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, CSP, LDN, CNSC

Senior Clinical Dietitian III

Nemours Children's Hospital

Human Milk and Formula 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 Clinical Pharmacy Team Lead

Burn Center and Adult 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 III

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

Roundtables (RT1)

Roundtables

Date & Time:

February 15, 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.

 

Nutrition Considerations and Challenges for the Large-for-Gestational-Age Newborn (RT1-A)*

  • Identify nutrition needs and challenges for the large-for-gestational-age (LGA) newborn admitted to the NICU.
  • Discuss potential long-term health implications of LGA status at birth.
  • Consider implications of “catch-down” growth and discuss failure to thrive in LGA infants.

 

Diagnosis and Nutritional Management of Fat Malabsorption of Congenital Diarrhea and Enteropathy: A Global Initiative (RT1-B)

  • Identify the presenting signs and symptoms of fat malabsorption conditions.
  • Describe the nutritional approach (including enteral and parental nutrition) for the treatment of fat malabsorption.
  • Develop pathways in early detection and the quest for novel nutritional interventions.

 

Teduglutide Tips and Tricks in the Modern Era (RT1-C)

  • Summarize Teduglutide’s rationale for use.
  • Implement a plan to troubleshoot GI side effects experienced by the patient new teduglutide versus the patient on teduglutide long term.
  • Apply alternate strategies such as adjusted dosage, altered dosage frequency, and adjustment of other therapies to mitigate the GI effects experienced by patients using teduglutide.

 

Traveling With Home Nutrition Support: Advice From a Clinician, Patient Advocate, and Home Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition User (RT1-D)

  • Optimize nutrition status and troubleshoot home parenteral and enteral nutrition (HPEN)_issues for consumers traveling with HPEN.
  • Develop strategies for HPEN travel planning and preparedness.
  • Summarize day-to-day considerations when traveling with nutrition support from the perspective of a HPEN user.

 

Navigating Sex and Intimacy While on Nutrition Support: “The Talk” Providers Should Be Having With Patients (RT1-E)

  • Identify the impact of long-term nutrition support on relationships, intimacy, and body image across the lifespan and during age-related changes.
  • Summarize how these factors, combined with the complexities of nutrition support, influence self-perception and quality of life, and why addressing them is essential for comprehensive patient care.
  • Develop effective communication strategies to initiate and facilitate patient-centered discussions about sexual health, intimacy, and social confidence in an inclusive, age-appropriate, and supportive manner.
  • Utilize an interprofessional team approach to provide comprehensive support for patients navigating dating, relationships, and self-esteem while on nutrition support.

 

Bolus and Beyond: Real Talk on Home Tube Feeding (RT1-F)

  • Outline the challenges and innovations in bolus feeding, with a focus on real-life experiences.
  • Describe practical solutions for managing volumes, frequency, and rates of tube feeding to improve patient outcomes and quality of life.

 

The First 7 Days: Novel and Familiar Strategies to Eliminate Gaps in Care for the Adult Patient During Home Parenteral Nutrition Transitions (RT1-G)

  • Examine reimbursement, clinical, psychosocial, and care coordination barriers for safe transitions of care with home parenteral nutrition (HPN).
  • Outline opportunities, including the clinician handoff, to optimize the PN prescription for home and prevent medication errors during HPN transitions.
  • Assess potential gaps in patient and caregiver education in the HPN transition process and list strategies to mitigate them.

 

The Triage Education Model: A New Approach to Empowering Home Nutrition Support Patients in Managing Complications (RT1-H)

  • Define the Triage Model and distinguish between routine, urgent, and emergent complications for home nutrition support patients.
  • Describe how to create and implement patient education materials that teach home nutrition support patients to apply the Triage Model in managing their health effectively at home.
  • Identify strategies to enhance patient confidence and decision-making in managing home nutrition complications, thereby reducing unnecessary hospital visits and improving patient outcomes.

 

Use of Point-of-Care Muscle Ultrasound to Direct Nutrition Care Across the Lifespan (RT1-I)

  • Utilize ultrasound measurements for the quadriceps and temporalis muscles.
  • Discuss confounding factors that can affect the accuracy and precision of measurements.
  • Interpret ultrasound results and incorporate them into current practice.

 

Bariatrics Gone Bad: Managing Malnutrition in the Post Metabolic-Bariatric Surgery Patient (RT1-J)

  • Describe the variety of bariatric procedures and the potential nutrition complications patients may experience both acutely and chronically.
  • Identify nutrition deficiencies patients can experience after metabolic-bariatric surgery.
  • Implement appropriate nutritional plans for this population for the post metabolic-bariatric surgery population.

 

Cross Talk: When the Brain and the Gut Overcommunicate – Understanding Pediatric DGBIs (RT1-K)*

  • Describe what encompasses DGBIs, the fundamental root causes, and medical treatment modalities for these conditions in the pediatric cohort.
  • Develop plans for the nutritional management of pediatric DGBIs including diet modifications, elimination diets, and pertinent functional medicine strategies.
  • Explain the integral role of psychological intervention in the management of pediatric DGBIs.

