Surgery & Gastroenterology Educational Conference: Intestinal Failure and Rehabilitation: Where are we now

Surgery & Gastroenterology Educational Conference:  Intestinal Failure and Rehabilitation: Where are we now is organized by Children's Health and will be held on Sep 28, 2019 at Children's Health Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States of America.

Who Should Attend:
Pediatric Physicians; Gastroenterologists; Neonatologists; Surgeons; Physician Assistants; Nurse Practitioners; Nurses; Dieticians; and any other healthcare profession with a general interest in the subject matter.

Accreditation:
The Children's Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This course has been designated by Children’s Health for 1 credit of education in medical ethics and/or professional responsibility.

Nursing:
Children’s Health is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Texas Nurses Association – Approver, an accredited approver with distinction by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This activity awards up to 5.5 contact hours.

Description:
Managing children with short bowel syndrome and intestinal failure can be a complex process.  In order to optimize patient outcomes, organized teams of speacialists must be created.  The Intestinal Failure and Rehabilitation Conference will highlight and address problematic cases that may present in your practice.  This conference will provide you with the tools and information needed to make the right decisions.

Objectives:
• Discuss updates on state of the art nutritional management in patients with short bowel syndrome/intestinal failure.
• Describe surgical strategies for intestinal failure and short bowel syndrome.
• Explain gut microbiome and its role in intestinal failure.
• Review the indications for referral and analyze when to consider intestinal transplantation.
• Define multidisciplinary team approach to intestinal rehabilitation in order to improve outcomes.

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.