GASPEN 2023 Annual Hybrid Conference
Updated: May 30
Date: August 25, 2023
Time: Tentatively 8:00 am - 4:00 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
Features: Free Parking; Newly Renovated Spacious Meeting Rooms; Buffet Style Breakfast and Lunch
Discounted room rate for all GASPEN conference attendees! Reserve today!
Tentative Conference Schedule: (Event Brochure)
7:30 - 8:45 am Check-in / Breakfast / Exhibits
8:45 - 9:00 am Welcome
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 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 Critical Illness and the Gut Microbiome
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 (links will be available on August 25)
12:30 - 1:30 pm Placement, Removal, and Management of Enteral Feeding Tubes
Susanna Kosac, RD, LD, CNSC
Nutrition Support Dietitian, Amerita, Norcross, GA
Medication Administration via an Enteral Access Device
Alex Ivanov, PharmD, MS, RD, BCNSP, CNSC
Pharmacy Specialist-Nutrition Support, Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital, Atlanta, GA
1:30 - 2:30 pm Central Vascular Access Device Complications
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 Nutrition Support in Short Bowel Syndrome
Kathleen Crimm, MS, RD, LD/N, CNSC
Dietitian at Miami Transplant Institute, Jackson Health System, FL
3:30 - 4:00 pm Award, Announcements, and Raffle (In-Person Attendees ONLY)
Meet Your Speakers:
Don't wait; register today!
| | 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 | $80 | $90 | $100 |
| Students/ Residents | $35 | $40 | $45 |
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Call for Poster Presentations!
This is an excellent opportunity to share your research results with your nutrition support colleagues around Georgia at the 2023 GASPEN Annual Meeting Poster Session.
Posters highlighting topics related to nutrition and nutrition support will be accepted. Students and residents are especially encouraged to participate, although posters from any clinician will be considered. Encore poster presentations are encouraged. Clinicians presenting posters will receive free GASPEN meeting registration.
The GASPEN Programming Committee will evaluate ALL submitted posters for recognition and designation as "Outstanding GASPEN Poster." The “Outstanding GASPEN Poster” winner will be determined by the highest combined abstract and poster score and awarded $200.
Submission deadline: midnight July 1, 2023.
If you have any questions, please email us at gaspenga@gmail.com.
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Call for Sponsors!
Sponsorship Levels:
Diamond: $1000 – up to 4 representatives
Platinum: $800 – up to 3 representatives
Gold: $650 – up to 2 representatives
Silver: $450 – up to 1 representative
Please email us at gaspenga@gmail.com for more information!