The Immunonutrition Advantage: Improving Surgical Outcomes

Learn how immunonutrition plays a role in improving outcomes across the surgical continuum of care with Jaclyn Vaughn Moore, MS, RD, CSO who presents evidence behind key immuonutrients and their role in supporting immune and metabolic responses to surgical stress. Through discussion of guideline-supported use, ERAS integration, and real-world case studies, enhance your knowledge of practical tools to confidently implement immunonutrition to optimize patient-centered nutrition care.

Objectives:

1. Describe key immunonutrients and their proposed roles in immune and metabolic support during surgical stress.
2. Identify surgical and non-surgical patient populations that would benefit most from immunonutrition based on current evidence and guidelines.
3. Implement evidence-based immunonutrition strategies into surgical nutrition care plans.

Before obtaining a CE certificate:  
1. Review the self-reflection questions:

·     Describe any professional gaps that were identified as a result of viewing this presentation.

·      Do you plan to change your current practice? if so, what can you or your team change that you are not currently doing?

·     What barriers or limitations do you anticipate when it comes to implementing a change to your practice. How can you overcome such barriers?

 ·    What do you or your team need to learn more about to improve knowledge, competence, and/or patient care?  

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