Session Format: In Person

Fueling Success: Strategies for Establishing, Engaging, and Sustaining Nutrition Support Teams for Another 50 Years (SU22)

Breakout

Date & Time:

March 23, 2025

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET

Format:

In Person & Virtual

CE Credits:

1.5 Hours

UAN: JA0002345-0000-25-027-L99-P

Course level:

Intermediate

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  • Summarize the practical application and value of the nutrition support team (NST) in acute care settings.
  • Describe the structure of health systems’ nutrition support care models.
  • Identify performance metrics and outcomes used in successful NSTs.
  • Develop strategies that organizations can use to invigorate and/or engage the NST within a hospital and/or health system.

 

Topics & Presenters

Introduction, History, and Structure of Nutrition Support Teams

Lynn Hiller
DCN, RDN, CNSC

Advanced Practice Nutrition Support and Critical Care Dietitian

James A. Haley Veteran's Hospital

Tampa, FL

Nutrition Support Teams: Upholding Their Value and Furthering Relationships

Lisa Maria
PHD, RD, CNSC

Informatician

Bruce W. Carter Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Miami, FL

Performance Metrics and Outcomes for Nutrition Support Teams

Mary Chew
MS, RD

Research Dietitian

Phoenix Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Phoenix, AZ

How to Promote Active Interprofessional Nutrition Support Teams

Amir Kamel
PharmD, BCNSP, FASPEN

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

Nutrition Support / Critical Care, University of Florida Health

Gainesville, FL

Case Exemplars From an Academic Health Science Center Interprofessional Nutrition Support Team

Martin Rosenthal
MD, FACS, FASPEN

Associate Professor

Division of Acute Care Surgery, University of Florida Health

Director, Abdominal Wall Reconstruction and Intestinal Rehab Service

Department of Surgery, University of Florida Health

Gainesville, FL

Summary and Conclusion

Sandra Wolfe Citty
PhD, APRN-BC, FASPEN

Clinical Associate Professor

University of Florida

Clinical Nurse Investigator

North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System

Gainesville, FL

Moderators:

Sandra Wolfe Citty

PhD, APRN-BC, FASPEN

Clinical Associate Professor

University of Florida

Clinical Nurse Investigator

North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System

Gainesville, FL

Basic Skills in Parenteral Nutrition Management – Skills Lab B (SU21)

Skills Lab

Date & Time:

March 23, 2025

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET

Format:

In Person

CE Credits:

1.5 Hours

UAN: JA0002345-0000-25-026-L99-P

Course level:

Basic

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DESCRIPTION

This hands-on and interactive session addresses knowledge gaps for individuals who wish to delve deeper into challenges associated with parenteral nutrition support. Participants can move among stations to hear the latest practices, research, and guidelines to enhance clinical practice skills. Speakers will present information using case studies and focused, interactive presentations.

This skills lab will have two sessions: Part A and Part B. Topics covered in Part B include fluid assessment and sodium homeostasis, calcium and phosphorus balance, patient assessment, PN order writing, and access devices.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  • Analyze differences in nutrient dosing and utilization based on clinical condition.
  • Identify assessment and treatment strategies to manage electrolytes in parenteral nutrition patients.
  • Create a safe parenteral nutrition formulation per compound and stability limits.

 

Topics & Presenters

Fluid Assessment and Sodium Homeostasis In Parenteral Nutrition Patients

Rina Patel
PharmD, BCNSP, FASPEN

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Critical Care / Nutrition Support

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Sugar Land, TX

Walking the Tightrope: Balancing Calcium and Phosphorus in the Parenteral Nutrition Patient

M. Petrea Cober
PharmD, BCNSP, BCPPS, FASPEN

Professor of Pharmacy Practice

Northeast Ohio Medical University, College of Pharmacy

Director of Professional Development

Office of Education, Northeast Ohio Medical University, College of Pharmacy

Rootstown, OH

Patient Assessment: A Focus on Patient Specific Considerations and Parenteral Nutrition Components

Jacob Hall
BCNSP

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Critical Care/Nutrition Support

