Specialized Adult Nutrition

 

Webinars (CE Eligible)

Nutricia North America is pleased to provide a variety of clinically-oriented educational lectures. These Nutricia sponsored presentations are intended for healthcare professionals.
In this section, you will find the name and description of all the recorded lectures available. Each of the following presentations is approximately 60 minutes long and is available for viewing at no cost. In addition, viewers can receive a certificate of attendance and most lectures are eligible for continuing education credit for dietitians and nurses. In order for the recorded lecture to be considered for continuing education for dietitians by the Commission on Dietetic Registration, the recording must be viewed within 3 years of the date of the live presentation.

  • Inflammation in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)

    Join us for a 1-h educational webinar with Vishal Bagchi, MBA, RD, LD discussing the causes of inflammation, its consequences for chronic kidney disease (CKD) and recommendations for management.

    Webinar Objectives:

    • Discuss the markers of inflammation in CKD
    • Identify causes of inflammation in CKD
    • Discuss current recommendations for management of inflammation in CKD

    *This webinar will be eligible for 1 CE credit for dietitians and nurses.


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  • Sarcopenia: Challenges & Strategies for Prevention & Management

    Join us for a 1-h educational webinar with Hope Barkoukis, PhD, RDN, LD, FAND discussing the challenges and strategies for prevention and management of sarcopenia, including a brief discussion of the increasing recognition of issues related to sarcopenic obesity in elderly patients and residents.

    Webinar Objectives:

    • Gain an understanding of the evolving definitions of sarcopenia, including the very recent definition of sarcopenic obesity issued by ESPEN
    • Identify challenges related to prevention and management of sarcopenia, including sarcopenic obesity
    • Characterize the essential nutritional and non-nutritional components of ‘state of the art’ interventions for the management of sarcopenia

    *This webinar awards 1.0 CPEUs in accordance with the Commission on Dietetic Registration's CPEU Prior Approval Program. To receive the Certificate of Attendance, please complete this brief survey.



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  • Pressure Injuries Are Not Healing....What Next

    Join us for a one-hour webinar with registered nurse and pressure injury expert Joyce Black, PhD, RN, CWCN, FAAN as she speaks on the three pillars of pressure injury healing to identify the potential cause for a non-healing pressure injury, and interdisciplinary team approach to address them in your clinical practice.

    Webinar Objectives:

    • Understand the three pillars to pressure injury healing
    • Review interdisciplinary discussion points and wound markers to identify when nutrition might be the issue
    • Demonstrate how this could be applied to your clinical practice

    *Nurses may claim CEU credit for this webinar. RDs may claim CEU credit for this webinar until 5/31/2024.

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  • Pressure Injuries, Protein, and Beyond: Understanding the Recommendations

    Join us for a free 1 hour educational webinar.

    Webinar Objectives:

    • Understand protein recommendations for the nutrition management of pressure injuries from the 2019 International EPUAP/NPIAP/PPPIA Clinical Practice Guidelines
    • Review the research behind the increased protein needs in wound management
    • Discuss the recommendations behind added nutrients recommended for stage 2 or greater pressure injuries including high protein, arginine, zinc, and antioxidants
    • Demonstrate how this could be applied to your clinical practice

    The 2019 International EPUAP/NPIAP/PPPIA Pressure Injury Prevention and Treatment Clinical Practice Guidelines* can be found at: http://internationalguideline.com

    Nurses may claim CEU credit for this webinar. RDs may claim CEU credit for this webinar until 5/31/2024.

    *Guidelines do not endorse or indicate any specific product.

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  • Adult Malnutrition Across the Continuum of Care

    Please join Rya Clark, RDN, LD, CNSC for a free one hour online presentation on adult malnutrition across the continuum of care.

    Webinar Objectives:

    • Discuss prevalence and risk factors for malnutrition in older adults and the interrelationship of frailty and food insecurity.
    • Identify barriers, including challenges unique to the COVID-19 pandemic, and solutions to properly identify malnutrition in adults across the continuum of care settings.
    • Explore components of best practice in adult malnutrition management tailored to all care levels across the care continuum.
    • Recognize red flags where supplemental nutrition or other interventions should be considered in the dietary management of protein-energy malnutrition.

