Session Format: Virtual

Corporate Symposium: From Myth to Mastery: Translating Evidence into Practice in Pediatric Parenteral Nutrition (SYMP5)

Corporate Event

Date & Time:

February 17, 2026

6:00 AM – 7:30 AM PT

Format:

In Person & Virtual

Pediatric Content Included

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session objectives:

What You'll Learn

  • Challenge misconceptions and promote evidence-based use of injectable lipid emulsions in clinical practice.
  • Correct assumptions about PN stability and the effects of light and oxygen on nutrient integrity.
  • Address misperceptions related to PN compatibility to ensure patient safety.
  • Bridge evidence and practice to identify PN dosing strategies that mitigate metabolic complications.

 

This is a non-promotional education program not accredited for continuing education and free for all.

Baxter

Topics & Presenters

Camilia Martin
MD, MS

Division Chief of Neonatology

Weill Cornell, New York

New York, NY
Emma Ross
PharmD, BCPPS

Neonatal Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

Children’s Hospital Colorado

Aurora, CO
Stephanie Merlino Barr
PhD, RDN, LD

Neonatal Dietitian

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, MetroHealth

Cleveland, OH

Corporate Symposium: Short Bowel, Long Journey: Managing Parenteral Nutrition in Complex Adult Patients from ICU to Home (SYMP1)

Corporate Event

Date & Time:

February 15, 2026

6:00 AM – 7:30 AM PT

Format:

In Person & Virtual

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session objectives:

What You'll Learn

  • Identify key clinical indicators for initiating PN in critically ill adult surgical patients. 
  • Apply advanced nutrition assessment techniques to guide PN formulation and dosing among adults. 
  • Evaluate strategies to prevent PN-related complications among adults in both inpatient and home settings. 
  • Understand the interdisciplinary roles of physicians, dietitians, and pharmacists in PN management using various strategies to optimize individualized nutrition support outcomes. 


This is a non-promotional education program not accredited for continuing education and free for all.

Baxter

Topics & Presenters

Lindsey Russell
MD, MSc, CNSC, FRCPC

Gastroenterologist

Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, OH
Christan Bury
MS, RD, LD, CNSC

Advanced Practice II Dietitian

Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, OH
Sarah Cogle
PharmD, BCCCP, BCNSP, FCCM, FASPEN

Clinical Pharmacist Specialist and Team Lead

Burn Critical Care/Nutrition Support, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Nashville, TN

Corporate Symposium: Advancing Parenteral Nutrition (PN): Alternative Lipids, PN, and Supplemental PN, and Multi-Chamber Bag PN Safety (SYMP3)

Corporate Event

Date & Time:

February 16, 2026

6:00 AM – 7:30 AM PT

Format:

In Person & Virtual

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session objectives:

What You'll Learn

This session will explore innovations and safety strategies in parenteral nutrition, emphasizing the clinical role of alternative lipid sources. Speakers will share actionable strategies and best practices for the use of alternative lipids in nutrition, PN’s place in clinical therapy, and best practices for multi-chamber bag PN.

Upon completion of the program, participants will be able to:

  • Outline the types of alternative lipid sources available for parenteral nutrition and their clinical applications, benefits, and considerations in patient care.
  • Describe the role of supplemental and parenteral nutritional management of patients.
  • Explain the place in therapy and steps to safely implement use of multi-chamber bag parenteral nutrition.

CE Accreditation

Joint Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Partners for Advancing Clinical Education (Partners) and Institute for Safe Medication Practices.  Partners is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physician Continuing Education
Partners designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing Continuing Professional Development
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Nursing Continuing Professional Development activity is 1.5 ANCC contact hours.

Pharmacy Continuing Education
Partners designates this continuing education activity for 1.5 contact hour(s) (0.15 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
(Universal Activity Number –  JA4008073-9999-26-045-L05-P/T)
Type of Activity: Application

Dietitian Continuing Education
This program offers 1.5 CPEUs for dieticians.

Interprofessional Continuing Education

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.5 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

Funding Source: This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from Fresenius Kabi.

Topics & Presenters

Manpreet Mundi
MD, FASPEN

Professor of Medicine

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

Rochester, MN
Angela Bingham
PharmD

Chair

Department of Pharmacy Practice, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy at Saint Joseph's University

PharmD Program Director

Department of Pharmacy Practice, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy at Saint Joseph's University

Clinical Professor

Department of Pharmacy Practice, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy at Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA
Christina Michalek
BS, RPh

Director, Membership & PSO

ISMP

Plymouth Meeting, PA

Rhoads Research Lecture and Awards Ceremony: Dispelling Myths About Child Growth (T10)

General Session

Tanis R. Fenton
MHSc, PhD, RD, FDC

Join the 2026 Rhoads Research Lecture Award Recipient, Dr. Tanis Fenton for a lecture about dispelling myths about child growth.

Child growth assessments are a key component of public health surveillance as well as both individual health screening and clinical care. Normal growth should be defined differently for populations versus individuals, but guidelines for individuals have limitations. Dr. Fenton will review the strengths and weaknesses of current guidelines and make evidence-informed recommendations for improvements.

Read Biography

Dr. Tanis Fenton is a Registered Dietitian, Epidemiologist and Adjunct Professor at the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine. Dr. Fenton is the Dietitians of Canada Liaison for the Canadian Pediatric Society’s Nutrition Committee. She is best known for the growth chart she developed based on a need she saw for better growth charts for preterm infants when working clinically as a neonatal dietitian. Dr. Fenton is considered a thought leader for child growth assessments and has been invited to speak about growth and nutrition care around the world.

Date & Time:

February 17, 2026

7:45 AM – 9:00 AM PT

Format:

In Person & Virtual

CE Credits:

1.0 Hours

UAN: JA0002345-0000-26-044-L99-P

Course level:

Advanced

Pediatric Content Included

session objectives:

What You'll Learn

  • Summarize current guidelines for assessing overweight, underweight, wasting, stunting, and growth faltering
  • Analyze limitations when applying growth cut-points to individuals
  • Propose evidence-informed revisions to current growth cut-points
  • Describe how parent communications about growth can support responsive feeding while avoiding stigma

Topics & Presenters

Dispelling Myths About Child Growth

Tanis R. Fenton
MHSc, PhD, RD, FDC

Registered Dietitian, Epidemiologist, and Adjunct Professor

Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary

Calgary, AB, Canada

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

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 

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