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, TX

Patient Assessment: A Focus on Patient Specific Considerations and Parenteral Nutrition Components

Roaxana Poskey
MS, RDN, LD, CNSC, FAND

Nutrition Support Dietitian

Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Houston, TX

Key Calculations in Parenteral Nutrition Order Writing

Sara Bliss
PharmD, BCPS, BCNSP, BCCCP, FASPEN

Clinical Pharmacist, Nutrition Support & Trauma

Department of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina Medical Center

Chapel Hill, NC

The Ins and Outs of Parenteral Access Devices

Kathleen Tushar
RN, BSN

Nutrition Support Registered Nurse

Center for Human Nutrition, Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, OH

Moderators:

Karrie Derenski

PharmD, BCCCP, BCNSP, CNSC, DPLA, FASPEN

Assistant Director of Pharmacy Operations

CoxHealth

Springfield, MO

Tackling Malnutrition in Hospitalized Children Using an Interprofessional Nutrition Care Pathway (SU20)

Breakout

Date & Time:

March 23, 2025

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET

Format:

In Person & Virtual

CE Credits:

1.5 Hours

UAN: JA0002345-0000-25-025-L99-P

Course level:

Intermediate

Pediatric Content

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  • Develop familiarity with the definition, criteria, prevalence, and consequences of malnutrition in hospitalized children.
  • Apply strategies and tools to support the implementation of an interprofessional pediatric nutrition care pathway in the hospital.
  • Address commonly asked questions about assessing and treating pediatric malnutrition in hospital settings.

 

Topics & Presenters

Why Do We Need a Nutrition Pathway in Hospitalized Children?

Jessie Hulst
MD, PhD

Pediatric Gastroenterologist and Associate Professor

The Hospital for Sick Children

Toronto, ON Canada

How to Identify Malnutrition in Hospitalized Children

Andrea Martinez
MD

Pediatric Gastroenterologist

BC Children's Hospital

Vancouver, BC Canada

How to Manage Pediatric Malnutrition at the Individual Child and Hospital Level

Jillian Owens
RD

Registered Dietitian

McMaster Children's Hospital

Hamilton, ON Canada

Moderators:

Catherine Larson-Nath

MD, CNSC

Director of Intestinal Rehabilitation Program and Fellowship Program Director

Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, University of Minnesota Medical School

Associate Professor

Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, University of Minnesota Medical School

Minneapolis, MN

Myth-Busting Enteral Nutrition in the ICU: An Interprofessional Perspective (T23)

Breakout

Date & Time:

March 25, 2025

9:45 AM – 11:15 AM ET

Format:

In Person & Virtual

CE Credits:

1.5 Hours

UAN: JA0002345-0000-25-061-L99-P

Course level:

Intermediate

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES 

  • Outline the benefits and risks associated with enteral nutrition in critically ill patients. 
  • Describe the evidence supporting the appropriate use of enteral nutrition in critically ill patients, including its impact on mortality, infection rates, and length of stay in real world ICU scenarios where EN is often mistakenly considered contraindicated. 
  • Identify and debunk common misconceptions surrounding enteral nutrition practices in the ICU setting. 

Topics & Presenters

Nutrition Myths: The Dietitian Perspective

Leslie Murray
RD, LDN, CNSC

Clinical Dietitian

Duke University Health System

Durham, NC

Nutrition Myths: The Physician Perspective

Paul Wischmeyer
MD, EDIC, FCCM, FASPEN

Professor of Anesthesiology and Surgery; Director, TPN/Nutrition Support Service

Duke University School of Medicine

Associate Vice Chair for Clinical Research

Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University School of Medicine

Durham, NC

Nutrition Myths: The Nurse Perspective

Jan M. Powers
PhD, RN, CCNS, CCRN, NE-BC, FCCM, FAAN

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, OH

Nutrition Myths: The Pharmacist Perspective

Vivian Zhao
PharmD, BNCSP, FASPEN

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist II – Nutrition Support

Emory University Hospital

Atlanta, GA

Moderators:

