Session Type: Paper Session

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, CNSC

AVP Nutrition Services

Northwell Health

New Hyde Park, NY

Gut Fungal–Bacterial Interaction Promotes Sphinganine-Mediated Mitochondrial Dysfunction 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
RD, M Nutr Sc, BSc

Dietitian

Stellenbosch University

Bellville, 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

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

Ricardo A. Merchán-Chaverra

Nutritionist

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 

Nutrition and Metabolism Research Paper Session: Malnutrition and Nutrition Assessment (SU34)

Paper Session

Date & Time:

February 15, 2026

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PT

Format:

In Person & Virtual

CE Credits:

1.5 Hours

UAN: JA0002345-0000-26-020-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

Underrecognized Low Muscle Stores by NFPE: A Retrospective CT-Based Body Composition Analysis

Amanda Bode
MC, RD, CSO, LD

Registered Dietitian

CCF

Mansfield, OH

Impact of a Rehabilitation Program Combining Adapted Physical Activity, Nutritional Intervention, and Therapeutic Education on the Quality of Life of Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

Francisca Joly
MD, PhD

Professor of Nutrition

Gastroenterologist, Hôpital Beaujon

Clichy, Ile-de-France, France

From CT Images to Calories: Two Key Answers for Nutrition Assessment Obtained Through a Single Test

Fiorella X. Palmas
MD, PhD

Endocrinologist

Nutrition Unit, Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Vall d’Hebron University Hospital

Barcelona, Spain

Phase Angle as a Biomarker of Malnutrition and its Association With Adverse Events in Oncology Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study

Thais Steemburgo
RD, PhD

Professor

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Sarcopenia Index as a Predictor of Length of Stay in Trauma ICU Patients

Trevor Sytsma
MD

PGY-1 Anesthesiology Resident

Duke University School of Medicine

Durham, NC

The High Burden of Inadequate Nutritional Intake, Sarcopenia, and Low-Phase Angle in Hemodialysis Patients in a Public Health System in Latin America

Otilda M. Valderrama
MD

General Surgeon

Hospital Santo Tomás

Panama

Moderators:

Vanessa Fuch Tarlovsky

MD, PhD, RD

Researcher and Founder of the Clinical Nutrition Service

Hospital General de México

Mexico City, Mexico
Gabriela deOliveira Lemos

Gabriela de Oliveira Lemos

MD

Dr/PhD Candidate

University of São Paulo School of Medicine - Laboratory of Nutrition and Metabolic Surgery of the Digestive System (LIM 35)

São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Nutrition and Metabolism Research Paper Session: Pediatric, Neonatal, Pregnancy, and Lactation (M24)

Paper Session

Date & Time:

February 16, 2026

10:15 AM – 11:45 AM PT

Format:

In Person & Virtual

CE Credits:

1.5 Hours

UAN: JA0002345-0000-26-031-L99-P

Course level:

Advanced

Pediatric Content Included

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

Impact of Increased Phosphate in Total Parenteral Nutrition on the Incidence of Refeeding Syndrome in Preterm Infants: A Comparative Study

Suzan Assfour
Msc, BCNSP, BCPPS

Senior NICU Clinical Pharmacist

King Saud Medical City

Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia

Adherence to Guideline-Based Nutritional Interventions Following Diagnosis of Neonatal Malnutrition in the NICU

Jennifer Fowler
MS, RDN, CSPCC, LDN

Pediatric Dietitian

ECU Health Medical Center

Washington, NC

Relationship Between Enteral Nutrition Initiation and Delivery in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and Long-Term Feeding Functional Outcome in Neonates with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

Jill E. O’Hara
MD, MPH

Assistant in Critical Care Medicine

Instructor of Anaesthesia, Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School

Boston, MA

A Pilot Analysis of Outcomes from a Direct-to-Patient Registry on the Use of an Immobilized Lipase Cartridge in Pediatric Patients With Short Bowel Syndrome Dependent on Parenteral Nutrition

Jason Soden
MD

Pediatric Gastroenterologist

Children's Hospital Colorado and University of Colorado School of Medicine

Aurora, CO

Prevalence of Malnutrition and Evaluation of Malnutrition Risk Screening (MNRS) Tools in Hospitalized Pediatric Patients

Jeremiah C. Torrico
RND, MD, FPPS

Fellow of Pediatric, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

University of the Philippines - Philippine General Hospital

Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines

Effect of Two Clinical Guidelines on Calcium and Phosphate Dosing on the Risk of Hypophosphatemia in Newborn VLBW Infants Receiving Parenteral Nutrition

Brandon J. Trandai
MD

NICU Fellow

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Moderators:

Abigail Martin

MD, MA, FAAP
Lexington, KY

Samantha Joyce Mumford

PharmD, BCNSP

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - NICU/Nutrition

Nemours Children's Hospital - Delaware

Wilmington, DE

Premier Paper Session and Vars Award Competition (SU24)

Paper Session

Date & Time:

February 15, 2026

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM PT

Format:

In Person & Virtual

CE Credits:

2.0 Hours

UAN: JA0002345-0000-26-014-L99-P

Course level:

Advanced

Pediatric Content Included

session objectives:

What You'll Learn

ASPEN is dedicated to advancing the science and practice of clinical nutrition and metabolism. This session features the best peer-reviewed research abstracts submitted for inclusion in the ASPEN26 conference. This is your opportunity to hear firsthand about the latest research that helps shape clinical practice in nutrition support.

