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Pediatric Nutrition for the School-Aged Child: An Evidenced-Based Approach
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14 CPEUs |
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Provides practical information that will enable
you to assess nutrient and fluid needs of the school-age child, including
children with developmental disabilities who may require enteral nutrition
support. It will help you:
- educate children and their families regarding sound nutrition practices
- develop nutrition care plans for school-age children
- assess nutrient needs for overweight children
- provide parental interventions for weight management
- evaluate the difference between eating disorders and disordered
eating
- specify nutrient intervention and repletion
- assess fluid and nutrient needs for children participating in physical
activity
- evaluate nutrient needs for children with developmental disabilities
- implement feeding delivery for children receiving enteral nutrition
support
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Pediatric Nutrition for the School-Aged Child: An Evidenced-Based Approach
© 2024 Wolf Rinke Associates. All rights reserved for this
self-directed accredited learning activity. Reproduction in whole or
part without written permission, except for brief excerpts, is prohibited.
GOAL AND OBJECTIVES
Goal
To provide you with practical information that will enable you to properly
assess nutrient and fluid needs of the school-age child, including children
with developmental disabilities that may require enteral nutrition support.
Objectives
Upon the completion of this accredited, self-directed learning activity
you should be able to:
- Assess energy, protein, and fluid needs for children ages 5 through 12 years.
- Explain the role MyPlate has in family meal planning and food selection.
- Explain the role of the School Breakfast Program and the National School Lunch Program in the diet of the school-aged child.
- Assess energy, protein, and fluid needs for the overweight child.
- Calculate Body Mass Index and be able to interpret growth parameters for a child in this school-aged population.
- Explain the importance of portion distortion, food insecurity, and the role that dietary and lifestyle modifications have in the therapy of childhood weight management.
- Explain how parental behaviors and attitudes can influence children’s eating habits.
- Assess nutrient needs and learn how to screen for malnutrition when developing a medical nutrition care plan for children with eating disorders.
- Evaluate energy and hydration requirements for children participating in physical activities.
- Assess energy, protein, and fluid needs for children with developmental disabilities.
- Apply anthropometric measurements for children with developmental disabilities utilizing the appropriate growth charts for this population.
- Evaluate different routes of enteral nutrition therapy for children requiring short- or long-term nutrition support.
- Evaluate different types of pediatric oral and/or enteral formulas by analyzing their compositions.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Aurea R. Thompson is a registered dietitian and member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. She obtained her Board Certification as a Pediatric Specialist in Nutrition in November 2007. An Ohio native, she holds a B.S. in Dietetics from Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI, where she completed a coordinated undergraduate program including an internship rotation through the University of Michigan hospital system. She then went on to complete her master’s degree at the University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL.
Aurea has more than 25 years of experience as a registered dietitian. She started her career as a public health nutritionist for the Nassau County Department of Health working in the WIC program. She went on to become the WIC Director for both Nassau and Baker County. In 1999, she left community dietetics to begin her clinical career as a dietitian at St Vincent’s Medical Center in Jacksonville, FL. During this time, Aurea authored two publications for Ronald Watson’s series Nutrition and AIDS and AIDS and Heart Disease. In 2000, she was named “Young Dietitian of the Year” by the Jacksonville Dietetic Association and was recognized by the Florida Dietetic Association. In 2003 Aurea became a pediatric dietitian at Wolfson Children’s Hospital in Jacksonville, FL, where she currently specializes in pediatric and neonatal critical care nutrition. She has earned her Certification as a Specialist in Pediatric Nutrition from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. In addition to her hospital work, Aurea writes a monthly nutrition article for Jax4kids, a publication that features local community topics and information with a focus on children and adolescents. Aurea resides with her husband, son, and daughter in Florida.
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