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Ohio Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Tuesday, April 23 12:00 PM - Tuesday, April 23 1:00 PM
Virtual
 
Ohio Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
 
OSPENChapter@gmail.com
 
301-587-6315
 
Ohio Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
 

The Ohio Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (OSPEN) Presents:
2024 Spring Nutrition Conference

Program:

  • 12:00 pm - 12:05 pm - Welcome and Opening Remarks – Vincent Vanek, MD, FACS, FASPEN
  • 12:05 pm -12:45 pm - Home Enteral Nutrition and Medicare Part B; Untangling the Coverage Criteria – Cynthia Reddick,
    RD, CNSC, Home Tube Feeding Expert, Educator, and Strategist, Sacramento, CA
    • Learning Objectives
      • Review Medicare part B coverage criteria for home enteral nutrition
      • Identify ‘reasonable and necessary’ requirements as detailed in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD)
      • List enteral formula product categories and which require additional justification for coverage
      • Review strategies for successful home enteral nutrition when Medicare guidelines for coverage are not met
  • 12:45 pm - 1:00pm - Question & Answer

Registration Fees:
OSPEN Member - $10.00
All Others - $15.00

CASPEN Spring Virtual Webinar

Tuesday, April 23 6:00 PM - Tuesday, April 23 8:30 PM
ASPEN Chapter Events

Virtual
 
CASPEN Board
 
caspenboard@gmail.com
 
3015872365
 
Chicago Area Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
 

Chicago Area Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Presents:
Spring Virtual Webinar 2024

Dr. Bhakti Kiran Patel, MD, and Beth Peterson MS, RD, CSO, LDN, CNSC will
discuss the role of vasoactive medications in clinical practice and the current
literature supporting safe enteral feeding practices in patients requiring these
medications.

*This program will provide CEUs for Registered Dietitian/Nutritionists
CASPEN Members: Free
Non-CASPEN: $10 (payment information via Zelle will be sent after registration)
Students: Free

TASPEN In-Person Meeting Enteric Fistula Management in the Home Setting

Thursday, April 25 5:30 PM - Thursday, April 25 7:00 PM
ASPEN Chapter Events

UIW Feik School of Pharmacy 703 E. Hildebrand Ave San Antonio, TX 78212
 
TASPEN
 
aspen@nutritioncare.org
 
301-587-6315
 
Texas Alamo Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
 

Texas Alamo Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Presents:
In-Person Meeting Enteric Fistula Management in the Home Setting

Location:
UIW Feik School of Pharmacy
703 E. Hildebrand Ave
San Antonio, TX 78212

Networking: 530-6PM
Presentation: 6-7PM

Speaker: Karen Martin, MA, RDN, LD, FAND, FASPEN
Sponsored by: Amerita

1 hour CEU for RN, RD, and CCM
Food and beverages provided
Free for TASPEN members and $10 for non-members

North Texas Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Wednesday, May 8 5:30 PM - Wednesday, May 8 8:30 PM
Whiskey Cake - Las Colinas, 3225 Regent Blvd, Irving, TX 75063
 
Kate Farms
 
Haley.Pfannstiel@katefarms.com
 
3015876315
 
North Texas Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
 

The North Texas Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Presents:
Shared Decision Making in Patient Care - Are You Sharing?

May 8th, 2024
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Whiskey Cake - Las Colinas
3225 Regent Blvd
Irving, TX 75063

Seating is Limited! Click here for registration information.

This event is sponsored by Kate Farms.

PN Order Writing Workshop 2024 Session 1: Live May 9

Thursday, May 9 2:30 PM - Thursday, May 9 4:00 PM
Virtual
 
ASPEN Staff
 
aspen@nutritioncare.org
 
301-587-6315
 
ASPEN
 

Learn how to assess, initiate, and manage patients requiring parenteral nutrition (PN) in this hybrid continuing education course where participants learn independently through a series of videos and come together at a later date for live group case work with faculty experts via Zoom. This course is for all clinicians who care for patients needing parenteral nutrition.

The course capacity is limited to 100 participants for each session, so register early. This small class size will be optimal for hands-on learning with the course faculty to ensure each participant completes the course with improved skills in PN order writing.     

  

US and Canadian Course registrants will receive the ASPEN Parenteral Nutrition Workbook, 2nd Edition in both hard copy and ebook formats. The hard copy will be sent to the primary address listed on your profile.

International Course registrants will receive the ASPEN Parenteral Nutrition Workbook, 2nd Edition in the ebook format only.  

  

Two Identical sessions of the course will be offered over different dates. Session 1 will begin on April 9, 2024 with independent course work and have the live in-person case work on Thursday, May 9, 2024 from 2:30 – 4:00 pm ET.

LIVE IN-PERSON CASE WORK

May 9, 2024 from 2:30 – 4:00 pm ET 

Course participants, after completion of the online modules, will join faculty via Zoom for application of knowledge gained.  Faculty and course participants will work collaboratively on patient cases that involve PN.  Course participants will rotate between two breakout rooms to work on different cases.  Each breakout room case work will last for 45 minutes for a total of 90 minutes of live case work and collaboration.     

Rotation 1 will have breakout rooms focused on 

  • Adults 
  • Home PN 
  • Neonatal 

Rotation 2 will have breakout rooms focused on 

  • Adults 
  • Pediatrics 
  • Competencies 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES  

  • Determine when parenteral nutrition (PN) is an appropriate nutrition intervention for a given patient
  • Create and write a PN prescription determining appropriate macro- and micronutrients according to the patient’s nutrition assessment including 
    • Initiation of PN 
    • Advancement to goal 
    • Adjustment of electrolytes based on abnormal patient laboratory values and use of medications 
    • Eventual weaning off PN  
  • Differentiate PN requirements based on patient age and clinical diagnosis 
  • Formulate a safe PN prescription accounting for compounding compatibility and stability limits  
  • Develop PN writing competencies for clinicians involved with prescribing, compounding, and administering PN  

FACULTY  

Mary Petrea Cober, PharmD, BCNSP, BCPPS, FASPEN, Professor of Pharmacy Practice; Director of Workforce Development, Office of Student Success; Director of Professional Development, Office of Education, Northeast Ohio Medical University, College of pharmacy, Rootstown, OH

Jessica Monczka, RD, CNSC, Regional Nutrition Manager for Restore+ Nutrition Program, Option Care Health, Denver, CO    

Ainsley Malone, MS, RDN, LD, CNSC, FAND, FASPEN, Clinical Practice Specialist, ASPEN; Nutrition Support Dietitian, Mt. Carmel Health System, Columbus, OH    

Karrie Derenski, PharmD, BCNSP, BCCCP, CNSC, DPLA, FASPEN, Assistant Director of Pharmacy Op, Department of Pharmacy, CoxHeatlh, Springfield, MO  

  

CE Credit: 9 credits

Level: Basic/Intermediate  

Session 1 UAN:  JA0002345-0000-24-098-H99-P 

Wisconsin Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (WiSPEN)

Thursday, May 16 4:00 PM - Thursday, May 16 7:30 PM
ASPEN Chapter Events

Buck and Honey's - Sun Prairie
 
Wisconsin Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
 
mywispen@gmail.com
 
301-587-6315
 
Wisconsin Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (WiSPEN)
 

WiSPEN 2024 Spring Conference

Buck and Honey's - Sun Prairie
804 Liberty Blvd
Sun Prairie, WI 53590

Kentucky Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Friday, May 31 7:30 AM - Friday, May 31 3:30 PM
UofL Jewish Hospital, Heart Hospital Conference Center, 200 Abraham Flexner Way, Louisville, KY 40202
 
KYSPEN
 
kyspen.ky@gmail.com
 
301-587-6315
 
Kentucky Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
 

The Kentucky Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (KYSPEN) Presents:
Nutritional Care: A Spectrum of Opportunity

7:30 AM - 3:30 PM

UofL Jewish Hospital
Heart Hospital Conference Center
200 Abraham Flexner Way
Louisville, KY 40202

KYSPEN Brochure Coming Soon

2024 Dietitians in Nutrition Support Symposium

Friday, May 31 12:00 PM - Saturday, June 1 12:00 PM
Conferences from Other Organizations

Baltimore, MD
 
Dietitians in Nutrition Support
 
contactdnsdpg@gmail.com
 
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Dietitians in Nutrition Support
 

Dietitians in Nutrition Support, a practice group of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is hosting its 2024 Symposium in Baltimore, MD, May 31-June 1 and is offering ASPEN Dietitians a 10% discount to attend (use code DNSASPEN2024). Topics for this year’s event include oncology nutrition support, indirect calorimetry, order writing privileges, the global malnutrition composite score and more. Click here for more information and here for the link to register.

