Enteral Access Skills Lab (SU35)

Skills Lab

Date & Time:

February 15, 2026

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PT

Format:

In Person

CE Credits:

1.5 Hours

UAN: JA0002345-0000-26-021-L99-P

Course level:

Basic/Intermediate

session objectives:

What You'll Learn

Explore a variety of topics related to Enteral Nutrition Access 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.

  • Distinguish between the different types of enteral feeding devices for use in the inpatient and outpatient settings.
  • Troubleshoot common complications associated with enteral feeding devices.
  • Explain two technology-assisted methods for small bowel feeding tube placement.
  • Create a plan to form a tube placement team.

Topics & Presenters

Gastrostomy Tube Placement Technique: The Surgeons Perspective

Michael Nabozny
MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Critical Care Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center

Rochester, NY

Nasally Placed Feeding Tube Device: Electromagnetic-Guided

Lauren Bruwer
MSN, APRN, AGCNS-BC, PCCN

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, OH

Nasally Placed Feeding Tube Device: Electromagnetic-Guided

Mary Kronik
RD, LD, CNSC

Advanced Practice I Dietitian

ICU, Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, OH

Nasally Placed Feeding Tube Device: Video-Assisted

Crystal Bradley
RD-AP, CNSC

Nutrition Support Specialist

Food and Nutrition, Barnes-Jewish Hospital

St. Louis, MO

Forming a Tube Placement Team

Taylor Horrigan
MS, RD, LD

Registered Dietitian

Gastroenterology/Nutrition, Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, OH

Forming a Tube Placement Team

Rebecca Bartram
RD, LD

Registered Dietitian

Gastroenterology/Nutrition, Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland Clinic, OH

How to Deliver Medications to Prevent Tube Clogging, and What To Do If It Clogs Anyway!

Gerald Schmidt
PharmD, BCNSP

Clinical Professor

UF Health

Pharmacy Nutrition Specialist

UF Health

Jacksonville, FL

How to Deliver Medications to Prevent Tube Clogging, and What To Do If It Clogs Anyway!

Linda Lord
NP, ACNP-BC, CNSC, FASPEN

Nurse Practitioner

Trauma Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center

Rochester, NY

G-tube SOS: How to Tackle G-tube Troubles with Confidence!

Carol Cheney
BSN, RN, CPN, OMS

Staff Nurse 2

Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital

Boston, MA

G-tube SOS: How to Tackle G-tube Troubles with Confidence!

Alexis Hurley
BSN, RN, CPN

RN/Case Manager

Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital

Boston, MA

Totally Tubular: Choosing the Right Enteral Access Device for Your Patient

Emily Lahtinen
RN, BSN

Triage Registered Nurse

Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic

Glendale, AZ

Totally Tubular: Choosing the Right Enteral Access Device for Your Patient

Elizabeth Gray
RN, BSN

Registered Nurse

Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic

Scottsdale, AZ

Enteral Access Device Exchanges and Troubleshooting Issues in the Home Setting

Melissa Klouzal
RD, CD, CNSC

Registered Dietitian

Clinical Nutrition Services, Providence Infusion & Pharmacy Services

Bothell, WA

Enteral Access Device Exchanges and Troubleshooting Issues in the Home Setting

Virginia Weber
RD, CD

Registered Dietitian

Clinical Nutrition Services, Providence Infusion & Pharmacy Services

Seattle, WA

Moderators:

Linda Lord

NP, ACNP-BC, CNSC, FASPEN

Nurse Practitioner

Trauma Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center

Rochester, NY