Learning Objectives
- Define oral rehydration solution (ORS) and oral rehydration therapy (ORT)
- Review key physiologic principles of fluid therapy in acute gastroenteritis
- Review key clinical management principles
- Review how to identify dehydration and assessment challenges
- Review ORS options
- Discuss how ondansetron can improve ORT success
Expert Speaker:
Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine
University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta, CANADA
Dr. Freedman is Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine at the University of Calgary. He completed his residency at The Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto) and a pediatric emergency medicine fellowship and a Master’s of Science in Clinical Investigation at Northwestern University (Chicago). He is the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation Professor in Child Health and Wellness and the Associate Dean, Clinical Trials at the University of Calgary.
Moderator:
Dr. John Stutts is the Pediatric Medical Director at Abbott. His responsibilities include supporting the pediatric nutrition portfolio through external engagement of key opinion leaders, health care practitioners, and pediatric societies. He also oversees clinical trials and works closely with Abbott Nutrition Health Institute, an online unbranded nutrition education site for health care practitioners.
Continuing Education Credits:
Nurse Contact 1.0 CE; Dietitian 1.0 CPEU*
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