Baby Formula Shortage Update

Date:     Pediatrics Now Podcast Episode,Friday January 13, 2023

 

Speakers: Podcast Host Holly Wayment interviews Cynthia L. Blanco, M.D., World Renowned Neonatal Feeding Expert

 

FACULTY

Cynthia L. Blanco is the Neonatology Division Chief with UT Health San Antonio and University Hospital.

 

OVERVIEW

Pediatrics Now host Holly Wayment talks to world renowned feeding expert Dr. Cynthia L. Blanco regarding the continued formula crisis and practical advice and resources for you to help your patients.  Resource links for practitioners mentioned in this episode:

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/tips-tools/ask-the-pediatrician/Pages/How-much-formula-does-my-baby-need.aspx

https://naspghan.org/recent-news/naspghan-tools-for-hcps-affected-by-formula-recall/

https://publications.aap.org/DocumentLibrary/Solutions/PPE/BabyFormulaShortages_ppe_document263_en.pdf

 

Formula Shortage Update, Click here for CME credit

https://cmetracker.net/UTHSCSA/Publisher?page=pubOpen#/getCertificate/10092492

 

DISCLOSURES

Dr. Blanco  has no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. 

 

The Pediatric Grand Rounds Planning Committee (Deepak Kamat, MD, PhD, Daniel Ranch, MD and Elizabeth Hanson, MD) has no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.  Planning Committee member Steven Seidner, MD has disclosed he receives funding from Draeger Medical for the Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of the Infinity Acute Care System Workstation Neonatal Care Babylog VN500 Device in High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation (HFOV) Mode in Extremely Low Birth Weight (ELBW) Neonates for which he is a co-principal investigator. The relevant financial relationships noted for Dr. Seidner have been mitigated.  

 

The UT Health Science Center San Antonio and Deepak Kamat, MD course director and content reviewer for the activity, have reviewed all financial disclosure information for all speakers, facilitators, and planning committee members; and determined and resolved all conflicts of interests.

 

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/tips-tools/ask-the-pediatrician/Pages/How-much-formula-does-my-baby-need.aspx

 

https://naspghan.org/recent-news/naspghan-tools-for-hcps-affected-by-formula-recall/

 

https://publications.aap.org/DocumentLibrary/Solutions/PPE/BabyFormulaShortages_ppe_document263_en.pdf

 

 

CONTINUING EDUCATION STATEMENTS

The UT Health Science Center San Antonio is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing education for physicians.  

 

The UT Health Science Center San Antonio designates this live activity up to a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Credit will hopefully be available by Jan. 2, 2023.  The credit is delayed due to the holiday.  Happy New Year@