CPPENA Annual Fall Meeting - Living Well With Home Nutrition Support
Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2024 
Time: 12:00 - 14:00 ET (10:00 - 12:00 MT)
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Speakers:
Sharlene Baergen-Fladager, B.Sc., M.Ed
Darlene Jossy, RN, BScN
Gerry Kimmel
Bianca Spark, Home TPN RN
Description: This fall session will focus on 2 topics that are central to living well with Home Nutriiton Support. "Optimizing Travel while Living with Home Nutrition Support: A Conversation" will cover essential topics, including practical advice and solutions for optimizing travel with home nutrition support. Additionally, the meeting will delve into IV access device considerations, where speakers will discuss best practices for managing these devices, including dressing, lock considerations, and patient education. Enteral access device considerations will also be explored, offering information about various devices, along with practical insights from nursing professionals on management techniques and patient care strategies. Throughout the event, attendees will hear from patients sharing their personal experiences and perspectives on living with home nutrition support. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable knowledge and practical solutions for optimizing travel and managing access devices in home nutrition. Join us for a day of learning and sharing.
Chair: Leah Gramlich MD, FRCP - University of Alberta
About the Speakers:
Sharlene Baergen-Fladager, B.Sc., M.Ed - Sharlene has been living with Crohnes Disease for 46 years, an ileostomy for 40 year, SBS for almost 20 years and TPN off and on for 24 years. At this time she is coming to terms with needing to be on TPN permanently. She often says she can live without TPN but she can thrive with TPN.
Part of thriving for Sharlene is traveling and using her background as an educator to help others living with chronic health issues thrive in their own lives.
Doing the research and talking to various people about their experiences travelling with TPN has been an inspiration to her and she is looking forward to doing more travelling in the future and sharing what she has learned about the ups and downs of traveling, specifically camping, with TPN with you today.
Other activities that bring joy to Sharlene are spending time with her husband and dog, gardening, walking, spending time in nature and connecting with others.
She is looking forward to continued involvement with CPPENA.
Darlene Jossy, RN, BScN - With 27 years of nursing experience with Alberta Health Services, Darlene Jossy has spent the majority of her career as a bedside RN in the Royal Alexandra ICU and contributed to the critical care research group. After serving as transplant and living donor coordinator, she transitioned to the Home Nutrition Support Program 1.5 years ago. She is passionalte about supporting her patients, families and cargivers in managing enteral nutrition and helping them live their best lives.
Gerry Kimmel - I am a retired airline employee. I have along term history of Crohn's Disease(over 45 years) and of Short Bowel Syndrome and HPN(over 30 years). I live an active lifestyle and enjoy walking, skating and cycling.
Bianca Spark, Home TPN RN - Bianca Spark was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, and continues to live there with her 2 children and husband. She graduated in 2005 from Grant MacEwan university. Bianca has worked as a registered nurse for the past 19 years with experience working on general medicine wards and 2 different emergency departments in Edmonton. In 2020, Bianca joined the Northern Alberta Home Parenteral Nutrition program, providing nutritional support to approximately 120 patients throughout Northern Alberta and the Northwest Territories.
Disclaimer
The opinions expressed by the participants at this session reflect personal experiences and are meant for sharing and to stimulate interactive discussions. As such some of these may not reflect the opinions or beliefs of the Canadian Nutrition Society or CPPENA. This information does not replace guidance from your healthcare provider.
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