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Experience the New Interactive ICU Patient Case for Critical Care Learning

A real-world clinical scenario that strengthens nutrition therapy skills

February 23, 2026

The Interactive ICU Patient Case is now available – a dynamic learning experience designed to bring real-world critical care scenarios to life. This innovative module empowers healthcare professionals to make informed decisions in complex intensive care unit settings, with a strong focus on nutrition therapy as an integral part of patient care. It offers practical insights through co-created content developed with Dr. Clara Vasquerizo from Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain.

Why This Matters 

Nutrition goes beyond support; it’s a key element of therapy. Our case demonstrates how timely medical nutrition interventions can improve outcomes for critically ill patients. Through this interactive journey, health care professionals can gain practical insights into: 

  • Early screening and progressive feeding strategies (including enteral and parenteral nutrition, and oral nutritional supplements if oral intake is feasible) 
  • Calculating nutritional requirements in those with obesity 
  • Managing enteral feeding intolerance 
  • The role of parenteral nutrition  
  • Importance of micronutrient supplementation in critical illness 

Inside the Case 

HCPs can follow the story of a 60-year-old woman with severe acute pancreatitis, transferred to the ICU due to septic shock. Step into the clinician’s role and navigate key decisions: 

  • When to initiate early enteral nutrition 
  • How to reach nutrition targets progressively  
  • When to adjust the nutrition care plan based on individual needs 
  • When and how to start supplemental parenteral nutrition 
  • How to titrate combined enteral and parenteral nutrition, avoiding overfeeding 
  • Implementing evidence-based nutrition interventions for recovery 

Expert insights from Dr. Clara Vaquerizo guide you through each stage, ensuring a rich and authentic learning experience. 

Nutrition is an integral part of any medical treatment strategy to improve outcomes. In the patients reflected in this case, the risk of inadequate nutritional intake is high, hence the importance of personalizing nutritional treatment through daily dynamic adjustment based on the patient's metabolic response and the associated complications. Close monitoring, including indirect calorimetry, is essential to guide the gradual increase in nutrition, detect complications, and avoid inadequate nutritional treatment.
Image of Dr. Carla Vasquerizo from Universidad Rey Juan Carlos in Spain.
Dr. Clara Vasquerizo

What Makes It Engaging 

  • Interactive decision points: test your knowledge and apply best practices in real time. 
  • Visual storytelling: high-quality graphics and patient journey visuals make complex concepts easy to grasp. 
  • Video highlights: embedded clips from leading experts bring the case to life.

Ready to Explore?

The Interactive ICU Patient Case is now available on NutritionEvents.com. Dive in today and experience how medical nutrition can transform patient outcomes.

Spread the Word

Share this resource with your colleagues and help us advance medical nutrition education. Also, this patient case serves as a perfect asset to remind your HCPs about important practical aspects related to medical nutrition – an adequate initiation in the ICU will also support adherence to nutrition post-ICU.