Learn the best standard of practice guidelines for safe and sufficient enteral nutrition support across the continuum of care with this new, insightful FREE webinar worth 1.25 CPE!
Join Advanced Clinical Specialist, Elizabeth Wall, MS, RDN-AP, CNSC and learn how RDNs can provide excellent nutrition care in all settings.
This webinar will focus on enteral nutrition (EN) support practice guidelines required for safe and sufficient EN support across the continuum of patient care settings. The presentation will include considerations for proper feeding tube selection, safe initiation and advancement of feedings in acute care and long term care settings, key principles to troubleshoot enteral feeding complications, and monitoring parameters. The session will conclude with a discussion of considerations of EN support for adults who require long term EN support.
After completing this continuing professional education course the learner should be able to:
- Know the indications for use of enteral nutrition (EN) support.
- Understand how to safely initiate and advance EN to optimize fluid and nutrient absorption to maintain health.
- Be acquainted with recommended parameters for monitoring patients receiving long-term EN support.
This course is intended for: RDNs
Artificial Nutrition Support for Adults through the Continuum of Care: Part I- Enteral Nutrition Webinar awards 1.25 CPEUs in accordance with the Commission on Dietetic Registration’s CPEU Prior Approval Program for the Recorded Webinar.
CDR Activity Number: Enduring (Recorded) 185600 Activity Type: 741: Enduring Activity (Recorded expires on October 8, 2027)
1.25 CPE CPE Level: 2
CDR Performance Indicators
- 11.5.1 Reevaluates and adjusts plans of care to support client/patient health goals.
- 11.5.2 Monitors and identifies factors affecting client/patient progress in meeting goals.
- 11.5.3 Adjusts interventions based on client/patient progress in meeting established goals.
- 11.5.4 Establishes new goals and nutrition care plans when original or interim goals are met.
Note: Numerous other Performance Indicators may apply.
Funding has been provided through an independent medical educational grant from Baxter Healthcare Corporation.
Funding from non-CPE revenue for CPE planning, development, review, and/or presentation has been provided by Becky Dorner & Associates.
Elizabeth Wall, MS, RDN-AP, CNSC
is a senior member of the Adult GI/Nutrition Support Service at the University of Chicago Medicine. Her specialty areas are in the management of short bowel syndrome and other malabsorptive disorders; management of home parenteral nutrition patients; and troubleshooting mechanical tube problems or enteral feeding intolerance for patients on long-term home enteral feedings. Beth is an active participant in several human research protocols and also an active member of the Short Bowel Syndrome subgroup of DMNT. She has authored multiple book chapters and journal publications, and has presented at FNCE, ASPEN, and ESPEN symposia.
Speaker Disclosures: Beth is a consultant to Zealand Pharma, however, she certifies that she has no conflicts of interest for this program.