Roundtables (RT2)

Roundtables

Date & Time:

February 16, 2026

3:45 PM – 5:15 PM PT

Format:

In Person

CE Credits:

1.5 Hours

Course level:

Basic

Pediatric Content Included

session objectives:

What You'll Learn

Discuss specific nutrition support topics during the Roundtables Session. Tables will be organized by topic and participants will have an opportunity to interact in small groups with members of the healthcare team. Each roundtable will have a faculty leader who will meet with groups for 25 minutes before participants are asked to move to another table for discussion on a different topic. Participants will have an opportunity to visit three tables during the session.

 

Pivoting the Plans With Palliative Parenteral Nutrition: Home Parenteral Nutrition During End of Life Care in Children with Severe Neurologic Impairment (RT2-A)*

  • Assess patients with severe neurologic impairment for the need for nutritional support.
  • Provide appropriate nutrition support to patients in hospice.
  • Utilize and collaborate with pediatric palliative care teams when diagnosing and treating feeding intolerance for children with severe neurologic impairment.

 

Ready For Discharge? How To Set Families Up for Feeding Success After the NICU (RT2-B)*

  • Formulate new or modify existing education materials to support feeding plans upon discharge from a NICU admission.
  • Identify opportunities for communication or action in support of feeding plans during a NICU admission.

 

Feeling Salty? A Primer on Salt-Based Dosing of Electrolytes in Parenteral Nutrition (RT2-C)

  • Interpret laboratory results and determine the need for adjustments to the PN prescription.
  • Apply principles of salt-based dosing to adjust electrolytes in the PN prescription.
  • Implement salt-based dosing of electrolytes in PN.

 

Nothing Tubie Afraid Of: Clinicians Need to Know More About Home Nasal Feeding Tubes (RT2-D)

  • Analyze the risks associated with nasal feeding tube placement compared to the potential benefit in specific clinical scenarios.
  • Construct a framework for team-based initiation and monitoring of enteral nutrition via a nasal tube in the outpatient setting, following through until enteral nutrition support cessation or placement of a percutaneous feeding tube.
  • Describe strategies for improving enteral nutrition tolerance and success with a home nasal feeding tube.

 

A 40% Reduction in Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections in Home Parenteral Nutrition Patients: The Positive Impact of Multimodal Patient Education in a High-Risk Population (RT2-E)

  • Identify common oversights in parenteral nutrition preparation or central line care that may contribute to catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI) in home parenteral nutrition (HPN) patients.
  • Identify how a multimodal approach to HPN patient education can decrease CRBSIs and improve patient outcomes.

 

Midnight Hunger Games: Tackling NPO Orders for Enteral Feeding (RT2-F)

  • Minimize instances of inadequate nutrient provision related to pauses in enteral nutrition infusions caused by unnecessary NPO orders.

 

Gut Feelings and and Game Plans: Navigating Nutrition Care Across Ages (RT2-H)*

  • Identify key challenges in transitioning pediatric patients with chronic conditions (such as CF, CP, and metabolic disorders) to adult care, including co-occurring conditions, hospital admissions, and the need for specialized care coordination.
  • Manage parental expectations during the transition process, particularly in terms of autonomy, long-term health, and adapting care plans to the evolving needs of adult patients.
  • Explore strategies for effective collaboration between pediatric and adult healthcare teams, ensuring smooth transitions, shared information, and individualized care plans that address both chronic conditions and emerging health issues.

 

Targeted Nutrition in Cytoreductive Surgery: Optimizing Outcomes in High-Risk Patients (RT2-I)

  • Develop appropriate strategies to assess and meet the increased nutrient requirements of patients undergoing CRS-HIPEC throughout the perioperative period.
  • Summarize the importance of early nutrition interventions in patients undergoing CRS-HIPEC to prevent malnutrition and reduce the risk of postoperative complications.

 

Utilizing Pharmacy Technology for the Preparation and Administration of Formula to Enhance Patient Safety (RT2-J)

  • Describe the implementation of a pharmacy technology for the preparation and administration of formulas for improved patient safety.
  • Explain the similarities and limitations between enteral formula administration and medication administration.
  • Identify human resources, healthcare team members, and system requirements needed for a successful implementation of a multiple informatics project.

