2024 FALL SYMPOSIUM

 

October 3rd, 2024

8:30AM – 3:15PM

Oconomowoc
Community Center

220 W. Wisconsin Avenue
Oconomowoc, WI 53066

AUDIENCE

WiSPEN is pleased to host its Annual Symposium to a multidisciplinary audience of dietitians, pharmacists, physicians, nurses, and students.

MAIN PRESENTERS

Carolyn Newberry
MD, PNS
Director of GI Nutrition, Innovative Center for Health and Nutrition in Gastroenterology
Weill Cornell Medical College New York, NY

Nutritional Considerations in the Age of GLP1-RAs: What We Know Now, What We Still Need to Define

  1. Learning Objectives
    1. Define the current anti-obesity medication landscape including available medications and mechanisms of action
    2. Review current literature regarding weight loss outcomes and effects of medications on body composition and nutritional status
    3. Identify areas in need of additional research to optimize nutritional and clinical outcomes in patients taking these medications
Amy Berry
MS, RD, LD, CNSC
Gastrointestinal Surgery Dietitian
Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC

Nutrition Intervention Pre and Post Pancreatectomy

  1. Learning Objectives
    1. Understand underlying etiologies for pancreatic resection
    2. Recognize nutrition alterations and complications associated with different types of pancreatic surgeries
    3. Apply principles of nutrition therapy pre- and post pancreatic surgery, including both exocrine and endocrine challenges
Kacy Dummann
RD, CD
Clinical Dietitian
Froedtert Home Infusion Menomonee Falls, WI

Parenteral Nutrition and End of Life: How to Implement and Manage PN for those on a Hospice Plan of Care

  1. Learning Objectives
    1. Identify the role of parenteral nutrition at the end of life
    2. Discuss the challenges associated with integrating customized PN plans into a hospice plan of care
    3. Explore possible PN changes when goals of therapy change from life sustaining to maintaining quality at the end of life

     

October 3rd, 2024PROGRAM AGENDA

8:00 - 8:30

Check In with Light Breakfast

8:30 - 9:00
9:00 -10:00

Nutritional Considerations in the Age of GLP1-RAs: What We Know Now, What We Still Need to Define

Carolyn Newberry, MD, PNS

View presentation materials

10:00 - 11:00

Nutrition Intervention Pre and Post Pancreatectomy

Amy Berry, MS, RD, LD, CNSC

View presentation materials

11:00 -11:30

Vendor Displays

11:30 -12:30

Parenteral Nutrition and End of Life: How to Implement and Manage PN for those on a Hospice Plan of Care

Kacy Dummann, RD, CD

View presentation materials

12:30 - 1:15

Lunch and WiSPEN Business Meeting

1:15 - 2:15

Breakout Session 1

(pick one – see options below)

2:15-3:15

Breakout Session 2

(pick one – see options below)

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Carolyn Newberry
MD, PNS
Director of GI Nutrition, Innovative Center for Health and Nutrition in Gastroenterology
Weill Cornell Medical College New York, NY

Clinical Assessment and Management of Common Side Effects of GLP1-RAs: Advice for the Nutrition-Focused Provider

  1. Learning Objectives
    1. Review the most common side effects associated with GLP1-RAs
    2. Identify why these side effects may alter dietary intake
    3. Discuss practical ways to enhance tolerance and reduce nutritional complications of these medications
Amy Berry
MS, RD, LD, CNSC
Gastrointestinal Surgery Dietitian
Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC

Identifying and Managing Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (EPI) in Various Disease States

  1. Learning Objectives
    1. Identify various disease states causing EPI
    2. Analyze pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy modalities available for both oral and enteral nutrition patients
    3. Construct troubleshooting pathways for pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy in complex patients
Anai Kothari
MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI

A Practical Guide to Teaming with Artificial Intelligence at the Bedside

  1. Learning Objectives
    1. Gain a foundational understanding of how artificial intelligence (AI) systems are developed and trained, including concepts centered on data, model training, and validation
    2. Explore real-world applications of AI in existing clinical settings that highlight implementation and patient impact
    3. Identify best practices for evaluating new AI solutions developed for clinical environments, including readiness for practice and how they fit into existing workflows

Continuing Education

Dietitians-Prior approval for 6.0 hours of Continuing Professional Education Credits (CPEUs) has been submitted to the Commission on Dietetic Registration

Registration Rates and Information

  • All Disciplines/Industry
  • Full-Time Students/Trainees*
  • WiSPEN Member
  • $125
  • $45
  • Non-Member
  • $170
  • $45

*Requires confirmation of student status from an instructor or program direction emailed to mywispen@gmail.com

 

  • Registration Fee includes: light breakfast, lunch, seminar and online access to presentations slides.
  • No walk-ins will be allowed. No online registrations will be accepted after September 24, 2024. You may email mywispen@gmail.com to inquire if space is still available after September 24, 2024.
  • All requests for refund cancelations, less a $50 administrative fee, will be honored. Alternatively, registrant can opt to defer registration until the next year’s conference.
  • If there are any special diet or handicap needs, please email mywispen@gmail.com by September 24, 2024 (no special dietary requests will be taken after this date).
  • Registrants will have only online access to presentations, no printed booklet.
  • Registrant information will not be shared with vendors.
  • If you have any questions, please email mywispen@gmail.com.

Hotel Information

Hilton Garden Inn

1443 Pabst Farm Circle

Oconomowoc, WI

262-200-2222

A block of rooms has been reserved at Hilton Garden Inn, approximately 3.5 miles from the Oconomowoc Community Center. Please mention WiSPEN to receive a discounted rate when making your reservation. Please call 262-200-2222 to make your reservation.

PLEASE NOTE: Rooms must be reserved by midnight on Thursday September 5, 2024-after September 5 the room block will be released.