CPPENA 2026 Annual Fall Meeting – Promoting Health and Mitigating Complications for People Living with Home Nutrition Support
Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Time: 12:00pm - 2:00pm ET
Meeting description:
The CPPENA 2026 Annual Fall Meeting will bring together healthcare professionals, patients, and caregivers to explore practical approaches to managing home nutrition challenges. The session will focus on troubleshooting enteral access complications and understanding innovations in parenteral nutrition, including shelf-stable TPN / multi-chamber bag TPN. Through a combination of clinical expertise, patient perspectives, and discussion, attendees will have the opportunity to learn about practical strategies, share experiences, and consider how these approaches may support quality of life and day-to-day care.
Speakers:
- Jennifer Jin, MD, FRCPC, CAGF - University of Alberta
- Jennifer (Jenn) Anderson, BScN, RN - Alberta Health Services
- Kathryn Clarke - Lived Experience
- Sharlene Baergen-Fladager - Lived Experience
Meeting Description:
This CPPENA Annual Fall Meeting will bring together healthcare professionals, patients, and caregivers to explore practical approaches to managing home nutrition challenges. The session will focus on troubleshooting enteral access complications and understanding innovations in parenteral nutrition, including shelf-stable TPN / multi-chamber bag TPN. Through a combination of clinical expertise, patient perspectives, and discussion, attendees will have the opportunity to learn about practical strategies, share experiences, and consider how these approaches may support quality of life and day-to-day care.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe common feeding tube complications, including leaks, granulation tissue, and clogs, and discuss practical troubleshooting strategies.
- Explain the potential role, benefits, and limitations of shelf-stable TPN / multi-chamber bag TPN in home parenteral nutrition
- Recognize patient and caregiver perspectives related to managing enteral access issues and using shelf-stable TPN, including impacts on travel, independence, and quality of life
- Identify opportunities for peer-to-peer learning and dialogue to support shared problem-solving among patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals.
Following the presentations, meeting attendees will be encouraged to ask questions and invited to join an open forum to discuss their own experiences.
Chair: Leah Gramlich, MD, FRCP - University of Alberta
About the Speakers:
Jennifer Jin, MD FRCPC - finished medical school and internal medicine residency training in her home province in Saskatchewan and went on to a gastroenterology residency at the University of Ottawa. She then completed a Nutrition fellowship at the University of Toronto. She moved back out west to Edmonton in 2015 and joined the Division of Gastroenterology at the Royal Alexandra Hospital and is the Medical Lead for Nutrition Services in the northern half of Alberta and program director for the Advanced Clinical Nutrition Fellowship.
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Sharlene Baergen-Fladager - Sharlene has lived with Crohn’s disease for much of her life, navigating multiple surgeries that resulted in short bowel syndrome. She has been on and off parenteral nutrition support for over 25 years, an experience that has deepened her understanding of what it means to live well with a complex medical condition.
For Sharlene, parenteral nutrition has been much more than a medical treatment — it has been a path back to herself and the life she once feared was no longer possible. She often says that while she can live without nutrition support, she is able to thrive with it.
As a peer co-facilitator with the CPPENA Peer-to-Peer Support Group, Sharlene is passionate about helping others find hope, connection, and the confidence to thrive again.
Jennifer (Jenn) Anderson has worked as a Registered Nurse with AHS for the last 24 years. Her career started on the inpatient trauma unit at the U of A hospital, she then worked as a bedside surgical nurse at the Sturgeon Community hospital, and in surgery clinic at the Kaye. For the last nine years, she has been with the Home Nutrition Support program where she has the opportunity to support patients and their families as they navigate complex health challenges. She enjoys building meaningful relationships, educating patients, and working collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams to improve health and quality of life. She is passionate about lifelong learning and making a positive difference in the lives of her patients. She does her best thinking on her twice daily dog walks with her best guy Gordie pictured in her bio photo.
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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