Ashley DePriest

MS, RDN, LD, CNSC, FCCM

Assistant Director Clinical Nutrition, Food and Nutrition Services

Emory Healthcare

Atlanta, GA

Nutrition and Metabolism Research Paper Session: Malnutrition and Nutrition Assessment (SU32)

Paper Session

Date & Time:

March 23, 2025

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET

Format:

In Person & Virtual

CE Credits:

1.5 Hours

UAN: JA0002345-0000-25-034-L99-P

Course level:

Advanced

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Today’s medical environment demands evidence-based practice, replicable results, and improved patient outcomes. Our abstract authors conduct research to help meet these challenges and provide breakthroughs in our knowledge and in our patient care. These sessions are dedicated to presentations of high-ranking abstracts. The abstracts will be presented by topic, so you can explore cutting-edge research on issues that interest you. The abstracts will also be published in the Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (JPEN), making them part of the body of evidence available to guide your clinical care.

 

Topics & Presenters

Impact of Sarcopenia and Frailty on Post-Operative Outcomes Following Pancreaticoduodenectomy

Radha Reddy Chada
PhD, RD

Lead Clinical Dietitian

Asian Institute of Gastroenterology

Hyderabad, Telangana India

Development of an Automated, Imaging-Based Pre-operative Screening Tool for the Early Identification of Malnutrition in an Abdominal Surgery Cohort

Raheema Damani

Graduate Student

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

SeND Home – Structured Nutrition Delivery for Older Adult Trauma Patients: A RCT Trial of Personalized Nutrition

Krista Haines
DO, MA

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Duke University School of Medicine

Durham, NC

The Impact of Dietary Fiber Supplementation on Body Weight and Composition in Adults With Higher BMI: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Studies

Kaylyn E. Koons
BS

Graduate Research Assistant

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

The Utility of Artificial Intelligence in the Creation of Meal Plans in an Outpatient Dietetics Setting: A Proof-of-Concept and Feasibility Study

Manpreet S. Mundi
MD

Professor of Medicine

Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism, and Nutrition, Mayo Clinic

Rochester, MN

Energy Intake Insufficiency Due to Underestimated Energy Requirement by Common Predictive Formulas Can be Identified by Urinary Amino Acid Levels in Patients With Advanced Heart Failure

Yoko Sakamoto
MD, PhD

Lecturer

Osaka University

Suita, Osaka Japan

Moderators:

Syed-Mohammed Jafri

MD

Professor of Medicine

Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Henry Ford Health System

Associate Program Director

Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Henry Ford Health System

Detroit, MI

Anisha Chhibber

MS, RDN, CNSC, FAND

Clinical Dietitian (Surgical and Medical ICU)

Food Service (General) - Nutrition, Morristown Medical Center

Morristown, NJ

Nutrition and Metabolism Research Paper Session: Critical Care and Critical Health Issues (SU33)

Paper Session

Date & Time:

March 23, 2025

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET

Format:

In Person & Virtual

CE Credits:

1.5 Hours

UAN: JA0002345-0000-25-035-L99-P

Course level:

Advanced

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What You'll Learn

DESCRIPTION

Today’s medical environment demands evidence-based practice, replicable results, and improved patient outcomes. Our abstract authors conduct research to help meet these challenges and provide breakthroughs in our knowledge and in our patient care. These sessions are dedicated to presentations of high-ranking abstracts. The abstracts will be presented by topic, so you can explore cutting-edge research on issues that interest you. The abstracts will also be published in the Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (JPEN), making them part of the body of evidence available to guide your clinical care.

