Description

Enteral Nutrition: Practical Considerations for Clinical Practice

Live Interactive Continuing Professional Education Activity

Provider: CSR Nutrition Academy

Continuing Professional Education: 2.0 CPEUs

Activity Type: Live Interactive Webinar

Activity Details

Module 1
Date: Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:05 PM (Eastern Time)

Module 2
Date: Wednesday, October 7th, 2026
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:05 PM (Eastern Time)

Location: Live Online Webinar
Duration: 130 instructional minutes

Important Attendance Requirement

This continuing professional education activity consists of two live instructional modules delivered on separate dates.

To successfully complete the activity and receive 2.0 CPEUs, participants must:
• Attend both live instructional modules in their entirety.
• Meet attendance verification requirements.
• Complete the required activity evaluation.

Partial credit will not be awarded.

Course Description:

Significant weight changes are among the most common and clinically important nutrition concerns encountered in long-term care. Early identification and appropriate management are essential for optimizing resident outcomes and maintaining regulatory compliance.

This live continuing professional education activity reviews the assessment, evaluation, documentation, and management of Enteral Nutrition in long-term care residents. Participants will examine current CMS definitions and regulatory expectations, identify common etiologies, apply evidence-based nutrition interventions, and discuss strategies for monitoring resident progress through case-based learning and clinical application.

Educational Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
1. Determining When Nutrition Support Is Indicated
2. Dysphagia and Enteral Nutrition
3. Selecting Enteral Access
4. Complete Nutrition Assessment Before Prescribing EN
5. Calculate the Prescription
6. Selecting the Feeding Schedule

CDR Performance Indicators

11.2.2 Interviews clients/patients and reviews health records to collect information about medical history and food and nutrition intake.

11.2.3 Collects information related to client/patient use of medications, dietary supplements and integrative and functional medicines to identify potential adverse drug and nutrient interaction.

11.2.7 Performs calculations to determine nutritional requirements by identifying and utilizing patient-appropriate predictive equations.

11.3.7 Recommends nutrition support, therapeutic diets and dietary and oral nutrition supplements.

11.3.9 Leads the implementation of nutrition interventions in collaboration with clients/patients and the interprofessional team.

2.1.5 Assesses the client’s need for language and interpretive services and take steps to support access to these services.

Course Outline

Module 1
• Introduction
• Determining When Nutrition Support Is Indicated
• Dysphagia and Enteral Nutrition
• Selecting Enteral Access

Module 2
• Complete Nutrition Assessment Before Prescribing EN
• Calculate the Prescription
• Selecting the Feeding Schedule
• Complex Case/Application
• Questions & Discussion

Speaker:
Luca Bennett, MS, RDN, LDN
Clinical Nutrition Manager
CSR Nutrition, LLC

Continuing Professional Education Information

This live educational activity has been approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) for 2.0 Continuing Professional Education Units (CPEUs).

Disclosure Statement

The speaker and planners have disclosed no relevant financial relationships related to the content of this activity. No commercial support was received for this educational activity.

Commercial Bias Statement

The educational content has been developed independently and is evidence-based.

Technology Requirements

• Computer or tablet
• Stable internet connection
• Webinar platform access
• Audio capability

Attendance Verification

Attendance will be verified electronically. Participants must attend both instructional modules to receive credit.

Certificate Information

Certificates will be issued after attendance verification and completion of all activity requirements.

Cancellation / Refund Policy

• Registration is transferable.
• Refund requests must be received by days before the published deadline.
• No refunds after the activity has begun.

Questions

Email: Support@csrnutrition.com

References

References supporting the educational content will be provided throughout the presentation and included in the final course materials.

Disclaimer

The educational information presented during this activity is intended for healthcare professionals and should not replace independent clinical judgment.