Neurology

 

Webinars (CE Eligible)

Nutricia North America is pleased to provide a variety of clinically-oriented educational lectures. These Nutricia sponsored presentations are intended for healthcare professionals.
In this section, you will find the name and description of all the recorded lectures available. Each of the following presentations is approximately 60 minutes long and is available for viewing at no cost. In addition, viewers can receive a certificate of attendance and most lectures are eligible for continuing education credit for dietitians and nurses. In order for the recorded lecture to be considered for continuing education for dietitians by the Commission on Dietetic Registration, the recording must be viewed within 3 years of the date of the live presentation.

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    Management of the Ketogenic Diet in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

    Join us for a 1-hour educational webinar with Cagla Fenton discussing the management of pediatric epilepsy patients with the ketogenic diet in an intensive care setting. Cagla will explore when and how to initiate the ketogenic diet and discuss important considerations for maintaining the diet during acute illness.
    Learning Objectives:

    • Describe steps involved in urgent initiation of KD in critically ill pediatric patients
    • Discuss use of tube feedings for KD patients in pediatric intensive care
    • Identify laboratory testing recommended for monitoring KD patients in pediatric intensive care

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    About Our Speaker

    Cagla Fenton is a Clinical Dietitian at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia specializing in ketogenic diet treatment for epilepsy and other neurological disorders. After earning her bachelors degree in Nutrition and Food science at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Cagla completed a dietetic internship at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston. She started her career as a pediatric dietitian at CHOP, which is where she still works. Cagla has been a clinical dietitian at CHOP for 23 years and 18 of them have been with the ketogenic diet program. Cagla’s passion is in patient care, education and innovation.

    Cagla is the author of several original scientific publications regarding Use of Breast Milk with the Ketogenic Diet, Benefits of a Ketogenic Teaching Kitchen in the Hospital and most recently, Homemade oil emulsion for use in formula feedings.

  • How Do Social Determinants of Health Impact the Ketogenic Diet Journey?

    Join us for a 1-hour educational webinar with Robyn Blackford and Megan Keeler discussing the importance of the multidisciplinary approach to ketogenic diet initiation. Being aware of the Social Influencers of Health (SIOH) can help you to understand how they might shape success on the diet for your patients. We will review a case study where the dietitian and social worker worked together to care for a family from pre-diet start to the middle of their ketogenic diet journey. Join us to learn more about how to overcome psychosocial barriers and grow successful ketogenic diet programs.
    Submitted for one (1) CEU credit

    Learning Objectives:

    • Discuss the multidisciplinary approach to ketogenic diet initiations
    • Identify how the Social Influencers of Health (SIOH) play a part in the utilization of the ketogenic diet
    • Learn how dietitians can illicit information in order to help patients overcome psychosocial barriers
    • Enhance problem-solving skills through the discussion of a case study


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    ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS:
    ROBYN BLACKFORD, RDN, LDN
    Robyn has worked as the expert ketogenic dietitian at Lurie Children’s in Chicago since 2005. She helped initiate, grow and lead their Ketogenic Diet Program where they currently follow over 350 patients on ketogenic therapies. This makes Lurie Children’s one of the largest Keto Centers in North America. Robyn has several publications on the Ketogenic Diet, including being an author for the International Ketogenic Diet Consensus Statement. She routinely gives presentations about the ketogenic diet to a variety of audiences. She has a passion for setting up families to be successful with ketogenic diet therapy, as well as supporting and mentoring healthcare professionals who guide patients on medical ketogenic diet therapies.
    MEGAN P KEELER, MPH, MSW, LSW
    Megan has been a medical social worker with the Epilepsy Center at Lurie Children’s in Chicago since 2021. She serves in a hybrid role, seeing patients in several clinics as well as during their admissions for ketogenic diet initiation and neurosurgical follow up. The population she supports often have exhausted pharmacologic solutions for their diagnoses and seek alternative means through surgical or dietary intervention. Megan extensively prepares families for admissions initiating these interventions, supports them throughout their medical course, and coordinates with a multidisciplinary team to provide better health outcomes. She is passionate about identifying gaps in service to improve health outcomes and educating others about the social determinants of health.

