Discharge to Thrive: Malnutrition Tools for High-Risk Term Infants
Event date: 10/14/2025
Please Join Stephanie Merlino Barr a Neonatal Dietitian at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio, discuss her experience managing nutrition for high-risk infants in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Her work focuses on individualized nutrition care plans that address complex medical and social factors affecting infant growth and recovery. Learning Objectives:
- Understand and apply malnutrition evaluation in high-risk infants in the clinical and outpatient settings
- Identify high-risk social factors to inform safe, individualized nutrition care plans to support successful transitions from the NICU to home
- Discover evidence-based recommendations for utilizing energy- and nutrient-dense formula to support growth and development in high-risk infants
- Analyze a real-world case study to integrate clinical decision-making, interdisciplinary collaboration, and caregiver education that supports optimal nutrition and growth outcomes