 

TB or Not TB. That is the Nutrition Question: Nutritional and Surgical Management of Tuberculosis (RT2-K)

  • Demonstrate the importance of a surgical and nutritional protocol to complement drug therapy for the successful treatment of enteroperitoneal tuberculosis (ETB) by an interprofessional healthcare team.
  • List the pros and cons of the various nutritional therapies for addressing disease-related malnutrition and establishing early enteral autonomy after post-operative management of ETB patients with intestinal failure.

 

*Pediatric Content Included

Topics & Presenters

Pivoting the Plans with Palliative Parenteral Nutrition: Home Parenteral Nutrition During End of Life Care in Children with Severe Neurologic Impairment

Erin E. Alexander
DO, PNS

Physician

Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Mayo Clinic

Rochester, MN

Pivoting the Plans with Palliative Parenteral Nutrition: Home Parenteral Nutrition During End of Life Care in Children with Severe Neurologic Impairment

Molissa Hager
CNP, CNS

Nurse Practitioner

Pediatric Nutrition Support, Mayo Clinic

Rochester, MN

Ready For Discharge? How To Set Families Up for Feeding Success After the NICU

Molly Potter
MS, RD, CSPCC, LDN, CNSC

Senior Clinical Dietitian IV

Nemours Children's Hospital

Formula/Human Milk Clinical Lead

Nemours Children's Hospital

Wilmington, DE

Feeling Salty? A Primer on Salt-Based Dosing of Electrolytes in PN

Christopher Sprinzyk
MSEd, RDN, CNSC

Clinical Dietitian

Home Infusion, Kaiser Permanente Northwest

Portland, OR

Feeling Salty? A Primer on Salt-Based Dosing of Electrolytes in PN

Sarah Cogle
PharmD, BCCCP, BCNSP, FCCM, FASPEN

Clinical Pharmacist Specialist and Team Lead

Burn Critical Care/Nutrition Support, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Nashville, TN

Nothing Tubie Afraid Of: Clinicians Need to Know More about Home Nasal Feeding Tubes

Martha Hagenbrock
MS, APRN, CNP, CNSC

Nurse Practitioner

Home Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic

Rochester, MN

Nothing Tubie Afraid Of: Clinicians Need to Know More about Home Nasal Feeding Tubes

Lisa Miller
RDN, LD, CNSC

Registered Dietitian

Advanced Practice I, Mayo Clinic

Rochester, MN

A 40% Reduction in Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections in Home Parenteral Nutrition Patients: The Positive Impact of Multimodal Patient Education in a High-Risk Population

Melissa Alexander
BSN, RN, CMSRN

Registered Nurse

Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic

Avon Lake, OH

A 40% Reduction in Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections in Home Parenteral Nutrition Patients: The Positive Impact of Multimodal Patient Education in a High-Risk Population

Kathleen Tushar
RN, BSN

Nutrition Support Registered Nurse

Center for Human Nutrition, Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, OH

Midnight Hunger Games: Tackling NPO Orders for Enteral Feeding

Tricia Barriero
MS, RD, CNSC

Clinical Dietitian

UC Davis Medical Center

Sacramento, CA

Midnight Hunger Games: Tackling NPO Orders for Enteral Feeding

Samantha Honeywell
MS, RD, LDN, CNSC

Dietitian

Cooper University Hospital

Camden, NJ

Gut Feelings and Game Plans: Navigating Nutrition Care Across Ages

Nicole Eide
MS, RD, LD, CNSC

Clinical Dietitian - Metabolic Nutrition Support

Emory University Hospital

Atlanta, GA

Gut Feelings and Game Plans: Navigating Nutrition Care Across Ages

Kate McDonald
PhD, RDN, CSP

Clinical Dietitian

Intermountain Health

Salt Lake City, UT

Targeted Nutrition in Cytoreductive Surgery: Optimizing Outcomes in High-Risk Patients

Silvia Figueiroa
MS, RD, CNSC

Clinical Research Dietitian

National Institutes of Health

Bethesda, MD

Targeted Nutrition in Cytoreductive Surgery: Optimizing Outcomes in High-Risk Patients

