Nutrition Support Blog: Upcoming Webinars
We invite you to join us for our upcoming Webinars:
Tuesday, March 26 at 1:00 PM (ET): Building Collaboration Between
Physical Therapy and Nutrition to Improve Patient Outcomes--Kellan
Smith, Physical Therapist
Learning Objectives: The participant will be able to:
1) State the benefits of mobility throughout the continuum of care with an interdisciplinary approach.
2) Describe the risks of bed rest to skeletal muscle, cardiovascular health and general health.
3) Identify the potential limitations for pt mobility to reduce the risk of falls and injury.
Tuesday, April 16 at 1:00 PM (ET): Considerations for Nutrition
Support in the Adult Cystic Fibrosis Patient--Christie Rogers, MS, RD,
CNSC
Learning Objectives: The participant will be able to:
1) Determine which adult CF patients could benefit from supplemental enteral feeding.
2) Discuss evidence for PEG tube placement in the context of FEV1 percent predicted.
3) List FDA approved pancreatic enzymes and options for delivery of these enzymes with enteral feeding.
