Completed prior to starting APR (if possible) / MIAMI-CITI certification / On-line course
1 / 2/13-17 / Welcome! Introduction to Group Assignment 1: Growth charts/audit / Conference Call
1 / 2/13-17 / Lecture 1: Nutritional Assessment of the High-Risk Infant I / Lecture
1 / 2/20-24 / Lecture 2: Nutrition Assessment of the High-Risk Infant II / Lecture
1 / 2/27-3/3 / Discuss results of Group Assignment 1; Introduction of Group Assignment 2—PN in your facility/unit / Conference Call/Group Discussion
1 / 2/27-3/3 / Lecture 3: Fluid Management / Lecture
1 / 2/2/-3/3 / Lecture 4: Parenteral Nutrition Competency Course / Lecture
2 / 3/6-10 / Research Course Part 1: Introduction to Research and Quality Improvement / Conference Call/Group Discussion
2 / 3/6-10 / Case Conference #1: Fluid/Electrolyte Management of a 24 week infant / Message Board Discussion
2 / 3/6-10 / Lecture 5: Electrolyte and Micronutrient Management / Lecture
2 / 3/13-17 / Research Course Part 2: Conducting a Systematic Literature Review with Critical Analysis of Literature / Conference Call/Group Discussion
2 / 3/13-17 / Lecture 6: Standardized Feeding Plans / Lecture
2 / 3/20-24 / Lecture 7: Lactation Modules / Lectures
2 / 3/20-24 / Discuss Case Conf (25 minutes); review results of Group Assignment 2—PN in your facility (30 minutes): Parenteral Nutrition discussion; Introduce Group Assignment 3: Human Milk Audit / Conference Call/Group Discussion
2 / 3/20-24 / Lecture 8: Human Milk / Lecture
2 / 3/27-31 / Research Course Part 3: Research/QI Study Design (preparing topic, thesis/aims of project) / Conference Call/Group Discussion
3 / 4/3-7 / Lecture 9: Infant Formulas and Additives / Lecture
3 / 4/3-7 / Lecture 10: Enteral Nutrition / Lecture
3 / 4/3-7 / Discuss Group Assignment 3: Human Milk audit / Conference Call/Group Discussion
3 / 4/3-7 / Case Conference #2: Feeding and Growth of a 34 week infant receiving all feedings of mother’s own milk / Message Board Discussion
3 / 4/10-14 / Lecture 11: Energy Expenditure in Preterm Infants / Lecture
3 / 4/10-14 / Lecture 12: Nutritional Considerations for the Late Preterm Infant / Lecture
3 / 4/17-21 / Journal Club #1: Topic TBD / Conference Call
3 / 4/17-21 / Lecture 13: Necrotizing Enterocolitis / Lecture
3 / 4/24-28 / Discuss Case Conference #2; Introduction to Group Assignment 4: Management of Growth Failure / Conference Call/Group Discussion
3 / 4/24-28 / Capstone Project proposal submitted (topic, thesis, objectives/aims) / Email
4 / 5/1-5 / Lecture 14: Gastrointestinal Defects—Feeding Implications / Lecture
4 / 5/1-5 / Research Course Part 4: Basic Statistics / Conference Call/Group Discussion
4 / 5/8-12 / Lecture 15: Nutritional Management of Short Bowel Syndrome / Lecture
4 / 5/8-12 / Lecture 16: The High-Risk Infant Gut Microbiome / Lecture
4 / 5/15-19 / Journal Club #2: Topic TBD / Conference Call
4 / 5/15-19 / Quality and Safety Conference #1: Topic TBD / Message Board Discussion
4 / 5/22-26 / Capstone Project Literature Review submitted / Email
5 / 5/29-6/2 / Lecture 17: The Role of Vitamin D in Pregnancy / Lecture
5 / 5/29-6/2 / Lecture 18: Refeeding Syndrome in Growth-Restricted High-Risk Infants / Lecture
5 / 5/29-6/2 / Review of Quality and Safety Conference#1 (25 minutes); Discuss Group Assignment 4: Management of Growth Failure (30 min) / Conference Call/Group Discussion
5 / 6/5-9 / Lecture 19: Ketogenic Diet for Infantile Spasms / Lecture
5 / 6/5-9 / Lecture 20: Discharge Nutrition and Nutrition after Hospital Discharge for the High-Risk Infant / Lecture
5 / 6/5-9 / Capstone Project “background” draft written and submitted / Email
5 / 6/5-9 / Case Conference #3: Topic TBD
Quality and Safety Conference #2: TBD / Message Board Discussion
6 / 6/12-16 / Lecture 21: Common Causes of Growth Failure in the High-Risk Infant and Impact on Neurodevelopmental Outcomes / Lecture
6 / 6/12-16 / Discuss Supervised Practice Week
Intro to Group Assignment 5: The Importance of Discharge Collaboration (including review of literature) / Conference Call
6 / 6/19-23 / Supervised Practice Week—on site at MUSC
Journal Club #3: Topic TBD
Review Results of Group Assignment 5
Review Case Conference #3
Review QnS #2 / At MUSC
6 / 6/26-30 / Lecture 22: The Growing Bone / Lecture
6 / 6/26-30 / Lecture 23: Nutrition Considerations/Management with ECMO / Lecture
6 / 7/3-7 / Lecture 24: Role of a High-Risk Infant Nutrition Support Clinician / Lecture
6 / 7/10-14 / Journal Club #4: Topic TBD / Conference Call
DIDACTIC AND PROGRAM-FOCUSED ACTIVITIES COMPLETE
7 / By 8/1 / Capstone Project submitted to home facility IRB (research only)
7 / 8/1-31 / Capstone Project—data collection
8 / 9/1-30 / Capstone Project—data collection
9 / 10/1-31 / Capstone Project data collection complete
10 / 11/1-30 / Presenting the results of your QI project: Writing an abstract, poster/podium presentation and publishing / Lecture
10 / 12/1-31 / Capstone Project—analysis and writing
11 / 1/1-31 / Capstone Project—analysis and writing
12 / 2/1-17 / Capstone Project completed (presented to research committee) and submitted for abstract, poster, or manuscript acceptance
Conference call schedule: We will use Adobe Connect as the screen share program for our conferences. Our call line for all calls is 843-876-8722, passcode: 090116.
Conference call day and time: Tuesdays from 4-5 pm Eastern Standard Time
Conference calls will last 1 hour.
Conference Call Dates:
2/14: Introduction to APR 4/25: Review of Case Conference #2 and Group Assn 4
2/28: Review Group Assignment 1 5/2: Research Course Part 4
3/7: Research Course Part 1 5/16: Journal Club #2
3/14: Research Course Part 2 5/30: Review of QnS #1
3/21: Review of Case Conference #1 6/13: Discuss Supervised Practice Week
and Group Assignment 2 7/11: Journal Club #4
3/28: Research Course Part 3
4/4: Review Group Assignment 3
4/18: Journal Club #1