Adult

Intestinal Transplant: Current Status, Outcomes and Evolving Indications

• Describe the current indications for intestinal transplantation
• Describe current outcomes of intestinal transplantation
• Describe potential evolving indications in intestinal transplantation

Differential Response to GLP-2: Lessons from Post-hoc Analyses

• Describe the outcomes for GLP-2 in SBS-IF
• Relate outcomes for GLP-2 in SBS-IF to anatomic phenotypes of SBS
• Suggest differential algorithms for PN weaning in SBS-IF with GLP-2

Intestinal Transplant Basics: Types, Techniques, Surveillance and Outcomes

• Describe principles of intestinal transplantation
• Describe different types and techniques of intestinal transplantation
• Describe surveillance in intestinal transplantation

Monitoring Patients on Long-term Home Parenteral Nutrition (HPN)

• Describe the process for managing patients on long-term HPN
• Describe the need for monitoring macro- and micro-nutrients in long-term HPN
• Discuss the specific monitoring required to prevent micronutrient deficiencies in long-term HPN.

Medical Management of Chronic Intestinal Failure (CIF)

• Summarize the common pitfalls in managing CIF
• Describe the principles in managing CIF
• Summarize outcomes for CIF

Monitoring of Micronutrient Deficiencies in Intestinal Failure and Transition to Enteral Feeding

• Describe the prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies in pediatric chronic IF (CIF)
• Describe approaches to correcting micronutrient deficiencies in CIF
• Discuss transitions to enteral feeding in CIF

History of Lipid Emulsions and Choice of Lipid Emulsions in the Current Era

• Describe the historical evolution of lipid emulsions in PN
• Discuss the currently available lipid emulsions
• Outline choice of lipid emulsions in different clinical scenarios

Prescribing Home Parenteral Nutrition for Intestinal Failure 101

• Understand indications for starting home parenteral nutrition (HPN) in IF
• Understand principles of PN formulation
• Understand process of transition to home PN

Definitions, Classification, Prognosis of Intestinal Failure

• Provide the accepted definition for chronic IF
• Describe approach to classification of IF
• Relate classification to prognosis of IF

Hospitalizations in Short Bowel Syndrome Patients

• Analyze the trend of increasing hospitalizations in patients with short bowel syndrome (SBS) in the United States over a decade
• Identify the leading causes for hospital admissions in SBS patients
• Summarize the financial burden of hospitalizations in SBS patients

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