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Join your colleagues for this webinar focused on the nutrition care of adult oncology patients. The faculty will address nutrition screening and assessment, including available screening tools for both inpatient and outpatient assessment. Faculty will address cancer cachexia, including etiology and American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) guidelines regarding diagnosis and management. Lastly, controversies surrounding nutrition support, including indications, role in tumor growth and use in a palliative setting will be covered. You will not want to miss this comprehensive program.
Learning Objectives:
Review options for nutrition screening for inpatient and outpatient oncology patients
Discuss recent guidelines for managing cancer cachexia
Recognize controversies associated with nutrition support in patients with cancer
Speaker(s):
Mary
Platek,
PhD, RD,
Associate Professor in Dietetics, D’Youville College; Assistant Professor of Oncology Department of Cancer Prevention and Control Roswell Park,
Comprehensive Cancer Center Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Anne
Tucker,
PharmD, BCNSP,
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Critical Care/Nutrition Support,
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Valaree
Williams,
MS, RD, CSO, LDN, CNSC, FAND,
Clinical Dietitian II,
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA
Moderator(s):
Todd
Mattox,
PharmD, BCNSP, FASPEN,
Medicine/Surgery/Urgent Care Pharmacist,
Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL