Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy
The treatment of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency using PERT
The presentation covers:
- The function of pancreatic enzymes
- Indications for PERT
- Dietitian initiation and monitoring of PERT strategies for various settings
- Dietary management
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About the Presenter
Ruth Vo has worked as a clinical dietitian for nearly 13 years in various large tertiary hospitals in Sydney. During this time she specialised in gastrointestinal surgical nutrition, was involved in the development in PEI practice guidelines and has been the DAA Gastro IG Convenor for the last 8 years. She completed a master’s in health science (Education) and is currently in the process of completing her PhD full time, which is exploring the nature of clinical decision making in acute care dietetics. Her passions and interests are around understanding and challenging practice thinking and behaviours, empowering effective teamwork and helping develop the emerging dietitian through strategic and empathetic clinical supervision, mentoring and education.
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