Description

Objectives:

1. Understand the most cutting edge data from late breaking clinical trials in clinical nutrition
2. Gain a perspective on how data from these trials can be applied back to bedside practice
3. Discuss the future direction of clinical nutrition and pharmaconutrition clinical trial research based on laboratory data and critical interpretation of these new trials

Speaker(s):

• Gail Cresci, PhD, RD, LD, CNSC, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology; Director of Nutrition Research, Center for Human Nutrition, Digestive Disease & Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
• Stephen A. McClave, MD, FASPEN, Professor, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY
• Paul Wischmeyer, MD, EDIC, Professor of Anesthesiology and Surgery, Associate Vice Chair for Clinical Research, Dept. of Anesthesiology; Director of Perioperative Research, Duke Clinical Research Institute; Co-Director - Nutrition Support Service, Duke University Hospital, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC

Speaker(s):

• Gunnar Elke, MD, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein