Due to updates to the registration process for this course, this webpage is now closed.

Please visit the new registration page for the Home Enteral Nutrition for Dietitians Evergreen course on the Dietitians Australia member portal website.

The Centre for Advanced Learning (CAL) is excited to bring you the Home Enteral Nutrition for Dietitians Evergreen course.

Audience: Dietitians who are new to, or have some experience with, home enteral nutrition for adults living with feeding tubes in the community, and/or dietitians returning to practice and in need of a refresher.

Course learning outcomes:

To grasp an understanding of the different types of feeding tubes, as well as their insertion and removal methods, features and basic troubleshooting techniques
To be able to describe the nutritional assessment of a home tube fed adults including different formula possibilities, as well as understanding the importance of quality of life assessments and social considerations in long term enteral nutrition

Access to the course: New registrants will be uploaded to the Learning Management System (LMS) on 5 June 2023. Once you have been uploaded to the LMS, you will have ongoing access for 12 months to the course and associated materials.

CPD hours: This course is worth 10 CPD hours collectively. You will need to manually enter your CPD hours for this course.

Certificates: Upon completing of the course, you will be able to download your certificate from the Learning Management System.

Course overview

This Evergreen course consists of 2 unique modules. We have redesigned our course structure to provide you more flexibility in your registration options.

For this course, you can choose to register for the whole course at once, OR you can choose to register for the individual module(s) that are relevant to you.

Each module is outlined in detail below.

Module 1: The tube and home tube feeding
This module is individually worth 5 CPD hours.
Module 1 learning outcomes:
To identify types of enteral feeding tubes and methods of insertion
To identify the features of enteral feeding tubes and their role/function
To be able to identify complications of an enteral feeding tube and when medical intervention may be required
To be able to identify complications of the stoma site and when medical intervention or referral may be required
Describe considerations surrounding medication administration via an enteral feeding tube
Identify and become familiar with the equipment required for enteral feeding

Module 2: Nutrition and home tube feeding
This module is individually worth 5 CPD hours.
Module 2 learning outcomes:
To understand the nutritional assessment of patients receiving tube feeding and how to identify and address any nutrition-related problems
To understand the different types of formulas and feeding regimens that are used for tube feeding and the appropriate use of each
Describe possible options for patients interesting in including homemade or commercial blended food in their tube feeding plan
To understand the importance of collaboration with the healthcare team in the management of patients receiving tube feeding at home
To understand the importance of quality-of-life assessments and social considerations for people on long term enteral nutrition

Course pricing

$125

(incl. GST)

$175 for non-Dietitians Australia members

INDIVIDUAL MODULE(S)

Choose only the module(s) that apply to your practice.

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$225

(incl. GST)

$315 for non-Dietitians Australia members

FULL COURSE PACKAGE

Receive a 10% discount for purchasing all modules in this course.

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For information about group registration discounts, please contact education@dietitiansaustralia.org.au.

Meet the educators

Lina Breik

Lina Breik is an Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian with over a decade of clinical nutrition experience in various hospitals in Victoria. She currently serves as the Founding Lead of Tube Dietitian, a community-based home enteral nutrition service that strives to ensure a seamless transition between hospital and home care for adults with feeding tubes. Lina's innovative approach to home tube feeding considers the social and emotional aspects of nutrition through a tube, aiming to humanise the experience and provide personalised nutrition support and education that enhances the quality of life for her clients. She demonstrates her commitment to this cause through her pursuit of a PhD, which examines the experiences and challenges faced by adults living with feeding tubes. In addition, Lina is passionate about empowering fellow dietitians to confidently manage people with home feeding tubes. By understanding the fundamentals of a feeding tube and recognizing that nutrition through a tube is no different from that through the mouth, community dietitians can overcome their fears and take leadership in this area of dietetics. As experts in food and feeding, Lina believes that dietitians are well-positioned to guide someone with a home feeding tube most effectively.

Joanne D'Cruz

Jo is a Registered Nurse with over 30 years experience in acute surgical, disability, paediatric palliative care and enteral feeding specialties. In her current role she is responsible for providing education and support to enterally fed patients both on discharge from hospital, and in the community setting. This clinical advice and support is offered to patients and their carers, providing them with expertise in feeding tube care, stoma site care and management, and community PEG tube changes. Jo is passionate about optimising patient outcomes and supporting both patients/carers and healthcare professionals in this specialised area of nutrition.

Claire Kariya

Claire is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Nutrition Support Clinician based in Vancouver, Canada. Since 2005, Claire has been working with tube fed patients in her role as a clinical dietitian at Vancouver General Hospital. She has a special interest in the use of blended food for tube feeding in acute care and community care settings. She has been instrumental in developing blenderised tube feeding resources and practice guidelines for use across her health care region. Clare also has a blenderised tube feeding private practice and resource website, Natural Tube Feeding, where her tube feeding recipes and patient-focused online courses are available. In addition to her clinical practice, Clare also teaches dietetics students at the University of British Columbia and conducted blenderised tube feeding research.

Frequently asked questions

Who is this course for?

Dietitians with 1-3 years' experience in practice.

This course can be useful for new graduate dietitians, or for more experienced dietitians who are new to this area or would like a refresher before returning to practice within this area after some time away.

How long will I have access to the course?

Once you have been uploaded onto the Learning Management System (LMS), you will have on-going access for 12 months to the course and associated materials.

Do I need to complete the course in any order?

This course is self-paced, which means you can do as little or as much as you like at any given time. It is recommended that you start at the first module and then progress through to the last, as each module will build on knowledge from the previous modules.

How do I access the course?

Once you have registered for the course it takes up to a week to be uploaded to the Learning Management System (LMS). If you have previously enrolled in a CAL course, you can locate this course under the 'My Courses' tab once you have logged into the LMS. If you are a new user, you will receive an automated email from the LMS informing you of your enrolment and password within a week of registering. This automated email will go to the same email address that you registered to the course with, be sure to check your junk inbox if you have not received it.

Was this course peer-reviewed?

Yes, this course was peer-reviewed in 2022. This course is scheduled for review in 2025.

How long will it take me to complete the course?

Since this course is self-paced, the number of hours will vary from participant to participant, however it is expected that this course in its entirety will take approximately 15 hours to complete. You will need to manually upload your CPD hours for this course.

What are the course requirements?

To receive your Professional Certificate, you will need to view all course materials and then successfully complete the assessment item. Don't worry, you will have unlimited attempts!

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E: education@dietitiansaustralia.org.au

P: 02 6189 1202

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