatal Registered Dietitian
  • Joy Miller, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner in Palliative Care
  • Kathleen Borowitz, Speech & Language Pathologist
2018-19 membership is complimentary with conference registration.
Conference agenda:
8:00-9:15 AM
9:15-9:30 AM
9:30-10:30 AM
10:30-10:45 AM
10:45-11:45 AM
11:45-1:00 PM
1:00-2:00 PM
2:00-3:00 PM
3:00-3:15 PM
3:15-4:15 PM
4:15-4:30 PM
Registration & Breakfast
Introduction, Welcome & Announcements
Dr. Sean Loudin: Medical Management in Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Break & Vendor Exhibits
Mary Ellen Sherry, RD: Nutritional Management in Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome & Discussion
Lunch, Poster & Vendor Exhibits
Dr. Stephen Borowitz: GI Challenges & Dysmotility in the Preterm Neonate
Kathleen Borowitz, SLP: Cue-Based/Quality Oral Feeding
Break, Poster & Vendor Exhibits
Joy Miller, NP: Ethical Cases in the NICU
Final Announcements, Board Elections, Evaluations
This conference has been approved for continuing nursing education by the Virginia Nurses Association, and for continuing education (CPE) hours from the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
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Past Conferences with the Virginia Neonatal Nutrition Association:
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