Didactics Archive

Lock Therapy for Central Venous Catheters in Pediatric Intestinal Failure
Session Date
Session Date: 
April 11, 2023
Didactic
Didactic: 
Zev Minkoff, MD, Valley Children's Health
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Review the available options for lock therapy for central venous catheters
  2. Review the available data and experience with sodium bicarbonate locks for central venous catheters
  3. Discuss a potential multicenter trial to assess the safety and efficacy of sodium bicarbonate locks for central venous catheters in pediatric intestinal failure patients
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Routine Antibiotic Use in Pediatric IF - Yes or No?
Session Date
Session Date: 
March 14, 2023
Didactic
Didactic: 
David Galloway, MD, Children's of Alabama
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Describe the impact of the microbiome in the outcomes of children with intestinal failure.
  2. Discuss current practices in the use of antibiotics in short bowel syndrome
  3. Summarize the role of antibiotics in the management of intestinal failure
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Managing Trace Elements in Pediatric Intestinal Failure
Session Date
Session Date: 
February 14, 2023
Didactic
Didactic: 
Timothy Sentongo, MD, UChicago Medicine
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Summarize the role of minerals in growth and development of children
  2. Discuss the factors contributing to nutrient deficiencies in children with intestinal failure.
  3. Summarize monitoring and treatment recommendations for managing trace elements in pediatric intestinal failure. 
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Iron Deficiency in Pediatric Intestinal Failure
Session Date
Session Date: 
January 10, 2023
Didactic
Didactic: 
Surabh Talathi, MD, Oklahoma Children's Hospital
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Identify factors leading to iron deficiency in children with intestinal failure.
  2. Describe caregiver perspectives regarding anemia treatment in pediatric IF.
  3. Discuss strategies to treat iron deficiency
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Mistakes to Avoid in Managing Chronic Intestinal Failure
Session Date
Session Date: 
December 20, 2022
Didactic
Didactic: 
Simon Gabe, St Mark’s Hospital, London
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Summarize the common pitfalls in managing CIF
  2. Describe the principles in managing CIF
  3. Summarize outcomes for CIF
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Formula Choice in Pediatric Intestinal Failure
Session Date
Session Date: 
December 13, 2022
Didactic
Didactic: 
Catherine Larson-Nath, MD, University of Minnesota
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Identify factors to consider in formula choice for children with intestinal failure. 
  2. Review nutritional qualities of currently available formulas.
  3. Summarize strategies to optimize enteral nutrition. 
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Best Practices in Managing Short Bowel Syndrome
Session Date
Session Date: 
December 6, 2022
Didactic
Didactic: 
John Dibaise MD, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Understand importance of anatomy in managing short bowel syndrome
  2. Summarize principles of medical and surgical management
  3. Describe advanced therapies including teduglutide and transplantation
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Intestinal Transplantation: Current Status and Outcomes
Session Date
Session Date: 
November 15, 2022
Didactic
Didactic: 
Kishore Iyer, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Summarize principles of intestinal transplantation
  2. Identify different types and techniques of intestinal transplantation
  3. Describe surveillance in intestinal transplantation
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Intestinal Lengthening by Axial Distraction
Session Date
Session Date: 
November 8, 2022
Didactic
Didactic: 
James C.Y. Dunn, MD, PhD, Stanford University
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Describe surgical lengthening approaches
  2. Understand tissue response to applied force
  3. Consider intestinal growth in distraction enterogenesis
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Role of Teduglutide in Managing Chronic Intestinal Failure
Session Date
Session Date: 
November 1, 2022
Didactic
Didactic: 
Palle Jeppesen, MD, PhD, Copenhagen, Denmark
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Describe the physiology of GLP-2 in SBS-IF
  2. Describe results of the STEPS Trial for teduglutide use
  3. Discuss differential responses to GLP2 based on intestinal anatomy
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School Readiness in Pediatric Intestinal Failure: School Entry Package
Session Date
Session Date: 
October 11, 2022
Didactic
Didactic: 
Elizabeth Garofalo, PHC NP, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Understand the obstacles faced by families managing children with medical devices that assist with feeding and elimination.  