Topics & Presenters

Differential Metabolomic Profiles Between Human Milk Versus Infant Formula-Fed Piglets in Relation to Neurodevelopment

Atesha Banki
BS

Graduate Student

University of Idaho

Sammamish, WA

Neuroactive Microbial Metabolites Remain Dysregulated in Alcohol-Associated End-Stage Liver Disease Patients Following Liver Transplantation

Kaitlyn Daff
MA, RD, LDN

Doctoral Candidate

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH

Volume-Based Feeding Critically Ill Children: A Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial of Volume- Versus Rate-Based Enteral Nutrition

Nicole M. Gilbert
RD

Registered Dietitian / PhD Candidate

University of Calgary / Alberta Health Services

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Western Diet Induces Progression of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer in Mice

Richard Jacobson
MD

Assistant Professor

University of South Florida

Tampa, FL

Barrier Dysfunction in Intestinal Failure Is Driven by Nutrient Deprivation and Wnt Signaling Suppression

Shaurya Mehta
BS

Student

Noorda COM

St. Louis, MO

Moderators:

Jana Ponce

PhD, RD

Assistant Professor of Nutrition

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Omaha, NE

Hannah Piper

MD

Pediatric Surgeon

Surgical Director of Children’s Intestinal Rehabilitation Program, BC Children’s Hospital/University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Nutrition and Metabolism Research Paper Session: Parenteral Nutrition Therapy (SA24)

Paper Session

Date & Time:

February 14, 2026

2:30 PM – 4:00 PM PT

Format:

In Person & Virtual

CE Credits:

1.5 Hours

UAN: JA0002345-0000-26-007-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

A Causal and Agentic AI Model for Optimized TPN

Nima Aghaeepour
PhD

Professor

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Comparing ChatGPT with Healthcare Provider Responses to Home Parenteral Nutrition Questions

Regina Barrera Flores
MS

Dietetic Intern

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Boston, MA

Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections With Infective Endocarditis and Osteomyelitis in Patients Receiving Home Parenteral Nutrition: A Five-Year Retrospective Cohort Study

Selma Maria Boltz-Jensen

Student

Center for Nutrition and Intestinal Failure, Department of Gastroenterology, Aalborg University Hospital

Department of Health Science and Technology

Aalborg University

Aalborg, Nordjylland, Denmark

Insights on Disease Burden and Quality of Life for SBS Patients With Intestinal Failure From the Glepaglutide EASE SBS-1 Trial

David Mercer
MD, PhD, FRCS(C), FACS

Professor and Director

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Omaha, NE

Time-Adaptive Models for Estimating TPN Component Needs

Shanti L. Narasimhan
MD

Professor

University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, MN

Financial and Clinical Impacts of Reimbursement on Home Parenteral Nutrition: Insights from a Provider Survey

Jessica Younkman
RD, CNSC

Clinical Nutrition Manager

Soleo Health

Frisco, TX

Moderators:

Stanislaw Klek

MD, PhD

Professor of Surgery, Head of the Surgical Oncology Clinic

Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Cancer Institute

Krakow, Malopolska, Poland

Crystal Scott

MS, RD-AP, LD, CNSC, NWCC, FAND

Director of Nutrition Systems

Morrison Healthcare

Redding, CA

Nutrition and Metabolism Research Paper Session: GI, Obesity, Metabolic, and Other Nutrition-Related Concepts (T23)

Paper Session

Date & Time:

February 17, 2026

9:15 AM – 10:45 AM PT

Format:

In Person & Virtual

CE Credits:

1.5 Hours

UAN: JA0002345-0000-26-048-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

LPS Induced Gut Barrier Disruption Drives Liver Injury in a Novel Transwell Co-Culture System

Ashlesha Bagwe
MD

Doctor

Saint Louis University School of Medicine

St. Louis, MO

An Anti-Inflammatory Diet and Exercise in IBD-Patients Improve Patient Reported Outcome Measures

Mette Holst
RN, PhD

Professor in Applied Nutrition

Aalborg University Hospital

Aalborg SV, Nordjylland, Denmark

The Relationship of Skeletal Muscle Mass on Delirium in Hospitalized Older Patients

Kulapong Jayanama
MD

Associate Professor

Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University

Bang Phli, Samut Prakan, Thailand

Individual and Combined Effects of Fasting and Inflammation on Gastrointestinal Motility and Gene Expression of Enteroendocrine Cell Markers

Jordan D. Philpott
PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Boston Children's Hospital

Boston, MA

Impact of Tirzepatide on Weight and Hepatic Outcomes in Adolescents with MASLD

Andrea M. Tou
MBBCh, BAO

Advanced Nutrition Fellow

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Bala Cynwyd, PA

Accuracy and Precision of a Portable Indirect Calorimetry Device for Assessing Resting Metabolic Rate in Individuals With BMI≥35kg/m2 and Advanced Osteoarthritis

Flavio T. Vieira
PhD, MSc

Postdoctoral Fellow

University of Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Moderators:

Adeeti Chiplunker

MD, MMS

Associate Professor

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

Columbus, OH

Merin Kinikini 

DNP, RD, CNSC

Metabolic Nutrition Support Clinic NP

Intermountain Health

Salt Lake City, UT

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