The Centre for Education and Development

Building on a Working Knowledge of Parenteral Nutrition

7 March 2012, 9.30 – 16.45
London Road Community Hospital, Derby
Facilitator: Carolyn Day, Team Leader & Nutrition Support Dietitian, Royal Derby Hospital

Aims

• To have a thorough understanding on estimating energy requirements for patients requiring Parenteral Nutrition (PN).
• To have an appreciation of the importance of assessing and monitoring patients at high risk of refeeding syndrome and how this impacts on a PN regimen.
• To develop an awareness of the principle theories and practical concepts when commencing a patient on PN, monitoring the patient and subsequently weaning off PN.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, delegates will:

• Be able to define the term PN and state the indications for use.
• Be able to state the common access routes for PN and when each site would be chosen.
• Be able to state 2 advantages and disadvantages of tailor made and off the shelf regimens.
• Know professional boundaries and responsibilities of care for PN patient.
• Be able to match a patient’s nutritional requirements to a range of ready made Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) bags.
• Be capable of introducing a staged refeeding TPN regimen.
• Be able to monitor a patient on PN (including fluid balance, biochemistry and anthropometry).
• Be able to wean a patient off PN and ensure a smooth transition to enteral feeding.

Programme

To register for this event, please contact The National Centre of Rehabilitation Education (NCORE) who will be dealing with bookings and administration for the course.  The cost for the course is £95 for BDA members and £120 for non-members.  The cost of the course includes a sandwich lunch and refreshments on both days.

The National Centre of Rehabilitation Education (NCORE)
London Road Community Hospital
Devonshire House
London Road
Derby, DE1 2QY

T: 01332 254 679
F: 01332 254 934
E: ncore@derbyhospitals.nhs.uk
W: www.ncore.org.uk

• Further Information.
• Registration Form: Word format and Acrobat PDF format.
• Courses index.