Lipid injectable emulsions (ILEs) are a dense source of calories and are a source of the essential fatty acids (EFAs), important for cell membrane development and precursors to key modulators involved in cellular pathways of the immune response. In the early 1970s, the ILE approved for use in the United States was a solely soybean oil-based fat emulsion (SOFE) and until recently was the only FDA approved product available in the US market. While very little has changed in the provision of ILEs over the last four decades in the United States, multiple products have come to market in other areas of the world such as Latin America, each with the intent of being an ideal oil source.  With the recent approval of newer ILEs in the US market, opportunities for expanded use of alternative lipid sources have been possible.  This webinar will include a discussion of the use of recently FDA approved ILE products, particularly the mixed-oil based fat emulsion (MOFE) with practical tips from those with experience using the products. 

Learning Objectives

1. Compare and contrast the various lipid injectable emulsions currently available.
2. Describe the benefits and challenges in using the newer lipid injectable emulsions.
3. Determine the appropriate use of newer alternative lipid injectable emulsions in neonatal, pediatric, and adult populations. 

Faculty and Topics
Practical Aspects for Prescribing Alternative Lipids Emulsions In Adults Based on the Latin-American Experience
Diego Arenas Moya, MD, Director, Clinical Nutrition and Functional Medicine, SANVITE, Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico 

Alternative Lipid Emulsions in Neonatal and Pediatric Patients: Evidence for Use and  Our 1-year Experience
Beth Deen, PharmD, BCNSP, BCPPS, Senior Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Nutrition Support Cook Children’s Medical Center, Fort Worth, TX

Moderator
Mary Petrea Cober, PharmD, BCNSP, BCPPS, Clinical Coordinator – NICU, Akron Children’s Hospital/Associate Professor – Pharmacy Practice, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Akron, OH

CE Credit: 1.5 hours
Level: Intermediate
UAN:  JA0002345-0000-18-065-L04-P 

Fluids & Electrolytes 

ASPEN’s Nutrition Support Fundamentals Course (NSFC) provides a comprehensive overview of nutrition support therapy.  The course can be used as a tool for helping you identify personal knowledge gaps to further identify future areas of learning. Whether you are preparing for the certification examinations or seeking additional professional growth in nutrition support, recognizing these knowledge gaps allows you to use your professional development time and energy more effectively.  In addition to providing a thorough review of core nutrition support topics such as nutrition assessment and nutrient deficiencies, parenteral nutrition, enteral nutrition, fluids and electrolytes, and pediatrics, the NSFC will also include specialty areas of nutrition support such as home care, critical care, gastrointestinal disorders, ethics, and statistics.   Don’t miss this invaluable nutrition support-focused course!

The 2018 course is scheduled for August 2 – September 12. 

Learning Objectives

1. Assess fluid and electrolyte needs of a patient
2. Develop a therapeutic plan for fluid and electrolyte requirements
3. Prevent and manage complications of fluid and electrolyte abnormalities

Faculty
Ezra Steiger, MD, FACS, FASPEN Nutrition Support Team, Intestinal Rehab and Transplant Program, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Moderator
To Be Determined

UAN: JA0002345-0000-18-102-L04-P
CE Hours: 1.5 hours

EN and PN Access

ASPEN’s Nutrition Support Fundamentals Course (NSFC) provides a comprehensive overview of nutrition support therapy.  The course can be used as a tool for helping you identify personal knowledge gaps to further identify future areas of learning. Whether you are preparing for the certification examinations or seeking additional professional growth in nutrition support, recognizing these knowledge gaps allows you to use your professional development time and energy more effectively.  In addition to providing a thorough review of core nutrition support topics such as nutrition assessment and nutrient deficiencies, parenteral nutrition, enteral nutrition, fluids and electrolytes, and pediatrics, the NSFC will also include specialty areas of nutrition support such as home care, critical care, gastrointestinal disorders, ethics, and statistics.   Don’t miss this invaluable nutrition support-focused course!

The 2018 course is scheduled for August 2 – September 12. 

