Corporate Symposium: Hot Topics 2026: Contemporary Nutrition Issues

Corporate Event

Date & Time:

February 15, 2026

6:00 AM – 7:30 AM PT

Format:

In Person

session objectives:

What You'll Learn

This program provides a focused update on nutrition and therapeutic strategies across gastrointestinal motility disorders, short bowel syndrome, IBD, and eosinophilic esophagitis. Topics include evidence based nutrition assessment, metabolic surgery and GLP1 therapy, optimized TPN models, diet and pharmacologic interventions, and practical tools to improve outcomes in patients with complex gastrointestinal and nutrition challenges.

  • Apply evidence based nutrition strategies to assess and manage malnutrition, sarcopenia, and complex GI conditions including motility disorders, short bowel syndrome, and IBD.
  • Integrate advanced pharmacologic and therapeutic approaches—including metabolic surgery and GLP-1 therapy, anti‑motility agents, diet modification, and emerging eosinophilic esophagitis therapies into multidisciplinary care.
  • Evaluate and optimize nutrition support models, with emphasis on centralized TPN systems, safe parenteral nutrition practices, and phase specific feeding strategies across diverse patient populations.

 

Accreditation Information:

Financial Support provided by Nestlé Health Science

Hot Topics 2026: Contemporary Nutrition Issues awards 1.5 CPEUs in accordance with the Commission on Dietetic Registration’s CPEU Prior Approval Program. For Dietitians: Funding from non-CPE revenue for CPE planning, development, review, and/or presentation has been provided by Nestlé Health Science.

1.5 contact hours are available for Registered Nurses. Nestlé Health Science is a Continuing Education

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing; Provider Number 11366.

There is no charge for participating in this program.

By your participation in this event, you are declaring that your participation is in compliance with the laws of your state and presents no conflict of interest with your facility’s policies and procedures.

Pre-registration for this event is strongly encouraged. Please note this is an in-person event only. 
This site is unable to accept pre-registration from NON-US attendees. International attendees will need to check in with an event staff member on the morning of the event.

Topics & Presenters

Nutrition and Sarcopenia in GI Motility Disorders

Madeline Berschback
MD

Gastroenterology Fellow

Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, MA

Reframing Obesity Treatment: Integrating Metabolic Surgery and GLP-1–Based Therapy in a Multimodal Longitudinal Care Model

Elizabeth Bruenderman
MD, MSc

Assistant Professor of Surgery

University of Louisville

Medical Director of Advanced Bariatric Surgery and Weight Loss

University of Louisville Health

Louisville, KY

Two Issues, One Patient: Comanaging Short Bowel Syndrome and Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Adeeti Chiplunker
MD, MMS

Associate Professor

Medical Director of Nutrition Services, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Columbus, OH

Safety in Numbers: The Clinical and Economic Case for a Centralized US Home TPN Model

Andrew Schneider
MD, MSc

Assistant Professor of Surgery

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC

Dietary impacts to microbiome function in eosinophilic esophagitis

Amiko Uchida
MD

Assistant Professor

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Moderators:

Robert Martindale

MD, PhD, FASPEN

Professor of Surgery

Division of Gastrointestinal and General Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University

Medical Director

Hospital Nutrition Services, Oregon Health & Science University

Portland, OR

Stephen A. McClave

MD, FACN, FASGE, FASPEN, AGAF

Professor of Medicine and Director of Clinical Nutrition

School of Medicine, University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

Keith Miller

MD

Assistant Professor

Department of Surgery, University of Louisville Health

Louisville, KY

Ryan Hurt

MD, PhD, FASPEN

Professor of Medicine

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine

Chair

Division of General Internal Medicine , Mayo Clinic

Rochester, MN

Manpreet Mundi

MD, FASPEN

Professor of Medicine

Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism, and Nutrition, Mayo Clinic

Rochester, MN

Registration

Conference Services

Date & Time:

February 13, 2026

1:00 PM – 5:00 PM PT

Format:

In Person

Badge Pick-Up

Lead Retrieval

Help/General Information

session objectives:

What You'll Learn

Visit the registration desk on the first floor, promenade lobby of the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center for:

  • Badge Pick-up
  • Lead Retrieval
  • Help/General Information

Registration

Conference Services

Date & Time:

February 17, 2026

7:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT

Format:

In Person

Badge Pick-Up

Lead Retrieval

Help/General Information

session objectives:

What You'll Learn

Visit the registration desk on the first floor, promenade lobby of the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center for:

  • Badge Pick-up
  • Lead Retrieval
  • Help/General Information

Registration

Conference Services

Date & Time:

February 16, 2026

7:00 AM – 5:30 PM PT

Format:

In Person

Badge Pick-Up

Lead Retrieval

Help/General Information

session objectives:

What You'll Learn

Visit the registration desk on the first floor, promenade lobby of the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center for:

  • Badge Pick-up
  • Lead Retrieval
  • Help/General Information

Registration

Conference Services

Date & Time:

February 15, 2026

7:00 AM – 6:00 PM PT

Format:

In Person

Badge Pick-Up

Lead Retrieval

Help/General Information

session objectives:

What You'll Learn

Visit the registration desk on the first floor, promenade lobby of the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center for:

  • Badge Pick-up
  • Lead Retrieval
  • Help/General Information

Registration

Conference Services

Date & Time:

February 14, 2026

6:00 AM – 6:00 PM PT

Format:

In Person

Badge Pick-up

Lead Retrieval

Help/General Information

session objectives:

What You'll Learn

Visit the registration desk on the first floor, promenade lobby of the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center for:

  • Badge Pick-up
  • Lead Retrieval
  • Help/General Information

Oncology Section Forum: Recognizing Excellence in Oncology Nutrition

Section Forum

Date & Time:

