You are invited to the annual Southampton Practical Nutrition course that provides 3 days of interactive teaching focusing on the importance of nutrition in health care. This MDT focused practical course will provide an excellent basic knowledge of nutritional requirements, how artificial nutritional support can be provided, nutritional management of patients with different diseases as well as the management of intestinal failure and beyond.
Course Aims
The aim of the course is to provide a broad foundation of knowledge in clinical nutrition, nutritional assessment and nutrition support. Whilst primarily aimed towards trainees the course is relevant for consultants in all specialties, general practitioners and allied health professionals with an interest in nutrition and intestinal failure. The course will address the major areas of the Joint Royal Colleges Postgraduate Training Board (JRCTPB) curriculum in basic nutrition for gastroenterology trainees. The course is interactive with a variety of case-based lectures and practical workshops, a quiz and debate. To facilitate this delegate places are limited to 30.
Course Objectives
- To provide an understanding of the basic science of clinical nutrition · To recognise malnutrition
- To provide a structured approach in assessing the indications for nutritional support
- To calculate nutritional requirements and formulate a prescription for enteral or parenteral support
- To increase awareness of the role of the nutrition support team
- To be familiar with different types of enteral tubes, possible complications and how to manage these
- To assess and manage patients with intestinal failure associated with short bowel syndrome, enteric fistulae, dysmotility, mechanical obstruction and extensive mucosal disease
- To be aware of indications for and complications of parenteral nutrition
- To be aware of the impact of obesity, bariatric surgery and possible complications
- To be aware of the ethical dilemmas around providing nutritional support
Course Organisers
Dr Emily Clarke, Dr Trevor Smith, Dr Tom Hollingworth, Dr Adam McCulloch & Dr Suzie Pomfret – Consultant Gastroenterologists, Southampton Nutrition Support and Intestinal Failure Service
Cost
£200 (inclusive of registration, lunch and refreshments daily)
Cancellation policy
Full refund if cancellation received in writing by 5pm Friday 25th April 2025. No refund will be offered after that date.
Parking
Parking is available locally at a cost of £4.40 a day (at the time of writing)
Accommodation
Rooms are available to book at the White Horse Romsey via their website:
https://www.whitehorsehotelromsey.co.uk/ or 01794337810
Programme & booking
- Full programme will be uploaded shortly but will include talks, a debate, a quiz and small group workshops covering:
- A framework for understanding nutrition,
- Malnutrition and nutritional screening
- Oral and enteral nutrition support
- Nutrition support in surgical patients
- Intestinal Failure and advanced nutrition support
- Home parenteral nutrition and its complications, and intestinal transplant
- Speakers include multidisciplinary members of the Southampton Nutrition Support and Intestinal Failure Service, as well as invited experts from other Intestinal Failure centres.
Delegate feedback from previous courses
- EXCELLENT Course! I have learned so much.
- I have learnt so much and cemented a lot of knowledge from my clinical IF -training.
- A fantastic course which I will recommend to trainees and colleagues.
- Excellent faculty, good value for money, good catering. Last day especially useful for surgical trainees
- I have loved the range of teaching styles. Great setting. Great for networking
- I have learnt so much from this course. Consolidated practice. Learnt some good tips. Have got some useful stuff to read up on. Thank you all so much. Location perfect and feeling very well fed. I will be recommending this to colleagues – medical, nursing and dietetics!”