  2. Identify the key points in management of medical devices and emergency procedures that should be communicated to community care providers.  
  3. Apply resources to assist parents and community care providers in the safe transition to the school setting.
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Choice of Diet in Intestinal Failure (IF)
Session Date
Session Date: 
October 4, 2022
Didactic
Didactic: 
Maria Karimabakas, RD, OPTUM Home Infusion
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Describe principles of dietary management in IF
  2. Summarize the relationship of intestinal anatomy to choice of diet
  3. Monitor diet progress and adaptation
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Home Parenteral Nutrition 101: Who, What, When, How
Session Date
Session Date: 
September 20, 2022
Didactic
Didactic: 
Vanessa Kumpf, PharmD, Vanderbilt Medical Center
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. List the indications for parenteral nutrition (PN)
  2. Describe the fundamentals of initiating PN
  3. Summarize the principles of transitioning PN to the home
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Definitions, Classification and Prognosis of Intestinal Failure
Session Date
Session Date: 
September 6, 2022
Didactic
Didactic: 
Don Kirby, MD, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Define chronic intestinal failure (CIF)
  2. Describe approaches to classify IF (acute, subacute, chronic) and short bowel syndrome (Group 1, Group 2, Group 3)
  3. Relate classification to prognosis of IF
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Intestinal Microbiota in Short Bowel Syndrome
Session Date
Session Date: 
August 9, 2022
Didactic
Didactic: 
Nikhil Pai, MD, McMaster Children's Hospital
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Describe host microbiota interactions in SBS
  2. Summarize the microbiota in SBS
  3. Identify current areas of research
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Anastomotic Ulcerations and Treatment
Session Date
Session Date: 
July 12, 2022
Didactic
Didactic: 
Lindsey Gumer, MD, Children's Hospital Colorado
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Describe anastomotic ulcerations for children with SBS
  2. Summarize anastomotic ulcerations treatment options
  3. Summarize factors that contribute to anastomotic ulcerations
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Post-operative Feeding Guidelines for Infants with Short Bowel Syndrome
Session Date
Session Date: 
June 14, 2022
Didactic
Didactic: 
Darla Shores, MD, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins Medicine
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Summarize factors that promote intestinal adaptation
  2. Appraise the value of a systematic approach to feeding
  3. Recognize strategies to optimize enteral feeding tolerance
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Five Years Nutrition and Clinical Outcomes of First Florida Intestinal Rehabilitation Support and Treatment Program for Children
Session Date
Session Date: 
May 10, 2022
Didactic
Didactic: 
Deborah Duro, MD, and Zaid Sheikh, MD
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Define intestinal failure and sicuss the goals of intestinal rehabilitation
  2. Decribe the nutritional outcomes of children undergoing intestinal rehabilitation in our program
  3. Discuss data on the patients who achieve enteral autonomy
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Role of Surgery in Pediatric Intestinal Failure
Session Date
Session Date: 
April 12, 2022
Didactic
Didactic: 
David Mercer, MD
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Understand surgical approach to children with chronic intestinal failure (CIF)
  2. Understand indications for STEP Enteroplasty
  3. Understand outcomes for STEP Enteroplasty
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Keeping it Relevant: From Babies to Neonatal Piglets with Intestinal Failure and Back Again
Session Date
Session Date: 
March 8, 2022
Didactic
Didactic: 
Justine Turner, MD
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Describe how our laboratory developed a unique model of short bowel syndrome with intestinal failure
  2. Consider the role of pre-clinical models
  3. Consider how our patient problems should inform such translational research
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Challenges and Innovation in Chronic Intestinal Failure Management: the Iranian Experience
Session Date
Session Date: 
February 8, 2022
Didactic
Didactic: 
Hamed Nikopour, MD Shiraz University, Tehran
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Summarize the challenges of managing CIF in emerging geographies
  2. Challenge conventional paradigms in CIF care
  3. Describe outcomes for CIF care in the Iranian context
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Management of Vaccine Induced Thrombosis and Thrombocytopenia (VITTs), Low Platelets and Clots
Session Date
Session Date: 
February 1, 2022
Didactic
Didactic: 
William Thomas, MD, Cambridge University Hospitals
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Discuss causes of thrombosis and thrombocytopenia
  2. Discuss pathophysiology and management of VITTs
  3. Summarize VITTs in patients with Short Bowel Syndrome
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Intestinal Transplant: Where Did We Start, How Did We Get Here?
