DNS Support Line - December 2021 Issue

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This newsletter includes the following articles for CPEU:

• Registered Dietitian Nutritionists Thriving in a World of Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity
• Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy: An Overview of Metabolic Derangements and Macronutrient Shifts
• Considerations for Implementation of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Programs in Kidney and Liver Transplant Patients
• The Role of Immunonutrition Supplementation in Improving Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Major Elective Surgery at a Moderate- to High-Risk Surgical Status

CPE Level: 2
CPEU: 3
Performance Indicators: 10.3.2, 4.1.1, 6.2.1

Learning Objectives

• Recognize the benefits of immunonutrition in moderate to high risk surgical patients
• Describe the nutritional components of ERAS (enhanced recovery after surgery) pathways and explain the considerations in implementing ERAS pathways in transplant patients
• Describe the metabolic derangements and shifts in nutrient and energy balance during continuous renal replacement therapy