Learning Objectives

1. Identify key factors of enteral and parenteral access devices: choice (device and selection), complications (recognition, prevention and treatment), and care
2. Highlight timely topics on the horizon

Faculty
Toni Neal, RN, CRNI, CNSC, VA-BC
Senior Clinical Infusion Nurse, Cleveland Clinic Home Care Services, Independence, OH

Moderator
To Be Determined

UAN: JA0002345-0000-18-107-L04-P
CE Hours: 1.5 Hours

Pediatrics and NICU Nutrition Support

ASPEN’s Nutrition Support Fundamentals Course (NSFC) provides a comprehensive overview of nutrition support therapy.  The course can be used as a tool for helping you identify personal knowledge gaps to further identify future areas of learning. Whether you are preparing for the certification examinations or seeking additional professional growth in nutrition support, recognizing these knowledge gaps allows you to use your professional development time and energy more effectively.  In addition to providing a thorough review of core nutrition support topics such as nutrition assessment and nutrient deficiencies, parenteral nutrition, enteral nutrition, fluids and electrolytes, and pediatrics, the NSFC will also include specialty areas of nutrition support such as home care, critical care, gastrointestinal disorders, ethics, and statistics.   Don’t miss this invaluable nutrition support-focused course!

The 2018 course is scheduled for August 2 – September 12. 

Topics & Objectives
Pediatrics

1. List the primary components of a nutrition assessment for a pediatric patient
2. Identify the different types of infant and pediatric formulas and their recommended uses
3. Define the nutrient needs of a pediatric patient receiving nutrition support
4. Identify indications for parenteral and enteral nutrition support

NICU Nutrition Support
1. Identify the nutritional requirements of the neonate and indications for parenteral nutrition (PN)
2. Discuss neonatal requirements for macronutrients and micronutrients used in neonatal PN
 3. Review key compounding challenges in neonatal PH
4. Evaluate the role of human milk as the source of optimal enteral nutrition in the neonate

Faculty
Elizabeth Bobo, MS, RD, LDN, CNSC, Pediatric Clinical Dietitian, Department of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Nemours Children’s Clinic, Jacksonville, FL

Mary Petrea Cober, PharmD, BCNSP, BCPPS, Clinical Pharmacy Coordinator, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Akron, Children’s Hospital, Akron, OH

Moderator
To Be Determined

UAN: JA0002345-0000-18-103-L04-P
CE Hours:  1.5 hours

Professor Kenneth Fearon Memorial Cancer Cachexia Symposium

September 6 & 7, 2018

University of Edinburgh

Edinburgh, Scotland

Please join us on September 6 and 7, 2018, at the University of Edinburgh, for the Professor Kenneth Fearon Memorial Cancer Cachexia Symposium. International clinical and research experts in the field of cancer cachexia are convening to share the latest scientific and clinical research supporting the identification and management of patients with cancer cachexia.

It is anticipated that the symposium will be attended by up to 145 international participants. 

Continuing Professional Development credits will be provided.

In lieu of a symposium registration fee, participants are requested to make a £100 donation to the Professor Kenneth Fearon Cancer Cachexia Research Fund.  Donation requests are waived for Graduate and Post-graduate students.

Please contact Harriet Harris at Harriet.Harris@ed.ac.uk to register for the symposium or for more information.

Please join us on September 6 and 7, 2018, at the University of Edinburgh, for the Professor Kenneth Fearon Memorial Cancer Cachexia Symposium. International clinical and research experts in the field of cancer cachexia are convening to share the latest scientific and clinical research supporting the identification and management of patients with cancer cachexia.

It is anticipated that the symposium will be attended by up to 145 international participants. 

Continuing Professional Development credits will be provided.

In lieu of a symposium registration fee, participants are requested to make a £100 donation to the Professor Kenneth Fearon Cancer Cachexia Research Fund.  Donation requests are waived for Graduate and Post-graduate students.

Critical Care and Statistics

ASPEN’s Nutrition Support Fundamentals Course (NSFC) provides a comprehensive overview of nutrition support therapy.  The course can be used as a tool for helping you identify personal knowledge gaps to further identify future areas of learning. Whether you are preparing for the certification examinations or seeking additional professional growth in nutrition support, recognizing these knowledge gaps allows you to use your professional development time and energy more effectively.  In addition to providing a thorough review of core nutrition support topics such as nutrition assessment and nutrient deficiencies, parenteral nutrition, enteral nutrition, fluids and electrolytes, and pediatrics, the NSFC will also include specialty areas of nutrition support such as home care, critical care, gastrointestinal disorders, ethics, and statistics.   Don’t miss this invaluable nutrition support-focused course!

The 2018 course is scheduled for August 2 – September 12. 

