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Nutrition Access Crisis (F20)

Friday, April 21 • 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM PT

In Person SessionVirtual Session

LEARNING OBJECTIVES 

  1. Describe the current state of nutrition supply shortages including contributing factors 
  2. Discuss the impact of nutrition supply related shortages on patients/consumers, clinicians, and organizations
  3. Discuss possible solutions to prevent nutrition supply shortages including advocacy at local and national levels


PRESENTERS AND TOPICS 

Current State of Nutrition Access Issues 
Allison Blackmer, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS, FCCP, FASPEN, Director, Clinical Practice, Quality and Advocacy, American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Silver Spring, MD

Patient/Consumer Perspective on Nutrition Supply Shortages: Lived Experiences 
Bettemarie Bond, Patient Advocate; Ambassador for The Oley Foundation, Levittown, PA 

Patient/Consumer Perspective on Nutrition Supply Shortages: Organizational Efforts 
Beth Gore, PhD, Executive Director, The Oley Foundation, Riverview, FL 

FDA Perspective on Root Causes and Potential Solutions on Nutrition Supply Shortages
Emily Thakur, CDR, RPh, Team Leader, Drug Shortage Staff, U.S. Public Health Service, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food & Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD

Nutrition Access Issues: Solutions and Advocacy
Panel Discussion 
 
Moderator 
Manpreet Mundi, MD, Professor of Medicine, Department of Endocrinology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN

CE Credit: 2 hours
Level: Intermediate
UAN: JA0002345-0000-23-051-L99-P

Session has been approved for BCNSP recertification credit through the Purdue University College of Pharmacy. 
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