Episode 2 BIFA series – Refeeding Syndrome
The inaugural series of the ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Podcasts has been dedicated to bringing to life the British Intestinal Failure Association (BIFA) top tips. This second episode, hosted by ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Education Officer and Consultant Dietitian – Anne Holdoway, explores the topic of Refeeding Syndrome with two leading experts: Consultant Gastroenterologist, Dr Aminda de Silva and Clinical Specialist Dietitian, Peter Turner.
This insightful episode shares a wealth of knowledge on Refeeding Syndrome delivered through an easy-to-follow and digest conversation. Covering those at risk of refeeding syndrome, its management and prevention, the podcast provides transferable information for doctors, nurses, pharmacists and dietitians, to apply in day-to-day practice.
Key Discussion Points:
- Definition of refeeding syndrome
- Risk criteria
- Key steps to management and prevention in practice
Recommended reading:
- Nightingale JMD, Turner P, De Silva A and the BIFA committee. BIFA Top Tips for preventing and managing refeeding syndrome /pdfs/bifa/bifa-top-tips-series-7-vol2.pdf Last accessed 28.03.2023
- De Silva A, Nightingale JMD. Refeeding syndrome: physiological background and practical management Frontline Gastroenterology 2020;11:404–409. Last accessed 28.03.2023
- Kalm LM and Semba RD. “They starved so that others can be fed better: Remembering Ancel Keys and the Minnesota Experiment,” Journal of Nutrition, Vol. 135, June 2005, 1347–1352. Last accessed 28.03.2023
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. Nutrition support for adults: oral nutrition support, enteral tube feeding and parenteral nutrition Clinical guideline (CG32) February 2006, updated August 2017. Last accessed 28.03.2023
- Culkin A, White R. Refeeding syndrome. In: A pocket guide to clinical nutrition chapter 12 5th edition, 2018. Available for purchase from the British Dietetic Association