    *Nurses may claim CEU credit for this webinar. RDs may claim CEU credit for this webinar until 5/20/2024.

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  • The Impact of COVID-19 in Long-Term Care: Bigger than Infection

    Long-term care facilities have faced an unprecedented battle during the COVID-19 pandemic. View this webinar recording, to examine the response in long-term care settings, the challenges faced, and the innovations that have impacted the delivery of nutrition care.
    Webinar Objectives:

    • Explain the impact of COVID-19 and infection control practices on residents in long-term care facilities.
    • Describe the infection control interventions during meal preparation and handling.
    • Illustrate the enhanced effectiveness of interdisciplinary interventions to overcome challenges posed by COVID-19 in long-term care.

    This webinar is available through the generosity of an educational grant from Nutricia North America through the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation.

    *This webinar is eligible for one (1) CEU credit.

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  • Caring for Adults and Providing Nutrition During the COVID-19 Pandemic: What We Have Learned and What is Proven Best Practice

    The COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented and ever-evolving. Healthcare organizations across all acuity levels have had to adapt quickly in a variety of ways to keep both patients and staff safe, while continuing to provide quality healthcare to adults. Join us to discover what we’ve learned about how to meet these challenges, maintain best practices and adapt while still meeting the various regulatory requirements for facilities.
    What you'll learn:

    • The impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on food and nutrition supplement supply. What is the proven best practice when typical supply is not available?
    • The ways clinicians have had to quickly adjust patient assessment and treatment in accordance with social distancing requirements.
    • Adult malnutrition concerns and symptoms associated with COVID-19 disease and adult nutrition risks when social dining and interaction are no longer an option.

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  • Power of the PAC! Why Cranberries are so Powerful for Urinary Tract Health

    Please join us for a free, one hour, educational webinar with Amy Howell, Ph.D. on the topic of nutrition in urinary track health.

    Presentation Objectives:

    • Identify the difference in PAC types and their sources
    • Review the major research behind cranberry active compounds and their role in urinary tract health
    • Identify the mechanism of action of the active compounds in cranberries for urinary tract health and management of urinary tract infections
    • Review some of the challenges and things to look for when evaluating commercial cranberry products

  • Nuts & Bolts of Pressure Injuries: 2019 International Nutrition Clinical Guidelines

    Please join us for a free, one hour, educational webinar with speakers, Mary Ellen Posthauer, RDN, CD, LD, FAND and Nancy Munoz, DCN, MHA, RD, FAND on the topic of 2019 updated international pressure injury nutrition clinical guidelines.
    Presentation objectives:

    • Review nutrition guidelines within the 2019 International EPUAP/NPIAP/PPPIA Pressure Injury Prevention and Treatment Clinical Practice Guidelines.
    • Highlight the changes and updates from the 2014 guidelines (2nd Edition), including a brief review of the recent literature and evidence used to develop the 2019 nutrition guidelines.
    • Discuss how malnutrition impacts the risk of developing a pressure injury and decreases the rate of wound healing.
    • Demonstrate the guidelines in action through a case report based on the nutrition care process that includes a review of nutrition assessment and relevant interventions.

    The 2019 International EPUAP/NPIAP/PPPIA Pressure Injury Prevention and Treatment Clinical Practice Guidelines can be found at: http://internationalguideline.com/

    Printed copies of both the Quick Reference Guide and full 2019 International EPUAP/NPIAP/PPPIA Pressure Injury Prevention and Treatment Clinical Practice Guidelines can be obtained at https://guidelinesales.com/

    *The 2019 International EPUAP/NPIAP/PPPIA Pressure Injury Prevention and Treatment Clinical Practice Guidelines does not endorse or indicate any specific product

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  • Malnutrition Matters: Nutrition Management of Malnutrition in Chronic Kidney Disease

    Please join us for a free, one hour, educational webinar with Katherine Dressel, MS, RD, CSR on the topic of malnutrition in chronic kidney disease.
    Presentation objectives:

    • Understand clinical characteristics of malnutrition according to published standards & guidelines.
    • Differentiate protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) and protein-energy wasting (PEW).
    • Highlight pathophysiology which contributes to protein-energy wasting in chronic kidney disease (CKD).
    • Review biomarkers in identifying and monitoring malnutrition.

