Paediatric Intestinal Failure & Clinical Nutrition

A two-day course at Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital on managing and treating children with intestinal failure and clinical nutrition.

This in-person course at Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital covers the management and treatment of children with intestinal failure and clinical nutrition, running from the morning of Thursday 5 November to the evening of Friday 6 November. Learning aims, based on the RCPCH Grid curriculum, include congenital and acquired causes of intestinal malabsorption, prescribing and monitoring parenteral nutrition, advancing enteral nutrition and weaning off parenteral nutrition, the role of the multidisciplinary team, and establishing patients on home parenteral nutrition. The agenda includes sessions on medical and surgical causes of intestinal failure, the nutrition support team and PN prescribing at BCH, and ethical considerations for PN. The event offers discussions, interactive workshops and networking for healthcare professionals.