Date: August 25, 2023
Time: 7:30 am - 4:30 pm (Eastern Time Zone)
CE: 5 CE Credit will be available for Dietitians, Nurses, Physicians, and Pharmacists
Location: Virtual and In-Person:
1615 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA, 30329 (Parking Direction)
Tentative Conference Schedule: (Event Brochure)
7:30 - 8:45 am Check-in / Continental Breakfast / Exhibits
8:45 - 9:00 am Welcome (Handout / Recording)
Vivian Zhao, PharmD, BCNSP, FASPEN
GASPEN President; Clinical Pharmacist Specialist II- Nutrition Support,
Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA
9:00 - 10:00 am Micronutrient Supplementation and Therapy in Critically Ill Patients – A Critical
Reassessment of the Evidence and Exploration of Future Directions
Lingtak-Neander Chan, PharmD, BCNSP, FCCP, FACN, FASPEN
Professor of Pharmacy, University of Washington, School of Pharmacy, Seattle, WA
10:00 - 11:00 am The Gut Microbiome in Critical Illness: What is Happening and Should We
Gail A.M. Cresci, Ph.D., RD, LD, FASPEN
Director of Nutrition Research within the Center for Human Nutrition, Cleveland
Clinic, Cleveland, OH
11:00 - 12:30 pm Lunch / Exhibits / Posters
Kathleen Crimm, MS, RD, LD/N, CNSC
Dietitian at Miami Transplant Institute, Jackson Health System, FL
Kristie Griggs, MSN, FNP-C, CNSC
Clinical Outcomes Leader - Clinical Services, Optum Infusion, GA
2:30 - 2:45 p Break
2:30 - 3:30 pm Placement, Removal, and Management of Enteral Feeding Tubes
Susanna Kosac, RD, LD, CNSC
Nutrition Support Dietitian, Amerita, Norcross, GA
Alex Ivanov, PharmD, MS, RD, BCNSP, CNSC
Pharmacy Specialist-Nutrition Support, Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital, Atlanta, GA
3:30 - 4:00 pm Award, Announcements, and Raffle (In-Person Attendees ONLY)
4:00 - 4:30 pm Post-conference Networking (Optional: in-person attendees)
Meet Your Speakers:
Registration is Closed!
| | Early Bird (by July 13th) | Advanced (July 14th to August 10th) | Regular (After August 10th) |
In-Person Conference: | GASPEN members | $90 | $110 | $135 |
| non-GASPEN members | $115 | $135 | $150 |
| Students/ Residents | $60 | $65 | $75 |
Virtual Conference: | GASPEN members | $60 | $70 | $80 |
| non-GASPEN members | $85 | $90 | $100 |
| Students/ Residents | $35 | $40 | $45 |
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