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December 13, 2022
Speaker:
Catherine Larson-Nath, MD, CNSC, University of Minnesota, Missoula, MT

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Presentation Objectives:
  • Identify factors to consider in formula choice for children with intestinal failure. 
  • Review nutritional qualities of currently available formulas.
  • Summarize strategies to optimize enteral nutrition. 
December 6, 2022
Speaker:
John Dibaise MD, FACG, FASPEN, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ

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Presentation Objectives:
  • Understand importance of anatomy in managing short bowel syndrome
  • Summarize principles of medical and surgical management
  • Describe advanced therapies including teduglutide and transplantation
November 15, 2022
Speaker:
Kishore Iyer, MBBS, FRCS, FACS, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY

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Presentation Objectives:
  • Summarize principles of intestinal transplantation
  • Identify different types and techniques of intestinal transplantation
  • Describe surveillance in intestinal transplantation
November 8, 2022
Speaker:
James C.Y. Dunn, MD, PhD, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

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Presentation Objectives:
  • Describe surgical lengthening approaches
  • Understand tissue response to applied force
  • Consider intestinal growth in distraction enterogenesis
November 1, 2022
Speaker:
Palle Jeppesen, MD, PhD, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark

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Presentation Objectives:
  • Describe the physiology of GLP-2 in SBS-IF
  • Describe results of the STEPS Trial for teduglutide use
  • Discuss differential responses to GLP2 based on intestinal anatomy
October 11, 2022
Speaker:
Elizabeth Garofalo, PHC NP, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Presentation Objectives:
  • Understand the obstacles faced by families managing children with medical devices that assist with feeding and elimination.  
  • Identify the key points in management of medical devices and emergency procedures that should be communicated to community care providers.  
  • Apply resources to assist parents and community care providers in the safe transition to the school setting.
October 4, 2022
Speaker:
Maria Karimabakas, RD, CNSC, OPTUM Infusion Pharmacy

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Presentation Objectives:
  • Describe principles of dietary management in IF
  • Summarize the relationship of intestinal anatomy to choice of diet
  • Monitor diet progress and adaptation
September 20, 2022
Speaker:
Vanessa Kumpf, PharmD, BCNSP, FASPEN, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

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Presentation Objectives:
  • List the indications for parenteral nutrition (PN)
  • Describe the fundamentals of initiating PN
  • Summarize the principles of transitioning PN to the home
September 6, 2022
Speaker:
Donald Kirby, MD, FACG, AGAF, FASPEN, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

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Presentation Objectives:
  • Define chronic intestinal failure (CIF)
  • Describe approaches to classify IF (acute, subacute, chronic) and short bowel syndrome (Group 1, Group 2, Group 3)
  • Relate classification to prognosis of IF