Multiple dates

Long Term Enteral Feeding Tubes Workshop

By KRFT Practice Development Team

A workshop designed to provide staff with information and skills to identify and care for all types of long term enteral feeding tubes.

Location

Kingston Hospital Education Center

Galsworthy Road Galsworthy Road Kingston upon Thames KT2 7QB United Kingdom

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Highlights

In person

About this event

This workshop will provide you with the knowledge in

Common indications for long term feeding enteral feeding including the differences between gastric and jejunal feeding.
Overview of the assessment process for patients referred for long term feeding.
PEG and RIG tube insertion processes.
Contraindications for long term enteral feeding tube insertion.
Post procedural and long term complications.

and skills

How to identify different types of enteral feeding tubes.
Carrying out routine care for specific tube types.
How to carry out routine balloon gastrostomy tube replacement.
How to assess and manage unplanned and/or traumatic tube displacement.

And much more!

The workshop combines theoretical and practical learning.

You will also be invited to shadow the Nutrition Nurses at a later date to observe and put into practice the things you have learnt during this session. This can lead to being signed off as competent in gastrostomy tube care.

Please be aware that there are limited spaces to this workshop. If you are unable to attend please make sure to cancel your ticket, thank you.

Organized by

KRFT Practice Development Team

Our events are open to Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust staff and students associated with the Trust.

The practice development team's aim is to support you to provide evidence-based, high-quality compassionate care to your patients.

We do this by:

Helping you to develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours you need to care for your patients and meet NMC Standards

Championing high quality, evidence-based care and addressing areas of poor performance

Supporting you with the emotional impact of your work

Encouraging a culture of continuous improvement, where all staff feel empowered to take action to improve care

Free