  • Genetic Disorders and the Medical Ketogenic Diet

    Please join us for a webinar with Dr. Ara Hall as she discusses the medical ketogenic diet in patients with genetic disorders.

    Objectives for the talk include:

    • Discover which genetic disorders may benefit from a medical ketogenic diet.
    • Recognize unexpected side effects that may occur in patients with genetic disorders.
    • Determine appropriate candidates and expectations for success.

    • *This webinar will be eligible for 1 CE-credit for dietitians and nurses.

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  • Medical Ketogenic Diet Myth Busting

    Please join us for an informative webinar with Keto Ambassador, Robyn Blackford, RDN, LDN as she uses evidence-based medicine to dispel some of the common misconceptions of the medical ketogenic diet.

    Objectives for this talk include:

    • Assess diet initiation methods for the medical ketogenic diet.
    • Distinguish factors that go into choosing an appropriate enteral formula for your patient on the medical ketogenic diet.
    • Explain ways to dispel myths regarding the medical ketogenic diet to patients and professionals.

    *Nurses may claim CEU credit for this webinar. RDs may claim CEU credit for this webinar until 5/31/2024.

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  • Clinical applications of growth on medical ketogenic diets: How to best manage pediatric patients

    Join Dr. Christina Bergqvist from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia as she discusses growth of children on medical ketogenic diets.

    Webinar Objectives:

    • Summarize literature related to patient’s growth on the medical ketogenic diet.
    • Define elements of the medical ketogenic diet that affect growth in children.
    • Construct interventional plans to help manage growth.

    *Nurses may claim CE credit for this webinar. RDs may claim CE credit for this webinar from 5/21/2021 to 5/21/2024. To receive the Certificate of Attendance from this webinar, please complete this brief survey. Make note of the webinar code prior to submitting the survey. Then enter the code within the CE credit request section to receive your Certificate of Attendance.

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  • The Modified Atkins Diet: An Update

    Please join us for an informative webinar with Keto Ambassador, Stacey Bessone, RDN, LDN as she provides an update on the Modified Atkins Diet.

    Objectives for this talk include:

    • Describe the guidelines for use of the Modified Atkins Diet (MAD) and an appropriate patient for the diet
    • Formulate an educational plan to instruct a family on MAD
    • Review a case study applying new knowledge from the MAD presentation

    *Nurses may claim CE credit for this webinar. RDs may claim CE credit for this webinar until 5/31/2024. To receive the Certificate of Attendance from this webinar, please complete this brief survey. Make note of the webinar code prior to submitting the survey. Then enter the code within the CE credit request section to receive your Certificate of Attendance.

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  • A UK Experience: Effective Transitioning to a Virtual Ketogenic Diet Service

    Join us for a webinar from KetoConference 2020. This was a recorded session from October 22, 2020 that took place in the UK.

    Webinar Objectives:

    • Review the transition from face-to-face ketogenic diet visits to virtual service
    • Discuss opportunities and challenges in transitioning to a virtual ketogenic diet service
    • Summarize a patient case study

  • Keto in the Pandemic: Past Ideas and Future Directions

    Please join us for an informative webinar as Keto Ambassadors Stacey Bessone, RDN, LDN and Zahava Turner, RD, CSP, LDN and Dr. Eric Kossoff present on their experience with medical ketogenic diet patients since March 2020. They will provide tips for how to initiate the diet outpatient as well as how their clinics are currently functioning.
    Webinar Objectives:

    • Recognize the challenges of providing medical ketogenic diet care in the COVID19 pandemic
    • Hear about recently published inpatient and outpatient solutions
    • Learn about a published survey of international centers and their response to COVID19 using the medical ketogenic diet
    • Attendees to share their own thoughts and ideas!