PN Order Writing Workshop 2024 Session 2: Live August 8

Thursday, August 8 2:30 PM - Thursday, August 8 4:00 PM
Virtual
 
ASPEN Staff
 
aspen@nutritioncare.org
 
301-587-6315
 
ASPEN
 

Learn how to assess, initiate, and manage patients requiring parenteral nutrition (PN) in this hybrid continuing education course where participants learn independently through a series of videos and come together at a later date for live group case work with faculty experts via Zoom. This course is for all clinicians who care for patients needing parenteral nutrition.

The course capacity is limited to 100 participants for each session, so register early. This small class size will be optimal for hands-on learning with the course faculty to ensure each participant completes the course with improved skills in PN order writing.     

  

US and Canadian Course registrants will receive the ASPEN Parenteral Nutrition Workbook, 2nd Edition in both hard copy and ebook formats. The hard copy will be sent to the primary address listed on your profile.

International Course registrants will receive the ASPEN Parenteral Nutrition Workbook, 2nd Edition in the ebook format only.  

  

Two Identical sessions of the course will be offered over different dates. Session 2 will begin on July 8, 2024 with independent course work and have the live in-person case work on Thursday, August 8, 2024 from 2:30 – 4:00 pm ET.

LIVE IN-PERSON CASE WORK

August 8, 2024 from 2:30 – 4:00 pm ET 

Course participants, after completion of the online modules, will join faculty via Zoom for application of knowledge gained.  Faculty and course participants will work collaboratively on patient cases that involve PN.  Course participants will rotate between two breakout rooms to work on different cases.  Each breakout room case work will last for 45 minutes for a total of 90 minutes of live case work and collaboration.     

Rotation 1 will have breakout rooms focused on 

  • Adults 
  • Home PN 
  • Neonatal 

Rotation 2 will have breakout rooms focused on 

  • Adults 
  • Pediatrics 
  • Competencies 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES  

  • Determine when parenteral nutrition (PN) is an appropriate nutrition intervention for a given patient
  • Create and write a PN prescription determining appropriate macro- and micronutrients according to the patient’s nutrition assessment including 
    • Initiation of PN 
    • Advancement to goal 
    • Adjustment of electrolytes based on abnormal patient laboratory values and use of medications 
    • Eventual weaning off PN  
  • Differentiate PN requirements based on patient age and clinical diagnosis 
  • Formulate a safe PN prescription accounting for compounding compatibility and stability limits  
  • Develop PN writing competencies for clinicians involved with prescribing, compounding, and administering PN  

FACULTY  

Mary Petrea Cober, PharmD, BCNSP, BCPPS, FASPEN, Professor of Pharmacy Practice; Director of Workforce Development, Office of Student Success; Director of Professional Development, Office of Education, Northeast Ohio Medical University, College of pharmacy, Rootstown, OH

Jessica Monczka, RD, CNSC, Regional Nutrition Manager for Restore+ Nutrition Program, Option Care Health, Denver, CO    

Ainsley Malone, MS, RDN, LD, CNSC, FAND, FASPEN, Clinical Practice Specialist, ASPEN; Nutrition Support Dietitian, Mt. Carmel Health System, Columbus, OH    

Karrie Derenski, PharmD, BCNSP, BCCCP, CNSC, DPLA, FASPEN, Assistant Director of Pharmacy Op, Department of Pharmacy, CoxHeatlh, Springfield, MO  

  

CE Credit: 9 credits

Level: Basic/Intermediate  

Session 2 UAN:  JA0002345-0000-24-099-H99-P