Nutritional Management of Children with Cholestatic Liver Diseases
Live Webinar
September 16, 2020 8:00 pm Eastern Time
INTRODUCTION
Children with cholestatic liver diseases have unique nutritional requirements. Without bile reaching their intestines, they often suffer from fat-malabsorption and associated consequences. As a result, they require formulas with special fat preparations, as well as intensive monitoring to ensure adequate growth. They also often have fat-soluble vitamin deficiencies requiring aggressive supplementation.
In this webinar, nutritional considerations in children with cholestasis will be discussed, with particular emphasis on nutritional support and vitamin/micronutrient deficiencies.
TARGET AUDIENCE
This program is targeted to a broad range of health care professionals: pediatricians, family physicians, pediatric and adult gastroenterologists, hepatologists, pediatric and adult gastroenterology fellows, nutritionists, advance practitioners, and the general public.
PRESENTER
Shikha Sundaram, MD
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Aurora, CO
PRESENTER
Jennifer Vittorio, MD
Columbia University
New York, NY
MODERATOR
Sanjiv Harpavat, MD
Baylor School of Medicine
Houston, TX
NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be better able to:
- Understand the pathophysiology of nutritional deficiencies in cholestatic liver disease.
- Understand the approach to assessing nutritional status to inform alterations in energy, fat and protein in children with cholestatic liver disease.
- Understand a stepwise approach to feeding children with cholestatic liver disease to optimize growth and development.
VITAMINS AND MICRONUTRIENTS LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be better able to:
- Review the pathophysiology of fat-soluble vitamin deficiencies in patients with cholestatic liver disease.
- Discuss the clinical presentation and review the long-term implications of fat-soluble vitamin deficiencies.
- Review the currently available vitamin supplements, formulations and route of administration for management of fat-soluble vitamin deficiencies
MEDIUM OR COMBINATION OF MEDIA USED
This activity consists of a slide set presentations.
DISCLAIMER
The content and views presented in this educational activity are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of NASPGHAN or the NASPGHAN Foundation. This material is prepared based upon a review of multiple sources of information, but it is not exhaustive of the subject matter. Therefore, healthcare professionals and other individuals should review and consider other publications and materials on the subject matter before relying solely upon the information contained within this educational activity.
POLICY ON PRIVACY AND CONFIDENTIALITY
The NASPGHAN Foundation will make every effort to protect the privacy of every individual participant of this activity and will use information gathered only to maintain records as required by the American Medical Association (AMA) and ACCME.
COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS
Desktop, laptop, tablet, or smartphone; high-speed Internet connection; speakers or headsets.
Sponsored by The NASPGHAN Foundation
©2020 The NASPGHAN Foundation
Production by Limelight Communications, Inc.
Supported by an educational grant from Albireo Pharma, Inc.
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