    *This event is eligible for 1 continuing education (CE) credit.

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  • Keto University - Medical Ketogenic Diet Basics for the Non-Ketogenic Clinician

    Please join us for an informative webinar as Keto Ambassador, Zahava Turner, RD, CSP, LD, presents on the basics of the medical ketogenic diet for the non-ketogenic clinician.

    Webinar Objectives:

    • Discuss the history of the medical ketogenic diet.
    • Review the different diet variants.
    • Calculate the medical ketogenic diet.
    • Identify helpful tips for monitoring patients on the medical ketogenic diet.

    *This event is eligible for 1 continuing education (CE) credit.

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  • Keto University - Cooking Tips and Recipe Adaptation on the Medical Ketogenic Diet

    Please join us for an informative webinar as medical ketogenic chef, Rachel Finn presents and demonstrates how to adapt recipes to be compliant with the medical ketogenic diet.

    Webinar Objectives:

    • Describe best practices when teaching families how to cook medical ketogenic recipes.
    • Effectively modify home recipes to be appropriate for the medical ketogenic diet.
    • Demonstrate how to cook foods on the medical ketogenic diet.

    *This event is eligible for 1 continuing education (CE) credit.

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  • Keto University - Food Allergies and the Blenderized Diet in Medical Ketogenic Diet Patients with Epilpesy

    Please join Lindsey Thompson, PhD, RD, CSP, LD, Laura Dority, MS, RD, LD and Jessica Brown, RD, CSP, CNSC, CLEC
    Webinar Objectives:

    • Outline various ways to implement a medical ketogenic diet for patients with food allergies or other dietary restrictions.
    • Develop ketogenic blenderized recipes utilizing specialized commercial products.
    • Learn how to integrate “super” foods into a blenderized diet.
    • Generate blenderized recipes for patients with food allergies or following a vegan or vegetarian diet.

    *This event is eligible for 1 continuing education (CE) credit.

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  • Keto University - MCT Oil Ketogenic Diet for the Management Epilepsy

    Please join Vanessa Aldaz, MPH, RD, CDE for a 1-hour educational webinar.

    Webinar Objectives:

    • Identify patients who would be ideal candidates for the MCT oil ketogenic diet for epilepsy.
    • Calculate and implement an MCT oil diet meal plan.
    • Discover the benefits and therapeutic uses of MCT oil.
    • Discuss reasons why MCT oil may be used as a supplement in other ketogenic diet variants.

    *This event is eligible for 1 continuing education (CE) credit.

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  • Keto University - Navigating through Ketogenic Diet Obstacles for the Management of Epilepsy

    Please join Robyn Blackford, RDN, LDN for a 1-hour educational webinar.

    Webinar Objectives:

    • Identify common and rare side effects of the medical ketogenic diet.
    • Assess various ways to resolve side effects of the medical ketogenic diet.
    • Determine ways to proactively avoid harmful side effects for patients on medical ketogenic diet.

    *This event is eligible for 1 continuing education (CE) credit.

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  • Keto University - Achieving Optimal Vitamin and Mineral Supplementation for Patients on the Medical Ketogenic Diet for the Management Epilepsy

    Please join Stacey Bessone, RDN, LDN for a 1-hour educational webinar.

    Webinar Objectives:

    • Identify common vitamin and mineral concerns including MOA, symptomology and physical exam findings for patients on the ketogenic diet.
    • Describe requirements (DRIs) and suggested supplementation for patients on the diet.
    • Suggest lab work relating to vitamin and mineral deficiencies of patients on the ketogenic diet.

    • *This event is eligible for 1 continuing education (CE) credit.

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  • Keto University - Low Ratio, Slow Outpatient Initiation & Maintenance of the Medical Ketogenic Diet: Update & Practical Guidance for the RD

    Please join Jennifer Fabe, BSc, MSc, RD, for a 1-hour educational webinar.

