LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Summarize the pathophysiology of biological signatures in critical care nutritional research and practice
- Identify biological signatures that can currently be used in clinical practice to guide nutrition support
- Apply use of biological signatures to identify vulnerable patients, and those in need of enhanced nutrition support
PRESENTERS AND TOPICS
Biomarkers in Critical Care Nutrition – What Do We Know?
Christian Stoppe, FAHA, FESC, Professor of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care, Emergency and Pain Medicine, University Hospital Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
Tests We Can Utilize in Critically Ill Patients Using Metabolic Phenotypes to Identify Responders
Kenneth Christopher, MD, SM, Kenneth Christopher, MD, SM, JPEN Editor-in-Chief; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Nutrition, Harvard Medical School; Associate Physician, Division of Renal Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Metabolomic Signatures to Determine Potential Effect Sizes of Nutrition Interventions in Clinical Trials
Zudin Puthucheary, MBBS, BMedSci, DUHM, PGCME, EDICM, MRCP, FHEA, FFICM, PhD, Clinical Senior Lecturer in Intensive Care Medicine, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, England
Moderator
Merin Kinikini, DNP, RD, CNSC, Nurse Practitioner, Outpatient Nutrition Support Service, Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT