ASPEN Podcasts

Spotlight honors Sara Bonnes, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine at the Mayo Clinic. Dr. Bonnes found her passion in nutrition early and credits her knowledge in nutrition for opening up opportunities for her. As a General Internist, nutrition is pervasive in her practice, she sees so many diseases where nutrition is a key component in the management or...

NCP April 2021: Pro/Con: Should Indirect Calorimetry be the Standard of Care for Determining Energy Targets in the ICU? In this podcast, Editor-in-Chief Jeanette Hasse, PhD, RD, FADA, CNSC, interviews Paul Wischmeyer, M.D., E.D.I.C., FASPEN, FCCM, and Stephen McClave, M.D., FASPEN, two clinical controversy papers present opposing views. https://doi.org/10.1002/ncp.10643 https://doi.org/10.1002/ncp...

Postoperative Utilization of Oral Nutritional Supplements in Surgical Patients in US Hospitals In this podcast, Editor-in-Chief Kelly A. Tappenden, PhD, RD, interviews Paul Wischmeyer, M.D., E.D.I.C., FASPEN, FCCM on the article “Postoperative Utilization of Oral Nutritional Supplements in Surgical Patients in US Hospitals” published in the March 2021 issue of JPEN. https://doi.org/10.1002/jpen.18...

Quantifying response to nutritional therapy during critical illness: implications for clinical practice and research? A narrative review In this podcast, Editor-in-Chief Kelly A. Tappenden, PhD, RD, interviews Kate Fetterplace, PhD on the article “Quantifying response to nutritional therapy during critical illness: implications for clinical practice and research? A narrative review” published in t...

Spotlight honors Keith Miller, MD, FACS, Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Louisville in Kentucky. Dr. Miller, who was one of the first Nestlé fellows, says nutrition support and metabolic response to insult impacts his patients’ outcomes after surgery. Because clinical nutrition touches every aspect of care, that it’s a natural process, he says it doesn’t get the attention it de...

Clinical Nutrition Research and the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review of the ASPEN COVID-19 Nutrition Taskforce on Nutrition Research In this podcast, Editor-in-Chief Kelly A. Tappenden, PhD, RD, interviews Enid E. Martinez, MD on the article “Clinical Nutrition Research and the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review of the ASPEN COVID-19 Nutrition Taskforce on Nutrition Research ” published in the...

Spotlight honors Leah Gramlich, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology at the University of Alberta, Canada. Dr. Gramlich is a founding leader of the Canadian Nutrition Society, current chair of the Canadian Malnutrition Task Force, and a former ASPEN Board member. In Alberta, she works cross functionally to build nutrition services teams and develop standardized programs for use...

NCP February 2021: The Use of Visceral Proteins as Nutrition Markers: An ASPEN Position Paper. In this podcast, Editor-in-Chief Jeanette Hasse, PhD, RD, FADA, CNSC, interviews author David Evans, MD, FACS, PNS on the article “The Use of Visceral Proteins as Nutrition Markers: An ASPEN Position Paper” published in the February 2021 issue of NCP. https://doi.org/10.1002/ncp.10588

Learn about the retirement of the Local Coverage Determination (LCDs) for Medicare coverage for Home PN and EN and what this means for your patients. Listen to the experts, B Noyes (NHIA) and P Allen (ASPEN) who have worked with CMS over the years to make this happen. They will discuss what they see as the steps going forward for reimbursement and that they see this as a first step in a changing p...

Screening Tool for the Assessment of Malnutrition in Pediatrics (STAMP) in the Electronic Health Record: A Validation Study: NCP December 2020 (35.6) In this podcast, Editor-in-Chief Jeanette Hasse, PhD, RD, FADA, CNSC, interviews author Michelle Reed, MS, RD, CSP, LDN, CDE on the article “Screening Tool for the Assessment of Malnutrition in Pediatrics (STAMP) in the Electronic Health Record: A Va...

Interleukin-10 and Zonulin Are Associated With Postoperative Delayed Gastric Emptying in Critically Ill Surgical Pediatric Patients: A Prospective Pilot Study: JPEN November 2020 (44.8) In this podcast, Editor-in-Chief Kelly A. Tappenden, PhD, RD, interviews Enid E. Martinez, MD on the article “Interleukin-10 and Zonulin Are Associated With Postoperative Delayed Gastric Emptying in Critically Ill...

This podcast reviews the preoperative carbohydrate loading component of the Perioperative Nutrition Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) program, which has been shown to attenuate the inflammatory response of surgery, decrease insulin resistance and improve patient satisfaction. The authors of the paper discuss the science supporting the practice, the challenges to implementing it and their prac...

