Target Audience
This activity was developed to support physicians, nurses, registered dietitians, and other healthcare professionals who care for preterm infants and newborns.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be better able to:
- Describe the micronutrient and trace element profile of preterm and donor human milk
- Evaluate how milk source and micronutrient supplementation influence preterm infant growth outcomes
- Apply current evidence to implement sodium and zinc supplementation strategies in VLBW infants
Faculty
Brian K. Stansfield, MD Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Research
Department of Pediatrics
Member, Vascular Biology Center
Medical College of Georgia
Augusta University
Augusta, Georgia
Accreditation
CE Credit Designation
The Annenberg Center designates this activity for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ANCC Credit Designation
The Annenberg Center designates this activity for a maximum of 0.5 American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) contact hour(s), including 0.5 Pharmacology hour(s).
CBRN Credit Designation
Provider is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #13664, for 0.5 contact hour. To receive credit for education contact hours outside of the state of California, please check with your state board of registered nursing for reciprocity.
CDR Credit Designation
Registered dietitians (RDs) and dietetic technicians, registered (DTRs) will receive 0.5 contact hour continuing professional education unit(s) (CPEU) for completion of this program/material.
Disclosure Statement
It is the policy of the Annenberg Center for Health Sciences to ensure fair balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all programming. All individuals with the potential to impact the content of an accredited education activity are expected to identify and reference off-label product use and disclose relationships with ACCME-defined ineligible companies.
The Annenberg Center for Health Sciences assesses relevant relationships with its instructors, planners, managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of CE/CME activities. All relevant relationships that are identified are thoroughly vetted by the Annenberg Center for fair balance, scientific objectivity of studies utilized in this activity, and patient care recommendations. The Annenberg Center is committed to providing its learners with high-quality CE/CME activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of a commercial interest.
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education Standards, parallel documents from other accrediting bodies, and Annenberg Center for Health Sciences policy, the following disclosures have been made:
Faculty
Brian K. Stansfield, MD Research Support: Mead Johnson Nutrition
Speakers Bureau: Mead Johnson Nutrition
The faculty for this activity has disclosed that there will be
discussion about the use of products for non-FDA approved indications
Additional Content Planners
Amber Lea Lambert, MSN, FNP-C, DNP (Nurse Reviewer)
No relationships to disclose.
Jessica Martin, PhD (Medical Writer)
No relationships to disclose.
Annenberg Center for Health Sciences
Staff at the Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
All of the financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.
The ideas and opinions presented in this educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Annenberg Center and/or its agents. As in all educational activities, we encourage practitioners to use their own judgment in treating and addressing the needs of each individual patient, taking into account that patient's unique clinical situation. The Annenberg Center disclaims all liability and cannot be held responsible for any problems that may arise from participating in this activity or following treatment recommendations presented.
This activity is supported by an educational grant from Mead Johnson Nutrition.
This activity is an online enduring material. It has been edited to meet requirements for online learning. Successful completion is achieved by reading and/or viewing the material, reflecting on its implications in your practice, and completing the assessment component.
The estimated time to complete the activity is
0.5 contact hour.
This activity was originally released on 2026-01-16 and is eligible for credit through 2028-01-16.
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Contact Information
If you have questions or concerns regarding this activity, please contact us at ce@annenberg.net
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