Oral Nutritional Supplements in Practice: When, Why and How to Prescribe (Virtual)

WEBINAR

THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO UK REGISTERED HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS ONLY

Location: MS Team

Event Agenda

Webinar Summary

Malnutrition remains one of the most under-recognised and under-treated conditions in primary care, yet its impact on patient outcomes, recovery, and quality of life is significant. This webinar provides clinicians with a comprehensive, practical framework for identifying patients who may benefit from oral nutritional supplements (ONS), understanding the evidence behind prescribing decisions, and navigating the practical realities of product selection, patient counselling, and ongoing review.

Through a combination of clinical guidance, case-based discussion, and live Q&A, attendees will leave with the confidence to integrate ONS prescribing effectively into their everyday practice — reducing unnecessary prescribing, improving patient outcomes, and ensuring nutritional support reaches those who need it most.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this webinar, attendees will be able to:

• Recognise the clinical signs and risk factors associated with malnutrition and disease-related nutritional decline
• Apply validated nutritional screening tools, including MUST, to identify patients appropriate for ONS
• Describe the indications, contraindications, and prescribing thresholds for oral nutritional supplements in primary care
• Differentiate between ONS product types, formulations, and caloric densities to match products to individual patient need
• Demonstrate a structured approach to patient counselling, including palatability, adherence strategies, and realistic goal-setting
• Implement a monitoring and review framework to assess response, adjust prescribing, and identify when ONS should be discontinued
• Apply learning to real-world clinical scenarios across a range of patient groups, including older adults, those with chronic disease, and post-operative patients

Key Benefits

• CPD Accredited: Counts towards your continuing professional development requirements
• Practical, case-based learning relevant to everyday primary care, with real patient scenarios drawn from GP, pharmacy, and community nursing settings
• Expert-led insight from a specialist with direct experience in nutritional prescribing and clinical education
• Live Q&A with opportunities to discuss real-world clinical challenges and get answers to questions specific to your patient population
• Immediately applicable: Leave with tools, frameworks, and confidence you can use from your very next consultation

Additional Information

• This is an online, CPD-accredited webinar
• A certificate of attendance will be issued for full participation
• Suitable for GPs, prescribing pharmacists, nurses, and wider primary care professionals
• Delegates will have access to supporting resources following the session

Meet the Speaker

Jayshree Sharma

As a Consultant Pathway Pharmacist for Frailty and Older People, I specialise in medicines optimisation and service development for older adults with frailty, dementia, and cognitive impairment. I work across North East London and Mid and South Essex, supporting the National Ageing Well Programme, with a focus on reducing health inequalities and improving outcomes through safe, patient-centred medication management. My practice prioritises reducing harmful polypharmacy, reviewing high anticholinergic burden medications, and promoting shared decision-making. I also contribute as a lecturer in Clinical Prescribing, training future pharmacists, and am progressing toward Consultant Pharmacist status with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.