Dr. Jensen is a past president of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (A.S.P.E.N.). This continuing education program shares concepts from his A.S.P.E.N. Presidential Address.

Program Objectives:
* Define inflammation in relation to medicine and nutrition.
* Demonstrate the inadequacies of traditional approaches to nutrition assessment, intervention and monitoring.
* Explore inflammatory conditions with nutritional implications.
* Highlight opportunities to bring nutrition to the forefront of medicine.

Faculty Name: Gordon L Jensen, MD, PhD

Title: Professor and Head, Department of Nutritional Sciences Professor of Medicine Pennsylvania State University

Bio: Dr. Gordon Jensen was appointed Professor and Head of Nutritional Sciences at the Pennsylvania State University in 2007. He also serves as Professor of Medicine at the Penn State Hershey Medical Center and is a specialist in nutrition with Centre Medical and Surgical Associates at the Mt. Nittany Medical Center. He previously worked with the Vanderbilt Medical group from 1998-2007 and served as Director of the Vanderbilt Center for Human Nutrition in 1999-2007. He received his medical degree from Cornell University Medical College and his Ph.D. in nutritional biochemistry from Cornell University. He completed residency training in Internal Medicine and fellowship training in Clinical Nutrition at New England Deaconess Hospital, Harvard Medical School. From 1988-1998, he served as Director of the Section of Nutrition at Geisinger Medical Center.

Dr. Jensen is a past president of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. He is currently Chair of the Medical Nutrition Council of the American Society for Nutrition. A widely recognized nutrition researcher and educator, he has made numerous presentations at national and international meetings. He has served on advisory panels, study sections or work groups for the American Board of Nutrition, the National Institutes of Health, the American Dietetic Association, and the Food and Nutrition Board. He is currently a member of the Food and Nutrition Board. He also has served on several editorial boards for leading nutrition journals and as ad hoc reviewer for many other journals. He has authored more than 100 journal articles, reviews, and book chapters.

Program Date: November 2006

Media Format(s): Audio PowerPoint (English)

Continuing Education Units: Dietitian 1 CPEU/Nurse 1 Contact Hour

CDR Level: II

CDR Suggested Learning Codes: 2000, 2070, 3000, 3060, 5000, 5090, 5100

Run Time: 28:50