Navigating Blenderized Tube Feeding Across the Care Continuum

Objectives:

1. Describe the indications, benefits, and limitations of real food ingredient and blenderized tube feeding in pediatric and adult populations.
2. Compare commercial formulas, commercial blenderized products, and home-prepared blenderized feeds, including nutritional adequacy and safety considerations.
3. Identify key clinical and operational challenges in implementing blenderized tube feeding, including food allergies, cost, and caregiver education.
4. Develop strategies to support safe and effective transitions across the nutrition care continuum (infant to pediatric, pediatric to adult, inpatient to outpatient, and enteral to oral feeding).
5. Apply evidence-based practices and case-based insights to optimize patient outcomes and caregiver engagement when using blenderized tube feeding.

*Navigating Blenderized Tube Feeding Across the Care Continuum awards 1.25 CPEUs in accordance with the Commission on Dietetic Registration’s CPEU Prior Approval Program. Provider Number NE008.

One contact hour is available for Registered Nurses.

Financial support provided by Nestlé Health Science.

For Dietitians: Funding from non-CPE revenue for CPE planning, development, review, and / or presentation has been provided by Nestlé Health Science.

Nestlé Health Science is a Continuing Education Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 11366.    

There is no charge for participating in this program.