Kick off your ASPEN26 experience with one of two dynamic preconference courses, offered both in person
and virtually on Saturday, February 14. These expert-led sessions provide in-depth learning and practical tools to elevate your clinical practice before the main conference begins. Please note an additional registration fee is required.
Physician Preconference Course: Comprehensive Nutrition Therapy—Tactical Approaches in 2026
Engage with physicians who integrate nutrition into their patients’ treatment plans and underscore its impact on patient outcomes. Sessions 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.
CE credit offered for physicians only (all healthcare professionals are welcome).
7:00 AM – 12:30 PM PT. Student/trainee registration is free with proof of training status.
Pediatric Preconference Course: Human Milk and Substitutes Beyond the Basics
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 U.S. 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.
7:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT. Ideal for pediatric clinicians of all disciplines.