RW11
2011 A.S.P.E.N. Research Workshop: Current Advances in the Science and Application of Body Composition Measurement
Date
January 29, 2011
Credits
6.75 Dietitian | 6.75 Nurse | 6.75 Pharmacist | 6.75 Physician | 6.75 Other
- Discuss current and emerging models and devices for body composition measurement and explain their underlying scientific principles
- Evaluate current research into the application of body composition measurement to clinical practice including malnutrition, aging and disease states
- Establish research priorities for further validation and clinical application of body composition tools and models
Speakers
Vickie Baracos, PhD
Professor and Alberta Cancer Foundation Chair in Palliative Medicine, Department of Oncology University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada
Tamara Harris, MD, MS
Carrie Earthman, PhD, RDN
Professor, Nutrition, Department of Behavioral Health and Nutrition, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Professor, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA
Claude Pichard, MD, PhD
David Fields, PhD
John Shepherd, PhD
Wei Shen, MD, MS
Leanne Redman, PhD
Dympna Gallagher, EdD
Professor of Nutritional Medicine; Director, Body Composition Unit, New York Obesity Nutrition Research Center, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
Diana Thomas, PhD
Kevin Hall, PhD
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