 

*Pediatric Content Included

Topics & Presenters

Nutrition Considerations and Challenges for the Large-for-Gestational-Age Newborn

Nichole Cortez
MS, RDN, CSP, LD, CNSC

Pediatric Clinical Dietitian

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, St. Luke's Health

Caldwell, ID

Nutrition Considerations and Challenges for the Large-for-Gestational-Age Newborn

Jennifer Merchant
MD

Neonatologist

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Neonatal Follow-Up Clinic, St. Luke's Health

Boise, ID

Diagnosis and Nutritional Management of Fat Malabsorption of Congenital Diarrhea and Enteropathy: A Global Initiative

Phuong Huynh
MS, RD, CSP

Pediatric Dietitian

Intestinal Rehabilitation, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland

Oakland, CA

Diagnosis and Nutritional Management of Fat Malabsorption of Congenital Diarrhea and Enteropathy: A Global Initiative

Elizabeth Berg
MD

MSCH Senior Medical Director; Medical Director, Pediatric Gastroenterology Inpatient Services

Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Associate Director, Pediatric Intestinal Rehabilitation Center; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

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

New York, NY

Teduglutide Tips and Tricks in the Modern Era

Cassandra A. Pogatschnik
RD, LD, CNSC, CCTD

Advanced Practice Clinical Dietitian

Center for Gut Rehabilitation and Transplantation, Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, OH

Teduglutide Tips and Tricks in the Modern Era

Lisa Moccia
RD, LD, CNSC, CCTD

Dietitian

Center for Gut Rehabilitation and Transplantation, Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, OH

Traveling with Home Nutrition Support: Advice From a Clinician, Patient Advocate and Home (Parenteral/Enteral) Nutrition User

Michael Medwar

Patient Advocate

Franklin, MA

Traveling with Home Nutrition Support: Advice From a Clinician, Patient Advocate and Home (Parenteral/Enteral) Nutrition User

Stephanie Dobak
MS, RD, LDN, CNSC

Clinical Dietitian III

Jefferson Weinberg ALS Center

Philadelphia, PA

Navigating Sex and Intimacy while on Nutrition Support: “The Talk” Providers Should Be Having With Patients

Vincent Rosche

Community Engagement Coordinator

The Oley Foundation

Tampa, FL

Navigating Sex and Intimacy while on Nutrition Support: “The Talk” Providers Should Be Having With Patients

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

Education Manager

The Oley Foundation

Nutrition Support Dietitian

Orlando Health

Orlando, FL

Bolus and Beyond: Real Talk on Home Tube Feeding

Cynthia Reddick
RD, CNSC

Home Tube Feeding Expert

Educator, and Strategist Consultant

Sacramento, CA

Bolus and Beyond: Real Talk on Home Tube Feeding

Christopher Sprinzyk
MSEd, RDN, CNSC

Clinical Dietitian

Home Infusion, Kaiser Permanente Northwest

Portland, OR

The First 7 Days: Novel and Familiar Strategies to Eliminate Gaps in Care for the Adult Patient During Home Parenteral Nutrition Transitions

Amy Braglia-Tarpey
MS, RD, CNSC

Director

Nutrition Product Line , Amerita Specialty Infusion Services

Scottsdale, AZ

The First 7 Days: Novel and Familiar Strategies to Eliminate Gaps in Care for the Adult Patient During Home Parenteral Nutrition Transitions

Ann Savattieri
BSN, RN

Regional Manager

Amerita Specialty Infusion

New York City, NY

The Triage Education Model: A New Approach to Empowering Home Nutrition Support Patients in Managing Complications

Elena Stoyanova
MSN, RN, CCRN-K

Clinical Nurse

Nutrishare, LLC

Kansas City, MO

The Triage Education Model: A New Approach to Empowering Home Nutrition Support Patients in Managing Complications

Laryssa Grguric
MS, RDN, LDN, CNSC

Dietitian

Clinical Specialist, Nutrishare, LLC

Tamarac, FL

Use of Point-of-Care Muscle Ultrasound to Direct Nutrition Care Across the Lifespan

Corey J. Hawes
DCN, RD, CSO, CNSC, LD

Clinical Assistant Professor

DanceBlue Pediatric, Hematology/Oncology, University of Kentucky, Kentucky Children's Hospital

Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Dietitian

DanceBlue Pediatric, Hematology/Oncology, University of Kentucky, Kentucky Children's Hospital

Versailles, KY

Use of Point-of-Care Muscle Ultrasound to Direct Nutrition Care Across the Lifespan

Christan Bury
MS, RD, LD, CNSC

Advanced Practice II Dietitian

Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, OH

Bariatrics Gone Bad; Managing Malnutrition in the Post Metabolic-Bariatric Surgery Patient

Tricia J. Laglenne
MS, RD, LDN, CNSC

Nutrition Support Fellowship Coordinator

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Regional Nutrition Manager

Option Care Health

Matthews, NC

Bariatrics Gone Bad; Managing Malnutrition in the Post Metabolic-Bariatric Surgery Patient

Kris Mogensen
MS, RD-AP, LDN, CNSC

Team Leader Dietitian Specialist

Department of Nutrition, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Boston, MA

Cross Talk: When the Brain and the Gut Overcommunicate – Understanding Pediatric DGBIs

Peter Osgood
MD

Assistant Professor

Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Cross Talk: When the Brain and the Gut Overcommunicate – Understanding Pediatric DGBIs

Briza York
RD, CSP, LD, CD

Clinical Pediatric Dietitian Specialist

Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, Oregon Health and Science University

Portland, OR