Learning Objectives
1. Describe the factors associated with malnutrition in critical illness
2. Outline key points from the 2009 Society for Critical Care    Medicine / ASPEN guidelines
3. Discuss implications of recent publications since the 2009 guidelines
4. Explain the differences in various types of medical literature to form clinical recommendations
5. Identify statistical techniques for incorporating literature evaluation in clinical decisions
6. Describe the difference between a p-value and confidence interval

Topics & Faculty
Critical Care
Beth Taylor DCN, RDN-AP, CNSC, FCCM, Research Scientist, Nutrition Support Specialist, Department of Research for Patient Care Services, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO

Statistics
Sarah Peterson, PhD, RD, Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Nutrition, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL

Moderator
To Be Determined

UAN: JA0002345-0000-18-104-L04-P
CE Hours: 1.5 hours

EN and Home EN

ASPEN’s Nutrition Support Fundamentals Course (NSFC) provides a comprehensive overview of nutrition support therapy.  The course can be used as a tool for helping you identify personal knowledge gaps to further identify future areas of learning. Whether you are preparing for the certification examinations or seeking additional professional growth in nutrition support, recognizing these knowledge gaps allows you to use your professional development time and energy more effectively.  In addition to providing a thorough review of core nutrition support topics such as nutrition assessment and nutrient deficiencies, parenteral nutrition, enteral nutrition, fluids and electrolytes, and pediatrics, the NSFC will also include specialty areas of nutrition support such as home care, critical care, gastrointestinal disorders, ethics, and statistics.   Don’t miss this invaluable nutrition support-focused course!

The 2018 course is scheduled for August 2 – September 12. 

Learning Objectives
1. Identify appropriate candidates for enteral nutrition (EN) support
2. Create an enteral nutrition support therapy plan incorporating safe practices and evidenced based research for inpatients and outpatients
3. Describe enteral nutrition support therapy complications, prevention, and potential treatment
4. Review methods for patient education

Faculty
Lisa Epp, RDN, CNSC, LD, Home Enteral Nutrition Coordinator, Assistant Professor of Nutrition, College of Medicine and Science, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Moderator
To Be Determined

UAN: JA0002345-0000-18-105-L04-P
CE Hours: 1.5 Hours

Acid Base (New for 2018!)

ASPEN’s Nutrition Support Fundamentals Course (NSFC) provides a comprehensive overview of nutrition support therapy.  The course can be used as a tool for helping you identify personal knowledge gaps to further identify future areas of learning. Whether you are preparing for the certification examinations or seeking additional professional growth in nutrition support, recognizing these knowledge gaps allows you to use your professional development time and energy more effectively.  In addition to providing a thorough review of core nutrition support topics such as nutrition assessment and nutrient deficiencies, parenteral nutrition, enteral nutrition, fluids and electrolytes, and pediatrics, the NSFC will also include specialty areas of nutrition support such as home care, critical care, gastrointestinal disorders, ethics, and statistics.   Don’t miss this invaluable nutrition support-focused course!

The 2018 course is scheduled for August 2 – September 12. 

Learning Objectives To Be Determined

Faculty
Ezra Steiger, MD, FACS, FASPEN, Nutrition Support Team, Intestinal Rehab and Transplant Program, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Moderator
To Be Determined

UAN: JA0002345-0000-18-106-L04-P
CE Hours: 1 hour

This year's Malnutrition Awareness Week will be focused on the nutrition screening process and diagnosing malnutrition within specialty populations. The programs will also address continued treatment of malnourished individuals after discharge.

This webinar will address the misunderstandings of how an obese patient can be malnourished despite not presenting as the stereotypical cachectic malnourished individual. It will also detail the process of assessment and diagnosing of malnutrition in this population. 

Learning Objectives

1. Explain how an obese patient can still be malnourished 
2. Provide examples of challenges or obstacles in identifying malnutrition in obese patients
3. Define how the nutrition assessment may be different for obese patients, including the assessment process
4. List components of the NFPE which are more or less specific to the obese patient 

Faculty & Topics
Malnutrition and the Obese Patient in the Hospital Setting: The Hidden Issue
Anna Burrowes, RD, Master's Candidate, Registered Dietitian, Nutritional Services, Mather Hospital at Northwell Health, Medford, NY

Nutrition Focused Physical Exam of the Obese Patient: Putting it into Practice
Sara Perdue, MS, RDN, CSG, LD, Clinical Nutrition Manager, Nutrition & Food Services, Oklahome City VA Health Care System, Edmond, OK

Moderator
Stephanie Cutrell, MS, RDN, LDN, CNSC, Nutrition Support Dietitian, Pharmacy, Vidant Medical Center, Winterville, NC

CE Credit: 1 hour
Level: Intermediate
UAN: JA0002345-0000-18-080-L01-P

This program is supported in part by GE Healthcare

This year's Malnutrition Awareness Week will be focused on the nutrition screening process and diagnosing malnutrition within specialty populations. The programs will also address continued treatment of malnourished individuals after discharge. 