    *Nurses may claim CEU credit for this webinar. RDs may claim CEU credit for this webinar until 9/24/2022. To receive the Certificate of Attendance from this webinar, complete the survey link included on the last slide of the presentation. Make note of the webinar code prior to submitting the survey. Then enter the code within the CE credit request section to receive your Certificate of Attendance.

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  • Protein and Skeletal Muscle: Why Timing Matters

    Please join us for a free, one hour, educational webinar with Dr. Douglas Paddon-Jones on the topic of protein and skeletal muscle.

    Presentation objectives:

    • Review major factors which impact skeletal muscle metabolism in adults.
    • Highlight changes that occur in skeletal muscle during aging and inactivity.
    • Understand the physiologic impact and benefit of optimal protein distribution.

    *Nurses may claim CEU credit for this webinar. RDs may claim CEU credit for this webinar until 5/2/2022. To receive the Certificate of Attendance from this webinar, complete the survey link included on the last slide of the presentation. Make note of the webinar code prior to submitting the survey. Then enter the code within the CE credit request section to receive your Certificate of Attendance.

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  • What Can My Patients Eat? Nutrition Basics for Chronic Kidney Disease

    Please join us for a free, one hour, educational webinar with Melissa Prest, MS, RDN, CSR, LDN on the topic of medical nutrition therapy for chronic kidney disease.
    Presentation objectives:

    • Distinguish nutrition recommendations and medical nutrition therapy through each stage of chronic kidney disease.
    • Explain nutritional considerations for special populations with chronic kidney disease.
    • Identify common nutrition interventions used in chronic kidney disease patients.

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  • Nutrition Matters: Micronutrients and Pressure Injury Healing

    Please join us for a free, one hour, educational webinar with Nancy Munoz, DCN, MHA, RD, FAND on the topic of nutrition, with a focus on micronutrient needs, and pressure injury healing.
    Learning Objectives:

    • Understand the role of micronutrients in the management of pressure injuries
    • Recognize the key micronutrients essential in promoting pressure injury healing
    • Implement patient-centered nutrition interventions for the management of pressure injuries

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  • Nutritional Therapy in Critical Illness: Knowing its Value and Best Mode of Delivery

    Please join Nutricia North America for a one hour, audio-recorded webinar with Dr. Stephen McClave, Professor of Medicine and Director of Clinical Nutrition at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, on the topic of nutritional therapy in the critically ill patient.

    Webinar Objectives:

    • Learn the value of providing early nutritional therapy in both high and low risk patients.
    • Appreciate the change from commensal symbiosis and homeostasis to virulent pathobiome and immune dysregulation in critical illness.
    • Understand the appropriate timing for initiation and rate of advancement of enteral feeding.
    • Know the emerging role of parenteral nutrition in the ICU.
    *This is an audio recording only.

  • Modern Clinical Strategies to Tackle Urinary Tract Infections in Post-Acute Care Settings

    Please join us for a free, one hour, educational webinar with Dr. Hudson Garrett Jr. on the topic of urinary tract infections. Dr. Garrett Jr. is the President and CEO of Community Health Associates LLC and the Infection Prevention Institute and Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Louisville School of Medicine.

    Webinar Objectives:

    • Discuss the clinical significance of urinary tract infections across the continuum of care
    • Review current evidence-based strategies for improving outcomes associated with infection control efforts to manage urinary tract infections
    • Discuss the correlation between the CDC Core Elements for Antibiotic Stewardship and urinary tract infections

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  • Dietary Fiber, Prebiotics, and Adult Health

    Please join us for a free, one hour, educational webinar with Hannah Holscher, PhD, RDN, on the topic of dietary fiber, prebiotics, and adult health.

