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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

Principles of Intestinal Failure Management: The Patient with High Stoma Output

• Describe the clinical features of patients with SBS-IF and jejunostomies
• Discuss the steps in medical treatment of the high output stoma patient
• Summarize current outcomes in this group of patients

Nutritional Rehabilitation: How Do We Wean Parenteral Nutrition?

• List the clinician's role in preparing a patient for PN weaning.
• Identify the clues that may suggest it is time for a weaning trial.
• Discuss the nutrition and hydration weaning options available to clinician and patient.

Educating the Patient and Caregiver for Transitioning to Home Parenteral Nutrition (HPN)

• Describe the principles of preparing to discharge patients on PN
• Implement best practices for teaching patients/ care-providers how to manage HPN
• Describe best practices for prevention of common PN complications

Transitioning the PN Patient to the Home and Monitoring PN in the Home Setting

• Articulate the steps in preparing a patient for home parenteral nutrition (HPN)
• Describe the steps for safe discharge on HPN
• Develop a plan for laboratory monitoring of patients on HPN

COVID-19: Notes From New York

• Understand the situation in New York and how the state is tackling the coronavirus pandemic.
• Hear from Head of Nutrition Support at Presbyterian Medical Center of Columbia Univerisity, Dr. David Seres, about actions to safely manage patients and prevent the spread of coronavirus.
• Describe what makes TPN and Intestinal Failure patients vulnerable to COVID-19.

Who Needs Parenteral Nutrition? And When?

• Identify indications for commencing parenteral nutrition (PN)
• Identify contraindications to commencing PN
• Analyze clinical, financial and social constraints to commencing PN

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