ASPEN Podcasts

The October 2024 podcast features Pharmacist and Professor emeritus, Dr. Jay Mirtallo from the Ohio State University and a Clinical Practice Specialist for ASPEN. Dr. Mirtallo shares the results of an influential patient-based survey of consumers on parenteral nutrition. He highlights PN access issues from the patient perspective ranging from product shortages to financial burdens and uniquely ide...

In this podcast, JPEN Editor-in-Chief Dr. Kenneth Christopher, interviews Fabio Araujo, a registered dietitian specializing in critical care nutrition with a research focus on critical care nutrition support protein and malnutrition at the Alberta Health Services’ Peter Lougheed Centre ICU in Calgary, Alberta. Araujo is the first author of the JPEN original research article “Association Between Pr...

This ASPEN podcast series is based on the Nutrition in Clinical Practice Supplement titled ‘Unmet Needs in Short Bowel Syndrome’ published in 2023. Episode 3 features Dr. Jamie Bering, focusing on complication management of short bowel syndrome. This podcast series aims to educate clinicians on the current state of evidence in the management of SBS, stimulate ideas and questions for future researc...

This spotlight is on Dr. Patricia Byers, MD, FACS. She is a Professor and Section Chief in Surgical Nutrition and Metabolic Surgery at the Ryder Trauma Center/Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, FL. Dr. Byers became interested in nutrition while working in trauma and critical care, where she saw the impact of nutrition support on this patient population. She credits her career development to mento...

In this podcast, Contributing Editor Berkeley Limketkai, MD, PhD, interviews Dr. Juan Carlos Lopez Delgado on the article “Considerations for medical nutrition therapy management of the critically ill patient with hematological malignancies” published in the August 2024 issue of NCP. Business Corporate by Alex Menco | alexmenco.net Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attrib...

This podcast is a discussion with Patricia Becker, a pediatric nutrition support specialist, on Infant Nutrition-Focused Physical Exam (NFPE). This podcast is part of the ASPEN’s Malnutrition Awareness Week 2024. Business Corporate by Alex Menco | alexmenco.net Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_U...

This podcast is a discussion with Dr. Carol Ireton-Jones, adult dietitian, on Enteral Nutrition Gastrointestinal Intolerance: Issues and Solutions- The Adult Patient. This case-based podcast is part of the ASPEN 2024 Malnutrition Awareness Week. • Practice Tool Supported by Kate Farms, 2024 (https://www.nutritioncare.org/uploadedFiles/Documents/Malnutrition/EN-GI-Intolerance.pdf) Business Corporat...

This podcast is a discussion with Dr. Vanessa Kumpf, a nutrition support pharmacy specialist from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, who will discuss the use of a standardized checklist for rounds on parenteral nutrition patients, both in the hospital and at home. This podcast is part of the ASPEN 2024 Malnutrition Awareness Week. • Practice Tool Supported by Baxter (https://www.nutritioncare.o...

This ASPEN podcast series is based on the Nutrition in Clinical Practice Supplement titled ‘Unmet Needs in Short Bowel Syndrome’ published in 2023. Episode 2 features Dr. Dawn Adams, focusing on Anatomical and Physiological Considerations in Short Bowel Syndrome, the issues and treatment options. This podcast series aims to educate clinicians on the current state of evidence in the management of S...

This podcast is a discussion with Kayla Hope, pediatric dietitian at Boston Children’s Hospital, on Enteral Nutrition Gastrointestinal Intolerance: Issues and Solutions – The Pediatric Patient. This case-based podcast is part of the ASPEN 2024 Malnutrition Awareness Week. • Practice Tool Supported by Kate Farms, 2024 (https://www.nutritioncare.org/uploadedFiles/Documents/Malnutrition/EN-GI-Intoler...

This podcast is a discussion by Dr. Angela Fitch, MD, FACP, FOMA on the risk of malnutrition and nutritional considerations for patients on surgically and medically prescribed weight loss therapies. This podcast is part of the ASPEN 2024 Malnutrition Awareness Week. • Practice Tool Supported by Nestlé Health Science (https://www.nutritioncare.org/uploadedFiles/Documents/Malnutrition/Nutri-Consider...

This podcast is a discussion with Dr. Amy Gates, from Children’s Hospital of Georgia and Reckitt Mead Johson Nutrition, who will discuss Human Breast Milk and Fortifiers for Premature Infants. This podcast is part of the ASPEN 2024 Malnutrition Awareness Week. • Practice Tool Supported by Reckitt/Mead Johnson Nutrition (https://www.nutritioncare.org/uploadedFiles/Documents/Malnutrition/Nutri-Comp-...

