Roundtables (RT1)

DESCRIPTION

Discuss specific nutrition support topics during the Roundtables Session. Tables will be organized by topic and participants will have an opportunity to interact in small groups with faculty and peers. Each faculty leader will meet with groups for 25 minutes before participants are asked to move to another table for discussion on a different topic. Participants will have an opportunity to visit three tables during the session.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

 Optimizing the Medication Record: Human Milk Administration, Barcode Scanning, and Inventory Tracking (RT1-A)*

• Develop a pathway to build human milk orders in the electronic medical record.

Preventing Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections: The Role of Non-Antibiotic Antimicrobial Lock Solutions (RT1-B)

• Identify various catheter lock solutions used for the prevention of catheter-related bloodstream infections.
• Summarize the supporting research and challenges of the use of catheter lock solutions in clinical practice.

Calcium Needs in Prevention of Parenteral Nutrition-Associated Metabolic Bone Disease (RT1-C)

• Explain the role of calcium, PTH, vitamin D, and phosphorus in bone mineralization.
• Calculate optimal calcium and protein needs for long-term parenteral nutrition patients.

Peripheral Parenteral Nutrition: A High Protein Hypocaloric Approach (RT1-D)

• Summarize the concept of high protein hypocaloric peripheral parenteral nutrition (PPN) and its potential benefits in clinical practice.
• Identify the key advantages of high protein hypocaloric PPN, including earlier time to nutrition initiation, enhanced wound/surgical healing, and reduced risk of overfeeding-related complications.
• Evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of implementing a high protein hypocaloric PPN approach in patient care, considering factors such as patient selection, nutrition requirements, and potential challenges or limitations.

From Coast to Coast: One Nationwide Team’s Approach to Helping Patients Thrive Despite the Exceptional Challenges Faced by Young Adults With Intestinal Failure (RT1-E)*

• Identify the unique challenges faced by HPEN-dependent young adults and describe potential solutions.
• Identify policies and procedures in your practice that may be negatively affecting the care of young adult patients.
• Design and advocate for formal transition programs to support HPEN-dependent young adult patients.

The Impact of Unconscious Bias on Clinical Care (RT1-F)

• Define unconscious/implicit bias and how it affects patient-clinician interactions.
• Identify opportunities for clinicians to overcome unconscious bias and perceptions of non-compliance in nutrition support.
• Evaluate strategies to partner with patients and improve adherence to prescribed nutrition therapy.

Nutrition Support Considerations for Elderly Patients (RT1-G)

• Summarize the current literature and guidelines on providing nutrition support for elderly patients.
• Describe the unique needs of elderly patients in terms of nutrition requirements, age-appropriate evaluation of labs, and the distinction between natural aging and complications from disease states.
• Identify the ethical concerns with long term enteral and parenteral nutrition for geriatric patients.

Navigating Complex Transitions of Care for Patients Receiving Enteral Nutrition (RT1-H)

• Identify key elements to ensure a safe transition for pediatric and adult patients receiving enteral nutrition.
• Describe safety concerns that may occur during transitions of care and identify best practices to limit challenges and errors.

Professional to Personal: A 360° View From an Infusion Clinician Caring for a Spouse Receiving Home Parenteral Nutrition (RT1-I)

• Identify key considerations as a clinician to support ensuring a successful transition to home on PN for both the patient and caregiver.

Insuring Compliance With Nutrition Support Guidelines During Component Shortages in Home Care (RT1-J)

• Describe the types of drug shortages that occur in the homecare setting.
• Create necessary dosage alterations to prevent the complications of drug shortages in homecare.
• Describe which guidelines are potentially compromised during drug shortages in homecare.

Be the Best at Getting Better: Lean Six Sigma Principles for Continuous Improvement in Clinical Nutrition (RT1-K)

• Summarize the different phases of the DMAIC process.
• Utilize tools to assist with the implementation of improvement projects.

Open the Door to Patient Collaboration From the Patient Perspective: Facilitating Optimal Collaboration for a Successful PN/EN Appointment (RT1-L)

• Develop a mindfulness for the patient perspective, reducing the gap between the clinician and patient.
• Describe collaboration techniques to incorporate the patient into the care team.
• List ways to empower the patient so they feel more comfortable communicating needs and concerns.
• Adjust a patient’s PN/EN regimen to better accommodate a need or desire, improving quality of life.

* Pediatric Content Included