Session Type: Paper Session

Premier Paper Session and Vars Award Competition (M20)

Paper Session

Date & Time:

March 24, 2025

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET

Format:

In Person & Virtual

CE Credits:

2 Hours

UAN: JA0002345-0000-25-044-L99-P

Course level:

Advanced

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What You'll Learn

ASPEN is dedicated to advancing the science and practice of clinical nutrition and metabolism. This session features the best peer-reviewed research abstracts submitted by early career investigators for inclusion in the ASPEN25 conference. This is your opportunity to hear firsthand about the latest research that helps shape clinical practice in nutrition support.

All the individuals who give presentations during this session are vying for the prestigious Harry M. Vars Award. This award serves as a tribute to Dr. Vars and his pioneering developments in parenteral nutrition and is given annually for the best original research presentation by an early-career investigator at the ASPEN conference. The award recipient will be determined during the conference by votes submitted by ASPEN25 conference participants and by the ASPEN Research Committee’s thorough review of manuscripts submitted by qualified candidates as well as the candidates’ presentations during the conference. The award recipient will be announced at the Rhoads Research Lecture and Award Ceremony on Tuesday morning. Come cheer on the candidates and hear the best of the best research at ASPEN25!

ASPEN is dedicated to advancing the science and practice of clinical nutrition and metabolism. This session features the best peer-reviewed research abstracts submitted by early career investigators for inclusion in the ASPEN25 conference. This is your opportunity to hear firsthand about the latest research that helps shape clinical practice in nutrition support.

Topics & Presenters

Ethanol Exposure Modulates In Vitro Arginine Uptake and Metabolism Within Intestinal Epithelial Cells

Kaitlyn Daff
Kaitlyn Daff
MA, RD, LDN

Doctoral Candidate

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH

Plasmatic Sphingolipids Strongly Correlate With Cholesterol Metabolism but Fairly With Glucose Metabolism and Body Composition Following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

Gabriela deOliveira Lemos
Gabriela de Oliveira Lemos
MD

PhD Candidate

University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine

Brasília, Distrito Federal Brazil

Change in Quadriceps Thickness and its Association With Energy Intake, Mortality, and Length of PICU Stay in Pediatric Patients: A Prospective Study

Daffne Monroy
Daffne B. Baldwin 
MNC

MCN

Instituto Nacional de Pediatría

Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal Mexico

Fatty Acid Profiles in Serum and Tissues of Neonatal Piglets Fed Parenteral Nutrition Using a Novel Lipid Emulsion Containing Arachidonic Acid, Docosahexaenoic Acid and Choline

Mirielle Pauline
Mirielle L. Pauline
PhD, BSc

Postdoctoral Fellow

University of Alberta

St. Albert, AB Canada

The Effect of Combined Intravenous Bolus Amino Acid Supplementation and Mobilisation on Skeletal Muscle Mass During the First Week of ICU Stay: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Lizl Veldsman
Lizl Veldsman
RD, M Nutr, BSc Dietetics

Dietitian/ PhD Student

Division of Human Nutrition, Department of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University

Cape Town, Western Cape South Africa

Moderators:

April Church

MS, RD, LD, CNSC

Manager, Clinical Nutrition Services, Adult and Pediatric Critical Care

Nutrition Services, Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center

Medford, OR

Paul J. McCarthy

MD, MBA, FCCP, FCCM, CNSC

Director of Cardiovascular Critical Care

West Virginia University Heart and Vascular Institute

Associate Professor of Medicine

West Virginia School of Medicine

Morgantown, WV

Nutrition and Metabolism Research Paper Session: Enteral Nutrition Therapy (SU31)

Paper Session

Date & Time:

March 23, 2025

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET

Format:

In Person & Virtual

CE Credits:

1.5 Hours

UAN: JA0002345-0000-25-033-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

Nutrition Outcomes of Patients With Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders on Home Enteral Nutrition: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Osman Mohamed Elfadil
MBBS

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Mayo Clinic

Rochester, MN

Comparison of Post-Pyloric Tube Placement Using Two Bedside Feeding Tube Placement Assistance Devices

Kami Benoit
DCN, RDN, LD, CNSC

Clinical Dietitian

Cleveland Clinic

Hudson, OH

Nutrient Drug Interaction Probability Scale (NDIPS): A Proposed Tool to Assess Drug Nutrient Interactions in Practice

Paola M. Bregni
MS

Teaching Associate

University of Washington

Seattle, WA

Image-Guided Tube Placement: A Safe and Efficient Practice

Jenny Lee
MS, RD, LD, CNSC

Clinical Nutrition Manager

Memorial Hermann Hospital - Texas Medical Center

Houston, TX

Evaluation of Feeding Tube Migration in ICU Patients

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

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, OH

The Effect of Blenderized Tube Feeding on the Gut Microbiome: A Pilot Study

Osman Mohamed Elfadil
MBBS

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Mayo Clinic

Rochester, MN

Moderators:

