From Silos to Synergy: Enhancing Care Transitions to Improve Patient Outcomes in Home Enteral Nutrition

Carley Rusch, PhD, RDN, LDN

Adult Medical Science Liaison
Medical Affairs & Research
Abbott Nutrition 
Gainesville, FL, USA

Carley Rusch is a Medical Science Liaison in Medical Affairs & Research at Abbott, specializing in Adult Therapeutic Nutrition. Prior to joining Abbott, Dr Rusch completed her bachelor’s degree in Food Science and Human Nutrition at the University of Florida (UF), specializing in Dietetics. She earned her master’s degree and completed her dietetic internship through the MS-DI program at UF. During her dietetic training, she also served as a research coordinator on a variety of study protocols, including topics on gastrointestinal dysfunction, inflammation, pre- and probiotics, and the gut microbiome. She then went on to work as an inpatient dietitian at AdventHealth Orlando and served as a preceptor for their dietetic internship program. Her clinical experience spans a variety of disease states, such as cancer, gastrointestinal and neurological disorders, malnutrition, and critical care.

After working in clinical practice, Dr Rusch completed her PhD in Nutritional Sciences at UF. Her doctoral research investigated the effect of the Mediterranean diet on improving constipation and intestinal inflammation in Parkinson’s disease. She has taught multiple undergraduate and graduate courses on nutrition, metabolism, and research methods during her graduate programs. In 2020, she was awarded Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year by the Florida Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Dr Rusch has several publications in peer-reviewed journals and has been invited to present at national and international conferences.

Manpreet Mundi, MD, FASPEN

Medical Director, Home Enteral Nutrition Program
Chair/Medical Director Nutrition Support Services 
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism and Nutrition
Department of Internal Medicine  
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN, USA

Manpreet S. Mundi is a Professor of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science in Rochester, Minnesota. He holds the leadership positions of Medical Director of the Home Enteral Nutrition Program, Chair of Inpatient Nutrition, and Medical Director of Clinical Nutrition within the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism, and Nutrition in the Mayo Clinic Department of Internal Medicine as well as Medical Director of Food Services for Mayo Clinic. Dr Mundi received his MD from the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles. He completed a fellowship in endocrinology at Los Angeles County/USC Hospital. His clinical interests include malnutrition, nutrition support in-home and inpatient settings, diabetes, obesity, bariatric surgery, and intestinal failure. Dr Mundi has published more than 100 journal articles and 6 book chapters.

Cynthia Reddick, RD, CNSC

Consultant 
Home Tube Feeding Expert, Educator, and Strategist

Cynthia is a home tube feeding expert, educator, and strategist, having worked at homecare for 23 years, passionately facilitating patients’ successful transition from hospital to home on tube feeding. She works to promote positive clinical outcomes and believes a patient’s positive relationship with their feeding tube impacts compliance and quality of life. She developed her passion for nutrition support by interning at the City of Hope National Medical Center in Southern California. Most recently, she worked for Coram/CVS Specialty Infusion Services as their National Tube Feeding Manager. Today, she is a consultant in home tube feeding and enteral innovation. She enjoys presenting round tables, clinical posters, webinars, and case studies on home care tube feeding. She has been a guest speaker for the Oley Foundation, CMSA, NHIA, ASPEN, and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics on a variety of topics related to home tube feeding.

Donna Wixted, MS, RD

Clinical Nutrition Manager, ICU Dietitian
Virtua Health