Take Cover: Recommendations for Photoprotection of Parenteral Nutrition Admixtures (T43)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Describe the effects of light exposure on parenteral nutrition components
2. Identify the effects of oxidative stress on premature infants
3. Evaluate current practices for photoprotection of parenteral nutrition admixtures in the United States and the challenges in achieving complete photoprotection
4. Summarize the ASPEN recommendations for photoprotection of parenteral nutrition admixtures for premature infants

FACULTY AND TOPICS
ASPEN Recommendations for Photoprotection of Parenteral Nutrition Admixtures for Premature Infants: Background and Rationale
Daniel Robinson, MD, MSc, Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Neonatology), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; Attending Physician, Neonatology, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Photoprotection of Parenteral Nutrition Admixtures: An International Perspective
Gil Hardy, PhD, FRSC, FASPEN, Emeritus Professor of Clinical Nutrition, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand

Implementing Parenteral Nutrition Photoprotection: Current Practices and Safety Challenges
Phil Ayers, PharmD, BCNSP, FMSHP, FASHP, Chief, Clinical Pharmacy Services, Mississippi Baptist Medical Center; Clinical Associate Professor, University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, Jackson, MS

MODERATOR
Barbara Fleming, APN/CNS RNC-NIC, Clinical Nurse Specialist – NICU, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL

This session includes pediatric content