Session Date
Session Date: 
January 18, 2022
Didactic
Didactic: 
Alan Langnas, MD, Nebraska Medical Center
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Summarize the history of intestinal transplantation
  2. Describe different types of intestinal transplantation and techniques used
  3. Describe the current status of intestinal transplantation
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Feeding Disorders in Children with Short Bowel Syndrome
Session Date
Session Date: 
January 11, 2022
Didactic
Didactic: 
Abha Kaistha, MD, New York University
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Describe the prevalence of feeding disorders in children with short bowel syndrome (SBS)
  2. Understand the approach to preventing feeding disorders in pediatric SBS
  3. Report the best outcomes for feeding disorder prevention in pediatric SBS
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Bone Health in Intestinal Rehabilitation
Session Date
Session Date: 
December 21, 2021
Didactic
Didactic: 
Philip Allan, MD, Oxford, UK
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Summarize the occurrence of osteopenia/osteoporosis in CIF pre and post-intestinal transplant
  2. Describe evaluation of bone health in CIF
  3. Determine best approaches to managing bone health in CIF
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Best Practices in Managing Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS)
Session Date
Session Date: 
December 7, 2021
Didactic
Didactic: 
John Dibaise, MD, Mayo Clinic, Arizona
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Summarize best practices in managing SBS
  2. Describe approaches to understanding prognosis and goals of care in SBS
  3. Discuss approaches to monitoring and preventing complications in SBS
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Mistakes to Avoid in Managing Chronic Intestinal Failure (CIF)
Session Date
Session Date: 
November 16, 2021
Didactic
Didactic: 
Simon Gabe, MD, St Mark’s Hospital, Middlesex, UK
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Describe the principles of medical management of CIF
  2. Discuss the common complications in CIF
  3. Describe the common pitfalls in managing CIF
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Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Pediatric Intestinal Failure and Transplant
Session Date
Session Date: 
November 9, 2021
Didactic
Didactic: 
Stephanie So, Physiotherapist, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Describe neurodevelopment outcomes in children with intestinal failure
  2. Describe neurodevelopmental outcomes post-intestinal transplant in children
  3. Describe neurodevelopmental interventions that may improve outcomes in children with intestinal failure
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Phenotypic Differences in Intestinal Failure Based on Differences in Gastrointestinal Anatomy
Session Date
Session Date: 
November 2, 2021
Didactic
Didactic: 
Kelly Tappenden, PhD, RD, University of Illinois, Chicago
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Summarize the anatomic classification for short bowel syndrome
  2. Describe phenotypic characteristics of the different anatomic subgroups
  3. Identify different approaches to management based on GI anatomy
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Central Line Management in Pediatric Intestinal Failure
Session Date
Session Date: 
October 12, 2021
Didactic
Didactic: 
Danielle Wendel, MD, Seattle Children's Hospital
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Describe the process for managing central venous access (CVA) in children with IF
  2. Describe the need for monitoring CVA in children with IF
  3. Discuss the specific monitoring required to prevent infections at the access site
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**SPECIAL SESSION** COVID-19 and the Pediatric Intestinal Failure and Transplant Patient
Session Date
Session Date: 
August 31, 2021
Didactic
Didactic: 
Mercedes Martinez, MD, Columbia University Medical Center
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Describe the incidence of COVID-19 infection in pediatric IF and transplant patients
  2. Understand treatment strategies for COVID-19 in pediatric IF and transplant patients
  3. Report outcomes of COVID-19 in pediatric IF and intestinal transplant patients
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Intestinal Transplant: Current Status, Outcomes and Evolving Indications
Session Date
Session Date: 
August 17, 2021
Didactic
Didactic: 
Richard Mangus, MD, PhD, Indiana University Hospital
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Describe the current indications for intestinal transplantation
