In this episode, we explore nutrition support in patients with brain injury. Our guest is registered dietitian nutritionist, Carmen Lo, MS, RD, LDN, CNSC. Carmen has worked at different teaching hospitals and is currently a Senior Clinical Nutritionist at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). For the past 10 years at MGH, she has covered the Neurosciences ICU and assumed a team lead role in the adult metabolic nutrition support team. She is also the nutritionist for the MGH neurorecovery...

In this episode, we talk with outgoing chair of DNS, Emily Schwartz and incoming chair, Nikki Kendrick. Listen in as they share their reflections of the 2023-2024 program year and give a sneak peak of what’s to come in 2025. This episode is hosted by Christina M. Rollins, MBA, MS, RDN, LDN, FAND, CNSC and was recorded on 3/9/24.

DNS DPG is hosting a nutrition support focused symposium in Baltimore, MD on May 31 - June 1, 2024. Listen in as we chat with event co-chairs and registered dietitian nutritionists, Stephanie Dobak and Dan Frazier. This episode is hosted by Christina M. Rollins, MBA, MD, RDN, LDN, CNSC, FAND and was recorded on 4/23/24.

Leah Hidalgo, RD, LDN is a Washington D.C. based Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, who seamlessly transitioned from a successful nursing career to her current role. With a distinctive background that integrates healthcare and nutrition, she has successfully led community-based health initiatives both locally and internationally, collaborating on school nutrition programs to instill healthy eating habits in children and educating women on nutrition and food safety in South American...

The DNS Podcast is thrilled to welcome Keith Pearson, PhD, RD, here to talk with us about nutrition support and ALS. Dr. Pearson has successfully partnered with DNS DPG through it's grant funding program to create educational resources and collabortive opportunities intended to improve the nutritional care of patients living with ALS. This episode was recorded on 2/20/24 and is hosted by Christina M. Rollins, MBA, MS, RDN, LDN, CNSC, FAND.

Dr. Linah Alqurashi, Ph.D., MS, RD, LDN, is a registered dietitian nutritionist with expertise in critical care nutrition and managing chronic disease.  She holds a doctorate in Nutritional Sciences from Howard University, Master of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of the District of Columbia in Washington DC, and Bachelor of Science in Clinical Nutrition from Umm-AL Qura University, Collegeof Applied Sciences in Saudi Arabia. Linah currently, works as a Clinical...

In this episode, we chat with Cynthia Reddick, RD, CNSC. Cynthia is a home tube feeding expert, educator and strategist having worked in homecare for 25 years passionately facilitating patients’ successful transition from hospital to home on tube feeding. She works to promote positive clinical outcomes and believes a patient’s positive relationship with their feeding tube impacts compliance and quality of life. She developed her passion for nutrition support interning at the City of Hope...

Andrea Adler, RD, CSPCC, LD, is a board certified specialist in pediatric critical care nutrition and has worked as a Pediatric Dietitian at the Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital for over 19 years.  She’s worked with the neonatal population since 2004 and, about 10 years ago, expanded her practice to include pediatric patients with intestinal failure, liver failure and organ transplantation.  She currently volunteers as RD Co-Chair of the Pediatric Intestinal Failure Work Group...

Travis Masterson, Ph.D., is the Director of the Health, Ingestive Behavior, and Technology Laboratory and the Broadhurst Career Development Professor for the Study of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention at The Pennsylvania State University. He earned his bachelor of science degree in exercise and wellness at Brigham Young University, followed by a master of science degree in health promotion also at Brigham Young University and doctoral degree in nutritional sciences at Pennsylvania State...

In this episode, we talk with us about improving dietitian productivity through effective electronic medical records platforms. Val Chudzinski, MA, RD, LDN, CNSC, is a Clinical Nutrition Manager with 9+ years of leadership experience and over 15 years as a registered dietitian. She is passionate about informatics, specializing in EMR optimization, quality improvement, and team development. Currently, she serves as the Regional Clinical Nutrition Manager at Northwestern Medicine and is an...

In this episode, we chat with registered dietitian nutritionist, Michaelann Hanh, DCN, RDN, LD, CNSC about her experiences in critical care nutrition support.  trauma, cardiothoracic heart lung transplant. Throughout her time in the hospital, she has provided specialized nutrition support therapy to various patient populations including three years in a Level 1 trauma intensive care unit. Additionally, she has recently completed her Doctor of Clinical Nutrition degree from Rutgers University...