This webinar will address the criteria for defining infants as neonate and/or preterm. It will also detail the process of assessment and diagnosing of malnutrition in this population. 

Learning Objectives

1. Define the criteria by which infants are classified as neonate and/or preterm
2. Provide detailed discussion of each recommended indicator of malnutrition
3. Outline the thresholds used to define mild, moderate, and severe malnutrition  

Faculty & Topics
Putting the Neonatal/Preterm Infant Malnutrition Indicators into Practice
Dena Goldberg, PhD, RD, Neonatal Nutrition Specialist, Carilion Clinic Children's Hospital; Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA

Putting the Neonatal/Preterm Infant Malnutrition Indicators into Practice
Susan Carlson, MMSc RD, CSP, LD, Neonatal Dietitian, University of Stead Family Children's Hospital, Iowa City, IA

Moderator
Diane Barsky, MD, Gastroenterologist, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

CE Credit: 1 hour
Level: Intermediate
UAN: JA0002345-0000-18-081-L04-P 

This program is supported in part by Mead Johnson Nutrition

This year's Malnutrition Awareness Week will be focused on the nutrition screening process and diagnosing malnutrition within specialty populations. The programs will also address continued treatment of malnourished individuals after discharge. 

This webinar will address the continuum of malnutrition from the hospital to the home and highlight available community nutrition resources to aid in combating community malnutrition. 

Learning Objectives

1. Explain how addressing malnutrition in the community setting can reduce hospital readmission rates
2. List nutrition resources which are available for the malnourished patient after discharge from the hospital
3. Highlight programs aimed to reduce or prevent malnutrition and improve outcomes 

Faculty & Topics
Meeting the Nutrition Needs of Seniors Transitioning Along the Clinical to Community Continuum of Care
Ucheoma O. Akobundu, PhD, RD, Senior Director, Nutrition Strategy and Impact; Director, National Resource Center on Nutrition and Aging; Meals on Wheels America, Arlington, VA

ProMedica Food Clinic: Addressing Hunger as a Health Issue
Chole Plummer, MD, RD, LD, Registered Dietitian, ProMedica Food Clinic, ProMedica, Toledo, OH

Moderator
Rose Ann DiMaria-Ghalili, PhD, RN, CNSC, FASPEN, FAAN, Associate Professor of Nursing, Doctoral Nursing Department, Nutrition Science Department, CNHP, Rydal, PA

CE Credit: 1 hour
Level: Intermediate
UAN: JA0002345-0000-18-082-L04-P

This program is supported in part by Abbott

This year's Malnutrition Awareness Week will be focused on the nutrition screening process and diagnosing malnutrition within specialty populations. The programs will also address continued treatment of malnourished individuals after discharge.

This webinar will provide recent updates from the recent nutrition screening systematic review for the adult and pediatric populations.

Learning Objectives

1. Assess and analyze validity and reliability evidence to determine the most appropriate screening tool to identify those at risk for malnutrition in pediatric populations
2. Describe application of malnutrition screening tool(s) in different setting
3. Highlight the difference between a nutrition screen for malnutrition and a nutrition assessment for malnutrition  

Faculty & Topics
Pediatric Nutrition Screening Tools Analysis: Evaluating the Evidence
Patricia Becker, MS, RDN, CSP, CNSC, Pediatric Nutrition Specialist, Dayton Children's Hospital Medical Center Dayton Ohio, Cincinnati, OH

Adult Nutrition Screening: Updates to Practice
Anne Coltman, MS, RD, LDN, CNSC, Clinical Nutrition Coordinator, Clinical Nutrition, Loyola University Medical Center, New Lenox, IL

Moderator
Ainsley Malone, MS, RD, LD, CNSC, FAND, FASPEN, Nutrition Support Dietitian, Mt. Carmel West Hospital, Columbus, OH

CE Credit: 1 hour
Level: Intermediate
UAN: JA0002345-0000-18-083-L04-P

The microbiome is an important modulator and contributor to presence of disease as well as severity and recovery. Nutrient intake can affect the microbiome. In this webinar, the speakers will provide advanced information for clinicians in the evolving world of the microbiome. 