  2. Describe current outcomes of intestinal transplantation
  3. Describe potential evolving indications in intestinal transplantation
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Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) in Pediatric Intestinal Failure
Session Date
Session Date: 
August 10, 2021
Didactic
Didactic: 
Shweta Namjoshi, MD, MPH, Stanford Children's Health
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Understand the prevalence of SIBO in pediatric IF
  2. Understand the diagnosis of SIBO in pediatric IF
  3. Understand strategies to manage SIBO in pediatric IF
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Differential Response to GLP-2: Lessons from Post-hoc Analyses
Session Date
Session Date: 
August 3, 2021
Didactic
Didactic: 
Palle Jeppesen, MD, PhD, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Describe the outcomes for GLP-2 in SBS-IF
  2. Relate outcomes for GLP-2 in SBS-IF to anatomic phenotypes of SBS
  3. Suggest differential algorithms for PN weaning in SBS-IF with GLP-2
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Intestinal Transplant Basics: Types, Techniques, Surveillance and Outcomes
Session Date
Session Date: 
July 20, 2021
Didactic
Didactic: 
Kishore Iyer, MD, Mount Sinai Hospital
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Describe principles of intestinal transplantation
  2. Describe different types and techniques of intestinal transplantation
  3. Describe surveillance in intestinal transplantation
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Prevention of Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) in Pediatric IF
Session Date
Session Date: 
July 13, 2021
Didactic
Didactic: 
Ethan Mezoff, MD, and Mindy Bibart, RN
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Describe the prevalence of CLABSI in pediatric IF patients
  2. Describe the approach to preventing CLABSI in preventing CLABSI in pediatric IF
  3. Report the best outcomes for CLABSI prevention in pediatric IF
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Medical Management of Chronic Intestinal Failure (CIF)
Session Date
Session Date: 
July 6, 2021
Didactic
Didactic: 
Donald Kirby, MD, Cleveland Clinic
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Summarize the common pitfalls in managing CIF
  2. Describe the principles in managing CIF
  3. Summarize outcomes for CIF
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Monitoring of Micronutrient Deficiencies in Intestinal Failure and Transition to Enteral Feeding
Session Date
Session Date: 
June 8, 2021
Didactic
Didactic: 
Conrad Cole, MD, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Describe the prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies in pediatric chronic IF (CIF)
  2. Describe approaches to correcting micronutrient deficiencies in CIF
  3. Discuss transitions to enteral feeding in CIF
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History of Lipid Emulsions and Choice of Lipid Emulsions in the Current Era
Session Date
Session Date: 
June 1, 2021
Didactic
Didactic: 
Kathleen Gura, Pharm D, Boston Children’s Hospital
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Describe the historical evolution of lipid emulsions in PN
  2. Discuss the currently available lipid emulsions
  3. Outline choice of lipid emulsions in different clinical scenarios
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HPN 101: Who, What, When, How
Session Date
Session Date: 
May 18, 2021
Didactic
Didactic: 
Vanessa Kumpf, Pharm D, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Understand indications for starting home parenteral nutrition (HPN) in IF
  2. Understand principles of PN formulation
  3. Understand process of transition to home PN
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Bone Health in Pediatric Intestinal Failure
Session Date
Session Date: 
May 11, 2021
Didactic
Didactic: 
Sivan Kinberg, MD, Columbia University Medical Center
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Summarize the occurrence of osteopenia/osteoporosis in pediatric IF
  2. Describe evaluation of bone health in pediatric IF
  3. Determine best approaches to managing bone health in chronic IF
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Definitions, Classification, Prognosis of Intestinal Failure (IF)
Session Date
Session Date: 
May 4, 2021
Didactic
Didactic: 
Doug Seidner, MD, Cleveland Clinic
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Provide the accepted definition for chronic IF
  2. Describe approach to classification of IF
  3. Relate classification to prognosis of IF
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Pediatric Intestinal Failure: The Long View
Session Date
