Weaning Parenteral Nutrition in Post-Acute Care Settings

After completing this continuing education course the learner should be able to:

• Identify the recommended monitoring parameters used to assess patients on long-term parenteral nutrition (PN) support.
• Discuss potential metabolic complications associated with long-term PN infusions.
• Apply evidence-based strategies to safely transition patients from PN to oral and/or enteral nutrition based on clinical readiness and nutritional intake.
• Evaluate patient-specific factors to develop an individualized PN weaning plan and follow-up.

This course is intended for: RDNs

Weaning Parenteral Nutrition in Post-Acute Care Settings awards 1.25 CPEUs in accordance with the Commission on Dietetic Registration’s CPEU Prior Approval Program for the Live Webinar. 

CDR Activity Number: 195025  Activity Type: Live Activity 172

Weaning Parenteral Nutrition in Post-Acute Care Settings is pending CDR approval for 1.25 CPEUs for the Recorded (Enduring) webinar. 

CDR Activity Number: 195026 Activity Type: Enduring Activity 741

Suggested Performance Indicators:

• 5.1.2 Interprets and integrates evidence-based research and literature in decision making.
• 11.3.3 Prioritizes specific nutrition problems to inform nutrition care plans and processes.
• 11.3.8 Initiates or modifies orders for nutrition support, therapeutic diets and dietary and oral supplements.
• 11.5.3 Adjusts interventions based on client/patient progress in meeting established goals and resolving nutrition diagnoses.

Note: Numerous other Performance Indicators may apply.

Elizabeth Wall, MS, RDN-AP, CNSC , is an Advanced Clinical Specialist on the Adult GI/Nutrition Support Service at The University of Chicago Medicine. Beth’s scope of clinical practice includes management of patients who require short and long term enteral and parenteral nutrition support as well as the provision of medical nutrition therapies for patients with inflammatory bowel disease, malabsorptive disorders, and short bowel syndrome/intestinal failure. Additionally, she actively participates in multiple clinical research protocols. Outside of her clinical and research responsibilities, Beth is an active member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ Dietitians in Medical Nutrition Therapy subgroup focused on nutrition management of short bowel syndrome and intestinal failure as well as an international multidisciplinary workgroup focused on short bowel syndrome and intestinal failure.

Disclosures: Elizabeth discloses that she is on the Advisory Panel for Takeda Pharmaceutical and Ironwood Pharma, however, she  certifies that no conflict of interest exists for this program.