This webinar is targeted at an advanced level and builds upon webinars that were offered in 2016 and 2017. Recordings of these webinars are available in ASPEN's eLearning Center and can provide a foundation of knowledge prior to this webinar. Modifying the Gut Microbiota: Clinical Applications and Current Evidence and Microbiome: Research Update and Cutting Edge Applications.  

Learning Objectives

1. Summarize the effects of antibiotics on gut microbiota, its metabolic byproducts, and intestinal health
2. Define targeted efforts to maintain gut health and mitigate intestinal pathogenic bacteria colonization induced by antibiotic therapy as well as SIBO
3. Describe whether gut microbiome composition predicts low FODMAP diet efficacy in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
4. Determine whether a low FODMAP diet alters gut microbiome composition and/or metabolite profiles in those with IBS

Faculty & Topics
Gail Cresci, PhD, RDN, CNSC, Staff, Pediatric Research Center, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Pathobiology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
 
The FODMAP Diet, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and the Gut Microbiome
Bruno Chumpitazi, PhD, Associate Professor, Baylor College of Medicine; Director, Neurogastroenterology and Motility Program, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX

 
Moderator
Carol Ireton-Jones, PhD, RDN, LD, CNSC, FASPEN, Nutrition Therapy Specialist, Private Practice, Carrollton, TX
 
CE Credit: 1.5 hours
Level: Advanced
UAN: JA0002345-0000-18-063-L04-P

The 13th Advances in Pediatric Nutrition is designed to provide the most updated, advanced and practical approaches to contemporary issues in pediatric nutrition. This activity will provide unique opportunities to learn, share and investigate new ways of assessing and managing pediatric patients with complex nutritional needs.

Description
Parenteral nutrition component shortages are frequent and concerning to the nutrition support practitioner given the limited availability of therapeutic alternatives. Fortunately, during the last decade, several standardized commercially-available parenteral nutrition (SCAPN) products have entered the market. This presentation will cover the types of products available for use in the United States and the evidence regarding use of these products and patient populations to consider during shortages. The presentation will also describe the experience of operationalizing SCAPN in a rapid manner in a large, academic institution, highlighting "things to remember" when implementing use of these products with prescribing and electronic prescribing. The faculty will take a practical approach to presenting this information through the utilization of case presentations. 

Learning Objectives

1. List the types of SCAPN available on the U.S. Market
2. Summarize evidence associated with SCAPN
3. Identify the challenges associated with implementing SCAPN in an institution 
4. Discover safe practices for prescribing, dispensing, and administration 

Faculty & Topics
Introduction to and Overview of SCAPN
Caitlin Curtis, PharmD, BCNSP, Nutrition Support Consultant Pharmacist and Pharmacist Educator, Self-Employed, Austin, TX
 
Practical Approach to Operationalizing SCAPN
Erin Nystrom, PharmD, BCNSP, Clinical Specialist in Nutrition Support, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

 
Moderators
Maya Guggari, MS, RD, CNSC, LD, Registered Dietitian Specialist, Seton Medical Center, Austin, TX

Harlan Husted, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, Pediatric Clinical Pharmacist, NICU, Community Regional Medical Center, Fresno, CA

This webinar is supported in part by an educational grant from Fresenius Kabi USA
 

CE Credit: 1.5 hours
Level: Intermediate
UAN: JA0002345-0000-18-125-L04-P

The 6th International Pediatric Feeding Disorders Conference (IPFDC) will provide dietitians, nutritionists, gastroenterologists, neonatologists, occupational therapists, pediatricians, psychologists, speech and language pathologists, students, and numerous other disciplines the opportunity to convene with the leading experts in pediatric feeding disorders to advance their knowledge on the evaluation and treatment of children navigating PFD.

The two-day event will feature a poster session focusing on the latest in feeding trends and research, as well as educational sessions with more than 20 internationally renowned feeding experts, including keynotes:

• Diagnosis of PFD: Practice and Intervention
  Dr. Jaime Phalen, MD, FAAP
  University Health System
  
• What’s New in Motility Disorders?
  Carlo di Lorenzo, MD
  Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio

Nutrition is Your Competitive Edge

Today’s healthcare environment demands professionals who recognize that nutrition is a key ingredient in successful patient outcomes.

Professionals who study the science behind nutrition…

…who apply research-based best practices

…who advocate for nutrition care as a critical component of patient care. 

These are the physicians, nurses, researchers, dietitians, pharmacists and other experts who attend ASPEN’s Nutrition Science and Practice Conference.