Course: Nutrition in Critical Care

• Audience:

  All members of the PICU multi-disciplinary team

• Course description:

  The Nutrition in Critical Care course includes 10 sessions delivered by experienced ESPNIC Nutrition Section members. The course is aimed at all members of the PICU multi-disciplinary team and based around the ESPNIC consensus nutrition guidelines

• Course topics:
  • Comprehensive Nutritional Assessment
  • Energy requirements in the critically ill child
  • Protein requirements during Paediatric Critical Illness
  • How to enterally feed the critically ill child
  • Choice of feed for the critically ill child
  • Use of GRV measurements in the PICU
  • Macronutrient requirements in PN
  • Timing and role of parental nutrition in critically ill children and term neonates
  • Pharmaconutrition in PICU
• Hours:

  2 hours

• Pricing:
  • ESPNIC Members: 50€
  • NON ESPNIC Members: 120€
• Dates:
  • Start: 15 May 2021 
  • End:  15 August 2021
• Note:

  The course is self-paced and can be accessed for a duration of 3 months from 15 May 2021 until 15 August 2021.

  After 15 August 2021, the course will no longer be available so please aim to complete the course within the 3-month access period.

  The course concludes with an assessment that can be taken at any time during the access period.

  A passing mark of 90% is required to receive a certificate of successful completion of the course.