FNCE 2021® Learning Lounge: The Emerging GI Issues of COVID-19

There is a growing body of evidence that COVID-19 can cause unexpected and severe GI issues in hospitalized patients. This Learning Lounge talk will review these GI issues, with a focus on potential causes, and will consider what role the gut microbiome plays in COVID-19. Heather Pitts, RD, LDN, CNSC is the Lead Clinical Dietitian for Cone Health in Greensboro, NC. She provides Medical Nutrition Therapy and small-bore feeding tube placement for hospitalized COVID-19 patients. She is an Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics NFPE trainer.