What's New in the Use of Parenteral Lipids and Fatty Acids in the Nutrition of Low-Birth-Weight Infants?
Miami Neonatology 2014 — Annual International Conference

Ricardo Uauy, MD, PhD, professor of pediatrics at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile in Santiago, Chile, and professor of public health nutrition at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in England, will review the various types of fatty acids, their structural and functional roles in the human body, as well as their importance in early human development. Dr. Uauy will provide evidence for the benefits of DHA supplementation in the maternal diet and in infant formulas. He will also discuss studies showing favorable outcomes associated with parenteral nutrition using the newer generation IV lipid emulsions.

This course does not offer CE credit.

  • Ricardo Uauy, MD, PhD

    Department of Neonatology
    Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
    Santiago, Chile

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Learning Objectives

  • Identify the impact of dietary DHA on neurodevelopment in preterm infants
  • Describe outcomes from studies of newer formulations of IV lipid emulsions in premature infants
  • Propose nutritional approaches to provide adequate DHA to support optimal development in preterm infants