“I really want to thank Oley for the webinars I have attended this year.  As a mom caregiver, it has helped with perspective and understanding of my son’s [diagnosis]." —Bonnie F.

Oley Webinars

• Great opportunity to learn without leaving your home
• Free of charge (we do not offer CEU's at this time)
  
• Recorded for future viewing
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Upcoming Presentations

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Previous Presentations

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Practical Management of Home Tube Feeding

Cynthia Reddick, RD, CNSC

 

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Sometimes home tube feeding presents challenges that can interfere with a consumers relationship with their tube and tube feeding experience. This engaging presentation will review several common complications with tube feeding and tube site care that can be addressed with simple strategies and appropriate clinical guidance. Cynthia will illustrate best practice solutions in the form of case studies that review symptoms, possible causes, recommended solutions and strategies for prevention.

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Complications of Home Parenteral Nutrition: What to Do & How to Minimize

Darlene Kelly, MD, PhD

Ann Michalek, MD

 

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While HPN is a life-sustaining therapy for patients with severe gastrointestinal disorders, it brings with it a host of potential complications. Because home parenteral nutrition (HPN) patients are living at home, management of acute complications is initiated by the patient and their caregiver. This webinar will discuss symptoms and signs, causes, immediate actions to be taken, prevention, and specific important points of the major complications that can occur with HPN.

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Drug Shortages: Focus on Parenteral Nutrition

Kathleen M. Gura, Pharm.D., BCNSP, FASHP, FPPAG, FASPEN

 

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Pediatric Transition to Adult Care

Tom Jaksic, MD

 

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Blenderized Tube Feeding

Lisa Epp, RDN, LD, CNSC

 

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Blenderized tube feeding (BTF) is becoming a more popular option for tube fed patients, both adults and pediatrics. Lisa discusses prevalence of the use of BTF, as well as tools needed to blend at home and how to create homemade recipes. The premade whole food formulas (for both adults and pediatrics) are reviewed. 

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Recent Advances in Vascular Access

Robert Lookstein, MD, RSIR, FAHA

 

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Coping with the Holidays...and All That Eating!

Emma Tillman, Pharm.D., Ph.D., BCNSP, HPN Consumer

 

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Dr. Tillman has been a HPN consumer for the past six years and has struggled with social eating in a food-centered world. During this webinar, she will share tips for navigating social situations around the holidays that involve food.

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Treatment Options for Gastroparesis

Thomas L. Abell, MD

 

Dr. Abell will share his 35 years of experience with gastroparesis patients, and the perspective gained from 100 patient focus groups. He will discuss the published work on the NIH Gastroparesis consortium, as well as current thoughts on the pathophysiology of gastroparesis and the gastroparesis like syndrome. He will conclude his presentation with a review of therapeutic options for these disorders.

 

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Traveling with IV Nutrition or Tube Feeding

Barbara Klinger (experienced traveler with IV nutrition)

Rick Davis (experienced traveler with tube feeding)

Susan Buckland, TSA

 

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Click here to view the Tube Feeding Traveling Tips handout.

Click here to view the slides on IV Nutrition Traveling Tips.

Click here to view the slides with Advice from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Click here to view Q&A Not Covered on the Video.

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Short Bowel Syndrome—Diet, Hydration, and Treatment

Laura Matarese, PhD, RDN, LDN, CNSC, FADA, FASPEN, FAND

Doug Seidner, MD, AGAF, FACG, FASPEN, CNSC

 

Short bowel syndrome can have severe effects on absorption, overall health and quality of life. But many of the symptoms can be minimized with the use of diet modification, hydration techniques as well as medical and surgical treatments. This webinar will cover the etiology of short bowel syndrome, metabolic effects and methods to treat.

 

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Click here for a copy of Dr. Matarese's slides, and Dr. Seidner's slides.

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Coping Skills: Tools to Help You Live More Fully

Donna Yadrich, MPA, CCRP

Mariah Abercrombie, MSW

 

Develop the skill set you need to successfully navigate the ups and downs, and unpredictable nature of chronic illness and nutrition therapy.

 

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Additional information mentioned in the webinar: People First Language, Family Voices, Coping Resources, Traveling with HPN/HEN 

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Notes from a Plumber’s Helper— Clogs I Have Known (in Feeding Tubes)

Mark Klang, MS, RPh, BCNSP, PhD

 

Learn about: Nature of the beast, Sticky messes, Slow movers and more!

 

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Additional information on administering medications in a feeding tube.

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Harnessing the Power of Social Media

Jeff Fairbanks

 

Learn how to share your stories, safely and effectively, from social media guru and Oley member, Jeff Fairbanks. He will also provide advice on avoiding pitfalls and protecting your privacy. You can use this knowledge to help Oley spread awareness during Feeding Tube Awareness Week (February 6 to 10, 2017) and HPN Awareness Week (August 7 to 11, 2017).

 

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Updated 9/17/18