Paula Delmerico
MS, RD, CNSC

Clinical Dietitian Specialist

Medstar Washington Hospital Center

Washington, DC

Utilizing Pharmacy Technology for the Preparation and Administration of Formula to Enhance Patient Safety

Laura A. Lucas
MS, RD, LD, CNSC

Senior Clinical Dietitian

Clinical Nutrition Service, Texas Children's Hospital

Spring, TX

Utilizing Pharmacy Technology for the Preparation and Administration of Formula to Enhance Patient Safety

Libby Spoede
MS, RD, CSP, LD

Registered Dietitian

Texas Children's Hospital

Senior System Analyst

Texas Children's Hospital

Houston, TX

TB or Not TB. That is the Nutrition Question: Nutritional and Surgical Management of Tuberculosis

Daphnee Lovesley
PhD, RD

Chief Clinical Dietitian

Nutrition and Dietetics, Apollo Hospitals Group

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

TB or Not TB. That is the Nutrition Question: Nutritional and Surgical Management of Tuberculosis

Mario Ferreyra
MD, PhD

Medical Director, Surgery and Nutritional Support

Nutrimedic Peru

Lima, , Peru

TB or Not TB. That is the Nutrition Question: Nutritional and Surgical Management of Tuberculosis

Teresa Pounds
PharmD, BCNSP, FNAPPSA

Founder and President

West African Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (WASPEN)

Staff Pharmacist

Grady Memorial Hospital

Atlanta, GA

Nutrition and Metabolism Research Paper Session: Critical Care and Critical Health Issues (M44)

Paper Session

Date & Time:

February 16, 2026

3:45 PM – 5:15 PM PT

Format:

In Person & Virtual

CE Credits:

1.5 Hours

UAN: JA0002345-0000-26-043-L99-P

Course level:

Advanced

session objectives:

What You'll Learn

Today’s medical environment demands evidence-based practice, replicable results, and improved patient outcomes. Our abstract authors conduct research to help meet these challenges and provide breakthroughs in our knowledge and in our patient care. These sessions are dedicated to presentations of high-ranking abstracts. Abstracts are presented by topic, so you can explore cutting edge research on issues that interest you. The abstracts will also be published in the Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (JPEN), making them part of the body of evidence available to guide your clinical care.

Topics & Presenters

Utilizing Vasopressor Dose Equivalence Score-Guided Enteral Nutrition Initiation for Patients With Hemodynamic Instability

Emily L. Brumsted
MS, RD, CNSC

Clinical Inpatient Adult Registered Dietitian

Critical Care, UCSF Medical Center

San Francisco, CA

ABCs of Critical Care: Adding "G" for Good Nutrition to the ICU Bundle

Ambika Chawla
MS, RD

Assistant Vice President, Nutrition Services

Northwell Health

New Hyde Park, NY

MFN2 Dysfunction Mediates Candida Albicans–Induced Mitochondrial and Calcium Dysregulation in ICU-Acquired Weakness

Xin Chen
MD Candidate

Nanjing Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University

Nanjing, Jiangsu, China (People's Republic)

Copper Deficiency From Trace Element Withholding in Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Patients With Hyperbilirubinemia: A Case Series Driving Micronutrient Practice Improvement

Ranna Modir
MS, RD, CNSC, CDCES, CCTD

Clinical Dietitian IV

Cardiac Transplant, MCS, VAD, Stanford Health Care

Stanford, CA

Early IC-Guided and RD-Led Personalized Nutrition Using the SeND Home (StructurEd Nutrition Delivery) Pathway in Trauma Laparotomy Patients

Leslie Murray
RD, LDN, CNSC

Clinical Dietitian

Duke University Health System

Raleigh, NC

Exploring the Effect of Bolus Amino Acid Supplementation and Mobilization on Anabolic, Catabolic, and Autophagic Pathways in the Late Acute Phase of Critical Illness: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Lizl Veldsman
PhD, RD, M Nutr Sc, BSc

Clinical Dietitian

Surgical / Trauma ICU, Tygerberg Hospital

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

Stellenbosch University

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Moderators:

