Northern Health Education Rounds

Please join us virtually for a presentation on supporting transition of NICU graduates back home.

Speakers:

• Dr. Anne Antrim - General Pediatrician, BC Women's Hospital Clinical Assistant
• Dr. Emily Kieran - Staff Neonatologist, BC Women's Hospital 
• Dr. Zaneta Lim - General Pediatrician - Terrace, BC

Learning objectives:

• Define the meaning of term, late preterm, and preterm
• Review health risks facing families of NICU graduates and the patient themselves
• Identify how to manage the immediate return to the home community in terms of medication adjustments, feeding regimens, and weight gain expectations
• Better knowledge on how to access resource material relative to the care of NICU graduates
• Identify risk factors for iron deficiency and strategies to prevent this
• Risk factors for Vitamin D deficiency and recommended guidelines for prevention
• Define the importance of provincial hearing screening and the timelines involved
• Identify the reasoning for vision screening for graduates of the NICU

How to join:

• Registration required https://nha.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5wtd-muqDsvGNAReLqyhwUZwIbxbaI8c4IH   
  after registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing the zoom information to join. 

CME: This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved for up to 1.0 MOC credits.This Group Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for up to 1.0 Mainpro+ credits.

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