In this episode of Nutrition Pearls: the Podcast, co-hosts Bailey Koch and Nikki Misner speak with Rashelle Berry on nasogastric feeding tube placement and weaning enteral nutrition. Rashelle has been working at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta for over 16 years as a dietitian in the Marcus Autism Center’s feeding program. She previously served as the nutrition manager of the intensive feeding program. Currently, Rashelle’s clinical work is focused on infants and children with pediatric feeding disorders in both the outpatient clinical and rehab settings. She is especially passionate about weaning children from tube feedings. Rashelle also serves on the Georgia Board of Examiners for Licensed Dietitians and as a site reviewer for the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics.

Nutrition Pearls is supported by an educational grant from Reckitt Mead Johnson Nutrition.

Resources:

Academy Quality Management Committee. Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Revised 2017 Scope of Practice for the Registered Dietitian Nutritionist. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2018;118(1):141-165. doi:10.1016/j.jand.2017.10.002

Corrigan ML, Bobo E, Rollins C, Mogensen KM. Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition: Revised 2021 standards of practice and standards of professional performance for registered dietitian nutritionists (competent, proficient, and expert) in nutrition support. Nutr Clin Pract. 2021;36(6):1126-1143. doi:10.1002/ncp.10774

Produced by: Corey Irwin

NASPGHAN - Council for Pediatric Nutrition Professionals
cpnp@naspghan.org

Episode 25 - Bonus Episode - Debriefing the NASPGHAN/APGNN/CPNP Annual Meeting - Post Conference Takeaways

In this bonus episode of Nutrition Pearls: the Podcast, hosts Jen Smith and Nikki Misner discuss highlights from the 2024 NASPGHAN/APGNN/CPNP annual meeting held in Hollywood, Florida.
Nikki will now be a co-host of Nutrition Pearls as we wish Melissa Talley the best of luck with her future endeavors.

Produced by: Corey Irwin

NASPGHAN - Council for Pediatric Nutrition Professionals

cpnp@naspghan.org

Episode 24 - Liz King - Navigating Nutrition with Short Bowel Syndrome

In this episode of Nutrition Pearls: the Podcast, co-hosts Melissa Talley and Nikki Misner speak with Liz King about nutrition management in the short bowel syndrome pediatric patient population. Liz King is a Registered Dietitian and board-certified nutrition support clinician at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. Liz received her BS in Nutrition from Auburn University and went on to complete her MS in Nutrition and dietetic internship at the University of Pittsburgh. For the past 9 years, she has been the dietitian for the Intestinal Care and Rehabilitation Center (ICARE), which was the first established comprehensive, multidisciplinary intestinal failure center caring for patients with complicated intestinal disorders. She also works with the liver and small bowel transplant department at UPMC Children's, overseeing the nutritional needs of patients undergoing transplant. Liz's nutritional interests include chronic TPN management and babies starting solids.

Nutrition Pearls is supported by an educational grant from Reckitt Mead Johnson Nutrition.

Resources:

Walia et al. The North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Position on the Role of the Registered Dietitian Nutritionist in the Care of the Pediatric Patient With Chronic Gastrointestinal Diseases. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2023;76(3):390-399.

Produced by: Corey Irwin

NASPGHAN - Council for Pediatric Nutrition Professionals

cpnp@naspghan.org