Program Objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, clinicians should be better able to:

* Discuss the functions and significance of intestinal microbiota.
 

* Explain the mechanism of action of prebiotics and probiotics and how they have been used effectively.
*Evaluate the benefits and risks associated with the use of prebiotics and probiotics.
*Recommend effective, safe, and appropriate prebiotic and probiotic formula for specific neonatal and pediatric conditions based on current data.
Faculty:
Josef Neu, M.D.
Professor, Department of Pediatrics,
Division of Neonatology
University of Florida College of Medicine
Gainesville, FL

Ekhard Ziegler, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics
University of Iowa Children's Hospital
Iowa City, IA

Philip Sherman, M.D., FRCP(C), FAAP
Professor of Paediatrics, Microbiology and Dentistry
The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada

Recording from the Satellite Symposia at the 2008 American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Conference and Exhibition.

Supported, in part, through a restricted educational grant from Abbott Nutrition, a division of Abbott Laboratories, Inc.

Media Format(s):  Powerpoint (English)

Program Date: November 12, 2008

Expiration Date:  November 12, 2011