2026 PROGRAM
Speakers and timing are subject to change
Thursday 5th November
Pre-conference Symposiums,
Workshops and ESPEN LLL courses
8.30am – 12.30pm Morning Sessions
Morning tea break @10.30am
Blended Tube Feeds
Workshop One - Beginners Research
Ethical Considerations in Nutrition Care
12.30 – 1.30pm Lunch break
1.30 – 5.00pm Afternoon Sessions
Afternoon tea break @3.30pm
Paediatric Symposium
Workshop Two - Developing Guidelines
Workshop Three - Managing the Surgical Patient
5pm – 7pm Pre-Conference Registration and Welcome Drinks
Come join us for drinks and canapes in the exhibition area!
Friday 6th November
Conference Day 1
7.30 – 8.30am Registration
8.30 – 10.45am
Welcome to Country & AuSPEN President Address
Julia Fox
Plenary Session One
Is Nutrition Support a Human Right?
Diana Cardenas
How Social Media Is Changing the Clinical Landscape?
Tim Crowe
Supplemental Parenteral Nutrition
Varsha Asrani
10.45 – 11.15am Morning tea break
11.15am – 12.30pm
Plenary Session Two
ARFID, Eating Disorders, DGBI – What You Need To Know From a Psychiatrists Perspective
Hannah Kim
Time and trust: unpacking the lived experience of food and nutrition insecurity
Danielle Gallegos
12:30 - 1:00pm Poster Viewing
12.30 – 1.30pm Lunch
1.30 – 3pm
Concurrent Abstract Session 1:
Nutrition Practice & Clinical Pathways
Concurrent Abstract Session 2:
Metabolism, Critical Care & Intestinal Failure
Abstract 2: What advanced practice roles are dietitians undertaking? A mixed methods systematic review
Abstract 23: Right care, right clinician: A nutrition assistant-led telehealth clinic to support post-discharge nutrition care
Abstract 6: Patient and caregiver perspectives on the communication of malnutrition
Abstract 3: Patient-informed changes to hospital default meals reduce annual food and packaging waste without affecting nutritional intake
Abstract 10: Vitamin D deficiency in long-stay hospitalised patients: A retrospective audit of testing and supplementation practices
Abstract 1: Safety and effectiveness of dietitian-led endoscopy ordering for coeliac disease diagnosis: A mixed methods evaluation
Abstract 8: Reducing delays in paediatric coeliac disease diagnosis and management: A dietitian-led clinic pilot
Abstract 25: Nutritional management strategies used to prevent a chyle leak following oesophagectomy: A scoping review
Abstract 21: Portable ultrasound outperforms bioimpedance for body composition assessment after sleeve gastrectomy
Abstract 13: Energy delivery during early critical illness in the ICU: A single-unit audit
Abstract 14: Ultrasound-derived quadriceps muscle layer thickness measurement in the intensive care unit: A scoping review
Abstract 4: Stop guessing: Measured versus estimated energy needs in obese trauma patients
Abstract 22: Exclusive enteral nutrition practices at the Royal Melbourne Hospital: A retrospective audit
Abstract 17: Chyme reinfusion using the Insides® System to reduce parenteral nutrition dependence in Type 2 intestinal failure: multicentre randomised controlled trial (REINFUSE)
Abstract 12: Activity and outcomes of intestinal transplantation in Australia
Abstract 11: Intestinal transplant successfully restores enteral autonomy and improves nutritional status
Abstract 19: Excreted energy losses in healthy adults: A systematic review, meta-analysis and regression
Abstract 20: Magnitude and determinants of faecal energy loss in clinical populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis
3 – 3.30pm Afternoon tea break
3.30 – 4.30pm
Plenary Session Three
Ethical Considerations in Clinical Nutrition
Diana Cardenas
Moving Towards Environmentally Sustainable Clinical Nutrition Care
Sarah Phillips
6.30 – 9.30pm
AuSPEN 2026 Networking Event
Stelo at Pierre's Restaurant
Hoist the sails and join us for an evening of connection, conversation and culinary adventure as we continue our Voyage to Better Nutrition Care.
Set within the historic Stelo at Pierre’s on George Street, this special networking evening brings together Tasmanian produce, Italian-inspired dining and warm hospitality in one of Launceston’s much-loved dining destinations.
Stelo’s menus celebrate the best of the region through an Italian lens, creating a relaxed and memorable setting to catch up with colleagues, make new connections and enjoy an evening together.
Prepare to raise a glass, enjoy delicious food and share a little Tasmanian hospitality as we sail into an evening of good food, great company and spirited conversation.
Tickets for this event are extra, and available when you register.
If you've registered already and would like to purchase a ticket, just give us a hoy!
info@corpcomm.com.au
Saturday 7th November
Conference Day 2
7.30 – 8.30am Registration
8.30 – 10am
Concurrent Sessions - ICU
Practicalities of Precision Nutrition: Body Composition and Indirect Calorimetry in the PICU
Tamara Farrell
Indirect calorimetry throughout and following ICU admission in adults
Oana Tatucu
Carbohydrate formulas for improving glycaemic control in critically ill patients
Ra'eesa Doola
Concurrent Sessions - GASTRO
Nutrition management of IBD in Paediatrics
Nicholas Carman
Nutrition management of IBD in Adults
Darcy Holt
Who's at risk of MASLD?
Nicholas Shackel
Management of Paediatric MASLD
Jonathon Hind
GLP-1 therapy and malnutrition
Darcy Holt
10 – 10.30am Morning tea break
10:30am – 12pm
Concurrent Sessions - Vulnerable Population Nutrition
Nutritional Care in Resources Limited Settings: How To Promote Equity?
Diana Cardenas
From consumers to citizens: taking an assets-based approach to improving nutrition care
Danielle Gallegos
Challenges of nutrition management in remote geographical areas
Olivia Hill, Georgia Parry, Chantal de Sousa and Gabrielle Beardwood
Concurrent Sessions - Parenteral Nutrition
Access to HEN across Australia
Lina Briek
The overlap between PN and mental health – what clinicians need to know
Hannah Kim
Challenges of providing PN in regional Launceston
Peter Fowler
A day in the life: Intestinal Failure advocacy Julia Fox
12 - 1pm Lunch (AuSPEN AGM)
1 – 1.15pm Presentation and Awards
1.15 – 2.30pm
Plenary Session 4 - Social Media
Navigating the role of social media in patient care
Hannah Kim
Getting the best out of social media
Tim Crowe
Closing remarks
AuSPEN 2026 Conference closed
