Session Type: Preconference Course

Physician Preconference Course • Comprehensive Nutrition Therapy: Tactical Approaches in 2026 (PHY-2026)

Preconference Course

Additional Fee

Date & Time:

February 14, 2026

7:00 AM – 12:30 PM PT

Format:

In Person & Virtual

CE Credits:

5.0 Hours

Course level:

Intermediate

Pediatric Content Included

Breakfast and Lunch Provided

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session objectives:

What You'll Learn

This course is designed to engage physicians who integrate nutrition into their patients’ treatment plans and underscore its impact on patient outcomes. Sessions will cover nutrition care in patients with liver disease, malignancy, gastrointestinal disease, obesity, and trauma/critical care. The course will conclude with presentations of complex clinical case vignettes by an expert panel. It is open to all healthcare professionals; 5 CME credits are available for physicians only.

  • Summarize evidence-based nutrition care strategies in a variety of disease states.
  • Examine the impact of nutrition on patient outcomes across various care settings.
  • Discuss the role of clinical guidelines in individualized medical nutrition therapy care plans.
  • Assess complex clinical case vignettes and provide unique solutions through stimulated debate and conversation.

 

Supported in part by

Abbott     Baxter    Nestle Health Science

Topics & Presenters

Keynote Address: From Fructose to Fatty Liver: Translating Sugar Science Into Smarter Strategies to Support Liver Health

Jennifer C. Lai
MD, MBA, PNS

Professor of Medicine; Endowed Professor in Liver Health and Transplantation

UCSF School of Medicine

San Francisco, CA

Dietary Approaches for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Mechanisms and Evidence

Berkeley Limketkai
MD, PhD, FACG, AGAF, FCCF

Clinical Professor of Medicine

Division of Digestive Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Director of Clinical Research

Center for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, UCLA Health

Los Angeles, CA

Fueling the Fight: Nutrition Strategies for Thriving Through Chemotherapy

Zhaoping Li
MD, PhD

Director

UCLA Center for Human Nutrition

Lynda and Stewart Resnick Endowed Chair in Human Nutrition

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Professor of Medicine and Chief

Division of Clinical Nutrition, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Los Angeles, CA

Medication Therapy for Obesity

Tirissa Reid
MD, DABOM

Associate Professor, Clinical Medicine

College of Physicians and Surgeons, Division of Endocrinology, Columbia University

Clinical Medical Educator

Columbia University Institute of Human Nutrition

New York, NY

Enteral Nutrition After Abdominal Trauma: Reusing Broken Things

Meghan Lewis
MD, FACS

Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery

Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California

Director, Surgical ICU and Director, TPN Services

Los Angeles General Medical Center

Los Angeles, CA

Ethics and the Practice of Medical Nutrition

David Seres
MD, ScM, PNS, DFASN, FASPEN

Professor of Medicine

Institute of Human Nutrition, Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Director, Medical Nutrition and Nutrition Support Service; Associate Clinical Ethicist

New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Irving Medical Center

New York, NY

Clinical Case Vignettes

Leah Gramlich
MD, FRCP, FASPEN

Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry

Medicine Department, University of Alberta

Edmonton, AB, Canada

Moderators:

Jennifer Katz

MD, FACG, PNS

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Gastroenterology and Hepatology , NYU Langone Health

New York, NY

Lindsey Russell

MD, MSc, CNSC, FRCPC

Gastroenterologist

Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, OH

Michael Owen-Michaane

MD, MA, CNSC

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Division of Preventive Medicine and Nutrition, Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Assistant Director of Medical Nutrition

Columbia University Irving Medical Center

New York, NY

Pediatric Preconference Course • Human Milk and Substitutes: Beyond the Basics (PPC-2026)

Preconference Course

Additional Fee

Date & Time:

February 14, 2026

7:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT

Format:

In Person & Virtual

CE Credits:

4.0 Hours

UAN: JA0002345-0000-26-001-L99-P

Course level:

Intermediate

Pediatric Content Included

Breakfast and Lunch Provided

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session objectives:

What You'll Learn

Explore current research, product information, and practice applications for the use of human milk and human milk substitutes in medically complex pediatric patients. Topics include domestic and international formula regulations and standards, macro- and micronutrient components, human milk use in chronic conditions, thickening, human milk substitutes, formula safety, and donor milk.

Learning Objectives:

  • Compare and Contrast the differences between human milk substitute regulations and standards in the United States versus other countries.
  • Describe the various macronutrient components of human milk substitutes.
  • Explain the use and benefits of human milk in chronic conditions.
  • Outline the rationale for prescribing and options for using or creating a thickened human milk substitute for infants.
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Topics & Presenters

Infant Formula Regulations in the United States and Abroad

Mark Corkins
MD, FASPEN, AGAF, FAAP

Division Chief and Professor

University of Tennessee Health Science Center

St. Jude Endowed Chair for Excellence in Pediatric Gastroenterology

Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Memphis, TN

Beyond Protein: The Other Macronutrients

Catherine Larson-Nath
MD, CNSC

Associate Professor

Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School

Director of Intestinal Rehabilitation Program

Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, University of Minnesota Medical School

Minneapolis, MN

Non-Cow’s Milk Formulas in the United States and Abroad

Kanika Puri
MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Indiana University School of Medicine

Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Associate Fellowship Program Director

Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health

Indianapolis, IN

Updates to Regulations and Use of Human Milk in Chronic Conditions

Jacqueline Wessel
MEd, RDN, CNSC, CSP, CLE

Neonatal Nutritionist

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Cincinnati, OH

Updates on Donor Human Milk and Milk Banking

Ting Ting Fu
MD, MS

Associate Professor

Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati

Attending Neonatologist

Neonatology and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital

Cincinnati, OH

Infant Formula Contaminants and Safety

Hillary Bashaw
MD, MS, FAAP

Assistant Professor

Oregon Health & Science University College of Medicine

Director, Nutrition Support Services

Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Oregon Health & Science University College of Medicine

Portland, OR

Options for Thickening Infant Formulas

Rashelle Berry
MPH, MS, RDN, LD

Nutritionist 3

Children's Multidisciplinary Feeding Program, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Atlanta, GA

Moderators:

Anita Nucci

PhD, RD, LD, FASPEN

Associate Dean for Academics

Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions, Georgia State University

Professor of Nutrition

Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions, Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA

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