Education Track Sessions

Optimizing the First 7 Days: HPN Transition Strategies

Three significant opportunities in the home parenteral nutrition (HPN) transition, which may improve safety and customer satisfaction, will be reviewed in a case-based presentation. These include evaluation of the patient and/or caregiver’s preparedness to manage HPN; pre-discharge and in home education applying the teach back method for PN administration, self-monitoring, triaging common challenges in the home, and when to contact a clinician; and development of a safe HPN prescription, with critical evaluation of compatibility, stability, PN additives including those administered by the patient, and other intravenous medications and fluids. Each of these opportunities must engage the patient and/or caregiver and the inpatient and home infusion interprofessional teams in a collaborative handoff to optimize outcomes and mitigate complications for both the short and long term.
Three significant opportunities in the home parenteral nutrition (HPN) transition, which may improve safety and customer satisfaction, will be reviewed in a case-based presentation. These include evaluation of the patient and/or caregiver’s preparedness to manage HPN; pre-discharge and in home education applying the teach back method for PN administration, self-monitoring, triaging common challenges in the home, and when to contact a clinician; and development of a safe HPN prescription, with critical evaluation of compatibility, stability, PN additives including those administered by the patient, and other intravenous medications and fluids. Each of these opportunities must engage the patient and/or caregiver and the inpatient and home infusion interprofessional teams in a collaborative handoff to optimize outcomes and mitigate complications for both the short and long term.

Learning Objectives

  • Examine barriers to safe transitions of care with home parenteral nutrition.
  • List opportunities, including the clinician handoff, to optimize the PN prescription for home and prevent medication errors during HPN transitions.
  • Assess potential gaps in patient/caregiver education in the HPN transition process and list strategies to mitigate them.
  • Speaker(s)

    Rachel Amodei PharmD Regional Pharmacy Operations Manager
    Healthwise Pharmacy/Vital Care

    Amy Braglia-Tarpey MS, RD, CNSC Director, Nutrition Product Line
    Amerita Home Infusion

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