    Objectives:

    • Review updated statistics on patients who have been started on the medical ketogenic diet in Canada with the Low and Slow outpatient initiation method.
    • Calculate patient examples using the Low and Slow outpatient initiation method in further detail.
    • Answer questions from audience members about the Low and Slow Outpatient Initiation method.

    • *This event is eligible for 1 continuing education (CE) credit.

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  • Keto University 2020 Kickoff – Navigating Telemedicine – Keto Tips and Tricks

    Learn tips and tricks from around the country from Nutricia’s 5 Keto Ambassadors - Zahava Turner, RD, CSP, LD, Stacey Bessone, RDN, LDN, Robyn Blackford, RDN, LDN, Lindsey Thompson, PhD, RD, CSP, LD, and Vanessa Aldaz, MPH, RD, CDE, on how to manage ketogenic diet patients using telemedicine and diet instruction at home.

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  • Feeding and Swallowing Assessment of the Pediatric Medical Ketogenic Diet Patient

    Please join Lindsey Phillips, OTD, OTR/L for a 1-hour educational webinar on feeding and swallowing assessment of pediatric patients on the medical ketogenic diet.
    Webinar Objectives:

    • Learn the four components of a standard feeding and swallowing evaluation.
    • Identify environmental factors that should be considered during mealtimes.
    • Acknowledge possible behavioral components that impact feeding and swallowing skills.
    • Identify abnormal chewing and swallowing skills that impair safety with feeding.

    • *This event is eligible for one (1) CEU credit. To obtain the code for your certificate of attendance, please fill out this brief survey then obtain your certificate on NLC.

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  • KetoCal® 2.5:1: A New Medical Food to Manage Your Adult and Older Children on the Ketogenic Diet

    Please join Ellen Avery, MS, RD, Medical Advisor, Nutricia North America, for a 1-hour educational webinar on KetoCal 2.5:1.

    Webinar objectives:

    • Review KetoCal's history and evidence
    • Understand how the new KetoCal 2.5:1 fits in your patients' epilepsy management plan
    • Discover the benefits and key nutritional components of the new KetoCal 2.5:1 for your patients

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  • A Systematic Review of Literature on the Quality of Life on the Ketogenic Diet

    Please join Martin Verkuyl, PhD, researcher from Nutricia Utrecht as he reviews research on the quality of life and the ketogenic diet.
    By the end of this webinar, attendees will be able to interpret key studies that shape research on the quality of life in the ketogenic diet.
    Eligible for 1 CEU credit for nurses and dietitians.

  • Ketogenic Diets: Modifications to Manage Seizure Disorders

    Please join Yeou-Mei Christiana Liu, MSc, RD, RDN, CHES of The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada for an educational webinar on the ketogenic diet. By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

    • Determine which ketogenic diet is suitable for each individual patient
    • Modify various forms of the ketogenic diet to maximize effectiveness

    • *This event is eligible for one (1) CEU credit. To obtain the code for your certificate of attendance, please fill out this brief surveythen obtain your certificate on NLC.

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  • Refractory Epilepsy Patients: Management Options when Drugs Fail

    Join us for a 1 hour educational webinar with Dr. Arthur Partikian discussing management options for refractory epilepsy patients when drugs fail.

    Participants will be able to:

    • Understand alternative management options when antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) fail
    • Discuss the existing clinical evidence and mechanism of action for one such option: the ketogenic diet
    • Identify best candidates for the ketogenic diet
    • Evaluate how the ketogenic diet could benefit one’s own patients

    • *This event is eligible for one (1) CEU credit. To obtain the code for your certificate of attendance, please fill out this brief survey brief survey then obtain your certificate on NLC.

