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NEC Society’s 10-step guide for an All-In Meeting
The NEC Symposium is a transformative meeting and everyone wants to know how we did it. Why and how was the NEC Symposium different from other medical conferences? For starters, unlike other medical conferences, the NEC Symposium – like the…
Read MoreNEC Society – FDA meeting on probiotics
The NEC Society is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to advancing NEC research, education, and advocacy. Since our founder, Jennifer Canvasser, lost her son Micah to complications of NEC, the organization has been fortunate to receive funding from the Patient-Centered Outcomes…
Read MoreProbiotics and NEC
References: FDA communications regarding the use of probiotics in neonates: https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-raises-concerns-about-probiotic-products-sold-use-hospitalized-preterm-infants https://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/warning-letters/abbott-laboratories-669353-10242023 https://www.fda.gov/media/172606/download https://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/warning-letters/infinant-health-inc-formerly-evolve-biosystems-inc-667715-09282023
Read MoreResearchers Demonstrate Machine Learning Approach to NEC Prediction
A recent publication in BMC Bioinformatics describes a machine learning system that could potentially be used to predict NEC before the disease advances. The technology, developed by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Columbia University, uses a neural network…
Read More2021 NEC Virtual Sessions
Thank you to everyone who participated in and supported the NEC Virtual Sessions, May 19 – 21, 2021! Please take a few minutes to watch our inspiring 2021 Highlight Video! The summary of our virtual meeting is available here. The…
Read MoreNICHD Director to Keynote NEC Symposium
The NEC Society is honored to announce that Dr. Diana Bianchi will serve as the opening keynote speaker for the Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) Symposium. Dr. Bianchi is the Director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and…
Read MoreA Story of Hope
Written by Dr. Ana Ruzic Do, a pediatric surgeon at the University of Kentucky For anyone who cared for Connor and his family during his 6-month NICU stay, he is the very definition of hope. Prior to meeting Connor and…
Read MoreNEC Society Welcomes Amena Mebane to Board of Directors
The NEC Society recognizes the importance of integrating patient-families into every aspect of our organization. At the NEC Society, patient-families co-lead research, co-chair meetings, and co-author manuscripts. Accordingly, the NEC Society is proud to welcome Amena Mebane to the organization’s…
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NEC Symposium Registration Now Open
The NEC Society, in partnership with the Section of Pediatric Surgery at the University of Michigan, is thrilled present the NEC Symposium, June 2 – 5, 2019 at the Michigan League in Ann Arbor. The NEC Symposium is made with support…
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