    Webinar Objectives:

    • Define dietary fiber and prebiotics.
    • Identify fibers and prebiotics that can be fermented by gut microbes.
    • Establish a connection between the gut microbiota and health.


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  • Antibiotic Resistance in the Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Settings: Strategies for Stewardship

    Please join us for a free, one hour, educational webinar with Dr. Hudson Garrett, Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer for the National Association of Directors of Nursing Administration (NADONA).

    Webinar Objectives:

    • Discuss the impact of antimicrobial and antibiotic resistance in long-term care settings.
    • Review the CDC core elements of the antibiotic stewardship program.
    • Discuss strategies to ensure success in the implementation and maintenance of an antibiotic stewardship program and ways to achieve productive collaboration between nursing and providers.

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  • Protecting the Gut Microbiome: Is There a Way?

    Please join us for a free, one hour, educational webinar with Dr. Gail Cresci, PhD, RDN on the topic of the gut microbiome.

    Upon completion of this webinar, attendees will be able to:

    • Provide overview of the gut microbiome describing factors which alter composition
    • Define pre and probiotics
    • Identify nutritional strategies for modifying gut microbiota in the context of antibiotic use

  • Addressing Sarcopenia and Protein-Energy Malnutrition through Dietary Management

    Please join Elizabeth Friedrich, MPH, RD, CSG, LDN, for a free, one hour educational webinar on the topic of sarcopenia and protein-energy malnutrition in older adults.
    Upon completion of the webinar, participants will:

    • State the criteria used to identify protein-energy malnutrition
    • Define sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity
    • Understand protein needs for healthy older adults and older adults with diagnoses common to residents in long-term care
    • State at least three interventions that can be used to increase protein available

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  • Challenges of UTI Surveillance, Diagnosis, & Management in Long-term Care

    Urinary tract infections (UTI) are the second most frequent infection in long-term care facilities and the most common cause of hospitalization for bacterial infection. However, often times UTIs are misdiagnosed resulting in misuse of antibiotics1. Please join our webinar speakers, Denise Cooper, DNP, RN, ANP-BC and Lynn Spalding, MEd, RDN, CSG, FAND for a free, one hour, educational webinar to explore ways to identify UTIs more accurately, discuss ways to manage UTIs including the incorporation of nutrition-related strategies, and more!

    At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:

    • Identify challenges and strategies to monitor long-term care residents for symptoms associated with urinary tract infection
    • Differentiate urinary tract infection from asymptomatic bacteriuria in the long-term care population
    • Discuss evidence surrounding UTI diagnosis and current issues with antibiotic resistance
    • Identify nutrition-related strategies for UTI management including the use of cranberry and hydration
    • Apply knowledge gained about UTI surveillance, diagnosis and management to a clinical scenario

    1Genao L, Buhr GT. Urinary Tract Infections in Older Adults Residing in Long-Term Care Facilities. Ann Longterm Care. 2012;20:33-8.

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  • Nutrition Strategies for Pressure Injury Healing

    Please join us for a free, one hour, educational webinar with Mary Ellen Posthauer, RDN, CD, LD, FAND on the topic of pressure injury healing.

    At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:
    • Define the new National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel’s pressure injury staging system (previously known as the pressure ulcer staging system)
    • Detail the effect of key nutrients in pressure injury healing
    • Implement nutrition quality measures addressing the IMPACT ACT’s skin integrity domain

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  • Reducing Hospital Readmissions: What is the Role of the RD?

    Please join us for a free, one hour, educational webinar with Joy Douglas, MS, RD, CSG, LD on the topic of what role RD's play in reducing hospital readmissions. Joy is a Certified Specialist in Gerontological Nutrition, a specialty certification indicating advance practice in gerontology.  