This ASPEN podcast discusses the paper: American Society for Enhanced Recovery and Perioperative Quality Initiative Joint Consensus Statement on Nutrition Screening & Therapy Within a Surgical Enhanced Recovery Pathway & editorial: Perioperative Nutrition: A High Impact, Low Risk, Low Cost Intervention. (Anesthesia & Analgesia, June 2018). Drs. P. Wischmeyer, D. Evans and R. Martindale discuss the...

The JPEN article discussed in this podcast highlights the POET program developed and implemented at Duke University to address the issue of preoperative malnutrition and its negative consequences. The paper’s author discusses the preliminary experience to efficiently screen patients for preoperative nutrition risk and proactively manage malnutrition before and after surgery. The POET team believes...

The study discussed in this podcast was an Abstract of Distinction from ASPEN20. Due to a concern of potential vitamin E toxicity in patients receiving a fish oil (FOLE) or mixed lipid emulsion containing fish oil, which has added vitamin E to prevent oxidation of PUFA, the study reviewed vitamin E levels in children being treated for IFALD with FOLE. In this podcast, the study author discusses th...

The Key points covered in this podcast are: • ILEs containing omega-3s may have less pro-inflammatory effects in critically ill patients • A number of guidelines support the use of ILEs containing omega-3s • Parenteral nutrition containing omega-3s may be cost effective https://freseniuskabinutrition.com/resources/

This podcast highlights an abstract from ASPEN20 in which a study looking at trends of liver profiles, micronutrients, nutrition, and growth for pediatric intestinal failure patients undergoing intestinal rehabilitation while using a mixed oil intravenous lipid emulsion with the goal of providing up to 30% of parenteral nutrition calories from lipids. The study was successful in delivering up to 3...

This podcast highlights an ASPEN 20 Poster of Distinction of a study which assessed the safety and tolerance of a 4-oil vs soybean oil (SO) lipid emulsion in adult HPN patients. The study demonstrated that 4-oil lipid emulsions were a safe and effective alternative to SO emulsions for HPN patients. Switching from SO to a 4-oil lipid emulsion as a major component of HPN was associated with a signif...

Advancements in Lipid Emulsions: The Emergence of Olive Oil Gary Zaloga, MD, MA is the CEO of MedSciHealth Consultants, in Florida, and a consultant for Baxter Healthcare. In this discussion with Mary Russell, MS, RDN, medical science liaison at Baxter Healthcare, Dr. Zaloga discusses aspects of advances in IV lipid emulsions. The podcast expands on concepts discussed in the three YouTube videos o...

Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Physician-Dietitian Collaboration: NCP October 2020 (35.5) In this podcast, Editor-in-Chief Jeanette Hasse, PhD, RD, FADA, CNSC, interviews author Carol Ireton-Jones, PhD, RDN, CNSC, FASPEN, and Michael F. Weisberg, MD on the article “Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Physician-Dietitian Collaboration” published in the October 2020 issue of NCP. https:...

In this podcast Dr. P Cober discusses the challenges and guidance’s of safe management through drug shortages in the neonatal population. Her insights will benefit all patient ages and disciplines. She provides insights into the use of the ASPEN Drug Shortage Recommendations and stresses the importance of inter- and cross department communication. ASPEN is pleased to bring educational material ori...

Adherence to Mixed Intravenous Lipid Emulsion Criteria for Parenteral Nutrition in a Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit- An ASPEN2020 Abstract This podcast highlights a quality improvement abstract accepted for the ASPEN2020 conference which discusses a retrospective review of indications for use of a mixed oil ILE. As a result of this review the indication for use of this new ILE was decreased...

This Aspen podcast interviews Amanda Waldeck, PharmD, BCPS and Alexandra Adler, PharmD about their abstract accepted to ASPEN20. “Evaluation of short term 4-oil lipid emulsion versus soybean oil lipid emulsion effect on liver function in adult hospitalized patients: a secondary analysis.“ Dr. David Evans from OhioHealth hosts. Through their high-quality analysis Drs. Waldeck, Adler, and their team...

Evaluation of Fibrosis in Intestinal Failure–Associated Liver Disease in the Sustain Registry: JPEN Augues 2020 (44.7) In this podcast, Editor-in-Chief Kelly A. Tappenden, PhD, RD, interviews Dejan Micic, MD on the article “Evaluation of Fibrosis in Intestinal Failure–Associated Liver Disease in the Sustain Registry” published in the September 2020 issue of JPEN. https://doi.org/10.1002/jpen.1758

Protein Requirements During Hypocaloric Nutrition For the Critically Ill Older Patient With Obesity: An Approach To Clinical Practice: NCP August (35.4) In this podcast, Associate Editor Mary Marian, DCN, RDN, CSO, FAND, interviews author Roland N. Dickerson PharmD, on the article “Protein Requirements During Hypocaloric Nutrition For the Critically Ill Older Patient With Obesity: An Approach To C...