Short Bowel Syndrome: Managing Nutrition and Care in Paediatric Patients

Understand best practices in SBS treatment and multidisciplinary care

Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS) presents complex challenges for healthcare professionals managing paediatric patients with intestinal failure.

On this two-week course, you’ll explore the latest evidence-based approaches to treatment, nutrition, and long-term care to improve patient outcomes.

Explore the causes, treatments, and complications of SBS

Beginning with a comprehensive introduction to SBS– its causes, symptoms, and impact on intestinal health–you’ll learn how paediatric gastroenterologists and multidisciplinary care teams diagnose and manage this condition.

You’ll then explore the essential role of parenteral nutrition (PN) and enteral nutrition (EN) in supporting patients and promoting intestinal rehabilitation, and how these must be adjusted to meet patient needs.

Understand the role of parenteral nutrition and weaning strategies

Next, you’ll discover the benefits and challenges of PN in children with SBS.

You’ll explore strategies for optimising PN, minimising complications, and transitioning patients towards enteral autonomy.

What’s more, you’ll understand how novel GLP-2 therapy and surgical interventions can support intestinal rehabilitation and enhance long-term outcomes.

Learn from ESPGHAN experts in paediatric gastroenterology

Gain valuable insights into best practices for managing SBS with guidance from leading experts at ESPGHAN. Explore how multidisciplinary teams—including gastroenterologists, dietitians, and specialist nurses—work together to support children and their families.

By the end of this course, you’ll be equipped with the knowledge to apply cutting-edge treatments and nutritional strategies in clinical practice.

This course is designed for paediatric gastroenterologists, dietitians, and specialist nurses working with children affected by Short Bowel Syndrome and intestinal failure.

This course is designed for paediatric gastroenterologists, dietitians, and specialist nurses working with children affected by Short Bowel Syndrome and intestinal failure.

• Discuss optimisation of post-surgical patient care with best use of parenteral nutrition
• Justify weaning parenteral nutrition to gain enteral autonomy
• Describe the complications of short bowel syndrome
• Describe the complications of parenteral nutrition
• Explain when to consider surgical interventions
• Demonstrate understanding of when to use GLP-2
• Explain long-term monitoring and complications