ASPEN GI Nutrition Series for Clinicians 2024-2025

The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) presents the GI Nutrition Series for Clinicians 2024-2025, an advanced lecture series designed to bridge the gap between textbook knowledge and bedside expertise in the management of complex gastrointestinal disorders.

This lecture series addresses the challenges clinicians face when caring for a diverse array of patients with gastrointestinal (GI) disorders. Alterations in GI function and physiology—whether due to surgery or underlying disease—can precipitate a serious decline in a patient’s nutritional status and quality of life. The course moves beyond basic concepts to explore common and complex GI topics, led by clinicians with extensive bedside experience. It focuses on equipping the healthcare team with the practical tools needed to diagnose, treat, and design appropriate nutrition regimens for best patient care.

+ What You Will Learn

By participating in this series, attendees will be able to:

• Summarize the complex details involved in the nutritional care of patients with various GI disorders.

• Identify reliable, evidence-based resources for further exploration of nutrition support and GI nutrition related to specific disease states.

• Differentiate appropriate pharmacological interventions and their dosing for specific GI conditions.

• Improve interdisciplinary collaboration between gastroenterologists, dietitians, and other nutrition professionals to enhance patient outcomes.

• Analyze feeding strategies for critical care and complex cases, weighing benefits, limitations, and implementation challenges.

+ Event Details

The series is delivered as a sequence of live webinars (typically recorded for later access) scheduled throughout the fall season.

+ Who Should Attend

This series is targeted at all members of the healthcare team who provide care for patients with gastrointestinal diseases and conditions, including:

• Dietitians and Nutritionists

• Nurses and Nurse Practitioners

• Pharmacists

• Physicians (Gastroenterologists, Surgeons, Hospitalists)

• GI Fellowship Program participants and trainees

+ Why Attend

• Bedside Expertise: Learn from clinicians who have developed skills and expertise directly from patient care, covering nuances often missing from standard textbooks.

• Complex Management: Gain confidence in managing “very complex” GI topics that require specialized knowledge beyond general nutrition support.

• Practical Application: Acquire actionable strategies to manage drug-nutrient interactions, assess GI tract integrity, and implement feeding protocols for critically ill or surgically altered patients.

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