Courses

Gastrointestinal Dysfunction in Critical Illness

Program Date: 26 September 2023

Publication Date: 28 August 2024

Continuing Education Credits: Nurse Contact 0.75 CE; Dietitian 0.75 CPEU

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 27 September 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.

Performance Indicators: 4.2.1, 4.2.6, 8.2.3

Activity Code: 183774

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.

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CE CPEU Adult Disease State

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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.