web201005 - Sarcopenia and Interventions to Improve Function

Oct 5, 2020 11:00am ‐ Oct 5, 2020 12:00pm

Sarcopenia is a critical topic due to the increasing number of individuals developing or being at risk for developing this condition after being discharged from the hospital or in conjunction with other factors such as aging and obesity. This webinar is aimed to discuss sarcopenia within various populations and conditions, as well as address treatment interventions including early mobility and diet modifications in order to improve daily function/living in these individuals.

Learning Objectives:

Identify the evidence-based definition of sarcopenia and link to clinically meaningful distal outcomes
Describe sarcopenia in the obese individual and interventions that may impact functional outcomes
Discuss risk factors for malnutrition and sarcopenia in a national representative sample of older adults

Speaker(s):

Rose Ann DiMaria-Ghalili, PhD, RN, FASPEN, FAAN, FGSA, Professor of Nursing; Senior Associate Dean for Research, College of Nursing and Health Professions (CNHP), Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Senior Scientist & Director, Nutrition, Exercise P Roger Fielding, PhD, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging; Tufts University, Boston, MA
Kathryn Porter Starr, PhD, RDN, LDN, Assistant Professor in Medicine Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC