Conference


BAPEN 2011 Annual Conference


The Good, the Bad and the Costly In Clinical Nutrition


Harrogate International Centre 29th & 30th November 2011


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Advancing Clinical Nutrition Registered Charity 1023927


BAPEN


Advancing Clinical Nutrition Registered Charity 1023927


BAPEN


Advancing Clinical Nutrition Registered Charity 1023927


Quality Nutrition is higher on the healthcare agenda than ever before but will the economic climate affect our ability to combat the £13 billion cost of malnutrition in the UK?


BAPEN’s Malnutrition Matters Conference focuses on providing quality nutrition care in difficult times. This year’s annual conference will open with ‘Nutrition in a Cold Climate’ – a must for all UK healthcare professionals who care about treating malnutrition. By focusing on the many exciting new quality initiatives to combat malnutrition in Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and England, the aim is to bring to light strategies to ensure these are successful despite the current economic climate. BAPEN Chair Elect Dr Tim Bowling will also tell us about ‘The New BAPEN’ and the exciting changes to BAPEN as an organisation. Day one has a number of exciting symposia – starting with ‘Living with Coeliac Disease’. Dietitian Emile Richman will review the controversial question of oats in a gluten-free diet before we get a patient’s perspective on life with coeliac disease. The session will end with a debate. Consultant Gastroenterologist Neil Haslam has observed that some asymptomatic patients are diagnosed with coeliac disease, put on a diet they don’t like and complain of weight gain. He will, therefore, contend that we are diagnosing and treating too many people with coeliac disease, while Professor David Sanders will argue against this motion.


‘Comprehensive Intestinal Failure (IF) Management: From dream to reality’ will be a rapid fire session with many key speakers from the world of IF, including Janet Baxter and Jeremy Nightingale. Organised by BAPEN's intestinal failure special interest group, BIFA, it will address surgical, dietetic and patient-related aspects of the management of IF in both adults and children,


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taking a view of the systems in place across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Interactive sessions are always popular and ‘Feeding Decisions in Critical Care’ is key for all those working on ICU and HDU. As well as covering difficult topics like fluid management of the critically ill, the session will question the widely held belief that enteral nutrition is always best in this patient population. Paediatrics is well catered for on Tuesday making a great follow on from the BSPGHAN teaching day on Monday. In ‘Food for Thought’ Dr John Puntis, Consultant Paediatrician, will explain why malnutrition is a growing concern in children, and Professor Charlotte Wright, Professor of Community Child Health/Consultant Paediatrician, will give an overview of the epidemiological evidence on prevalence and causes of malnutrition, before Katherine Murphy from the Patient’s Association explains ‘The Perception and Misunderstanding of Malnutrition amongst Adult Patients’. This year’s Pennington Lecture will certainly be something to look forward to – dietitian Christine Russell will be sharing her experiences of working on important BAPEN projects such as Nutrition Screening Week and developing ‘MUST’ with Professor Marinos Elia.


Abbott Laboratories’ Satellite Symposium will look at some exciting new developments on the subject of ‘Nutrition and lean Body Mass’. A chaired poster session with wine should make the perfect end to a fascinating day. Wednesday 30th should be just as compelling. With an ever-increasing older


population the subject of muscle wasting, or sarcopaenia, should be high on the agenda of everyone working in clinical nutrition. ‘Muscle Wasting: A new frontier in Nutritional Care. Part 1: The Science of Sarcopaenia’ will look at the nutritional and physiological factors associated with ageing that lead to muscle wasting. It will feature contributions from: Professor Stephen Harridge – Ageing and Muscle; Dr Lisa Methven – Ageing and Taste; Professor Gary Frost – Ageing and Appetite; and Professor John McLaughlin – Ageing and the Gut. ‘Part 2: Interventions and Practice in Sarcopaenia’ will focus on management of muscle wasting, with Professor Joe Millward, Emeritus Professor of Human Nutrition, covering ‘Nutritional Therapy of Sarcopaenia’ and Dr Carolyn Greig looking at ‘Preventing the Loss of Muscle with Ageing’. The effect of immobility on lean mass is a frequently forgotten factor when attempting to optimise nutritional support in the critically ill and the beneficial effects of ‘Exercise in the ICU Patient’ will be reviewed.


Between 2005 and 2010, 21 deaths and 79 cases of harm were reported from feeding through misplaced fine bore nasogastric (NG) tubes. The single greatest cause of harm was due to misinterpretation of x-rays, accounting for 12 deaths and 45 serious incidents. Consultant GI Radiologist Robert Law is running a lunch meeting to explain and demonstrate his excellent online training package for safe confirmation of fine bore NG tube position.


After lunch there will be a session dedicated to the safe and efficient discharge of patients


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