    At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:
    • List medical conditions commonly responsible for hospital readmissions
    • Discuss federal initiatives to decrease hospital readmissions
    • Describe ways in which they can support their facility in reducing hospital readmissions

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  • Critical Care Nutrition: Taking Guidelines to the Bedside

    Please join us for a free, one hour, educational webinar with Dr. Stephen McClave, Professor of Medicine and Director of Clinical Nutrition at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. Dr. McClave will present how to bring the recent ASPEN/SCCM critical care nutrition guidelines directly to your patients.

    At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:
    • Understand the implications of nutritional risk
    • Learn which patient populations should receive trophic feeds and which require full feeds closer to goal requirements
    • Know which clinical practices are changing per the 2016 ASPEN/SCCM nutrition guidelines

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  • Hypocaloric, High Protein Nutrition Support for the Obese Patient

    Please join Ainsley Malone, MS, RD, CNSC, LD, a Nutrition Support Dietitian for the Mount Carmel West Hospital in Columbus, Ohio and past President for the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) for a free one hour webinar. Webinar attendees will be able to:

    • Describe the obesity prevalence and the challenges with the obese patient in the ICU setting
    • Outline hypocaloric, high protein nutrition support for the obese critically ill patient
    • Detail practical strategies for implementation of the new 2016 ASPEN Nutrition Support Therapy Guidelines

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  • Nursing Home Quality Measures - Achieving 5 Stars

    Join Melody Malone, MHA, PT, CPHQ for this informative webinar:

    • Discuss the current CMS Quality Measures as well as the proposed changes to the Long Term Care (LTC) Quality Measures in the near future.
    • Explain how medical nutrition can help to impact the Quality Measures in LTC facilities.

    *Please note: Dietitians cannot claim credit for recorded events beyond 3 years from live event date.

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  • Thickened Liquids: One Tool in Our Dysphagia Toolbox

    Please join Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S &  Brenda Richardson, MA, RDN, LD, CD, FAND  for this informative webinar.
    By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to: 

    • Understand what instrumental evaluations are necessary to accurately determine the need for a thickened liquid.
    • Explain the rationale for thickening liquids and what a thickener is.
    • Identify the levels of thickness (apparent viscosities). 
    • Discuss patient safety benefits and risks.
    • Present effective collaboration with the RD and SLP and the interdisciplinary team with holistic approach for “person-centered care.”

    *Please note: Dietitians cannot claim credit for recorded events beyond 3 years from live event date.

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  • Feeding Your Wound: Fuel to Heal

    In 2014, the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel, European Pressure Ulcer advisory Panel and the Pan Pacific Pressure Injury Alliance developed rigorous and comprehensive clinical practice guidelines for the Prevention and  Treatment of Pressure Ulcers. Listen to the co-chairman of the nutrition work group for the international guidelines , Mary Ellen Posthauer, RDN, CD, LD, FAND. She will highlight the importance of nutrition in wound healing, including nutrient and fluid needs, and the impact of body composition and the stress response to injury on healing.

    This webinar will highlight how to:

    • Recognize the importance of screening and assessment to identify malnutrition and pressure ulcer risk
    • Examine the building block of nutrition (macronutrients and micronutrients) that impact healing
    • Apply the 2014 NPUAP/EPUAP/Pan Pacific Pressure Injury Alliance nutrition guidelines into practice
    • Discuss practical nutrition and hydration strategies for healing wounds
    *Please note: Dietitians cannot claim credit for recorded events beyond 3 years from live event date.

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  • A Novel Nutritional Approach to Accelerate Wound Healing

    John Ferguson, RN, BSHA, WCC is a certified wound care nurse with experience in clinical support, sales, and education. John acquired his wound care expertise through actively treating patients in Home Health and Long Term Care settings. Becoming wound care certified in 2003, John started his own company to provide directed in-services and clinical consultation for Long Term Care. In 2005, John became a public speaker and presenter of wound care education, traveling the country to educate various clinicians in their preparation to become wound care certified. His passion for wound care and dynamic teaching style has inspired thousands of health care professionals.  Clinicians are confronted with the challenges associated with delayed and impaired wound healing. Evidence based guidelines support nutrition intervention as an integral part of pressure ulcer prevention and treatment. 

