Virginia Neonatal Nutrition Association 13th Annual Conference
Date & Time: Friday, September 22nd, 2023 (8:45 AM - 3:45 PM EST)
Location: Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens at 1800 Lakeside Ave Richmond, VA 23228 Registration Options: In-Person: $75 (includes breakfast and lunch). Come meet our speakers, take part in networking opportunities & enjoy free day access to the gardens! Zoom Webinar: $50 Vendor Conference Registration: $300 |
8:45-9:00AM: Introduction, Welcome, & Announcements
9:00-10:00AM: Jennifer Charlton, MD, MSc & Jackie Zema, RD, CNSC
The Developing Kidney: Nutritional Implications in the NICU
10:00-11:00AM: Stacia Pegram, MA, RDN, LD
Feeding Strategies to Promote Adequate Growth in the NICU
11:00-11:15AM: Break + Visit Vendors
11:15-12:15PM: Nicole Palazzolo, PharmD, BCPPS & Patti Perks, MS, RDN, CNSC
Getting the Skinny on Fats: An Update on IV Lipids in the Literature
12:15-1: 30PM: Lunch + Visit Vendors
1:30-2:30 PM: Hayley Spinks, MPH, RD, LD, CNSC
Infant Formula Shortages and Imports
2:30-3:30PM: Christina Valentine, MD, MS, RD, FAAP
Targeting DHA to Impact Preterm Birth
3:30-3:45PM: Wrap-Up, Announce Scholarship Recipients, Vendor Bingo Raffle, Evaluations, CEUs
9:00-10:00AM: Jennifer Charlton, MD, MSc & Jackie Zema, RD, CNSC
The Developing Kidney: Nutritional Implications in the NICU
10:00-11:00AM: Stacia Pegram, MA, RDN, LD
Feeding Strategies to Promote Adequate Growth in the NICU
11:00-11:15AM: Break + Visit Vendors
11:15-12:15PM: Nicole Palazzolo, PharmD, BCPPS & Patti Perks, MS, RDN, CNSC
Getting the Skinny on Fats: An Update on IV Lipids in the Literature
12:15-1: 30PM: Lunch + Visit Vendors
1:30-2:30 PM: Hayley Spinks, MPH, RD, LD, CNSC
Infant Formula Shortages and Imports
2:30-3:30PM: Christina Valentine, MD, MS, RD, FAAP
Targeting DHA to Impact Preterm Birth
3:30-3:45PM: Wrap-Up, Announce Scholarship Recipients, Vendor Bingo Raffle, Evaluations, CEUs
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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
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