Bedside Nasoenteric Feeding Tube Insertion by Registered Dietitian Nutritionists featuring Ashlee Roffe, MS, RDN, LDN, CNSC

Ashlee Roffe, MS, RDN, LDN, CNSC, is the Nutrition Director at Swedish Hospital, a 312-bed nonprofit teaching hospital located on the north side of Chicago, Illinois. Ashlee’s work focuses on creating a culture of nutrition awareness across all areas of clinical practice, and she is passionate about implementing programs that intertwine to support patients throughout their healthcare journey. At Swedish, she manages the Clinical Nutrition team which is home to the first RD-led Metabolic Monitoring team in the country, the Nutrition and Diabetes Center, and founded Food Connections, the hospital’s initiative to address food insecurity in its community. Ashlee holds an MS in Nutrition from the University of Illinois at Chicago and a BS in Health Sciences from Bradley University.  In this episode, we discuss with Ashlee her experiences building a bedside nasoenteric feeding tube insertion by RDNs team at her community based acute care hospital.  This episode is hosted by Christina M. Rollins, MBA, MS, RDN, LDN, CNSC, FAND and was recorded 3/2/23. Unrelated to this podcast, Ashlee Roffe is a consultant for and has received honorarium from Baxter.