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Identifying the various enteral access devices available and providing the appropriate care is crucial in minimizing enteral access complications such as misconnections, dislodgments, injury, or death among enteral nutrition supported patients. This session provides hands-on experience and direct interaction with ASPEN nurses and pharmacy experts on new trends, ENFit updates, management, medication administration, recognition and prevention of complications related to enteral nutrition access devices for adults and children.
Objectives:
Recognize and manage enteral access device complications in adults and children
Describe methods of enteral nutrition access device placement and securement
Discuss updates on issues related to ENFit
Explain various methods of medication administration through enteral access devices
Speaker(s):
Ruba
Abdelhadi,
MD,
Professor of Pediatrics, Director of Nutrition Support,
Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO
Peggi
Guenter,
PhD, RN, FAAN, FASPEN,
Special Projects Consultant,
American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Silver Spring, MD
Katina
Rahe,
BSN, RN,
Interdisciplinary Enteral Access Team Coordinator,
Children's Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, MO
Patricia
Worthington,
RN, MSN, CNSC,
Nutrition Support Clinical Specialist,
Thomas Jefferson University Department of Nursing
Karen
Gilbert,
MSN, RN, NP, CNSC,
Nutrition Support Nurse Practitioner,
Jefferson University Hospitals, Philadelphia, PA
Linda
M. Lord,
NP, ACNP-BC, CNSC,
Nutrition Support Nurse Practitioner, Adult Outpatient Nutrition Support Clinic,
University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
Mark
Klang,
RPh, MS, BCNSP, FASPEN, PhD,
Core Manager, Research Pharmacy,
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY