Gastrointestinal Dysfunction in Critical Illness
Program Date: 27 September 2023
Publication Date: 29 August 2024
Continuing Education Units: Nurse Contact: 0.75; Dietitian CPEU: 0.75
Course Description:
In this course, Lee-anne Chapple, PhD will describe the aspects of gastrointestinal dysfunction that occur during critical illness; review the gut microbial changes that occur during critical illness; and discuss the implications of the above changes on patient outcomes and management in clinical practice. Originally presented live at the 121st Abbott Nutrition Research Conference on September 27, 2023.Course Objectives:
• Describe the aspects of gastrointestinal dysfunction that occur during critical illness.
• Review the gut microbial changes that occur during critical illness.
• Discuss the implications of the above changes on patient outcomes and management in clinical practice.
- CDR Level: 2
- Performance Indicators: 4.2.1, 4.2.6, 8.2.3
- Run Time: 18
Course Instructor Bio(s)
Lee-anne Chapple, PhD
Senior Critical Care Dietitian
Royal Adelaide Hospital
Adelaide, Australia
Dr Lee-anne Chapple is a dietitian with experience in clinical dietetics and research. She completed her PhD in 2017 through the University of Adelaide on nutritional intake and muscle wasting in patients admitted to the intensive care unit with traumatic brain injuries. Lee-anne Chapple is the Senior Critical Care Dietitian at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and a Research Fellow at the University of Adelaide in Adelaide, Australia.
Abbott Nutrition’s Provider Statement for Nursing CEs:
Abbott Nutrition Health Institute is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nursing Provider #CEP 11213.
Abbott Nutrition’s Statement for Dietitian CPEUs:
This educational activity has been prior-approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). CDR credentialed practitioners will receive the specified continuing professional education units (CPEUs) for completion of this program/material.
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