In this podcast, Contributing Editor Berkeley Limketkai, MD, PhD, interviews Dr. Lindsey Russell on the article “Nutrition, endocannabinoids, and the use of cannabis: An overview for the nutrition clinician” published in the August 2024 issue of NCP. Business Corporate by Alex Menco | alexmenco.net Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativ...

This podcast is a discussion with Ms. Emily Bair, pediatric dietitian, on Nutrition in the First 1000 Days. This podcast is part of the ASPEN 2024 Malnutrition Awareness Week. • Practice Tool Supported by ByHeart (https://www.nutritioncare.org/uploadedFiles/Documents/Malnutrition/Nutrition-First-1000-Days.pdf) Business Corporate by Alex Menco | alexmenco.net Music promoted by www.free-stock-music....

This podcast features Dr. Jamie Bering, MD, Senior Associate Consultant in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona. Dr. Bering first became interested in nutrition as a GI fellow after she realized her specific interest in placing PEG tubes and working with those patients on their nutrition and hydration management post-procedure. She describes the...

In this podcast, JPEN Editor-in-Chief Dr. Kenneth Christopher interviews Dr. Susan Gutierrez, a Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellow graduate and NIH T-32 sponsored research fellow whose specific interest is in pediatric intestinal failure and intestinal rehabilitation at the Department of Pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Gutierrez is the first author of the research art...

This ASPEN podcast series is based on the Nutrition in Clinical Practice Supplement titled ‘Unmet Needs in Short Bowel Syndrome’ published in 2023. Episode 1 features Dr. John Dibaise, focusing on SBS definitions, classification, and causes. This podcast series aims to educate clinicians on the current state of evidence in the management of SBS, stimulate ideas and questions for future research, a...

The August 2024 podcast features Registered Nurse, Dr. Sandra CItty who holds a joint position as a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Florida College of Nursing in the Department of Family and Community Health Systems and faculty in the Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center at the North Florida South Georgia Veteran’s Health System in Gainesville Florida. Dr. Citty shar...

In this podcast, JPEN Editor-in-Chief Dr. Kenneth Christopher interviews Ingrid Knobloch, a clinical dietitian and master's student from the graduate program in health sciences at the Federal University of Health Sciences at Porto Alegre, Brazil. Ms. Knobloch is the first author of the research article "Association Between Isolated or Combined Malnutrition and Sarcopenia in Heart Failure Outpatien...

The June 2024 podcast features Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Dr. Terry Brown who holds a position as the Medical City Healthcare Clinical and Dietetic Internship Program Director which is located in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Brown shares her passion for blenderized tube feeding and her desire to promote awareness and education on the use in clinical practice. She reviews the development of a survey...

In this podcast, JPEN Editor-in-Chief Dr. Kenneth Christopher interviews Kym Wittholz, a clinical lead critical care dietitian and PhD candidate whose specific interest is in critical care nutrition at The Royal Melbourne Hospital in Melbourne, Australia, and the first author of the research article “Plasma beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate availability after enteral administration during critical...

This video features Dr. Senthil Sankararaman, MD, FAAP, D-NBPNS, D-ABOM, an attending physician at the UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospitals and an associate professor of pediatrics at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, OH. Dr. Sankararaman's interest in nutrition developed throughout his medical training, which began in India, then continued in the UK, and fin...

In this podcast, JPEN Editor-in-Chief Dr. Kenneth Christopher interviews Dr. Jutta Dierkes, a Professor of Clinical Nutrition from the Centre for Nutrition in the Department of Clinical Medicine at the University of Bergen in Norway and the first author of the research article “Malnutrition as a prognostic factor for two-year mortality in hospitalized patients in Norway: A matched cohort study”. B...

In this podcast, Guest Editor Dr David Evans interviews Dr. Savas Tsikis, lead author of the paper “Fat Malabsorption in Short Bowel Syndrome: A Review of Pathophysiology and Therapeutics” published in the April 2024 supplement of Nutrition in Clinical Practice. Dr Tsikis is a surgical resident at Beth Israel Deconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School. He has been working in the laboratory...

This podcast features Dr. Venkatesan who is faculty within the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition at the Ohio State Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Venkatesan reviews emerging trends in cannabis use and the impact on various parts of the gastrointestinal tract that sparks concern for gastroenterologists. She reviews endocannabinoid systems to highlight the metabol...