February 16, 2026

6:00 PM – 7:15 PM PT

Format:

In Person

session objectives:

What You'll Learn

The Oncology Section Annual Meeting will include the following:

  • Introduction of Section Leadership​
  • Review of Section Mission and Vision
  • Recognizing Oncology Section Members at ASPEN26
  • Section Members​hip and Activities
  • Top ASPEN26 Oncology Abstract Presentations
  • Open Discussion and Networking
Fresenius Kabi

Topics & Presenters

Rina Patel
PharmD, BCNSP, FASPEN

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Critical Care and Nutrition Support

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, TX
Federika Garcia
MS, RDN, LDN, CNSC, CSO

Director, Clinical Programs – Nutrition and Wellness, Cancer Survivorship and Supportive Care

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Health System

Miami, Florida

Ibero-Latin American Section (ILAS) Forum: Innovation, Education, and Latin American Leadership in Nutrition Support

Section Forum

Date & Time:

February 16, 2026

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM PT

Format:

In Person

session objectives:

What You'll Learn

The Latin American region faces heterogeneous clinical realities, significant gaps in resource availability, and limited and unequal access to specialized training in nutrition support. This session aims to provide a space for exchange with regional and global experts and aims to impact the safety, quality, and timeliness of nutrition support.

  • Applied Clinical Innovation: Incorporating contemporary methodologies for the assessment of body composition, functional status, and nutritional risk and integrating multimodal intervention models and nutrition support pathways adapted to real-world Latin American contexts.
  • Continuing Education with International Standards: Based on ASPEN, FELANPE, and ESPEN guidelines and consensus statements, ensuring scientific rigor and clinical applicability and utilizing active learning methodologies focused on clinical practice and case-based analysis.
  • Regional Leadership Development and Strengthening: Promoting the consolidation of a Latin American network of professionals capable of educating, influencing, and innovating within their institutions and encouraging active participation in ASPEN scientific committees, publications, congresses, and forums.
  • Alignment with Practitioner Needs: Providing updated, practical tools that can be immediately transferred to real clinical settings, strengthening competencies for certification and leadership, increasing Latin American representation within ASPEN and its working groups, and stimulating the development of capacities to standardize, lead, and improve nutrition care models within institutions and across countries.

Topics & Presenters

Jorge A. Medina Parra
MD, MSc

Research Advisor

Keralty

Bogota, Cundinamarca, Colombia
Camilo Ernesto Cetares Salas
MD

Institutional Surgeon

Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá

Bogotá, Colombia
Dolores Rodríguez-Veintimilla
MD, MSc

Department Head

Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, National Oncological Institute

Guayaquil, Ecuador

Pediatric Section Forum: Bridging Pediatric Nutrition Research with Practice

Section Forum

Date & Time:

February 16, 2026

12:45 PM – 2:00 PM PT

Format:

In Person

Pediatric Content Included

session objectives:

What You'll Learn

This interactive session will include:

  • Introduction of section leadership
  • Updates on projects in the Section Development and Clinical Practice workgroups
  • Opportunity to participate in discussion and provide feedback in future section projects
  • Networking with other pediatric focused members

Topics & Presenters

Patrice Czerkawski
RN, BSN

Clinical Nursing Coordinator

Intestinal Rehab Program, Children's Mercy Kansas City

Kansas City, MO
Brandi Weller
PharmD, BCNSP

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

Children's Mercy Kansas City

Kansas City, MO
Vikram Christian
MD, CNSC

Assistant Professor

Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, University of Minnesota Medical School

Director of Pediatric Endoscopy and Co-Director of Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program

University of Minnesota Medical School

Minneapolis, MN
Senthilkumar Sankararaman
MD, FAAP, PNS, D-ABOM

Co-Director

Pediatric Nutrition Support, Intestinal Rehab. & Transplant Program, Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital

Associate Professor

Pediatrics, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine 

Cleveland, OH

Pediatric Intestinal Failure Section Forum: Building on Our Progress: A Review of Section Accomplishments and Future Initiatives

Section Forum

Date & Time:

February 15, 2026

6:00 PM – 7:15 PM PT

Format:

In Person

Pediatric Content Included

session objectives:

What You'll Learn

This interactive session will include:

  • Comprehensive overview of current working group projects and initiatives completed this year
  • Opportunities for increased involvement in section activities
  • Current issues in pediatric intestinal failure and dedicated question-and-answer session

Topics & Presenters

Elizabeth Bobo
MS, RD, LDN, CNSC, FAND, FASPEN

Pediatric Clinical Dietitian, Manager

Nemours Children’s Health

Jacksonville, FL
Molly Dienhart
MD

Medical Director of the Center for Intestinal Rehabilitation and Nutrition Support

Nationwide Children's Hospital

Columbus, OH
Andrea Adler
RD, CSPCC, LD

Advanced Practice Pediatric Dietitian

Pediatric Nutrition Support, Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital

Cleveland, OH
M. Petrea Cober
PharmD, MEd, BCNSP, BCPPS, FASPEN

Professor of Pharmacy Practice; Director of Workforce Development

Office of Student Success, Northeast Ohio Medical University, College of Pharmacy

Director of Professional Development

Office of Education, Northeast Ohio Medical University, College of Pharmacy

Rootstown, OH
Sivan Kinberg
MD

Director, Pediatric Intestinal Rehabilitation Center

Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Columbia University Irving Medical Center

New York, NY
Steven Plogsted
PharmD, BCNSP, FASPEN

Retired Pharmacist

Nationwide Children's Hospital

Columbus, OH
Tracy Winder
MS, RD, CNSC, LD

Lead Dietitian

Arkansas Children's Hospital

Little Rock, AR