Enteral Tube Feeding: Gastrointestinal Complications

Program Date: 21 July 2022
Publication Date: 21 July 2022
Continuing Education Units: Nurse Contact: 1.0; Dietitian CPEU: 1.0

Course Description:

In this course, Allison Krall, MS, RD, LD, CNSC, will identify potential complications associated with enteral tube feeding; summarize management techniques for select complications; and review a clinical case study related to enteral feeding intolerance.

Course Objectives:

• Identify potential complications associated with enteral tube feeding. 
• Summarize management techniques for select complications. 
• Review a clinical case study related to enteral feeding intolerance.
  • CDR Level: 2
  • Performance Indicators: 4.2.6, 4.2.7, 8.2.1
  • Run Time: 45

Course Instructor Bio(s)

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Allison Krall, MS, RD, LD, CNSC

Clinical Dietitian 
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center 
Educational Program Consultant 
Abbott Nutrition 
Columbus, OH, USA

Allison Krall is a clinical dietitian at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and an educational program consultant for the Abbott Nutrition Health Institute in Columbus, OH, USA. Allison has worked in the field of nutrition support for more than 20 years. She has experience in inpatient, outpatient, and home nutrition support.

Her areas of interest include oncology, critical care, malnutrition screening and diagnosis, and clinical nutrition education. She worked as the lead dietitian/clinical coordinator and clinical instructor at The Ohio State University prior to joining the ANHI team in 2021. Allison recently completed her Master of Science in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences with an emphasis on education. Additionally, Allison is actively involved in the Ohio Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (OSPEN), where she served as the 2017 president and is currently the secretary. She also served 4 years on the membership committee of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN).

Abbott Nutrition’s Provider Statement for Nursing CEs:

Abbott Nutrition Health Institute is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nursing Provider #CEP 11213.

Abbott Nutrition’s Statement for Dietitian CPEUs:

This educational activity has been prior-approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). CDR credentialed practitioners will receive the specified continuing professional education units (CPEUs) for completion of this program/material.

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