As part of the Neonatal Nutrition Training Program at Baylor College of Medicine, One-Week Neonatal Nutrition Update Practicums are offered for nutritionists who work with low birth weight and premature infants.
This program is funded in part by Project # T79 MC00023 from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (Title V, Social Security Act), Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services.
Because this program is a federally funded program, we are only accepting dietitians working in the United States at this time. We plan to have educational opportunities for dietitians working outside of the United States in the near future.
Purpose and Content
This program reviews the basics in nutritional support of low birth weight and premature infants. Such topics as neonatal classification, breastfeeding, neonatal nutrient requirements, nutritional assessment, and dilemmas in enteral and parenteral nutrition for premature infants are emphasized.
Discussion among neonatologists and nutritionists is primarily informal. The course pivots around practical experience with premature neonates in the neonatal intensive care unit. This program serves as a time to compare and contrast the nutritional practices for rapidly growing infants in the hospital and to discuss and plan for infants' discharge into the home setting.
Schedule
View the proposed schedule for this practicum.
Participants
These programs are designed for nutritionists employed within a neonatal intensive care unit. Enrollment is limited to six nutritionists per session to facilitate participant interaction and to maximize the practicum's effectiveness.
Environment
Baylor College of Medicine integrates a variety of medical facilities to provide care to high-risk infants, including Texas Children's Hospital.
Continuing Education Accreditation
Baylor College of Medicine is a Continuing Professional Education Accredited Provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration. Registered dietitians will receive 25 continuing professional education units for completion of this program.
Program Dates
The Neonatal Nutrition Update Practicum will be offered two times this year:
- Oct. 24 – 28, 2022
- Nov. 7 – 11, 2022
Registration Fee
There is no registration charge. This program is funded in part by Project # T79 MC00023 from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (Title V, Social Security Act), Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services.
Practicums
One-week practicums will be virtual for 2022
Application
We are no longer accepting applications for the 2022 One-Week Neonatal Nutrition Update Practicum. The deadline to apply was August 31, 2022. We will be accepting applications for 2023 programs in the summer of 2023.
If you have any questions regarding the practicum, please contact Jana Unger, MS, RD, LD at jpunger1@texaschildrens.org.
Jana Unger, MS, RD, LD.
Program Manager: Neonatal Nutrition and Training Grant
Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital
Email: jpunger1@texaschildrens.org
Questions?
Contact Jana Unger, MS, RD, LD
Phone: 832-826-7991
E-mail: jpunger1@texaschildrens.org
