The NEC Registry brings the NEC community together and collects patient-driven data to advance better care and research.

Whether you are an adult survivor of NEC or the parent/caregiver of a child diagnosed with NEC, we encourage you to join the NEC Registry at NECsociety.org/nec-registry/

Join us in wishing Dr. Besner congratulations. With her guidance and support, the NEC Society is working tirelessly to #preventNEC and optimize care for all babies.

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NAM recognizes Dr. Besner for her dedication to improving the lives of babies affected by necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). Her dream is to never again have to operate on a baby with NEC.

Election to the National Academy of Medicine is one of the top honors in health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.

From participating in the Patient Ambassador Workshop to listening to sessions on incorporating patient-centered outcomes in research, we’re leaving inspired and energized.

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The NEC Society has received three PCORI Engagement Awards, which helped fund the 2017 and 2019 NEC Symposia and supported the two-year project that led to the NEC Research Priorities — 20 research topics that matter most to families and clinician-scientists.

We’re filled with hope and gratitude for every person who has joined us in building a world without NEC.

Let's keep the momentum going!

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Together, researchers, clinicians, patient-families, and advocates united to advance innovative strategies to better understand, diagnose, treat, and #preventNEC.

With 20 educational sessions, #NECchicago created a transformative space for learning, connection, and collaboration.

Together, we’ve built an incredible, global community that is united in our vision of a world without NEC!

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Each smile, connection, and conversation reflects the heart of this meeting: collaboration, belonging, and a shared commitment to creating a future where no baby or family experiences the devastation of NEC.

We are working tirelessly to #preventNEC and build a world without this devastating disease.

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Parents are their baby’s voice in the NICU and need to be empowered with information to advocate for their child.

Help us encourage all NICUs to share these resources so families never experience the trauma of NEC alone.

The session will be moderated by Susan Hintz, MD, MS Epi, from Stanford Medicine Children's Health.

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📅 NEC Symposium | Sept 7–10 | Presented by the NEC Society, Cincinnati Children’s & UNC Children’s

✔️Valeria Cohran, MD – Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
✔️Jonathan Litt, MD, MPH, ScD – Stanford Medicine Children's Health
✔️Troy Markel, MD, FACS, FAAP – Riley Hospital for Children, Indiana University Health
✔️Keia Sanderson, MD, MSCR – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Marie Spruce will open this session by sharing the story of her son, Freddie, who developed NEC as an infant and continues to face the lifelong consequences of the disease.

This session will feature:

This session will be moderated by #NECchicago co-chair Jae Kim, MD, Director of Neonatology at @cincychildrens

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📅 NEC Symposium | Sept 7–10 | Presented by the NEC Society, Cincinnati Children’s & UNC Children’s