Event Description
Topic
The Wonders of Human Milk
Presented By
Blair Dickinson, MD, attending physician, Section of Hospital Medicine; associate program director, Pediatric Residency Program, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children; assistant professor of pediatrics
Ellen L. Mitchell, MD, attending physician, Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children; assistant professor of pediatrics
Deborah Sandrock, MD, attending physician, The Center for the Urban Child, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children; assistant professor of pediatrics
Learning Objectives
- Describe the feeding differences and digestive quality of human milk and infant formula
- List the multitude of bioactive factors associated with lactoferrin
- Describe common public health issues pertaining to the appreciation of breastfeeding as a healthcare initiative
Target Audience
Physicians, nurse practitioners, nursing personnel, fellows, residents, medical students and other health care professionals who take care of children
Continuing Medical Education Credits
St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children is accredited by
the Pennsylvania Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
St. Christopher’s Hospital for
Children designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only
the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the educational activity.
Disclosure
Speakers and all others who have the ability to control the content of continuing medical education
activities sponsored by St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children are expected to disclose to the audience whether they do
or do not have any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest or other relationships related to the content of their
presentation(s).
Additional Information
Continental breakfast is available at 7:30 a.m. outside DiGeorge Center. Parking passes for visiting physicians are available. |