Session Date: 
March 9, 2021
Didactic
Didactic: 
Simon Horslen, MD, FRCP, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Describe the evolution of intestinal rehabilitation
  2. Describe current outcomes for intestinal failure
  3. Describe anticipated developments in pediatric intestinal failure
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Hospitalizations in Short Bowel Syndrome Patients
Session Date
Session Date: 
March 2, 2021
Didactic
Didactic: 
Tausif Siddiqui, MD, Cleveland Clinic
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Analyze the trend of increasing hospitalizations in patients with short bowel syndrome (SBS) in the United States over a decade
  2. Identify the leading causes for hospital admissions in SBS patients
  3. Summarize the financial burden of hospitalizations in SBS patients
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Central Venous Cather-Related Infections in Patients on Long-Term Parenteral Nutrition
Session Date
Session Date: 
February 16, 2021
Didactic
Didactic: 
Simon Lal, MBChB, FRCP, PhD
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 

  1. Describe the prevalence of central venous cather-related infections (CRBSI) in chronic intestinal failure CIF

  2. Describe approaches to reducing incidence of CRBSI in CIF
  3. Discuss management of CRBSI in CIF
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Current Status of Pediatric Intestinal Transplantation
Session Date
Session Date: 
February 9, 2021
Didactic
Didactic: 
George Mazariegos, MD
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Describe the current role for intestinal transplantation in children
  2. Describe types of intestinal transplant procedures in children
  3. Discuss the outcomes of pediatric intestinal transplantation
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Palliative HPN in the UK Before and During COVID
Session Date
Session Date: 
February 2, 2021
Didactic
Didactic: 
Antje Teubner, MD
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Describe HPN decision making in the palliative patient cohort in the UK
  2. Explain the practice of remote discharge examples in the UK
  3. Summarize palliative HPN management throughout the COVID pandemic
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Medical Management of Intestinal Failure
Session Date
Session Date: 
January 19, 2021
Didactic
Didactic: 
Tim Vanuytsel, MD, PhD
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Describe the medical management of intestinal failure
  2. Discuss the position of growth factor use in SBS-IF
  3. Outline outcomes of intestinal failure
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Current Status of Growth Factor Use in Children
Session Date
Session Date: 
January 12, 2021
Didactic
Didactic: 
Beth Carter, MD
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Summarize overall outcomes in children with GLP-2
  2. Outline the approach to use of GLp-2 analogs in children with SBS-IF
  3. Discuss real-world experience with GLP-2 use in pediatric patients with SBS-IF
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Inequities in SBS Care in Europe
Session Date
Session Date: 
January 5, 2021
Didactic
Didactic: 
Stephane Schneider, MD, PhD
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Understand the management of SBS care in Europe
  2. Describe differences in  SBS care in different geographies
  3. Understand approaches to developing IF expertise across Europe
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Surgical Approach to Inoperable Desmoid Tumors Including Transplantation
Session Date
Session Date: 
December 15, 2020
Didactic
Didactic: 
Kishore Iyer, MD
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Clinical and anatomic impact of inoperable desmoid tumors at the root of the mesentery
  2. Surgical approach to inoperable desmoid tumors
  3. Role of intestinal transplantation for desmoid tumors
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Revisiting Indications for Pediatric Intestinal Transplant
Session Date
Session Date: 
December 8, 2020
Didactic
Didactic: 
Yaron Avitzur, MD
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Understand current indications for pediatric intestinal transplantation
  2. Understand current outcomes for different types of intestinal transplan
  3. Determine limitations of current intestinal transplant indications.
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Clinical Significance of Pathological Small Bowel Dilatation
Session Date
Session Date: 
November 3, 2020
Didactic
Didactic: 
Mikko Pakarinen, MD
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Identify and validate the measurement of small bowel caliber in short bowel syndrome (SBS)
