Probiotics in Preterm Infants

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ONLINECMECNE

Instructions

Friday, August 27, 2021, 8:00 AM - Monday, August 26, 2024, 11:59 PM, Online


AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Non-Physician (Attendance) (1.00 hours), Nursing Contact Hour(s) (1.00 hours)

Probiotic supplementation should be considered as part of efforts to prevent necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). The presentation will address the use of probiotics in preterm infants to reduce the risks of NEC and death.

1. Discuss the evidence for probiotics supplementation, considering meta-analyses of clinical trials, cohort studies and reports of quality improvement initiatives.
2. Describe the evidence in favor of and against routine probiotic supplementation to preterm infants.

1. Discuss the evidence for probiotics supplementation, considering meta-analyses of clinical trials, cohort studies and reports of quality improvement initiatives.
2. Describe the evidence in favor of and against routine probiotic supplementation to preterm infants.

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The Mednax Center for Research, Education, Quality and Safety designates this Enduring Material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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The Mednax Center for Research, Education, Quality and Safety designates this Enduring Material for a maximum of 1.00 nursing contact hour(s). Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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This educational activity is supported, in part, by an educational grant from Abbott Nutrition.