Otilda Valderrama

MD

General Surgeon

Hospital Santo Tomas

Chief Department of Surgery

Hospital Santo Tomas

Nutritional Support Committee Coordinator

Hospital Santo Tomas

, Panama City

Nutrition and Metabolism Research Paper Session: Parenteral Nutrition Therapy (SU30)

Paper Session

Date & Time:

March 23, 2025

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET

Format:

In Person & Virtual

CE Credits:

1.5 Hours

UAN: JA0002345-0000-25-032-L99-P

Course level:

Advanced

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session objectives:

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

AI-Driven Precision Total Parenteral Nutrition

Nima Aghaeepour
PhD

Associate Professor

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Glepaglutide Increases Intestinal Absorption and Reduces the Need for Parenteral Support in Short Bowel Syndrome Patients: Results From the EASE SBS-4 Phase 3b Trial

Palle Bekker Jeppesen
MD, PhD

Associate and Clinical Professor

Department of Intestinal Failure and Liver Diseases, Rigshospitalet

Copenhagen, Denmark Hovedstaden

Intestinal Microbiota Transplantation Mitigates Gut Atrophy and Hepatic Cholestasis During Parenteral Nutrition

Shaurya Mehta
BS

Research Assistant

Saint Louis University

St. Louis, MO

THRIVE-1: A Multi-center, Cross-sectional, Observational Study to Assess the Prevalence of Choline Deficiency in Patients Dependent on Parenteral Support

Dejan Micic
MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, University of Chicago Medicine

Chicago, IL

Guideline-Based Fixed-In-Ratio Dosing of Calcium:Phosphorus in TPN to Optimize Neonatal Bone Mineralization is Associated With an Increased Risk of Perinatal Hypophosphatemia in VLBW Infants

Nasiha Rahim
MS, DO

Fellow

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Intestinal Fungi Contribute to Development of Parenteral Nutrition Associated Liver Disease

Xinying Wang

Professor

Department of General Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University

Nanjing, Jiangsu China (People's Republic)

Moderators:

Mark Klang

MS, RPh, BCNSP, PhD , FASPEN

Program Manager, Research Pharmacy

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, NY

Andrew Ukleja

MD, AGAF, CNSP

Director, Center of Human Nutrition

Department Gastroenterology, Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive Disease Center, Cleveland Clinic Blvd

Weston , FL

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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session objectives:

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

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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session objectives:

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

Nutrition and Metabolism Research Paper Session: Pediatric, Neonatal, Pregnancy, and Lactation (SU35)

Paper Session

Date & Time:

March 23, 2025

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET

Format:

In Person & Virtual

CE Credits:

1.5 Hours

UAN: JA0002345-0000-25-037-L99-P

Course level:

Advanced

Pediatric Content

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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.

Presenters and abstracts coming soon.

 

Nutrition and Metabolism Research Paper Session: GI, Obesity, Metabolic, and Other Nutrition-Related Concepts (SU34)

Paper Session

Date & Time:

March 23, 2025

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET

Format:

In Person & Virtual

CE Credits:

1.5 Hours

UAN: JA0002345-0000-25-036-L99-P

Course level:

Advanced

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session objectives:

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

Correlations Between Preoperative Profiles of Gut Microbiota, Dietary Intake, and Bile Acids were Found Exclusively in Women who Responded to Remission of Type 2 Diabetes After Gastric Bypass

Giovana Martucelli

Master's Student

Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo

São Paulo Brazil

Exploring Clinical Outcomes and Microbiota Modulation by Probiotic Therapy in Functional Constipation: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial

Joao F. Mota
PhD

Associate Professor

Federal University of Goias

Goiania, Goias Brazil

IVIG Infusions for Diffuse GI Motility Disorders is Associated With Improvement in Nutritional Status

Endashaw Omer
MD, MPH, PNS, ACGF, AGAF

Associate Professor

University of Louisville

Goshen, KY

Effect of a Low-Calorie and High-Protein Diet With and Without Red Meat on Hepcidin and Iron Concentrations in People With Obesity and Iron Deficiency

Salvador Ortiz-Gutiérrez
MSc, RD

PhD Student

Fisiología de la Nutrición, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, México

Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación

Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN)

Distrito Federal Mexico

Upregulation of Per2 Expression Mediates the Induction of Sarcopenic Obesity by a High-Fat Diet

Qian Ren
PhD

Attending Doctor

Department of Clinical Nutrition, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine

Shanghai, China (People's Republic)

A Meta-Analysis of the Nutrition Support, its Outcomes and Challenges in Patients With Acute Pancreatitis

Vishal Chandel
MD

Fellow

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Boston, MA

Moderators:

Lindsey Russell

MD, MSc, CNSC, FRCPC

Associate Staff and Gastroenterologist

Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, OH

Lingtak-Neander Chan

PharmD, BCNSP, FASPEN

Professor of Pharmacy

School of Pharmacy, University of Washington

Interdisciplinary Faculty of the Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences

University of Washington

Seattle, WA

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