Sarita Bajpai

RDN, CNSC, CD, PhD

Clinical Dietitian Senior

University Hospital, IU Health

Indianapolis, IN

Benjamin Hall

MD, FACS

Director of Surgical Nutrition

Brown University Health

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Brown University Health

Providence, RI

Clinical Practice Enhancement Through Inquiry and Dissemination: A Focus on Performance Improvement, Evidence-Based Practice, and Research (M43)

Breakout

Date & Time:

February 16, 2026

3:45 PM – 5:15 PM PT

Format:

In Person & Virtual

CE Credits:

1.5 Hours

UAN: JA0002345-0000-26-042-L99-P

Course level:

Intermediate

session objectives:

What You'll Learn

  • Assess pathways to engage in quality improvement, evidence-based practice, innovation, and research in clinical practice; discuss how these activities enhance patient care and professionalism.
  • Outline a structured approach to reviewing a scientific manuscript.
  • Discuss the importance of disseminating findings from clinical projects and research to the broader nutrition support community and identify tools and resources to support the process.

Topics & Presenters

Performance Enhancement: Designing Projects with Impact and Dissemination in Mind

Abby A. Gramlick-Mueller
DNP, APRN-CNP, RD, CCM

Nurse Scientist

Center for Care Management, Sanford USD Medical Center

Sioux Falls, RI

Preparing your Research Report for Dissemination

Mary McCarthy
PhD, RN, FASPEN, FAAN

Nurse Scientist

Defense Health Agency

Tacoma, WA

Critical Evaluation of Journal Articles: Becoming a Thoughtful Peer Reviewer

Jeanette Hasse
PhD, RD, LD, CNSC, CCTD, FASPEN, FADA

Transplant Nutrition Manager

Baylor Simmons Transplant Institute, Baylor University Medical Center

Dallas, TX

Moderators:

Carol M. McGinnis

DNP, APRN-CNS, CNSC, FASPEN

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Center for Care Management, Sanford USD Medical Center

Sioux Falls, SD

Surfs Up! Development of Successful Disaster Preparation Plans for Nutrition Support Patients (M42)

Breakout

Date & Time:

February 16, 2026

3:45 PM – 5:15 PM PT

Format:

In Person & Virtual

CE Credits:

1.5 Hours

UAN: JA0002345-0000-26-041-L99-P

Course level:

Intermediate

session objectives:

What You'll Learn

  • Identify core systems and services that must be accounted for in an organization’s disaster plan.
  • List components of a comprehensive disaster plan for organizations and patients.
  • Demonstrate steps involved in completing a disaster plan drill, evaluation, and assessment.

Topics & Presenters

Preparing for a Disaster: Trucks, Planes and Mules?

Brenda Gray
PharmD, CNSC, VA-BC, PRS, CVAAc, BCSCP, FASPEN

Senior Clinical Educator

Clinical Pharmacy Partners

Tampa, FL

Stay Safe Getting the Job Done - What Worked and What Flopped

Elena Stoyanova
MSN, RN, CCRN-K

Clinical Nurse

Nutrishare, LLC

Kansas City, MO

Grab Your Go Bag - Supporting Nutrition Support Patients in Disaster Management and Recovery

Kari Personius
PharmD

Senior Clinical Pharmacist

UC Davis Home Infusion

Sacramento, CA

Moderators:

Brenda Gray

PharmD, CNSC, VA-BC, PRS, CVAAc, BCSCP, FASPEN

Senior Clinical Educator

Clinical Pharmacy Partners

Tampa, FL

Lillian Harvey Banchik

MD, FACS, FASPEN, CVAAc, VA-BC, DABS

Retired Physician

San Diego, CA

Clinical Malnutrition Diagnosis Updates (M41)

Breakout

Date & Time:

February 16, 2026

3:45 PM – 5:15 PM PT

Format:

In Person & Virtual

CE Credits:

1.5 Hours

UAN: JA0002345-0000-26-040-L99-P

Course level:

Intermediate

Pediatric Content Included

session objectives:

What You'll Learn

  • Determine the risk of malnutrition as the first step in diagnosing malnutrition.
  • Describe practical aspects of how nutrient intake and assimilation can be assessed.
  • Integrate malnutrition diagnosis for patients in the trauma ICU.
  • Summarize a novel project to develop consistent language in the diagnosis of malnutrition in children in clinical contexts.

