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Session Type: Clubs in Convention Center

Perinatal Nutrition and Metabolism Club: The Duality of Inflammation and Injustice: Mediators of Metabolism and Growth for Fetal Development and Neonatal Outcomes

Monday, May 1, 2023

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM ET

Location: Convention Center: Ballroom B

CE: Live CME: 1.50

Chair(s)

KC

Kara Calkins, MD, MSCR (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor
Pediatrics
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, United States
Daniel Robinson, MD MSc (he/him/his)

Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Lurie Children's Hospital
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Laura Brown, MD (she/her/hers)

Professor of Pediatrics
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Aurora, Colorado, United States

Disclosure(s):

Kara Calkins, MD: Baxter (Terminated, July 1, 2022) (Products/Services: Consultant); Fresenius Kabi (Ongoing) (Products/Services: Consultant, Research Support including clinical trials & the principal or named investigator, Speaker Honorarium including speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness)

Daniel Robinson, MD MSc: Fresenius Kabi: Advisory Committee (Terminated, July 31, 2022); Mead Johnson: Research Support including clinical trials & the principal or named investigator (Ongoing)

Laura D. Brown, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Session

Description: Experiencing resource discrimination and disparities before, during, and after pregnancy can play a critical role in adversely altering fetal and neonatal growth. Improved access to high-quality health care, education and employment opportunities are instrumental in reducing abnormal fetal growth patterns, such as fetal growth restriction and macrosomia. Examining how certain health disparities persist, evaluating mechanisms that contribute to chronic inflammation, and exploring interventions to mitigate nutrition-based inequities are essential to improving perinatal and neonatal health outcomes.

Learning Objectives:

Identify factors that drive social determinants of health and alter pregnancy co-morbidities, fetal growth, infant and child health outcomes
Cite research examining mechanisms by which distinct patterns of inflammation are triggered and may contribute to fetal origins of adult disease
Assess the effects of nutritional inequities on pregnancy and neonatal health outcomes and their subsequent impact on short- and long-term growth

Presentations:

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET

Introduction of speaker and question and answer
Speaker: Kara Calkins, MD (she/her/hers) – University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET

The duality of inflammation and injustice: Mediators of metabolism and growth for fetal development and neonatal outcomes
Speaker: Valencia Walker, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine