Best Practices in Managing Short Bowel Syndrome
- Understand importance of anatomy in managing short bowel syndrome
- Summarize principles of medical and surgical management
- Describe advanced therapies including teduglutide and transplantation
Adult
Role of Teduglutide in Managing Chronic Intestinal Failure
- 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
Medical Management of Chronic Intestinal Failure (CIF)
- Describe the principles of medical management of CIF
- Discuss the complications in patients with CIF
- Outline long-term monitoring of patients with CIF
Choice of Diet in Intestinal Failure (IF)
- Describe principles of dietary management in IF
- Summarize the relationship of intestinal anatomy to choice of diet
- Monitor diet progress and adaptation
Home Parenteral Nutrition 101: Who, What, When, How
- List the indications for parenteral nutrition (PN)
- Describe the fundamentals of initiating PN
- Summarize the principles of transitioning PN to the home
Definitions, Classification and Prognosis of Intestinal Failure (IF)
- 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
Late Graft Function, Timing and Outcomes of Intestinal Re-transplantation
- Summarize the challenges of late graft function and intestinal re-transplantation
- Understand the approach and timing of intestinal re-transplantation
- Describe outcomes for late graft function and intestinal re-transplantation
Management of Vaccine Induced Thrombosis and Thrombocytopenia (VITTs), Low Platelets and Clots
- Discuss causes of thrombosis and thrombocytopenia
- Discuss pathophysiology and management of VITTs
- Summarize VITTs in patients with Short Bowel Syndrome
Intestinal Transplant: Where Did We Start, How Did We Get Here?
- Summarize the history of intestinal transplantation
- Describe different types of intestinal transplantation and techniques used
- Describe the current status of intestinal transplantation
Surgery for Chronic Intestinal Failure (CIF)
- Describe the role for surgery in IF patients
- Describe the choice of surgical procedures for treatment of CIF
- Describe surgical and nutritional outcomes for CIF