Topics & Presenters

Assessing Risk of Malnutrition as the First Step in Diagnosing Malnutrition

Marian de van der Schueren
PhD, RDN

Professor of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Lifestyle

Hanze University of Applied Sciences

Professor, Dietetics

Wageningen University & Research

Nijmegen, Netherlands

A Practical Assessment of Food Intake and Assimilation

Renee Blaauw
PhD, RDN

Professor, Therapeutic Nutrition

Division of Human Nutrition, Stellenbosch University

Stellenbosch, , South Africa

Integrating Malnutrition Diagnosis into the Trauma ICU

Stacy Pelekhaty
MS, RDN, LDN, CNSC, FAND, FASPEN

Senior Clinical Nutrition Specialist

University of Maryland Medical Center

Baltimore, MD

Developing Global Consensus About Diagnosing Malnutrition in Children in Clinical Settings

Ajay Jain
MD

Professor of Pediatrics, Pharmacology, and Physiology

Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Saint Louis University

Chief of the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital

Director, Pediatric Liver Transplantation

SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital

St. Louis, MO

Moderators:

Gordon Jensen

MD, PhD

Senior Associate Dean for Research Emeritus

Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont

Professor of Medicine and Nutrition Emeritus

Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

Using the Gut to Help it Grow: Enteral Therapies in Pediatric Short Bowel Syndrome (M40)

Breakout

Date & Time:

February 16, 2026

3:45 PM – 5:15 PM PT

Format:

In Person & Virtual

CE Credits:

1.5 Hours

UAN: JA0002345-0000-26-039-L01-P

Course level:

Intermediate

Pediatric Content Included

session objectives:

What You'll Learn

  • Formulate a plan to transition an infant with short bowel syndrome to a toddler formula, considering patient-specific factors such as gastrointestinal anatomy, presence of a gastrostomy tube, and the need for ongoing parenteral support.
  • Categorize the types of fiber available and describe how using fiber may impact patients with intestinal failure.
  • Describe what is known of the microbiome in patients with short bowel syndrome and how the addition of pre- and probiotics may help or harm patients.

Topics & Presenters

How Fiber Can Help and Hurt Patients with Intestinal Failure

Candi Jump
DO, MSEd, CNSC

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, SC

Choosing the Right Enteral Product in Patients with Short Bowel Syndrome

Tegan Medico
MS, MPH, RDN, CNSC

Clinical Dietitian IV

University of Virginia Health

Charlottesville, VA

Pre and Probiotics in Intestinal Failure, the Practicalities and Scientific Basis

Tanyaporn (Katie) Kaenkumchorn
MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, WA

Moderators:

Catherine Larson-Nath

MD, CNSC

Associate Professor

Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School

Director of Intestinal Rehabilitation Program

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

Minneapolis, MN

Pediatric Skills Lab (M35)

Skills Lab

Date & Time:

February 16, 2026

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PT

Format:

In Person

CE Credits:

1.5 Hours

UAN: JA0002345-0000-26-038-L99-P

Course level:

Basic/Intermediate

Pediatric Content Included

session objectives:

What You'll Learn

Explore a variety of topics related to Pediatric Nutrition Support in this deep dive session. This session will address knowledge gaps through interactive discussions, hands-on demonstrations, and case study presentations. This skills lab will have multiple stations covering a variety of topics and will feature the latest practices, research, and guidelines to enhance clinical practice skills. Participants may move among the individual stations as they choose.

  • Discuss new formula products available for the nutrition management of children with complex conditions.
  • Examine the risk factors for, indications of, and strategies used to treat neonates with refeeding syndrome.
  • Identify central venous access devices (CVADs) commonly used with parenteral nutrition (PN) in children and the treatment of recurrent line infections.
  • Identify the components of a nutrition-focused physical exam (NFPE).
  • Outline the interpretation of micronutrient monitoring during PN with an emphasis on dosing for treatment and prevention of deficiencies.
  • Discuss methods of diagnosing and monitoring bone health in children with complex medical conditions receiving nutrition support.
  • Identify alternate methods of assessing anthropometrics and body composition in children.
  • Discuss novel nutrition treatment strategies for children with gastrointestinal malabsorption.

