GASPEN 2026 Annual Hybrid Conference

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 and In-Person:

1615 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA, 30329 (Parking Direction)

Conference Schedule:

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 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

10:00 - 11:00 am When Feeding Isn't Feasible: Evidence-Based Use of Parenteral Nutrition in

Recovery

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

11:00 - 11:30 pm Exhibitors (In-Person Only)

11:30 - 12:30 pm Lunch / Exhibitors (In-Person Only)

12:30 - 1:30 pm Nutrition Support for Patients with Head and Neck Cancer

Brittany Barrett, RD

Manager of Clinical Nutrition, EHM WCI Shared Services, Atlanta, GA

1:30 - 1:45 pm Break

1:45 - 2:45 pm Micronutrient Detective: Solving the Clinical Puzzle

Vivian Zhao, PharmD, BCNSP, FASPEN

Clinical Nutrition Support Pharmacy Specialist II, Nutrition Support Pharmacy

Fellowship Program Director, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA

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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