Medical and Surgical Management of Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS) - On Demand

Recorded On: 02/22/2024

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Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS) is a frequently encountered condition in the home infusion industry, necessitating intricate management to meet the diverse needs of patients, including nutritional, medical, and surgical care. This educational activity will delve into the treatment of SBS and emphasize how home infusion clinicians, including pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, nurses, and dietitians can support patients to enhance their quality of life.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Detail the critical short-term nutrition and medical management strategies to minimize GI losses, treat electrolyte imbalances, avoid dehydration and stimulate adaptation.
  2. Discuss the most common long-term disease complications and review specific interventions to minimize.
  3. Outline the clinician's role in reducing the quality-of-life impact SBS and its treatments have on patients' quality of life. 

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Maria Karimbakas

Intestinal Rehab Progam Manager

Optum

Maria Karimbakas is a registered dietitian and certified nutrition support clinician, who received her Bachelor of Science from the University of Vermont and completed her dietetic internship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston. She has been providing clinical care and education to short bowel syndrome (SBS) patients for over 25 years and worked at the Nutritional Restart Center, the first intestinal rehabilitation program in the United States. Maria has co-authored several abstracts, papers, and book chapters and frequently speaks on the subject of diet and SBS. In her current role, she manages the Optum Intestinal Rehab program.

NHIA Requires planners, faculty, and others who affect the content of this activity to disclose all financial relationships they have with ineligible companies. All relevant financial relationships are thoroughly vetted and mitigated according to policy. 

Maria Karimbakas has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

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Medical and Surgical Management of Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS)
Recorded 02/22/2024  |  30 minutes
Recorded 02/22/2024  |  30 minutes
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