Overview of Intestinal Failure
- Relate type of intestinal failure to prognosis
- Understand central-venous catheter related infection
- Understand IFALD
Adult
Management of Adult Patients with Severe Chronic Small Intestinal Dysmotility
- Define the spectrum of functional disorders leading to intestinal failure (IF)
- Explain the diagnosis of pseudo-obstruction
- Develop a plan to manage management of functional IF
Experience with the Acute Intestinal Stroke Unit in Paris
- Describe the evolution of acute mesenteric ischemia
- Plan the appropriate multi-disciplinary management of acute mesenteric ischemia
- Outline outcomes of multi-disciplinary management of acute mesenteric ischemia
Clinical Significance of Pathological Small Bowel Dilatation
- Identify and validate the measurement of small bowel caliber in short bowel syndrome (SBS)
- Compare and contrast the relationship between bowel dilatation and parenteral nutrition complications
- Summarize the relationship between bowel dilatation and enteral autonomy.
Establishing a National Intestinal Failure Service: Lessons from New Zealand
- Summarize the evolution of a new national intestinal failure service
- Describe the steps in establishing a national intestinal failure service
- Summarize early outcomes for a new national intestinal failure service
Role of the Interventional Radiologist in Intestinal Failure
- Describe the radiological evaluation of loss of venous access
- Describe percutaneous techniques to regain central venous access
- Discuss role of percutaneous intervention in avoiding multivisceral transplant for complicated porto-mesenteric venous thrombosis
Intestinal Failure: Lessons from Latin America (Part 2)
- Understand the development of intestinal transplants in Argentina
- Describe outcomes of ITX in under-resourced geographies
- Understand approaches to developing IF expertise in emerging geographies
Managing Type 2 Intestinal Failure: The SNAP approach
- Describe the pathogenesis of Type 2 IF
- Select management priorities for Type 2 IF, using the SNAP approach
- Summarize the outcomes for type 2 IF
Intestinal Failure: Lessons from Latin America
- Understand the prevelance of SBS/IF treatments in South America
- Describe outcomes of IF in under-resourced geographies
- Understand approaches to developing IF expertise in emerging geographies
Quality of Life in Home Parenteral Nutrition and Short Bowel Syndrome
- Evaluate quality of life (QoL) in intestinal failure and HPN patients
- Use qualitative approaches to study QoL of intestinal failure patients
- Summarize outcomes for current QoL studies in IF
