"Catch Up Growth in Underserved Populations: Lessons Learned", by Bradley Miller, MD, PhD

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Catch Up Growth in Underserved Populations: Lessons Learned

Bradley Miller, MD, PhD

Professor & Director

Division of Pediatric Endocrinology

Department of Pediatrics

University of Minnesota

Objectives:

Upon completion of the activity, participants should be better able to:

1. Understand the physiologic mechanisms behind the phenomenon of linear catch up growth.

2. Recognize the importance of adequate iron intake during linear catch up growth.

3. Recognize the importance of efforts to provide screening for malnutrition and anemia in children in orphanages around the world.

Invited by the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology

*For more information about the University of Minnesota's Pediatric Grand Rounds, click here: https://med.umn.edu/pediatrics/pediatric-grand-rounds

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