Nutrition is critical for ICU patient care, yet a delay in feeding due to factors like delayed tube placement can lead to poor nutrition and compromised recovery. Tune into this podcast with Senior Critical Care Dietitian, Associate Professor Lee-anne Chapple, to understand the role dietitians play in in preventing delayed feeding by extending their scope of practice. Learn how Lee-anne progressed into the advanced role of using electromagnetic stylet nasogastric/nasointestinal feeding tube technology to safely place post-pyloric feeding tubes in practice. Plus, Lee-anne explains the process, benefits and challenges to extending scope of practice, what the process of placing a feeding tube looks like and shares her top tips for dietitians wanting to upskill in this space.

For the shownotes: https://dietitianconnection.com/podcasts/upskilling-dietitians-feeding-tube-placement/

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