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Parenteral Nutrition VPP

Program Offerings

The following activities are available within the Parenteral Nutrition Program

  • Didactic Lecture
  • Case-Based Studies
  • Clinical topic discussions on proper patient selection
  • Pharmacoeconomic issues or current state-of-the-art treatments to improve outcomes

Statement of Need

Moderately and severely malnourished patients have increased hospital morbidity and mortality. Those patients who acquire significant energy deficits during hospitalization are at the greatest risk for complications. Patients at risk for nutritionally related complications must be recognized and assessed for specialized nutritional support. Nutritional support may be provided via the enteral or parenteral routes or through a combination of both. The hospital clinician needs to understand the appropriate indications for this therapy, how to choose the appropriate feeding route and formula, how to prevent therapy-related compli¬cations, and how to assess the patient for complications and efficacy of therapy. Clinicians in recent years have been reluctant to utilize parenteral nutrition due to concerns about technical aspects of the therapy, as well as its potential complications. Thus, there is an urgent need for education on the appropriate use, benefits, and limitations of parenteral nutrition. This CME/CE activity will provide clinical evidence for the role of supplemental parenteral nutrition and highlight medical advances that have improved safety margins and patient outcomes.

Intended Audience

This activity is intended for physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and dietitians with an interest in parenteral and enteral nutrition.

Overall Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will

  • Identify appropriate uses of enteral nutrition, parenteral nutrition, or combined methods of nutritional support
  • Perform proper risk assessment for various patient populations with caloric deficits
  • Apply clinical guidelines and scientific evidence when selecting nutritional support for individual patients
  • Discuss safety advances in parenteral nutrition
  • Analyze and implement goal-directed therapy to improve patient outcomes with parenteral nutrition

Learning objectives may vary within individual activities, though all are applicable for the planned program.

Parenteral Nutrition Visiting Faculty
Jeffrey Binkley, PharmD, BCNSP
Assistant Professor
University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
Director of Pharmacy
Maury Regional Medical Center
Memphis, TN
Doron Kahana, MD, CPNS
Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Clinical Nutrition
Center for Digestive Health and Nutritional Excellence
Torrance, CA
Imad Btaiche, PharmD
Clinical Associate Professor
University of Michigan College of Pharmacy
Clinical Pharmacist
University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers
Ann Arbor, MI
Jay Mirtallo, MS, RPh, BCNSP, FASHP
Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
Director, MS in Health-System Pharmacy
The Ohio State University, College of Pharmacy
Columbus, OH
Todd Canada, PharmD, BCNSP, FASHP
Nutrition Support Team Coordinator
Clinical Pharmacy Services Manager
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
James Pomposelli, MD, PhD
Surgical Director, Associate Professor of Surgery
Tufts Medical School, Lahey Clinic
Burlington, MA
Beth Carter, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Interim Co-Director of Pediactric Liver Transplant
Medical Director, Intestinal Rehabilitation Program
Baylor College of Medicine
Texas Children’s Hospital
Houston, TX
Ronnie Joe Sullivan, PharmD
Adjunct Clinical Professor
Rogers State University
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Claremore, OK
Director of Pharmacy
St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center
Pueblo, CO
Lillian Harvey Banchik, MD, CNSP
Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery
Hofstra University School of Medicine in conjunction
with the North Shore LIJ Health Care System
Hempstead, NY
Voluntary Attending
North Shore University Hospital
Manhasset, NY
John Tayek, MD
Professor of Medicine – In Residence
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Director of CHP, Internal Medicine
Harbor - UCLA Medical Center
Torrance, CA
Carol Ireton-Jones, PhD, RD, LD, CNSC, FACN
Nutrition Therapy Specialist
Private Practice/Consultant/Adjunct Faculty
Dallas, TX
Paul Wischmeyer, MD
Professor of Anesthesiology
University of Colorado
Aurora, CO

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