BAPEN Endorsed Course
St Mark’s Academic Institute presents the Horizons in Intestinal Failure, Rehabilitation and Home Parenteral Nutrition course – now in its 28th year running.
Horizons is a 3-day hybrid course which covers all 3 types of intestinal failure.
Day 1 will cover aspects of type 1 intestinal failure including causes and prevention, refeeding, requirements, short term access, bowel obstruction, choosing a PN bag and managing metabolic complications in the short term.
Day 2 will cover aspects of type 2 intestinal failure and will focus on the management of enterocutaneous fistula and high output stomas, fistuloclysis/distal feeding, maximising enteral nutrition, pharmacology issues, management of chronic pain and dysmotility.
Day 3 will cover type 3 intestinal failure and will focus on home parenteral nutrition including the national home parenteral nutrition framework, monitoring patients on HPN, complications such as infections, metabolic and abnormal LFTs, quality of life, malignancy, intestinal rehabilitation and the patient perspective.
This year’s course is held at the prestigious Royal College of Nursing in London as well as access to a worldwide audience online.
