Your Go-To Pediatric Nutrition Resource
Julie here. Nutrition Masterclass saw its start in 2018. I remember our very first chat about the business you see today. Charlene and I were in the office together at our local children’s hospital. I had just gotten off the phone with a community dietitian who rarely saw pediatric patients, …
A few months back, we presented for the Primary Care Dietitians’ Association on the Top 5 Infant Feeding Challenges we run into as pediatric dietitians. Not surprisingly, Non-IgE Mediated Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy made the list. More and more often, the terminology you will see commonly used in the literature …
A Look Back to Go Forward Julie here. I came across an article published by Elizabeth Tenety in Motherly on July 19, 2022 where the subtitle read: ““Failure to thrive” kids aren’t failing at anything”. It had me thinking of all the times I walked into an appointment or …
Our friend and colleague, Lisa Aquilino Haley, Occupational Therapist, is at it again. Giving you the inside knowledge to help those trickiest kiddos. Lisa Aquilino Haley has over 16 years of pediatric occupational therapy experience. In the most recent 7 years, she has been supporting infants, children and families experiencing …
Gastroesophageal reflux is very common in infants, rarely serious and usually self resolves. However, some infants with reflux are described as fussy, irritable and inconsolable. These babes’ are often found arching, pulling away, struggling with feeding or flat out refusing to feed. Parents are exhausted, they haven’t had a good …
We’ve heard you loud and clear!!! One of your biggest challenge as a pediatric dietitian is staying up-to-date. So here’s a roundup of new resources, tools and evidence to update your practice. # 1: Nutrition Management of Term Infants with Growth Failure Regardless of which area you work in, you’re bound …
If you work with complex pediatric patients, you’ve likely noticed an increased use of blenderized, whole food, tube feedings. This month, we’re sharing our ideas and experiences with you after working with many families to transition from commercial feeds to blenderized. Pros of Blenderized Tube Feeds The children …
Our friend and colleague, Lisa Aquilino Haley, Occupational Therapist, is at it again. Giving you the inside knowledge to help those trickiest of eaters. Lisa Aquilino Haley has 15 years of pediatric occupational therapy experience. Her expertise shines through in feeding issues. She conducts videofluoroscopic swallowing studies and is a …
With allergic infants being “frequent flyers” these days, it’s important to have the latest information at your fingertips. This question came up during a webinar on Infant Food Allergy we did for the Primary Care Dietitians’ Association (PCDA) back in November 2021: “Did I do the right thing?” A Dietitian present explained …
Here we are at the beginning of another year. We hope you were able to slow down over the holidays, recharge and that you look with hope into 2022. Covid-19 has challenged each of us in different ways. Be it working from home, being re-assigned, isolation, curfews, home …
