This educational activity is a recording of a live presentation by Brian K. Stansfield, MD at the 49thannual Miami Neonatology International Conference in 2025. This presentation highlights evidence-based supplementation strategies for key micronutrients that can be integrated into routine neonatal care, with the goal of improving growth and clinical outcomes in VLBW infants.

 

Learning Objectives

  • Describe the micronutrient and trace element profile of preterm and donor human milk
  • Evaluate how milk source and micronutrient supplementation influence preterm infant growth outcomes
  • Apply current evidence to implement sodium and zinc supplementation strategies in VLBW infants

 

About the Presenter

Brian K. Stansfield, MD

Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Research, Department of Pediatrics, Member, Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia

 

Course Credit

  • 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
  • 0.50 ANCC Contact hour(s)
  • 0.50 CA-BRN Contact hour(s)
  • 0.50 CDR Contact hour(s)
  • 0.50 Pharmacology hour(s)

 

This activity is supported by an educational grant from Mead Johnson Nutrition.

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