  2. Compare and contrast the relationship between bowel dilatation and parenteral nutrition complications
  3. Summarize the relationship between bowel dilatation and enteral autonomy.
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Management of Adult Patients with Severe Chronic Small Intestinal Dysmotility
Session Date
Session Date: 
October 20, 2020
Didactic
Didactic: 
Jeremy Nightingale, MD
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Define the spectrum of functional disorders leading to intestinal failure (IF)
  2. Explain the diagnosis of pseudo-obstruction
  3. Develop a plan to manage  management of functional IF
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Diagnosis and Management of Pseudo-Obstruction and Functional Intestinal Failure in Children
Session Date
Session Date: 
October 13, 2020
Didactic
Didactic: 
Nikhil Thapar, MD
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 

  1. Evaluate the spectrum of functional disorders leading to IF in children

  2. Define the diagnosis of pseudo-obstruction in children

  3. Develop a plan to manage functional IF in children

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Overview of Intestinal Failure
Session Date
Session Date: 
October 6, 2020
Didactic
Didactic: 
Kishore Iyer, MD
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Relate type of intestinal failure to prognosis
  2. Understand central-venous catheter related infection
  3. Understand IFALD
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Establishing a National Intestinal Failure Service: Lessons from New Zealand
Session Date
Session Date: 
September 15, 2020
Didactic
Didactic: 
Helen Evans, MD and Amin Roberts, MD (Hosts of CIRTA 2021)
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Summarize the evolution of a new national intestinal failure service
  2. Describe the  steps in establishing a national intestinal failure service
  3. Summarize early outcomes for a new national intestinal failure service
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Enteral Autonomy and Survival in Pediatric Intestinal Failure
Session Date
Session Date: 
September 8, 2020
Didactic
Didactic: 
Biren Modi, MD
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Describe the current survival rate in pediatric IF
  2. Predict the likelihood of enteral autonomy in pediatric IF
  3. Discuss the impact of enteral autonomy in pediatric IF
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Role of Interventional Radiology in Intestinal Failure
Session Date
Session Date: 
September 1, 2020
Didactic
Didactic: 
Rahul Patel, MD
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Describe the radiological evaluation of loss of venous access
  2. Describe percutaneous techniques to regain central venous access
  3. Discuss role of percutaneous intervention in avoiding multivisceral transplant for complicated porto-mesenteric venous thrombosis
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Experience with the Acute Intestinal Stroke Unit in Paris
Session Date
Session Date: 
August 18, 2020
Didactic
Didactic: 
Olivier Corcos, MD
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Describe the evolution of acute mesenteric ischemia
  2. Plan the appropriate multi-disciplinary management of acute mesenteric ischemia
  3. Outline outcomes of multi-disciplinary management of acute mesenteric ischemia
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Predicting Enteral Autonomy in Pediatric Intestinal Failure
Session Date
Session Date: 
August 11, 2020
Didactic
Didactic: 
Paul Wales, MD
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Summarize overall outcomes in children with intestinal failure
  2. Outline the likelihood of enteral autonomy in children with IF
  3. Predict the potential for enteral autonomy in pediatric patients with IF
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Intestinal Failure: Lessons from Latin America (Part 2)
Session Date
Session Date: 
August 4, 2020
Didactic
Didactic: 
Gabriel Gondolesi, MD
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Understand the development of intestinal transplants in Argentina
  2. Describe outcomes of ITX in under-resourced geographies
  3. Understand approaches to developing IF expertise in emerging geographies
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Managing Type 2 Intestinal Failure: the SNAP approach
Session Date
Session Date: 
July 21, 2020
Didactic
Didactic: 
Simon Lal, MD
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Describe the pathogenesis of Type 2 IF
  2. Select management priorities for Type 2 IF, using the SNAP approach
  3. Summarize the outcomes for type 2 IF
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State of Pediatric Intestinal Failure in 2020
Session Date
Session Date: 
July 14, 2020
Didactic
Didactic: 
Valeria Cohran, MD
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Explain the evolution of pediatric intestinal rehabilitation
  2. Identify current treatments for pediatric intestinal failure (IF)
  3. Discuss current outcomes for pediatric IF
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Intestinal Failure: Lessons from Latin America
Session Date
Session Date: 
June 16, 2020
Didactic
Didactic: 
Gabriel Gondolesi, MD
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Understand the prevelance of SBS/IF treatments in South America
  2. Describe outcomes of IF in under-resourced geographies 
  3. Understand approaches to developing IF expertise in emerging geographies 
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Quality of Life in Home Parenteral Nutrition and Short Bowel Syndrome
Session Date
Session Date: 
June 2, 2020
Didactic
Didactic: 
Marion Winkler, RD, PhD, FASPEN
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Evaluate quality of life (QoL) in intestinal failure and HPN patients
  2. Use qualitative approaches to study QoL of intestinal failure patients
  3. Summarize outcomes for current QoL studies in IF
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Principles of Intestinal Failure Management: The Patient with High Stoma Output
Session Date
Session Date: 
May 19, 2020
Didactic
Didactic: 
Jeremy Nightingale, MD
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Describe the clinical features of patients with SBS-IF and jejunostomies
  2. Discuss the steps in medical treatment of the high output stoma patient
  3. Summarize current outcomes in this group of patients
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Nutritional Rehabilitation: How Do We Wean Parenteral Nutrition?
Session Date
Session Date: 
May 5, 2020
Didactic
Didactic: 
Carol Parrish, MS, RDN
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. List the clinician's role in preparing a patient for PN weaning.
  2. Identify the clues that may suggest it is time for a weaning trial.
  3. Discuss the nutrition and hydration weaning options available to clinician and patient.
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Educating the Patient and Caregiver for Transitioning to Home Parenteral Nutrition (HPN)
Session Date
Session Date: 
April 21, 2020
Didactic
Didactic: 
Dejan Micic, MD
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Describe the principles of preparing to discharge patients on PN
  2. Implement best practices for teaching patients/ care-providers how to manage HPN
  3. Describe best practices for prevention of common PN complications
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Transitioning the PN Patient to the Home and Monitoring PN in the Home Setting
Session Date
Session Date: 
April 7, 2020
Didactic
Didactic: 
Vanessa Kumpf, PharmD
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Articulate the steps in preparing a patient for home parenteral nutrition (HPN)
  2. Describe the steps for safe discharge on HPN
  3. Develop a plan for laboratory monitoring of patients on HPN
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Who Needs Parenteral Nutrition and When?
Session Date
Session Date: 
March 17, 2020
Didactic
Didactic: 
Carol Semrad, MD
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 

  1. Identify indications for commencing parenteral nutrition (PN)

  2. Identify contraindications to commencing PN

  3. Analyze clinical, financial and social constraints to commencing PN

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Current Status of Intestinal Transplant
Session Date
Session Date: 
February 18, 2020
Didactic
Didactic: 
Kishore Iyer , MD
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Determine the current and expanding indications for intestinal transplantation for SBS/IF
  2. Describe the  choice of allograft organs in intestinal transplant
  3. Summarize outcomes for intestinal transplantation in the modern era
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Growth Factors Beyond Teduglutide
Session Date
Session Date: 
February 4, 2020
Didactic
Didactic: 
Palle Jeppesen, MD
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Describe the principles of growth factor therapy in intestinal adaptation using teduglutide as the prototype growth factor
  2. Summarize results of recent Phase 2 trials with long-acting growth factors in intestinal failure
  3. Explain the future landscape for growth factor therapy in intestinal failure
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Real World Experience with Teduglutide: Lessons Learned
Session Date
Session Date: 
January 21, 2020
Didactic
Didactic: 
Francisca Joly, MD
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Describe the use of growth factors in SBS/IF
  2. Identify contraindications to use of growth factors in SBS/IF
  3. Analyze current real-world experience with use of growth factor therapy in SBS/IF
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Probiotics and Intestinal Adaptation
Session Date
Session Date: 
January 7, 2020
Didactic
Didactic: 
Kelly Tappenden, PhD, RD
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Describe the interplay of probiotics and intestinal adaptation
  2. Summarize the role of short chain fatty acids and diet in intestinal adaptation
  3. Identify current areas of research in intestinal adaptation
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Psychosocial Challenges in IF and Transplant
Session Date
Session Date: 
December 17, 2019
Didactic
Didactic: 
Mary Brosnan, LCSW
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Identify the psycho-social determinants of outcome in patients with intestinal failure
  2. Describe the support mechanisms required for patients with IF
  3. Summarize the need for psycho-social support in overall care of patients with short bowel syndrome and/or IF
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Intravenous Access and Complications of Parenteral Nutrition in Intestinal Failure Patients
Session Date
Session Date: 
December 3, 2019
Didactic
Didactic: 
Donald Kirby, MD
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Describe the principles of managing central venous access in patients on long term PN
  2. Evaluate catheter-related complications in patients receiving  long term PN
  3. Manage catheter-related, PN complications
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Diagnosing and Managing Intestinal Failure Associated Liver Disease (IFALD)
Session Date
Session Date: 
November 19, 2019
Didactic
Didactic: 
Alan Buchman, MD
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Describe the syndrome of liver dysfunction in patients with intestinal failure on PN
  2. List steps utilized in the diagnosis of IFALD
  3. Summarize the principles of managing IFALD and recent developments
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The Value of Patient Education and Support in Intestinal Failure
Session Date
Session Date: 
November 5, 2019
Didactic
Didactic: 
Joan Bishop, Oley Foundation
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  1. Identify community resources available for patient support and education for patients with intestinal failure
  2. Enumerate the benefits to patients of association with a patient support group
  3. Identify opportunities for peer-to - peer support for patients in the community
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Indications and Outcomes for Intestinal Transplant
Session Date
Session Date: 
September 3, 2019
Didactic
Didactic: 
Jang Moon, MD
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  • Determine the current and expanding indications for intestinal transplantation for short bowel syndrome/intestinal failure (SBS/IF)
  • Describe the choice of allograft organs in intestinal transplant
  • Summarize outcomes for intestinal transplantation
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Surgery for Intestinal Failure
Session Date
Session Date: 
August 20, 2019
Didactic
Didactic: 
Antonino Morabito, MD, FRCS
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  • Describe conventional surgical principles in preventing/managing short bowel syndrome/intestinal failure (SBS/IF)
  • Summarize specialized surgical procedures in SBS/IF
  • Evaluate outcomes for intestinal lengthening procedures
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New Growth Factors in Management of Intestinal Failure
Session Date
Session Date: 
August 6, 2019
Didactic
Didactic: 
Lauren Schwartz, MD
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  • Describe the use of growth factors in SBS/IF
  • Identify contraindications to use of growth factors in SBS/IF
  • Summarize the results of growth factor therapy in SBS/IF
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Medical Management of Intestinal Failure
Session Date
Session Date: 
July 16, 2019
Didactic
Didactic: 
Kelly Tappenden, PhD, RD
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  • Describe the role of medical management of short bowel syndrome/intestinal failure (SBS/IF)
  • Identify when to use anti-diarrheals in SBS/IF
  • Determine the appropriateness of using growth factor therapy in overall medical management of SBS/IF
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Nutritional Management of SBS/IF
Session Date
Session Date: 
June 18, 2019
Didactic
Didactic: 
Maria Karimbakas, RD
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  • Describe the diet principles that have been successful in the management of short bowel syndrome/intestinal failure (SBS/IF)
  • Determine when to utilize oral rehydration solutions in SBS/IF
  • Evaluate the outcomes of dietary management in overall care of SBS/IF
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Clinical and Laboratory Monitoring for Parenteral Nutrition
Session Date
Session Date: 
June 4, 2019
Didactic
Didactic: 
Marion Winkler, PhD, RD, Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University, Rhode Island
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  • Monitor patients on long-term parenteral nutrition (PN)
  • Evaluate laboratory data of patients receiving long-term PN
  • Recognize and manage PN complications
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Prescribing PN 101 and Transitioning to HPN
Session Date
Session Date: 
May 21, 2019
Didactic
Didactic: 
Vanessa Kumpf, Pharm D, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  • Identify the indications for commencing parenteral nutrition (PN)
  • Describe the principles of prescribing and monitoring PN
  • Analyze the appropriate time and principles for transitioning a patient on PN to the home setting
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Recognizing Intestinal Failure
Session Date
Session Date: 
May 7, 2019
Didactic
Didactic: 
Douglas Seidner, MD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  • Define and differentiate between intestinal failure (IF) and short bowel syndrome (SBS)
  • Identify the types of IF based on pathophysiology
  • Summarize outcomes for IF
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