    This presentation will highlight the following information which is intended to guide clinical practice and improve outcomes:

    • Calorie, protein, micronutrient, and fluid requirement to efficiently heal wounds
    • Impact of body composition and stress response to injury on healing
    • A novel nutritional strategy to accelerate wound healing

    *Please note: Dietitians cannot claim credit for recorded events beyond 3 years from live event date

  • Probiotics: Germ Theory to Gut Health

    Please join our speaker, Robert Martindale, PhD, MD, Chief, Division of General Surgery Medical Director Hospital Nutrition Support Oregon Health and Sciences University for a free, 1-hour educational webinar on probiotics.

    Webinar Objectives:

    • Understand the role of pre & probiotics in gut health
    • Learn the functional benefits of pre & probiotics
    • Recognize the importance of synbiotic effect of the combination of a prebiotic + a probiotic
    • Review the most common probiotics

    *Please note: Dietitians cannot claim credit for recorded events beyond 3 years from live event date

  • Protein Malnutrition: Nutritional Management in Various Patient Populations

    It is estimated that 1 out of 3 patients arrive at the hospital malnourished. If unaddressed, patients can further decline nutritionally, which can impact recovery and increase complications and readmissions, resulting in increased healthcare costs. Join our speaker, Cindy Thorne MS, RDN for a free one hour presentation on protein malnutrition.

    Webinar Objectives:

    • Understand how to identify protein malnutrition and know its consequences on the Healthcare System.
    • Be able to successfully manage protein malnutrition using medical foods in various patient types.
    • Know what actions to take to address and bring more awareness to this growing healthcare problem.

    *Please note: Dietitians cannot claim credit for recorded events beyond 3 years from live event date.

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  • UTI Management in Long Term Care: Implementing an Effective UTI Protocol

    Did you know that urinary tract infections can affect 12 quality care indicators? On average, UTIs can cost a facility $691 per Resident and account for almost 30% of hospital readmissions from LTC within 30 days. The implementation of a proper protocol is instrumental in UTI management in long term care.

    Join Sharon Strunk, RN,WCC & Lynn Spalding, RD, CSG for this free one hour presentation.

    • Recognize factors that contribute to UTIs in the long term care setting
    • Review relevant and recent data on UTI Management
    • Understand important factors to consider when choosing cranberry-containing medical foods for UTI management
    • Learn tactics on how to effectively implement a UTI protocol in your facility while improving quality of care

    *Please note: Dietitians cannot claim credit for recorded events beyond 3 years from live event date.

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  • Protein Delivery in the Critically Ill Patient: Are We Giving Enough?

    Critically ill patients are hypermetabolic and hypercatabolic. While most clinicians agree that adequate nutrition delivery in critically ill patients will improve their outcomes, providing recommended needs can be problematic. This session will discuss issues surrounding providing adequate energy and protein requirements in the critically ill patient. Join Gail Cresci, PhD, RD, LD for this free one hour presentation.

    • The rationale for adequate protein delivery in critically ill patients
    • Barriers to providing adequate protein
    • Potential solutions for improving protein delivery to critically ill patients
    *Please note: Dietitians cannot claim credit for recorded events beyond 3 years from live event date.

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  • UTI Prevention Strategy to Improve Multiple Quality Indicators

    UTIs are the most prevalent infection in LTC accounting for at least 40% of all infections and over 8% of total nursing home costs. Clinical evidence supports the use of cranberry products and prebiotics as an integral part of the management of UTIs.

    Join Mary Ellen Posthauer RD,CD,LD for this free one hour presentation.

    • Consequences of UTIs on quality of care indicators
    • Age-related changes leading to the need for cranberry-containing medical foods
    • Data on the efficacy of these products in preventing UTIs
    • Implementation in high risk residents to improve quality indicators
    • What to look for in product selection
    *Please note: Dietitians cannot claim credit for recorded events beyond 3 years from live event date.

