Te Whatu Ora – GASTROINTESTINAL STUDY DAY
To provide health professionals with the opportunity to update their knowledge and skills around caring for people with gastrointestinal disorders – including bowel/rectal cancer and upper GI cancers.
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Description
Review anatomy and physiology of GI tract
• Update current surgical procedures
• Review medication prescribed in the care of a GI patient
• Discuss nutritional support for the patient with a GI disorder
• Outline the care of an Ostomy patient
• Discuss the care of a post-operative patient following bowel surgery
• Update current surgical evidence