Total Parenteral Nutrition: the basics
The who, what, when, why and how of TPN
This is an updated version of Sharon’s TPN presentation from 2014
The presentation covers:
- What is parenteral nutrition?
- Access for parenteral nutrition and current formulations
- Calculating nutritional requirements for parenteral nutrition
- Monitoring your patient on parenteral nutrition
- Common parenteral nutrition complications
- Transitioning your patient off parenteral nutrition
- Home parenteral nutrition
Watching this presentation and completing the assessment can contribute towards assessable Continuing Professional Development hours
About the Presenter
Dr Sharon Carey is Head of Nutrition and Dietetics at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney she is a Gastrointestinal Specialist Dietitian and Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney. She has had more than 10 years’ experience in the area of gastroenterology and has a specific interest in major gastrointestinal surgery including intestinal failure. In 2008 she was awarded a Churchill Scholarship for her work in the nutritional management of intestinal failure. Sharon completed her PhD through the University of Sydney in 2013, which involved an in-depth look at the long-term nutritional consequences of major upper gastrointestinal surgeries, and the impact the surgery has on quality of life.
Registration includes
- Access to a recording of the presentation
- Presentation notes
- Multiple choice questions and answers
- Suggested further reading
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