GASPEN 2026 Annual Hybrid Conference
Updated: Sep 27
Date: August 28, 2026
Time: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm (Eastern Time Zone)
CE: 4 CE Credit will be available for Dietitians, Nurses, Physicians, and Pharmacists
Location: Virtual: Zoom Link (passcode:539317)
In-Person:
1615 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA, 30329 (Parking Direction)
Conference Schedule: [Event Guide]
7:30 - 8:45 am Check-in / Continental Breakfast / Exhibits (In-Person Only)
8:45 - 9:00 am Welcome
Ashley DePriest, MS, RDN, LD, CNSC, FCCM
GASPEN, President
9:00 - 10:00 am Micronutrient Detective: Solving the Clinical Puzzle
Vivian Zhao, PharmD, BCNSP, FASPEN
Clinical Nutrition Support Pharmacy Specialist, Nutrition Support Pharmacy
Fellowship Program Director, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA
10:00 - 11:00 am Nutrition Support for Patients with Head and Neck Cancer
Tiffany Barrett, MS, RD, CSO, LD
Manager of Clinical Nutrition, EHM WCI Shared Services, Atlanta, GA
11:00 - 11:30 pm Exhibitors (In-Person Only)
11:30 - 12:30 pm Lunch / Exhibitors (In-Person Only)
12:30 - 1:30 pm Parenteral Nutrition Order Writing Basic in Adults and Pediatrics
Kathleen Crim, MS, RD, CNSC
Nutrition Support Dietitian, Miami Transplant Institute, Miami, FL
Karly Sullivan, RD, LD, CNSC
Senior Clinical Inpatient Dietitian, Surgical Trauma Intensive Care Unit,
Grady Health System, Atlanta, GA
1:30 - 1:45 pm Break
1:45 - 2:45 pm The Road to Better Outcomes in Surgery
Kristina Haines, BA, MA, DO
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Assistant Professor in Population Health Sciences,
Department of Surgery; Division of Trauma, Acute & Critical Care Surgery, Duke
University Health System, Durham, NC
2:45 - 3:15 pm Award, Announcements, and Raffle (In-Person Attendees ONLY)
Ashley DePriest, MS, RDN, LD, CNSC, FCCM
GASPEN, President
3:15 - 4:00 pm Post Conference Networking (In-Person Attendees ONLY)
Meet Our Speakers:
Registration is NOW Open!

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