This is a really special episode with an incredible doctor (Jon says "the best clinician I have ever met").
Today we welcome Dr Simon Gabe, an internationally renowned expert in intestinal rehabilitation. Dr Simon Gabe is a consultant in gastroenterology & intestinal rehabilitation at St Mark’s Hospital and chair of the NHS National Reference Centre for Severe Intestinal Failure at St Mark’s. This is also an Integrated Care centre for intestinal failure and a recognised ESPEN Training Centre. He has a wide clinical experience in dealing with complex nutritional problems, inflammatory bowel disease, fistula management, intestinal failure requiring enteral or parenteral support, home parenteral nutrition and consideration of intestinal transplantation. Dr Gabe is a past President of BAPEN. He co-founded the National Adult Small Intestinal Transplant (NASIT) Forum in the UK and has been an active member of a Clinical Reference Group within NHS England responsible for the development of a clinical network in England for all patients with Intestinal Failure (HIFNET). He currently co-chairs the HPN Clinical Advice and Management Group for NHS England.
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Chapters
04:15 Introduction to Simon Gabe
06:59 Understanding Intestinal Rehabilitation
09:56 Defining Intestinal Failure
13:29 Trends in Intestinal Failure Causes
16:23 Bowel Length and Nutritional Support
20:26 Managing Short Bowel Syndrome
26:06 Barriers to Recognizing Intestinal Failure
30:37 Patient Evaluation Process for Intestinal Failure
33:07 Empowering Patients in Line Management
36:21 Managing Line Sepsis: Best Practices
43:17 Understanding Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and Nutrition
50:14 Nutritional Support in Cancer Patients
54:18 Enteral Support in Dementia Patients
57:15 Addressing Intestinal Ischemia: A Call to Action
Keywords
Intestinal rehabilitation, intestinal failure, nutrition, gastroenterology, patient care, bowel length, short bowel syndrome, nutritional support, clinical practice, healthcare, line management, line sepsis, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, nutritional support, cancer patients, dementia, intestinal ischemia, patient empowerment, multidisciplinary team, intravenous nutrition