2025 PROGRAM
Speakers and timing may be subject to change
Thursday 6th November
Pre-conference Symposiums, Workshops and ESPEN LLL courses
Morning sessions 08.30 - 12.30
(morning tea 10.30)
Workshop One - Prehab Nutrition
ESPEN LLL Course - Nutritional Support in Liver and Pancreatic Disease
12.30 - 13.30 Lunch
Afternoon sessions 13.30 - 17.30
(afternoon tea 15.00)
Paediatric Symposium
As above
Workshop Two - HPN Symposium
Workshop Three - Hitchhikers Guide to ICU
Pre-Conference Registration and Welcome Drinks 17:30 - 19:30
Come join us for Welcome Drinks and Canapes in the Exhibition Area!
Friday 7th November
Conference Day 1
06.30 - 08.30 Registration
07.00 - 08.00
Fresenius Kabi Breakfast Session
Impact of Nutrition on Survival and Functional Recovery in the Post ICU Period
Speaker: Associate Professor Emma Ridley
Sydney Hilton, Room 2
08.30 - 10.45
Plenary Session One - Outwit, Outplay, Outsmart: Nutrition Challenges
Chair: Sharon Carey & Sophie Hogan
Welcome to Country & AuSPEN President Address
Sharon Carey
Nutrition Care: Targeting Strategies To Address Disease Related Malnutrition
Leah Gramlich
University of Alberta
When the Gut Meets the Brain: Current Nutrition Challenges
Gerald Holtmann
Princess Alexandra Hospital
Can Nutrition Support be Sustainable
Suzie Ferrie
Royal Prince Alfred Hosptial
10.45 - 11.15 Morning Tea
11.15 - 12.30
Plenary Session Two - Malnutrition Challenges
Chair: Ibolya Nyulasi & Rhiannon Crane
Malnutrition, Sarcopenia and Frailty: Implications For Diagnosis and Intervention
Leah Gramlich
University of Alberta
Disease Related Malnutrition – Taking a National Approach to Action and Advocacy
Adrienne Young
Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
Panel Q&A
12.30 - 13.30 Lunch & Poster Viewing
13.30 - 15.15
Concurrent Session - Acute Care and Surgical Nutrition:
Energy Expenditure and Nutrition Characteristics Following Pelvic Exenteration: A Pilot Study
Alice Jay
"I Wasn't Interested in Eating, So I Wasn't": The Experiences of Women Undergoing Cytoreductive Surgery for Ovarian Cancer
Kathryn Cherry
Changes in Skeletal Muscle Mass in Patients with Gynaecological Cancer Undergoing Radiotherapy: A Systematic Review
Pilar Navarro
Nutritional Status and Intervention in the Perioperative Care of Older Patients Undergoing Surgery (POPS) Clinic
Simone Keegan
Indirect Calorimetry in Self-Ventilating Trauma Patients: The Gold Standard or Digging for Gold?
Jacquelyn Sleigh
A Five-Year Retrospective Review of Catheter Related Bloodstream Infection in South Australia Home Parenteral Nutrition Patients
Mona Chen
Body Composition of Children on Home Parenteral Nutrition
Looi Ee
Vitamin Provision in Parenteral Nutrition for Paediatric Inpatients in Australia and New Zealand
Kathleen McGrath
Fueling Success: Adequacy of Pre- and Post-Operative Nutrition Interventions in Colorectal Surgery
Stephanie Langton
Concurrent Session - Long-term Nutrition Support and Service Innovation:
Patients on Home Enteral Nutrition: Emergency Department Presentations
Anna Marie Santomartino
Feasability of a Remote Monitoring Model of Care for Patients on Home Enteral Nutrition
Kate Graham
Healthcare Utilisation of Enterally Fed Patients with Disorders of the Gut Brain Interaction
Rebecca Gallo
A Novel Approach to Identify Low Dietary Fibre Intake in Sub-Acute Inpatients
Jenny Wei
Higher Diet Quality is Associated with a Lower Prevalence of MASLD and Adverse Health Outcomes: Insights from NHANES 2005-2020
Ayesha Sualeheen
Measuring What Matters: Quality Indicators for Hospital Nutrition and Food Services
Adrienne Young
'Making the System Work': Dietitians' Experiences Using Digital Systems for Nutrition Care Transitions in Older Adults with Malnutrition
Kristin Gomes
In-Hospital Nutritional Decline is Poorly Identified and Managed in Long-Stay Acute Adult Patients: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study
Liliana Botero
Building Capacity in Computed Tomography (CT)-Based Body Composition Analysis: Development and Implementation of an Online Education Program
Lauren Hanna
15.15 - 15.45 Afternoon Tea
15.45 - 17.00
Plenary Session Three - The Tribe has spoken: Home Enteral Nutrition and the Great Debate
Chair: Darcy Holt & Sophie Hogan
Developing an Organisational Model for HEN in NSW
Katherine Fullerton
Hunter New England Local Health District
Statewide Gastrostomy Training Program
Sharon Carey
Royal Prince Alfred Hosptial
The tribal council: Refeeding is Overrated (debate)
Amin Roberts & Peter Lim (FOR) - Cherry Koh & Suzie Ferrie (AGAINST)
18.30
AuSPEN Networking Event - Zeta Bar Hilton Hotel
Ticketed event - purchase through registration or contact CORP COMM
Saturday 8th November
Conference Day 2
06.30 - 08.30 Registration
08.30 - 10.00
Concurrent Sessions - ICU
Chair: Varsha Asrani & Oana Tatucu
Protein Recommendations – Where Are We Up To?
Fiona Simpson
Royal North Shore Hospital
ECMO Update
Oana Tatucu
ANZIC-RC, Monash University
Muscle Mass and Functional Outcomes in Critically Ill Patients Receiving Augmented Enteral Protein
Suzie Ferrie
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Concurrent Sessions - Functional Gastrointestinal
Chair: Sharon Carey & Bridget Healthcote
Innovations in the Management of Disorders of Gut Brain Interaction
Kerith Duncanson
University of Newcastle
Managing the Challenging IBS Patient - What's New?
Vincent Ho
Western Sydney University
Setting Boundaries and Managing Clinician Burnout – Lessons for Clinicians
Gerald Holtmann
Princess Alexandra Hospital
10.00 - 10.30 Morning Tea
10.30 - 12.00
Concurrent Sessions - Liver
Chair: Tanya Collins & Amin Roberts
Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease: a 24-h Integrated Behaviour Perspective
Elena George
Deakin University
Managing Ascites
Helen Vidot
Royal Prince Alfred Hosptial
Management of Metabolic Syndrome Post-Transplant
Talal Valliani
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Concurrent Sessions - Perioperative
Chair: Kiah Waller & Lisa Barker
Reduced Pre-Procedural Fasting
Oya Gumuskaya
Western Sydney University
Optimizing Surgical Outcome Through ERAS and Pre-habillitation
Leah Gramlich
University of Alberta
AuSPEN Fasting Consensus
Darcy Holt
Monash Health
Panel Q&A
12.00 - 13.00 Lunch (AuSPEN AGM)
13.00 - 13.15 Presentation and awards
13.15 - 14.45
Plenary Session 4 - Tribal Council: What Does the Future Hold?
Chair: Elena George & Julia Fox
Innovations in AI
Sophie Hogan
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Digital Transformation in Dietetics: Enhancing Patient Care Through Technology
Jessica Dawson
University of Sydney
Let’s Get Technical – Virtual Reality in Clinical Nutrition
Sharon Carey
Royal Prince Alfred Hosptial
Panel Q&A
Closing remarks
AuSPEN 2025 Closed