Event Lead
 Dr Nicky Wyer Dietetic Clinical Lead – Intestinal Failure
This event is the 1st Annual West Midlands regional intestinal failure network and education meeting.  It is aimed at all members of the multi-disciplinary team caring for patients with intestinal failure. 
The purpose of the day is to provide an update on core aspects of intestinal failure management, developments in the care of intestinal failure patients and provide an opportunity for networking with MDT colleagues from across the West Midlands region. 
 This is a free event for intestinal failure MDT colleagues and lunch will be provided. 
Please see the provisional programme below, which is subject to change 
uhc-tr.nutritionteam@nhs.net
FREE EVENT
Morning sessions: ‘Reviewing the Basics’
09:00      Welcome & Introduction
Dr Nicky Wyer – Dietetic Clinical Lead – Intestinal Failure 
                Dr Nikki Burch – Consultant Gastroenterologist & Clinical Lead for Nutrition 
09:15   What is Intestinal Failure, establishing the diagnosis
Dr Jeremy Nightingale - Consultant Gastroenterologist
09:45      Dietary approaches to managing Intestinal Failure 
                Dr Nicky Wyer – Dietetic Clinical Lead – Intestinal Failure 
10:15      Parenteral Nutrition – an overview including approaches in hospital & at home
                Laura Helm & Laura Woodend – Senior Specialist Dietitians 
10:45      Coffee Break
‘Practicalities’
11:00   Vascular Access – general principles and managing complications
Dr Joanna Kisiala Associate Specialist in Anaesthetics, Clinical Lead for Vascular Access
11:30   New technology & treatment
- -  Teduglutide – Amir Ghajar Senior Pharmacist
- -  Distal feeding – Teri Kilbane, Lead Nurse - Nutrition
- -  Indirect calorimetry – Dr Nicky Wyer – Dietetic Clinical Lead
12:15     Management of HPN patient presenting to local hospitals & when to refer to a SIF centre
Dr Mike McFarlane – Consultant Gastroenterologist
13:00      Lunch
Afternoon: ‘Cases’
14:00   The reality of IF and undergoing planned IF surgery – a patient’s perspective
14:45    Surgical considerations/ decision making
Mr Kai Leong – Consultant Surgeon
15:30   Coffee Break
15:45   Panel questions and answers
16:15      Close of Meeting