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John Colombo, PhD, answers questions related to infant brain development and cognition. Fayez K. Ghishan, MD answers questions related to Milk Fat Globule Membrane (MFGM) Sean C.L. Deoni, PhD answers questions related to Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)

In the first few weeks of life, the optimal growth rate for preterm infants is nearly twice that of term infants. To achieve this rapid rate of growth, preterm infants have high energy, protein, and micronutrient requirements. However, variability in human milk composition and inadequate fortification practices often result in suboptimal nutrition intake during these early critical weeks.

An interprofessional faculty of gastroenterology clinicians discuss real-world issues in managing patients with primary biliary cholangitis. Two mini-lectures serve as the foundation for understanding the diagnostic evaluation and risk factors of primary biliary cholangitis.

This podcast contains a preview of a continuing education activity that provides an update on the epidemiology, monitoring, and treatment of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), presented by Diane Kamen, MD, and Anca Askanase, MD. For the entire course and to obtain credit, please visit the course website at https://annenberg.net/courses/landingPage.php?courseID=60170

This education is about: - The allergic march - Burden of food allergy - Early feeding choices and food allergy prevention - The influence of the microbiome on allergic disease - Recent evidence on the early introduction of food allergens - Updates on food allergy management

This education is about: - Overcoming challenges to optimal preterm infant nutrition - Strategic use of donor milk - Human milk fortification timing and clinical practice strategies - Influence of feeding types on the preterm microbiome - Emerging evidence on human milk bioactives - Interprofessional collaboration in the NICU

- Guidelines for complementary feeding - Early allergen introduction for food allergy prevention - Best practices and clinical considerations for early introduction of allergenic foods - Utilizing allergenic foods to help increase diversity during the complementary feeding period

These case studies are part of a continuing education activity that provides an update on the epidemiology, monitoring, and treatment of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) presented by Diane Kamen, MD, and Anca Askanase, MD.

The treatment of patients with NK, a rare disease of the eye that can lead to blindness, has evolved beyond treating symptoms to treatment that targets the root cause of the disease – nerve damage. Thus, early diagnosis is critical. Faculty discuss the etiology, diagnosis, staging, and treatment of patients with NK. In addition to an overview of symptomatic care and emerging treatments, the safety, efficacy, storage, and administration of cenegermin are explained in detail. Clinical and real-world questions are discussed, related to patient education, provided by multidisciplinary faculty.

This activity, developed by family medicine and mental health clinicians, discusses team-based screening recommendations, along with strategies for overcoming barriers in diagnosis, are applied to primary care practice. The risks and benefits of treatment, including nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic options, such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and neuroactive steroid gamma-aminobutyric acid A receptor positive modulators, are discussed, to enable the development of a personalized care plan using a collaborative care model.

Human milk is optimal for preterm infants due to its ability to offer protection against potentially life-threatening complications such as necrotizing enterocolitis. However, the concentration of many nutrients in human milk—whether mother’s own milk or donor milk—falls short of meeting those required to support growth and development. To achieve growth targets for preterm infants, macro- and micronutrient supplementation is a critical component of an adequate nutrition care plan.

The care of patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease requires a multidisciplinary approach; hence, this activity takes a multidisciplinary approach to educate clinicians of various disciplines.

An indolent subtype of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, follicular lymphoma is characterized by eventual relapse of disease and the need for multiple lines of therapy, adding to the significant disease burden experienced by patients. Novel targeted agents in the relapsed/refractory setting have afforded new treatment options, but important clinical challenges exist, including optimal treatment sequencing, therapy evaluation and patient selection, transitions of care requirements, as well as toxicity management.