Topics & Presenters

An Unusual Case of Non-Cirrhotic Severe Hyperammonemia and Related Nutritional Challenges: Case Report and Review of Literature

Vishal Chandel
MD

Fellow

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Boston, MA

Metabolic Pathways Linked to Mortality in Surgical Intensive Care Unit Patients

Lucia A. Gonzalez Ramirez
MCN

Doctoral Student

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Deep Learning Model to Predict Nutrition Inadequacy in Mechanically Ventilated Patients

Mateen Jangda
BS, MS

Research Assistant

Mount Sinai

New York, NY

The Utility of Ketones in Critical Illness. A Proof-of-Concept Study

Jeroen Molinger
PhDc

Senior Clinical Medical Exercise Physiologist Lead

Duke University Medical Center

Department of Anesthesiology, Duke Heart Center

Raleigh, NC

Superior Mesenteric Artery/Vein Blood Flow Using Ultrasonography: A New Parameter to Evaluate the Risk of Early Mortality of Patients in Intensive Care Unit

Tomonori Narita
MD

Graduate Student

The University of Tokyo

Chuo-City, Tokyo Japan

Skeletal Muscle Density as a New Predictor of Abdominal Infection in Abdominal Trauma Patients

Fengchan Xi
MD, PhD

Department of Intensive Care Unit, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University (Nanjing Women and Children's Healthcare Hospital)

Nanjing, Jiangsu China (People's Republic)

Moderators:

Benjamin Hall

MD, FACS

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Division of Trauma & Surgical Critical Care, Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University

Director of Surgical Nutrition

Division of Trauma & Surgical Critical Care, Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University

Providence, RI

Lee-Anne Chapple

BMedSci, MNutrDiet, PhD

Associate Professor

Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide

Research Fellow

Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide

Senior Critical Care Dietitian

Nutrition and Dietetics Department, Royal Adelaide Hospital

Adelaide, South Australia

Keynote Address: The Next 50 Years – Challenges and Opportunities in Clinical Nutrition (SU10)

General Session

Date & Time:

March 23, 2025

7:45 AM – 9:15 AM ET

Format:

In Person & Virtual

CE Credits:

1.25 Hours

UAN: JA0002345-0000-25-024-L99-P

Course level:

Intermediate

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What You'll Learn

It is time to think outside of the box as we contemplate future directions and priorities in clinical nutrition. The necessity of challenging dogma and asking questions when things do not make sense is an important area of emphasis. Innovation skills prioritize new ways of looking at challenging problems and bringing new perspectives and creative solutions to the table.  

Do not miss this keynote session where you will have an opportunity to learn from three exceptional presenters who will share approaches that are integral to successful innovation as we look ahead to the next 50 years.  

  • Describe fundamental innovation skills.  
  • Identify at least three breakthroughs in clinical nutrition that resulted from thinking outside the box. 
  • Describe the key challenges and opportunities that we face in clinical nutrition. 

Topics & Presenters

The Importance of Thinking Outside the Box

Gordon-Jensen
Gordon Lee Jensen
MD, PhD, FASPEN

Senior Associate Dean for Research Emeritus

Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont

Professor of Medicine and Nutrition Emeritus

Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

Artificial Intelligence in Health and Nutrition

Ryan Hurt
Ryan T. Hurt
MD, PhD, FASPEN

Professor of Medicine

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine

Rochester, MN

Artificial Intelligence in Health and Nutrition

Anju Gupta
PhD

Vice President, Data Science AI/ML

Northwestern Mutual

St. Louis, MO

What a Clinician Should Know When Prescribing Home Parenteral Nutrition (T22)

Breakout

Date & Time:

March 25, 2025

9:45 AM – 11:15 AM ET

Format:

In Person & Virtual

CE Credits:

1.5 Hours

UAN: JA0002345-0000-25-060-L99-P

Course level:

Intermediate

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES 

  • Determine appropriate indications for home parenteral nutrition (HPN) and how to select the appropriate central venous access device. 
  • Develop safe practices in designing the HPN formula, including compatibility and stability considerations. 
  • Employ HPN-specific strategies for managing PN component shortages. 
  • Identify the psychosocial implications of HPN and how to integrate a patient-centered care approach

Topics & Presenters

HPN Indications and Central Venous Access Device Selection

Stanislaw Klek
MD, PhD

Head of Oncological Surgery Unit

Stanley Dudrick's Memorial Hospital, Skawina

Head of the Surgical Clinic at the National Cancer Institute in Krakow

Department of General and Oncology Surgery, Intestinal Failure Unit, Marie-Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology

Krakow, Poland

Designing a Safe and Effective HPN Formula

Vanessa Kumpf
PharmD, BCNSP, FASPEN

Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, Nutrition Support

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Nashville, TN

PN Component Shortages: Clinical Considerations and Challenges in the Home Setting

Kristy Feeney
MS, RD, CNSC

National Manager, Nutrition

Coram Specialty Infusion Services

Everett, WA

Psychosocial Impact of HPN and Achieving Goals

Nicolette Burzawa
RD, LDN, CNSC

Nutrition Support Dietitian

Option Care Health

Itasca, IL

Moderators:

Vanessa Kumpf

PharmD, BCNSP, FASPEN

Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, Nutrition Support

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Nashville, TN

When Less is Not More: Recognizing and Mitigating Sarcopenia Across Disease States (T21)

Breakout

Date & Time:

March 25, 2025

9:45 AM – 11:15 AM ET

Format:

In Person & Virtual

CE Credits:

1.5 Hours

UAN: JA0002345-0000-25-059-L01-P

Course level:

Intermediate

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES 

  • Summarize the epidemiology and impact of sarcopenia across disease states.
  • Identify practical modalities for detecting and quantifying sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity. 
  • Discuss the impact of sarcopenia and preventative and therapeutic strategies in adults with malignancy, obesity, and critical illness.

Topics & Presenters

Sarcopenia in Critically Ill Patients

Sarah Peterson
PhD, RD, CNSC, LDN

Assistant Professor

Department of Clinical Nutrition, Rush University

Chicago, IL

Sarcopenia in Patients With Obesity

Manpreet S. Mundi
MD

Professor of Medicine

Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism, and Nutrition, Mayo Clinic

Rochester, MN

Sarcopenia in Malignancy

Juan Carlos Lopez Delgado
MD, PhD

Professor of Critical and Emergency Care

University of Barcelona

Intensive Care Specialist, Medical Intensive Care Unit

Hospital Clinic of Barcelona

Barcelona, Spain

Current Definitions of Sarcopenia and Sarcopenic Obesity

Michelle Schneider
MS, RD, CNSC, CCTD, FASPEN

Lead Clinical Dietitian

Froedtert Hospital

Milwaukee, WI

Moderators:

Michelle Schneider

MS, RD, CNSC, CCTD, FASPEN

Lead Clinical Dietitian

Froedtert Hospital

Milwaukee, WI

Health Equity Across the Intestinal Failure Care Continuum (T20)

Breakout

Date & Time:

March 25, 2025

9:45 AM – 11:15 AM ET

Format:

In Person & Virtual

CE Credits:

1.5 Hours

UAN: JA0002345-0000-25-058-L99-P

Course level:

Intermediate

Pediatric Content

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES 

  • Describe the health disparities that exist in adult and pediatric intestinal failure. 
  • Define the role of healthcare professionals in addressing intestinal failure disparities. 
  • List potential solutions to address health disparities across the intestinal failure care continuum.

Topics & Presenters

Intestine Transplantation: The Source of or Solution to Health Inequities in Intestinal Failure?

Vikram Raghu
MD, MS

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Pediatric Gastroenterologist and Transplant Hepatologist

UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA

Achieving Equitable Health Outcomes in Pediatric Intestinal Failure

Susan Gutierrez
MD

Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellow

University of California San Francisco School of Medicine

San Francisco, CA

Inequity in Adult Intestinal Failure: Does Decentralized Care Lead to Poor Clinical Outcomes?

Kishore Iyer
MBBS

Professor of Surgery, Pediatrics, and Global Health

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Director of Adult and Pediatric Intestinal Rehabilitation and Transplantation

Mount Sinai Hospital

New York, NY

Moderators:

Simon Horslen

MBChB, FRCPCH

Professor of Pediatrics

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Director of Pediatric Hepatology

UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA

Nicole Misner

MS, RDN

Clinical Pediatric Dietitian

Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, University of South Florida Health Morsani College of Medicine

Tampa, FL

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