Optimizing Nutrition During Advanced Organ Support: Lessons From the Frontlines (T22)

Breakout

Date & Time:

February 17, 2026

9:15 AM – 10:45 AM PT

Format:

In Person & Virtual

CE Credits:

1.5 Hours

UAN: JA0002345-0000-26-047-L99-P

Course level:

Intermediate

session objectives:

What You'll Learn

  • Evaluate ECMO support fundamentals, including patients’ characteristics, inflammatory response, and GI effects.
  • Identify methods for assessing and achieving energy and protein targets in critically ill adults supported with ECMO and CRRT.
  • Discuss the role of micronutrient assessment and supplementation for adults supported on ECMO and CRRT.

Topics & Presenters

ECMO Support Fundamentals Including Patient Characteristics, Inflammatory Response, and GI Effects

Christian Stoppe
FAHA, FESC

Professor of Medicine

Department of Cardiac Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, German Heart Center Charité

Berlin, Germany

Measuring Energy and Protein Targets in ECMO Populations

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

Senior Clinical Nutrition Specialist

University of Maryland Medical Center

Baltimore, MD

Achieving Nutrient Targets in ECMO Populations

Ranna Modir
MS, RD, CNSC, CDCES, CCTD

Clinical Dietitian IV

Cardiac Transplant, MCS, VAD, Stanford Health Care

Stanford, CA

Micronutrient Monitoring and Supplementation in ECMO Patients Undergoing CRRT

Haley Kavelak
PharmD, BCCCP

Critical Care Pharmacy Specialist

Department of Pharmacy, St. Luke's University Health Network

Bethlehem, PA

Moderators:

Ranna Modir

MS, RD, CNSC, CDCES, CCTD

Clinical Dietitian IV

Cardiac Transplant, MCS, VAD, Stanford Health Care

Stanford, CA