Nutritional Management of Hyperglycemia in the Critically Ill Patient
Course Description:
In this course, Ra’eesa Doola, PhD, RD, will review the implications of optimal glycaemic control in the critically ill patient population; summarize the current evidence on the relationship between nutrition and glycaemic control; and identify the role of nutrition in optimizing glycaemic control. Originally presented as a live webinar on June 26, 2021.Course Objectives:
• Review the implications of optimal glycaemic control in the critically ill patient population.
• Summarize the current evidence on the relationship between nutrition and glycaemic control.
• Identify the role of nutrition in optimizing glycaemic control.
Course Instructor Bio(s)
Ra’eesa Doola, PhD, RD
Team Leader, Nutrition & Dietetics
Metro South Health
Honorary Senior Lecturer, Southside Clinical Unit
The University of Queensland
Woolloongabba, Australia
Dr Ra’eesa Doola completed her Bachelor of Health Science, Nutrition and Dietetics and the Queensland University of Technology and her PhD on Nutritional Management of Hyperglycemia in Intensive Care Medicine from the Faculty of Medicine at The University of Queensland in 2019. Dr Doola is currently the Team Leader-Nutrition and Dietetics at Metro South Health and Honorary Senior Lecturer, Princess Alexandra Hospital, at the Southside Clinical Unit of The University of Queensland. Dr Doola has received multiple awards for her research achievements and her interests have focused on nutritional influences on glycemic control, glycemic variability, and inflammation in critically ill patients as well as acutely unwell hospitalized patients.
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