Webinar Descriptions


Long Term Home Parenteral Nutrition (HPN) Management Series
Part 1: Patient Appropriateness for HPN, Developing a HPN Order, and Patient and Caregiver Education
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Date: October 28, 2020
Time: 1:00 – 2:30 PM ET

This essential two-part series will discuss the long term monitoring of patients receiving parenteral nutrition (PN) from discharge to home. The first will cover discharge basics, assessing if a patient is appropriate for home parenteral nutrition and what education to provide to patient and caregivers. The second will focus on long term monitoring, including vitamin/mineral monitoring, biochemical monitoring, formula adjustments etc., preventing hospitalizations and tapering off therapy.

Learning Objectives

  1. Evaluate those patients appropriate for home parenteral nutrition and be able to list three important factors to consider.
  2. Assess the parenteral nutrition inpatient order and appropriate adjustments to make for the home setting.
  3. Describe three important teaching points to cover to ensure safe administration of TPN in the home setting. 

Faculty
Nancy Sceery, RD, LD, CNSC, Complex Care Nutrition/Consultant Home Nutrition Support, Providence, RI 

Allison Hopkins, Pharm.D., BCNSP, CNSC, Pharmacist, Clinical Trainer, Coram CVS Specialty Infusion, Tuczon, AZ

Moderator
Katie Kelly MS, RD, CSO, CNSC, Clinical Dietitian III, Nutrition Department, Stanford Health Care, Stanford, CA

CE Credit: 1.5 hours
UAN: JA0002345-0000-20-090-L04-P
Level: Intermediate


Long Term Home Parenteral Nutrition (HPN) Management Series
Part 2: Micronutrient Needs Assessment, HPN Adjustment, Complication Prevention, and HPN Weaning
Register for Part 2   Register for the 2-Part Series

Date: November 4, 2020
Time: 1:00 – 2:30 PM ET

This essential two-part series will discuss the long term monitoring of patients receiving parenteral nutrition (PN) from discharge to home. The first will cover discharge basics, assessing if a patient is appropriate for home parenteral nutrition and what education to provide to patient and caregivers. The second will focus on long term monitoring, including vitamin/mineral monitoring, biochemical monitoring, formula adjustments etc., preventing hospitalizations and tapering off therapy.

Learning Objectives

  1. Evaluate micronutrient needs and patient assessment and appropriate recommendations to TPN.
  2. Determine potential complications that may arise with PN management and when to make adjustments.
  3. Design a safe PN weaning plan when appropriate and resources to provide to patients.

Faculty
Allison Hopkins, Pharm.D., BCNSP, CNSC, Pharmacist, Clinical Trainer, Coram CVS Specialty Infusion, Tuczon, AZ

Nancy Sceery, RD, LD, CNSC, Complex Care Nutrition/Consultant Home Nutrition Support, Providence, RI 

Moderator
Jane Hughes PharmD, BCNSP, BC-ADM, Clinical Pharmacist/Research Coordinator, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA

CE Credit: 1.5
UAN: JA0002345-0000-20-091-L04-P
Level: Intermediate