Leadership Education in Pediatric Nutrition’s Pediatric Nutrition Intensive Course (PNIC) 2026

Via Zoom

Friday, May 1, 2026

09:00 am – 4:00 pm Central

Friday, May 8, 2026

9:00 am – 4:00 pm  Central

Friday, May 15, 2026

9:00 am – 4:00 pm  Central

Cost: Any single day - $30           
All three days - $75

Free registration for the following –

• MCH funded trainees and faculty from any MCH-nutrition, LEND, LEAH or PPC training grants;
• Children's of Alabama & UAB Pediatrics employees;
• Members of the Association of Public Health Nutritionists (ASPHN);
• Alabama dietetics students enrolled in an ACEND-accredited program.

If eligible for free registration, you must use your institution's email address to register.
Sessions will be recorded. Recordings will be available approximately 2 weeks after each session and will remain open for 6 weeks.

Five Continuing Education Credits per day have been requested from the Commission on Dietetics Registration.
Please direct all questions to Dr. Aida Miles, program director, at aidamiles@uabmc.edu.

Preliminary Agenda:

Friday, May 1, 2026 (9am-4pm Central)

• Nutrition for the NICU graduate
• Culinary Medicine
• Nutrition in the Pediatric Nutrition Intensive Care Unit
• Nutrition in Intestinal Rehabilitation
• Obesity Medications in Pediatrics

Friday, May 8, 2026 (9am-4pm Central)

• Integrating Mental Health, Behavior, and Emotions in Pediatric Nutrition
• Ultra processed Food
• SNAP Waivers
• Natural disasters and nutrition assistance programs (WIC)
• Food is Medicine

Friday, May 15, 2026 (9am-4pm Central)

• Weight Management Strategies in Youth with Disabilities
• Youth, Disability and Food Insecurity in the U.S.
• Nutrition in Children and Youth with Down Syndrome
• Eating Behaviors in Autistic Children and Youth
• Nutrition in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder