About This Course

Measurement of growth is an important and non-invasive health surveillance tool during infancy and childhood. Faltering growth is characterized by a slower rate of weight gain than expected for the child's age, sex, and current weight.

This course has been designed to teach healthcare providers everything they need to know about faltering growth in order to increase recognition and improve patient care. It should take approximately 60 minutes to complete.

This course has a 2-year expiry date of 14th May 2026. If you complete this course after its expiry date, please double check all claims in this course with up-to-date, peer-reviewed information, as the diagnostic or treatment landscape may have changed.

CME/CPD Information

This course has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (UEMS-EACCME®) with 1 European CME credit (ECMEC®). This accreditation certifies the quality and relevance of the educational content.

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This eLearning course has also undergone review and approval by the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. 

ASPEN eLearning center: www.nutritioncare.org/eLearning

Main ASPEN website: www.nutritioncare.org

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

  • define faltering, catch-up, accelerated, and normal growth.

  • explain the consequences of faltering growth on patients and their communities.

  • identify faltering growth, accelerated growth, and catch-up growth from example growth charts.

  • explain the recommendations for management of faltering growth.

Expert Faculty

This course has been made in close collaboration with:

Course curriculum

    1. Welcome to the Course

    1. Introduction to Precourse Quiz

    2. Precourse Quiz

    1. Defining Growth

    1. Causes and Consequences of Faltering Growth

    1. Identification of Faltering Growth

    1. Management of Faltering Growth

    1. Introduction to Final Quiz

    2. Final Quiz

    1. Conclusions and Take-Home Messages

    2. Course Feedback Survey

    3. Funding

About this course

  • Free
  • 12 lessons
  • 0 hours of video content

Course Summary Sheet

Download the course summary sheet here: FG Infants Summary Sheet.pdf

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