In this episode, we chat with an expert in workplace civility, registered dietitian nutritionist, Nina Roofe, PhD, RDN, LD, FAND, CNWE. Dr. Roofe currently works as the Assistant Vice President for Family & Consumer Science at the Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service and is also an Adjunct Nutrition Professor in the Department of Nutrition & Family Sciences at the University of Central Arkansas. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Family & Consumer Sciences Education from Iowa...

This episode of the DNS Podcast features Misti Staley, owner of Staley House, creator of the FreeArm, an innovative feeding holder designed to assist with the delivery of enteral nutrition.  Misti’s son Freeman Ellis Staley was born in 2015 with heart and lung complications. 3.5 months were spent in the Little Rock Arkansas Children’s Hospital NICU, home for 5 weeks, and then back in the PICU for another 5 months before Freeman sadly lost his battle with pulmonary hypertension at 10 months...

Erica Howes, PhD, MPH, RDN, is a postdoctoral associate at Virginia Tech in the department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise. She received her PhD in Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise from Virginia Tech, where her dissertation research focused on weight bias and dietary assessment. She holds an MS in Nutrition and an MPH with a concentration in Health Promotion and Health Behavior, both from Oregon State University. Erica is a registered dietitian nutritionist with clinical...

Steve Thomas invests his life in helping a variety of organizations build leadership, develop people and create great teams. To put it simply, he helps people navigate through the complexities of human weirdness. He genuinely wants to see people live better lives and has a passion to develop people to get the most out of their leadership. It is not secret that great people make great organizations. While some start with tips and techniques to solve the problems that we see, Steve digs below...

This episode is part of a limited series where we explore diversity in healthcare.  Our guest today is chair of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access committee, Mridul Datta, PhD, MS, RD, LD, FAND. This episode was recorded on 8/7/23 and is hosted by Christina Rollins, MBA, MS, RDN, LDN, FAND, CNSC.

This episode is part of a limited series where we explore diversity in healthcare.  Dr. Anna Maria Valdez, Ph.D., RN, PHN, CEN, CFRN, CNE, FAEN, FAADN, is a Professor of Nursing at Sonoma State University and the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Emergency Nursing. She is currently serving as co-chair of the ENA DEI Committee. Dr. Valdez served as a subject matter expert on the inaugural National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing and was a contributing author of the Commission’s...

Dr. Charlene Compher, PhD, RD, LDN, FADA, FASPEN, is a Professor of Nutrition Science at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, and Advanced Practice Clinical Dietitian Specialist with the Clinical Nutrition Support Service at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where she works with the home parenteral nutrition team and dietetics research. Dr. Her volunteerism includes Chair of DNS in 2013, Editor in Chief of ASPEN’s Clinical Guidelines 2008-2014, and President of...

Dr. Laura Matarese, PhD, RDN, LDN, FADA, FASPEN, FAND is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Internal Medicine and Adjunct Professor of Surgery at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. She has over 40 years of experience in nutrition support and gastrointestinal nutrition, and is the author of numerous manuscripts, abstracts, chapters and books, including the new second edition of The...

This episode features registered dietitian nutritionists Alison Creeden and Jennifer Bryant, here to talk with us about their recent publication in National Home Infusion Association’s magazine entitled Concurrent Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition Support. Alison Creeden, MS, RD, LDN, CNSC obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Nutrition from Simmons University followed by a Master of Science degree in Nutrition from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Over the last eleven years, she...

Annalynn Skipper, Ph.D., R.D., FADA is a Registered Dietitian with MS and PhD degrees in nutrition.  She has more than 25 years’ experience in critical care nutrition and has served in administrative and academic roles leading a multi-disciplinary nutrition support team and serving as Associate Professor and internship director.  Dr. Skipper has served on two licensure taskforces in Illinois, and in many leadership positions for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics including Clinical...

Dr. Paul Wischmeyer, MD, EDIC, FCCM, FASPEN is a board certified anesthesiologist and Professor with Tenure at Duke University School of Medicine, currently serving as Associate Vice Chair for Clinical Research in the Department of Anesthesiology and Director of the Nutrition Team at Duke Hospital. His research interests include surgical and critical care nutrition and exercise rehabilitation therapy, parenteral nutrition and personalized nutrition trials, perioperative optimization,...

Cari Bailey Smith, MS, RD, LD, CNSC, is a Dietitian Training Specialist with Option Care Health.  In this role, Cari develops nutrition training curriculum for clinical and operational staff and facilitates clinical nutrition training programs for newly hired clinicians.  With more than 20 years’ experience as a registered dietitian, she has held positions in the acute care setting, home infusion and supply chain. Cari holds a Bachelor of Science degree and Master of Science degree from...