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  • The Role of the Neurology Nurse in the Ketogenic Diet Program

    Join us for a 1-hour educational webinar with Claire Chee, RN, BS discussing the evolution of the role of the nurse in a ketogenic diet program. Nurse Claire will also share tips from her decades of experience with the ketogenic diet. This talk was one of the highlights of KetoU 2017 in Chicago, and we are pleased to be able to bring Nurse Claire’s experience to a wider audience.
    Participants will be able to:

    • Describe the role a neurology nurse can play within a ketogenic diet program.
    • Discuss how the addition of a neurology nurse could grow and enhance a keto team.
    • Understand issues that could arise in the ketogenic diet from a nursing perspective.

    *This event is eligible for one (1) CEU credit. To obtain the code for your certificate of attendance, please fill out this brief survey then obtain your certificate on NLC. 

  • Managing a Cross-Cultural Ketogenic Diet

    Please join Keto Ambassador, Vanessa Aldaz, MPH, RD, CDE, for a free, one hour educational webinar on how to implement the ketogenic diet in various cultures.
    By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to: 

    • Define the terms, culture and ethnic background
    • Understand the premise of "Ethno-consciousness in MNT counseling
    • Provide examples of different KD initiation protocols used in other countries
    • Provide examples of how to prepare a KD for specific ethnic and cultural backgrounds
    *Please note: Dietitians cannot claim credit for recorded events beyond 3 years from live event date.

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  • Problem Solving GI Issues in the Ketogenic Diet

    Please join our Keto Ambassador, Lindsey Thompson, MS, RD for an educational webinar targeted for new and non-Keto dietitians on Problem Solving GI Issues in the Ketogenic Diet.
    At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to: 

    • List potential gastrointestinal (GI) complications of the ketogenic diet
    • Evaluate possible interventions for GI complications of the ketogenic diet

    *Please note: Dietitians cannot claim credit for recorded events beyond 3 years from live event date.

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  • Older Children and the Ketogenic Diet

    Please join our Keto Ambassador, Stacey Bessone, RDN, LDN, for a free, one hour educational webinar on the topic of Older Children and the Ketogenic Diet.

    By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

    • Interpret the latest research for older children, adolescents and adults on the ketogenic diet
    • Compare and contrast the use of variations of the ketogenic diet in older children, adolescents and adults
    • Define and describe obstacles of older children, adolescents and adults on the ketogenic diet and ways to address them

    • *Please note: Dietitians cannot claim credit for recorded events beyond 3 years from live event date.

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  • Fine Tuning & Troubleshooting the Ketogenic Diet

    Please join Keto Ambassador, Robyn Blackford, RDN, LDN, for an educational webinar on how to fine tune and troubleshoot the ketogenic diet.

    At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

    • Calculate how to make changes to various forms of the ketogenic diet
    • Appropriately adjust calories, ketogenic diet ratio and supplements based on nutrition needs
    • Determine appropriate interventions for a sick patient on the ketogenic diet dependent upon symptoms

    • *Please note: Dietitians cannot claim credit for recorded events beyond 3 years from live event date.

  • Special Circumstances and the Ketogenic Diet

    Join our KetoAmbassadors Lindsey Thompson, MS, RD; and Zahava Turner, RD, for an educational Webinar targeted for new and non-Keto dietitians on special circumstances as related to the ketogenic diet – Status epilepticus and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

    At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

    • Define status epilepticus
    • Identify ways to initiate the ketogenic diet for a patient in status epilepticus
    • Review the ketogenic diet induction process in the NICU
    • Recite potential complications and troubleshooting related to diet initiation in the NICU
    *Please note: Dietitians cannot claim credit for recorded events beyond 3 years from live event date.

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  • The Classic Ketogenic Diet: Evidence, Diet Calculations and Case Reports

    Join our Keto Ambassadors Lindsey Thompson, MS, RD; and Zahava Turner, RD, for a 1-hour educational webinar targeted for new and non-Keto dietitians on the basics of the Classic Ketogenic Diet (cKD).

