Erin attended these meetings to share how clinicians can access the NEC Society's educational resources for their NICUs, how researchers can collaborate with the NEC Society to #preventNEC, and to elevate the patient-family voice.
Learn more at NECsociety.org.
🩵 Most families first learn about NEC when their child is being diagnosed. Together, we can change this.
💛 Each time you wear our t-shirts, tie a bandana around your pup, or pin a button on your backpack, you help raise awareness.
Help us #preventNEC and check out our shop at NECsociety.org/shop/
We need more science and better, innovative strategies to #preventNEC — and the brilliant minds at Stanford Mussallem Center for Biodesign are hard at work💛
To build a world without necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), we need to accelerate research, and we are so proud that the NEC Society is working tirelessly to support and propel science that is urgently needed to #preventNEC
There is an urgent need for more research on NEC, CHD, and how to protect babies like Leyden.
The NEC Society is working tirelessly to advance research, education, and advocacy to #preventNEC for all babies.
Learn more about cardiac NEC and join us at NECsociety.org
#CHDawareness #NECawareness
Leaders and advocates for infant and maternal health, from the NEC Society, UC Milk Bank, March of Dimes CA, CA Children’s Specialty Care Coalition, & Political Solutions met to improve collaborative efforts at the local, state, & national levels to #preventNEC.
Get involved at NECsociety.org
We are so grateful to everyone in our community helping us #preventNEC so we can build a world without this devastating disease for all babies🩵💛
Thank you for joining us in wishing a happy birthday to Micah and Zachary! ❤️
Thank you to Medela and Infant Bacterial Therapeutics for sponsoring the NEC Club @pasmeeting!
If you plan to attend PAS in Boston, please RSVP for the NEC Club and Networking Session! pas-meeting.org/2026-meeting
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As we work tirelessly to build a world without NEC, we hope everyone feels a sense of belonging within the NEC Society. We are stronger together. Together, we are better equipped to #preventNEC
➡️ Read our 2025 Impact Report by clicking the link in our bio or visiting NECsociety.org/annual-impact-report
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Help us encourage all NICUs to share these resources, so families know about NEC and never experience the trauma of a NEC diagnosis alone.
We are working tirelessly to #preventNEC and build a world without this devastating disease.
Learn more at necsociety.org/resources-fo...
Grateful to the UC Irvine team for an inspiring day at the SoCal Small Baby Consortium! Our founder/executive director, Jennifer Canvasser, presented on how to engage families in NICU care, optimize the use of breastmilk to help #preventNEC, and improve long-term outcomes.
Join us: NECsociety.org
Check out the Executive Summary from #NECchicago!
The NEC Symposium in Chicago was the world’s largest meeting dedicated to NEC. More than 250 clinicians, scientists, and patient-family leaders from around the globe came together to accelerate ways to treat and #preventNEC.
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.
Get involved at NECsociety.org
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.
🩵 These powerful photos from #NECchicago show the why behind our tireless work — clinicians, scientists, and patient-families coming together, sharing strategies, stories, and hope that fuel our mission to #preventNEC
We are working tirelessly to #preventNEC and build a world without this devastating disease.
Learn more & join us at NECsociety.org/what-is-NEC
The NEC Society is proud to collaborate with the @neoconsortium.bsky.social NEC Focus Group to share resources on NEC for NICU families and families impacted by NEC. These resources empower families with information to help #preventNEC and guide families who experience the trauma of a NEC diagnosis.
The NEC Symposium in Chicago was the world’s largest and most impactful gathering dedicated to NEC—because of YOU 🩵
✨ Let’s keep the momentum going: NECsociety.org/get-involved
#NECchicago #NECawareness #preventNEC
#NECchicago has begun!
So grateful to unite the NEC community in Chicago for a world without NEC! Can't wait to spend the week with all of you!
@mistygoodlab.bsky.social @jenncanvasser.bsky.social
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#NECchicago’s session, “Funding for a World Without NEC,” will address the urgent need to protect and expand research funding, and explore how we can collaborate across institutions to advance science and #preventNEC for babies and families.
Sharing research across institutions drives progress & innovation.
This #NECchicago session features promising research posters from early career clinicians & trainees.
📅 #NECchicago | Sept 7–10 | NEC Society, Cincinnati Children’s, & UNC Children’s
NECsociety.org/NEC-symposium
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#NECchicago’s Basic Science Mechanisms session will explore research to understand NEC at the cellular level.
There is an urgent need to advance research so we can better understand and #preventNEC.
Join us for the NEC Symposium in Chicago, September 7–10, 2025: lnkd.in/empPNGyZ
Explore how to navigate risk, communication, and relationships between clinicians and patient-families in the NICU at #NECchicago
Join us for the NEC Symposium in Chicago, September 7–10, 2025: necsociety.org/nec-symposium/
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We are grateful for Medela's commitment to advancing lactation science and building a world without necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC).
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Learn more here: www.medela.com/en-us/lactat...
Medela, a NEC Symposium sponsor, is hosting its Breastfeeding & Lactation Symposium in Chicago on Sep 11–12, right after #NECchicago!
Keep the learning going and join NEC Symposium faculty—like co-chairs @jenncanvasser.bsky.social and @neojae.bsky.social—at this exciting conference.
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We're #hiring!
The NEC Society is looking for a mission-driven Development Director to lead giving and fundraising initiatives and help us build a world without necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC).
Join us by applying at NECsociety.org/career-opportunities
#preventNEC #career #nonprofit
May was our most impactful #NECawareness Month ever, thanks to you, our incredible community!
Please check out this short thank-you video expressing our gratitude for your dedication and support.
From the bottom of our hearts, thank you.
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The world's largest conference focused on NEC is back for four days of rigorous science and humanized stories dedicated to building a world without NEC.
Register for the NEC Symposium in Chicago, happening September 7-10, 2025, at NECsociety.org
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We recommend listening to the latest episode of @radiolab.bsky.social, "The Elixir of Life," which dives into the mysteries of breast milk, the infant gut, human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs), and NEC.
We urgently need to #preventNEC for babies and families!
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