Adina Hirsch, PharmD, BCNSP, FASPEN
Senior Medical Science Liaison, Medical Affairs,
Parenteral Nutrition, Fresenius Kabi
Describe your session in a tweet.
Containing from 20–40 ingredients and with high‑alert medication status, Parenteral Nutrition (PN) demands precision. Join us as we unpack PN stability & compatibility, explore risks of instability, review key ASPEN guidelines, and examine extended‑stability solutions to support safe prescribing, compounding, and administration. 💡🧪
What is the most important thing you want attendees to take away from your session?
To appreciate the complexity of the PN process and the importance of maintaining competency
Excluding your session, what other topics are you passionate about in relation to the home and alternate site industry?
To appreciate the complexity of the PN process and the importance of maintaining competency
If you had a paid year off work, how would you spend it?
Traveling the world, learning about PN practices globally, learning how to make sourdough bread, training for a walking marathon
If you had a secret identity, what would your alias be and what would you be known for?
The Rolodex: Defeating villains using citations, logic, and evidence-based clarifications. (and my side-kick "Footnote")
What’s your “it’s not a big deal, but it is” hill to die on?
Proper terminology, especially product versus preparation. Sterile compounders make compounded sterile preparations, not products.
