The ASPEN Nutrition Guidelines for Adult Patients With Head and Neck Cancer (SU22)

Breakout

Date & Time:

February 15, 2026

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PT

Format:

In Person & Virtual

CE Credits:

1.5 Hours

UAN: JA0002345-0000-26-012-L01-P

Course level:

Intermediate

session objectives:

What You'll Learn

  • Describe the methods for ASPEN guideline development.
  • Identify cutting-edge changes to practice recommendations in nutrition in head and neck cancer.
  • Evaluate the current state of the literature in the field of nutrition in head and neck cancer.

Topics & Presenters

ASPEN Adult Head and Neck Cancer Nutrition Guidelines: The Methods

Liam McKeever
PhD, RD, FASPEN

Director and Editor in Chief

ASPEN Clinical Guidelines, American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Assistant Professor of Clinical Nutrition

Rush University

Chicago, IL

Screening, Timing, Amounts, and Dosing Weight for Nutrition Support in Head and Neck Cancer

Jeannine Mills
MS, RDN, CSO, LD, CNSC

Clinical Dietitian/ Outpatient Oncology

Dartmouth Cancer Center

Lebanon, NH

Speech Pathology and Route of Feeding in Head and Neck Cancer

Jacqui Frowen
BSpPath(Hons), PhD

Clinical Lead Speech Pathologist

Peter MacCallum Cancer Center

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Interprofessional Team Efforts, Appetite Stimulants, Maintaining Oral Intake, and Use of Special-Purpose Nutrients in Head and Neck Cancer

Nicole Kiss
PhD, APD FDA

Associate Professor

Nutrition and Dietetics, Deakin University, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Moderators:

Liam McKeever

PhD, RD, FASPEN

Director and Editor in Chief

ASPEN Clinical Guidelines, American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Assistant Professor of Clinical Nutrition

Rush University

Chicago, IL