Breakout
Date & Time:
March 23, 2025
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
Format:
In Person & Virtual
CE Credits:
1.5 Hours
UAN: JA0002345-0000-25-029-L99-P
Course level:
Intermediate
session objectives:
What You'll Learn
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Identify medications commonly responsible for feeding tube occlusion and describe possible solutions.
- Describe complications associated with feeding tube replacement through the nose and abdominal wall and evaluate current practices.
- Identify and explain the causes for feeding tube occlusions and compare current standards and commercially available resources for restoring tube patency.
Topics & Presenters
Tube Occlusions Due to Medications: A Pharmacist’s Perspective
Mark Klang
RPh, PhD
Core Manager, Research Pharmacy
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
Providing Safe Passage: Understanding and Mitigating the Risks of Feeding Tube Placement
Shirley Paski
MD, MSc, FRCPC, CNSC
Gastroenterologist
Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Clearing the Way: Managing Feeding Tube Clogs to Restore Enteral Nutrition Delivery
Jesse James
MS, RDN, CNSC
Registered Dietitian
Williamson Medical Center
Franklin, TN
Moderators:
D. Dante Yeh
MD, MHPE, FACS, FCCM, FASPEN, CNSCChief of Emergency General Surgery
Denver Health
Professor of Surgery
Denver Health
Denver, CO