    Participants will be able to:

    • Describe the evidence surrounding the efficacy of the classic ketogenic diet
    • Implement the learnings in calculating the cKD
    • Discuss basic case reports on the cKD
    *Please note: Dietitians cannot claim credit for recorded events beyond 3 years from live event date.

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  • The Ketogenic Diet: Sharing Best Practices for Tube Feeding

    Join us for a 1-hour educational webinar and hear from keto expert Becky Sparks, RD on using the Ketogenic Diet (KD) in tube-fed patients. Eligible for one CEU credit. 

    This webinar will cover:

    • Introducing the Ketogenic Diet for already tub-fed patients
    • Hints and tips for a successful implementation

    *Please note: Dietitians cannot claim credit for recorded events beyond 3 years from live event date.

  • The Ketogenic Diet Beyond Epilepsy

    Join us for an educational Webinar and hear from expert Beth Zupec-Kania, R.D.N. (Ketogenic Therapies, LLC & The Charlie Foundation).

    This webinar will cover:

    • Identify disorders for which the ketogenic diet is contraindicated
    • Identify conditions that benefit from ketogenic diet therapy
    • Identify a specific diet recommendation for one disorder or condition

    *Please note: Dietitians cannot claim credit for recorded events beyond 3 years from live event date.

  • Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Deficiency (PDH) and the Ketogenic Diet (KD)

    Join us for an educational Webinar and hear from expert Anne Boney, MEd, RD, LDN (QOL Medical; formerly Duke University Medical Center) about the nutritional management of PDH.

    This webinar will cover:

    • Overview and biochemical background of PDH
    • Review of known therapies for PDH
    • Review of a published case report

    *Please note: Dietitians cannot claim credit for recorded events beyond 3 years from live event date.

  • Nutrient Deficiency in the Ketogenic Diet: How to monitor for, prevent and address them

    Please join Jessica Holy, MS, RD/LD for an informative webinar focused on nutrient deficiencies commonly associated with the ketogenic diet. Content will include a literature review, case studies and a Q&A.

    This webinar will cover:

    • Potential nutrient deficiencies commonly associated with the ketogenic diet
    • What does the literature say?
    • How to monitor, manage and prevent deficiencies

    *Please note: Dietitians cannot claim credit for recorded events beyond 3 years from live event date.

  • Ketone Testing in Managing the Ketogenic Diet – Literature review and case studies

    Join us for a 1-hour educational webinar and hear from experts Denise Potter, RD, CDE and Kelly Urbanik, RD, LDN, CSP as they review literature and research on the ketogenic diet.

    • Review of the literature and research on the role of blood ketone testing in initiating and managing the ketogenic diet.
    • Case studies

    • *Please note: Dietitians cannot claim credit for recorded events beyond 3 years from live event date.

  • Preparing Families for the Ketogenic Diet Journey

    Please join presenter Robyn Blackford, RD, Keto-Dietitian at Ann and Robert Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago for a free one hour educational webinar on the ketogenic diet (KD).

    This webinar will cover:

    • How to get families ready for the ketogenic diet
    • Review of the education process at Ann and Robert Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, one of the largest ketogenic diet programs in the US

    • *Please note: Dietitians cannot claim credit for recorded events beyond 3 years from live event date.

  • Implementing the Ketogenic Diet in Infants: An Overview and Case Reports

    Please join presenter Becky Sparks, RD, Keto-Dietitian at Children’s Hospital of Michigan, and Therese O’Flaherty, RD, Keto-Dietitian at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital for a free one hour educational webinar on the usage of the ketogenic diet (KD) in infants.

    This webinar will cover:

    • Review of scientific literature regarding usage of the KD in infants
    • Implementing the KD in infant
    • Discussion of case reports

    • *Please note: Dietitians cannot claim credit for recorded events beyond 3 years from live event date.