Topics & Presenters

Fueling the Future: New Formulas and Fresh Trends in Complex Pediatric Nutrition

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

Pediatric Clinical Dietitian, Manager

Nemours Children’s Health

Jacksonville, FL

Neonatal Refeeding Syndrome: Risk Factors, Indications, and Treatment Strategies

Jacqueline Wessel
MEd, RDN, CNSC, CSP, CLE

Neonatal Nutritionist

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Cincinnati, OH

Central Venous Access Devices and Troubleshooting Recurrent Line Infections

Hanna Chong
MSN, RN, CPNP-PC, CVC NP

CVC Consultant

Hematology Oncology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

Nutrition Focused Physical Examination

Sirine Belaid
MBBS, MPH, MS

Assistant Professor

The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Pediatric Gastroenterologist Attending

Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, AL

Nutrition Focused Physical Examination

Meera Al-Rajabi

Medical Student, BA/MD Program

School of Medicine, University of Missouri

Columbia, MO

The Interpretation of Micronutrient Levels: Monitoring, Dosing, and Prevention of Deficiency During Parenteral Nutrition

Margaret Murphy
PharmD, BCNSP

Senior Clinical Pharmacist

Home Parenteral Nutrition Program, Boston Children's Hospital

Boston, MA

Diagnosis and Monitoring of Bone Health In Children

Kelsey Palm
RDN, CNSC, CCTD

Pediatric Registered Dietitian Nutritionist

Patient Food and Nutrition Services, University of Michigan Health, Michigan Medicine

Ann Arbor, MI

Alternate Methods of Assessing Anthropometrics and Body Composition In Children

Gina Rempel
MD, FRCPC, FASPEN

Medical Lead, Pediatric Provincial Enteral Nutrition Support

Pediatric Rehabilitation and Complex Care , Children's Hospital Winnipeg/University of Manitoba

Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Novel Nutrition Treatment Strategies for Children With Fat Malabsorption

Andrea Adler
RD, CSPCC, LD

Advanced Practice Pediatric Dietitian

Pediatric Nutrition Support, Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital

Cleveland, OH

Moderators:

Austin Michalski

RDN

Registered Dietitian Nutritionist

Patient Food and Nutrition Services, CS Mott Children’s Hospital, University of Michigan Health

Ann Arbor, MI

Nutrition and Metabolism Research Paper Session: Enteral Nutrition Therapy (M34)

Paper Session

Date & Time:

February 16, 2026

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PT

Format:

In Person & Virtual

CE Credits:

1.5 Hours

UAN: JA0002345-0000-26-037-L99-P

Course level:

Advanced

session objectives:

What You'll Learn

Today’s medical environment demands evidence-based practice, replicable results, and improved patient outcomes. Our abstract authors conduct research to help meet these challenges and provide breakthroughs in our knowledge and in our patient care. These sessions are dedicated to presentations of high-ranking abstracts. Abstracts are presented by topic, so you can explore cutting edge research on issues that interest you. The abstracts will also be published in the Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (JPEN), making them part of the body of evidence available to guide your clinical care.

Topics & Presenters

Feeding the Injured Brain: Early Enteral Nutrition Is Associated With Improved Outcomes in Neurocritical Care

Eloisa EG Garcia Velasquez
MD

Head of the Nutrition Department

Kennedy Hospital Group

Guayaquil, Guayas, Ecuador

Intestinal Rehabilitation in Microvillus Inclusion Disease

Kayla Hope
MPH, RD, CNSC

Clinical Nutrition Specialist

Boston Children's Hospital

Boston, MA

Cost-Effectiveness of Complete Preoperative Immunonutrition in Oncology Patients Undergoing Major Abdominal Surgery in a Middle-Income Country

Jorge A. Medina Parra
MD, MSc

Research Advisor

Keralty

Bogota, Cundinamarca, Colombia

Gastrointestinal Comorbidities and Nutrition Support Utilization in Patients With Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

Megan Nordlund
MS, RD, CNSC

Clinical Dietitian

Harborview Medical Center

Seattle, WA

Day +1 Enteral Nutrition to Reduce Acute GvHD Risk in Allo-SCT: A Protocol-Based Approach

