Pediatric Nutrition for Dietitians

Praveen Goday is a pediatric gastroenterologist at the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin and a professor of Pediatrics at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is a recognized expert in nutrition and has authored > 50 research publications and ~40 book chapters. He has already served as editor of a book on Pediatric Critical Nutrition. He has served on the Board of the American Society for Parenteral Nutrition (ASPEN) and as the chair of the Nutrition Committee of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (NASPGHAN). He is currently on the Committee of Nutrition of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He is also the recipient of several national honors and awards including: ASPEN Excellence in Nutrition Support Education Award and the ASPEN Distinguished Nutrition Support Physician Service Award. He has been on the Best Doctors in America list continuously since 2007 and led the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Team to an ASPEN Clinical Nutrition Team of Distinction Award.Cassandra Walia completed the coordinated program in dietetics at Mount Mary University in 2009, and earned her Master's of Science in Dietetics in 2012. Prior to working at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, she was a dietitian at the City of Milwaukee Health Department WIC clinics. She has worked in the outpatient GI and Allergy clinics at Children's Wisconsin (CW) since 2009 and supervises over 20 dietitians at CW. She is recognized as an expert within her field and has several publications. Cassandra has participated in a variety of quality improvement projects including creation of a nutrition lab protocol for patients with inflammatory bowel disease and improving the safety of our electronic medical record build for home parenteral nutrition. During her time at CW, Cassandra has represented Clinical Nutrition in a variety of multidisciplinary committees including the Patient Family Education Committee, Joint Clinical Practice Council, and the Food Allergy Huddle. She worked to create innovative electronic education for food allergy patients. In addition to her role at CW, Cassandra has served as an adjunct instructor at Mount Mary University, teaching graduate dietetics students and dietetic interns about pediatric nutrition.