Volume 10, Issue 8: TREATMENT STRATEGIES FOR GERD IN NEONATES AND INFANTS- Podcast
eNeonatal Review is a monthly CE series for the NICU nurse and health care professional. It provides updates on the latest research, best practices, and issues currently under debate, as well as a concise review of relevant journal literature.
(Volume 10, Issue 8)
Target Audience
NICU nurses and health care professionals
Learning Objectives
After participating in this activity, the participant will demonstrate the ability to:
- Explain the impact that the distinction between gastroesophageal reflux and gastroesophageal reflux disease has on interpretation of study end-points.
- Describe current evidence supporting non-pharmacologic versus pharmacologic treatment options for GERD in neonates and infants.
- Summarize the role that the natural history of GERD symptoms has on symptomatic improvement in GERD treatment and GERD research.
Anna Maria Hibbs, MD, MSCE, FAAP
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
Cleveland, Ohio
Margaret Kuper-Sassé, MD
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellow
University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
Cleveland, Ohio
Available Credit
- 0.50 ANCC
- 1.00 Attendance