Nikki Spurgeon
MS, RD

Nutrition Therapist Specialist

Nebraska Medicine

Omaha, NE

Multidisciplinary Strategies for Long-Term Enteral Access in Critically Ill Post-Bariatric Surgery Patients: A Case Series and Algorithmic Approach

Katrina A. Swedberg-Hall
DO

General Surgery Resident

Lakeland Regional Health

Lakeland, FL

Moderators:

Osman Mohamed Elfadil

Osman Mohamed Elfadil

MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine and Research Associate

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

Rochester, MN

Mario Gomez-Hernandez 

DNP, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, RNFA

Advanced Practice Provider-General Surgery, Metabolic Surgery, Surgical Nutrition

University of Miami Hospital

Department of Surgery / Division of General Surgery

Miller School of Medicine

Miami, FL 

Fueling the Failing Liver: Nutrition Therapy for Liver Disease (M33)

Breakout

Date & Time:

February 16, 2026

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PT

Format:

In Person & Virtual

CE Credits:

1.5 Hours

UAN: JA0002345-0000-26-036-L01-P

Course level:

Intermediate

session objectives:

What You'll Learn

  • Identify key micronutrient deficiencies commonly seen in patients with chronic liver disease, interpret appropriate laboratory markers for diagnosis, and apply evidence-based strategies for repletion and monitoring.
  • Define frailty in the context of chronic liver disease, describe validated clinical assessment tools, and explain the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms and contributing factors that lead to frailty in this population.
  • Describe the role of prehabilitation in improving clinical outcomes in frail and malnourished patients with cirrhosis, including key components of interprofessional healthcare team care involving nutrition, physical therapy, and medical management.

Topics & Presenters

Micronutrient Minefield: Identifying and Treating Deficiencies in Chronic Liver Disease

Astrid Ruiz Margain
MSc, PhD

Head of Liver Nutrition Clinic

Division of Hepatology and Liver Transplant, National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition, Salvador Zubirán

Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Frailty in Focus: Etiology, Mechanisms, and Measurement in Chronic Liver Disease

Puneeta Tandon
MD

Associate Professor

Department of Medicine, University of Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Liver in Limbo: Prehabilitation to Improve Outcomes Before Transplant

Jeanette Hasse
PhD, RD, LD, CNSC, CCTD, FASPEN, FADA

Transplant Nutrition Manager

Baylor Simmons Transplant Institute, Baylor University Medical Center

Dallas, TX

Moderators:

Jeanette Hasse

PhD, RD, LD, CNSC, CCTD, FASPEN, FADA

Transplant Nutrition Manager

Baylor Simmons Transplant Institute, Baylor University Medical Center

Dallas, TX

Knowing What to Ask: A Crucially Overlooked Component of Shared Decision Making (M32)

Breakout

Date & Time:

February 16, 2026

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PT

Format:

In Person & Virtual

CE Credits:

1.5 Hours

UAN: JA0002345-0000-26-035-L99-P

Course level:

Intermediate

session objectives:

What You'll Learn

  • Describe the key principles of the shared decision-making model of practice and the feasibility of the shared decision-making model in the current state of nutrition support care.
  • Define the importance of bi-directional care ownership.
  • Demonstrate how to better equip patients on their nutrition support journeys to be informed decision makers and active care participants.

Topics & Presenters

Is Shared Decision-Making Truely Shared?

Kalee Eichelberger
MS, RD, LD/N, CNSC, CHES

Education Manager

The Oley Foundation

Nutrition Support Dietitian

Orlando Health

Orlando, FL

Knowing What to Ask: The Patient Perspective

Vincent Rosche

Community Engagement Coordinator

The Oley Foundation

Tampa, FL

The Role of the Provider: Questions We Should be Addressing Throughout the Nutrition Support Journey

Berri Burns
MSEd, RD, LD, CNSC

Advanced Practice II Registered Dietitian, Center for Human Nutrition

Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, OH

The Role of the Provider: Questions We Should be Addressing Throughout the Medical Care Journey

Lindsey Russell
MD, MSc, CNSC, FRCPC

Gastroenterologist

Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, OH

Moderators:

Andrea Taylor

RD, CNSC

Outpatient Clinical Nutrition Specialist

Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Rochester Golisano Children's Hospital

Rochester, NY