LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Detail nutrition screening optimization as a first step in the GLIM diagnostic framework.
Describe how inflammation can be assessed as an etiologic criterion in the GLIM diagnostic framework.
Outline steps for utilization of the GLIM diagnostic framework with the Academy/ASPEN malnutrition methodology.
Illustrate process for implementing the GLIM framework within a health care system.

PRESENTERS AND TOPICS
Review of GLIM Construct
Charlene Compher, PhD, RD, LDN, FASPEN, Shearer Chair of Healthy Community Practices; Professor of Nutrition Science; Director, Nutrition Programs, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA

Malnutrition Risk: The First Step in the GLIM Framework
Harriet Jager-Wittenaar, RD, PhD, Professor of Malnutrition and Healthy Ageing, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen; Professor of Dietetics and Transmural Nutritional Care, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Practical Steps for Assessing Inflammation
Gordon Jensen, MD, PhD, Senior Associate Dean for Research Emeritus; Professor of Medicine and Nutrition Emeritus, The Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT

Incorporating GLIM With the Academy/ASPEN Malnutrition Diagnostic Approach
Marion Winkler, PhD, RD, LDN, CNSC, Professor of Surgery, Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Surgical Nutrition Specialist, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI

Implementing GLIM Across an Institution: Challenges and Successes
Ryan Hurt, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN

Future Directions
Gordon Jensen, MD, PhD, Senior Associate Dean for Research Emeritus; Professor of Medicine and Nutrition Emeritus, The Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT

Moderator
Charlene Compher, PhD, RD, LDN, FASPEN

Level: Intermediate