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Nutrition & Growth in Preterm Infants After Discharge | Part 7 Bridging Research and Practice in Pediatric Nutrition
April 13, 2026 | 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM
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Part 7 of an 8-part virtual pediatric nutrition series for health professionals
Registration Options Series Overview
Speakers:
- Tanis Fenton, PhD, RD, FDC - University of Calgary
- Magnus Domellöf, MD, PhD - Umeå University
- Heather Resvick, RD, PhD candidate - Children’s Hospital London Health Sciences Centre
Session Learning Objectives:
This session will explore:
- Interpret the latest evidence on catch-up growth and nutritional needs of preterm infants in outpatient care
- Assess and manage growth patterns in late and moderately preterm infants using appropriate tools and follow-up protocols
- Apply post-discharge nutrition plans tailored to individual growth patterns and health conditions
Moderated by: Justine Turner, MD, PhD - University of Alberta
About the Speakers:
Growth, catch-up growth and outcomes in preterm infants
Serial measurements of length, head circumference, and weight are needed for a comprehensive assessment of an infant's overall growth pattern. Good neurodevelopmental outcomes are associated with catch-up growth, where most infants’ growth parameters reach and remain within growth chart curves by the age of 3 years corrected age. The growth of healthy infants and those with growth alterations overlap. If a preterm infant's age is not corrected for their prematurity, their growth will appear to be growing sub-optimally. There is no need for a trade-off between optimum cognition and optimum future health. Each high-risk infant needs individualized nutrition and growth assessments.
Tanis Fenton, PhD, RD, FDC
University of Calgary
Dr. Tanis Fenton is a Registered Dietitian, Epidemiologist and Adjunct Professor at the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine. Known as the developer of the Fenton preterm infant growth charts, she works to improve child growth assessments and is considered a thought leader for this topic. The Fenton growth charts are used around the world, have been built into several electronic medical records, apps and clinical tools, as well as included in over 45 textbooks. Her webpage for downloading these charts and related tools has logged over 450,000 unique users from 191 countries.
Presentation title coming soon
Magnus Domellöf, MD, PhD
Umeå University
Magnus Domellöf is Professor of Pediatrics at Umeå University and Senior consultant in Neonatology at Umeå University Hospital, Sweden.
He received his PhD degree at Umeå University in collaboration with the University of California, Davis. He is currently leading several large research projects related to neonatology, paediatric nutrition and neurodevelopment and has, according to Scopus, more than 260 publications in the field; an h-index of 64 and 14 145 citations. He is a longstanding member of the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, and chaired the society’s Committee on Nutrition between 2018-2021. Prof Domellöf is the chair of the Nutrition Committee of the Swedish Neonatal Society and is Director of Research and Quality Improvement at the neonatal intensive care unit at Umeå University Hospital since 2021. Professor Domellöf can be contacted at magnus.domellof@umu.se
Presentation title coming soon
Heather Resvick, RD, PhD candidate
Children’s Hospital London Health Sciences Centre
Bio coming soon
Registration Options
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- Full Series: Access all 8 webinars (best value)
- Part 7 Only: Register for this session individually
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Full Series – Register once and get access to all 8 webinars.
- CNS Members (Active, Associate, Early Career I/II, Emeritus): $315.00 + tax
- CNS Student Members (Graduate, Undergraduate): $210.00 + tax
- Non-Members: $525.00 + tax
Register for Part 7 "Nutrition & Growth in Preterm Infants After Discharge" only
- CNS Members (Active, Associate, Early Career I/II, Emeritus): $45.00 + tax per session
- CNS Student Members (Graduate, Undergraduate): $30.00 + tax per session
- Non-Members: $75.00 + tax per session
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