Credentials:RD, MSc, FDC
Bio:Donna Secker is a Clinical Dietitian in the Nephrology and Pediatric Academic Multiple Organ Transplant Programs at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. She is completing a PhD in Medical Sciences at the University of Toronto, developing and testing new methodology for pediatric nutritional assessment. Donna has participated in the authorship of several evidence-based collaborative statements and chapters related to pediatric nutrition and authored the section on infant nutrition for the ADA-DC Manual of Clinical Dietetics.
How often should healthy term infants (born after 37 weeks gestation) and children have their growth assessed using weight, length and head circumference measurements?
Role: Reviewer
Which growth charts should be used for monitoring the growth of healthy term infants and children?
Are there significant differences in the growth patterns of infants, birth to one year of age, who are breastfed versus formula fed?
What role does growth monitoring have in identifying nutrition-related problems in infants, children and adolescents?
Pediatrics/Paediatrics - Child Growth Background
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