TPN101: A beginner’s guide to parenteral nutrition
Parenteral nutrition is used in patients who are unable to obtain adequate nutrients by oral or enteral routes
The presentation will cover:
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 may contribute towards assessable Continuing Professional Development points.
About the presenter
Sharon Carey is the Area Director of Nutrition and Dietetics for the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, NSW, and also works as a gastrointestinal specialist dietitian. 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 webinar
Presentation notes
Multiple-choice questions and answers
Suggested further reading
Registration types
Recording: $38 to receive a recording of the webinar online or DVD via post