  • Attacking Urinary Tract Infections with Cranberry & Prebiotic Therapy

    Please join presenter Lynn Spalding, RD and Board Certified Specialist in Gerontological Nutrition through the Commission on Dietetic Registration for a free one hour presentation.

    This presentation will cover the following topics:

    • Understand factors contributing to UTIs in older adults
    • Describe how proanthocyanidins & prebiotics can affect urinary tract health
    • Review the data on the efficacy of cranberry products & prebiotics in preventing UTIs
    • Discuss important factors to consider when recommending cranberry products
    *Please note: Dietitians cannot claim credit for recorded events beyond 3 years from live event date.

  • Dietary Fiber, Prebiotics and the Intestinal Microbiome – Why should we foster this important ecosystem?

    Please join Kelly A. Tappenden, Ph.D., R.D., Professor of Nutrition and Gastrointestinal Physiology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for a free one hour online presentation on prebiotic fibers and how they can help children suffering from bowel dysfunction and food related allergies.

    • Define prebiotics and how they are used
    • The clinical evidence supporting prebiotics
    • The role of prebiotics and gut health
    *Please note: Dietitians cannot claim credit for recorded events beyond 3 years from live event date.

Healthcare Professional Tools

Flowcharts/Guidelines

  • Wound Flowchart

    This flow chart illustrates different options for the nutrition management of wounds and where Pro-Stat® fits in. It is an evidence-based tool that may be used as a decision-making guide for clinicians. The flowchart poses guiding questions and considerations to ensure high risk patients are identified and appropriate interventions are being initiated.

  • Medical Nutrition Therapy Guidelines for the Management of Pressure Ulcers

    A great tool for healthcare organizations to use as a template to develop their own facility-specific nutrition pressure ulcer guidelines. These guidelines are based on the 2014 International Pressure Ulcer Guidelines and are accompanied by a user-friendly algorithm as well as patient scenarios for practical application.

  • Medical Nutrition Therapy Guidelines for the Management of UTIs

    A template for healthcare organizations to develop their own facility- specific nutrition therapy guidelines for the management of urinary tract infections.

  • UTI Flowchart

    This flow chart illustrates different options for the nutrition management of Urinary Tract Infections and where UTI-Stat® fits in. It is an evidence based tool that may be used as a decision making guide for clinicians. The flowchart poses guiding questions and considerations to ensure high risk patients are identified and appropriate interventions are being initiated.

Patient Resources

Reference Library

  • UTI-Stat Publication

  • Pro-Stat & Pro-Stat AWC Publications

  • Publication for Diff-Stat

    Clinical reference for Diff-Stat including the direct link to the publication.

  • Literature Updates

    Clinical references for Pro-Stat including the direct link to each publication.

    • Taylor S, Dumont N, Clemente R, et al. Critical care: Meeting protein requirements without overfeeding energy. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN. 2015;11:e55-e62. Taylor Article
    • Allingstrup MJ, Esmailzadeh N, Wilkens Knudsen A, et al. Provision of protein and energy in relation to measured requirements in intensive care patients. Clin Nutr. 2012;31:462-8. Allingstrup Article
    • Hoffer LJ, Bistrian BR. Appropriate protein provision in critical illness: a systematic and narrative review. Am J Clin Nutr. 2012;96:591-600. Hoffer Article
    • Weijs PJ, Stapel SN, de Groot SD, et al. Optimal protein and energy nutrition decreases mortality in mechanically ventilated, critically ill patients: a prospective observational cohort study. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2012;36:60-8. Weijs Article
    • Cereda E, Klersy C, Serioli M, et al. A nutritional formula enriched with arginine, zinc, and antioxidants for the healing of pressure ulcers: a randomized trial. Ann Intern Med. 2015;162:167-74. Cereda Article
    • Nicolo M, Heyland DK, Chittams J, et al. Clinical Outcomes Related to Protein Delivery in a Critically Ill Population: A Multicenter, Multinational Observation Study. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2016;40:45-51. Nicolo Article
  • References Supporting Pro-Stat MAX

  • Top 10 Supportive Study Abstracts for Pro-Stat MAX