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Aims: To report the process and results of the 3rd SIBEN Clinical Consensus on Nutritional Management of the Newborn.
Design/Methods: On 3/09, 3 experts in the field (Drs. P Thureen, CL Berseth and J Higueras) and 100 neonatologists from 25 countries were invited to participate.
Guidelines for consensus process, literature search and future preparation of educational material and authorship were developed, reviewed and agreed by all. Participants from different countries were distributed in 12 groups, which interacted and worked together for 5 months to answer 3-5 questions of clinical/physiological relevance, reviewing all global literature and local factors. Answers were received, collated and reviewed by 2 coordinators and the 3 experts. On 9/09 participants and experts met in Cusco, Peru for 6 hours (with lectures by experts, presentations by groups, discussion, and all literature available).
Results: 49 neonatologists participated. Presentations by each group and general discussion in a collaborative forum were used to develop a consensus regarding nutritional management of the newborn and to recommend strategies. The final consensus summary will be published, posted on the web and circulated through thousands of units in Iberoamerica.
Conclusions: This 3rd SIBEN Consensus Group of Iberoamerican neonatologists led to an innovative interaction of physicians from 18 countries of the region, improved education of all participants and ended with a consensus on clinical approaches to nutritional management of the newborn. Furthermore, it could become valuable as a model to decrease disparity in care and to improve outcomes in this and other regions.
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Rogido, M., Golombek, S., Sola, A. et al. 1134 3Rd Clinical Consensus of Siben, the Ibero-American Society of Neonatology: Nutrition on the Newborn. Pediatr Res 68 (Suppl 1), 561–562 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-201011001-01134
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