Unlocking the Value of Muscle and Nutrition for Improved Health Outcomes
Course Description:
In this course, the faculty will describe the significance of skeletal muscle as a metabolic organ and early screening in adult patients; review the role of muscle health in patients with type 2 diabetes; and summarize recent findings on the importance of muscle and nutrition in the oncology setting. Originally presented live at the 45th ESPEN Congress in Lyon, France.Course Objectives:
- CDR Level: 2
- Performance Indicators: 5.1.2, 5.2.6, 9.2.1
- Run Time: 56
Course Instructor Bio(s)
Josep M. Argilés, PhD
José Manuel García Almeida, MD
Katherine Ford, PhD, MSc, RD
Katherine is a Registered Dietitian and a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)-Mitacs Health System Impact Fellow with the Canadian Nutrition Society. Dr Katherine Ford joined the Nutrition & Aging Lab in September 2022 as a postdoctoral fellow. During her fellowship, Katherine supports the Canadian Malnutrition Task Force by integrating a malnutrition care standard in Canadian hospitals. Advancing Malnutrition Care Phase I is an innovative program that uses a mentor-champion model to implement and sustain best practices from the Integrated Nutrition Pathway for Acute Care (INPAC).
Prior to joining the Nutrition & Aging lab, Katherine completed a PhD at the University of Alberta, where she investigated the determinants of protein intake and the role of a high-protein diet in maintaining muscle mass during chemotherapy treatment for colorectal cancer. She also holds a Master of Science degree from the University of Saskatchewan and a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree from the University of Prince Edward Island. Katherine utilizes her experience as a Dietitian to bring a clinical perspective to her research. She is interested in better understanding the impact of nutritional assessment and interventions on patient-oriented outcomes and how to spread and scale effective interventions.
Abbott Nutrition’s Provider Statement for Nursing CEs:
Abbott Nutrition Health Institute is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nursing Provider #CEP 11213.
Abbott Nutrition’s Statement for Dietitian CPEUs:
This educational activity has been prior-approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). CDR credentialed practitioners will receive the specified continuing professional education units (CPEUs) for completion of this program/material.
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