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

  1. Discuss current and emerging models and devices for body composition measurement and explain their underlying scientific principles
  2. Evaluate current research into the application of body composition measurement to clinical practice including malnutrition, aging and disease states
  3. Establish research priorities for further validation and clinical application of body composition tools and models

Speakers

Speaker Image for Vickie Baracos
Professor and Alberta Cancer Foundation Chair in Palliative Medicine, Department of Oncology University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada
Speaker Image for Carrie Earthman
Carrie Earthman, PhD, RDN
Professor, Nutrition, Department of Behavioral Health and Nutrition, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Speaker Image for Steven Heymsfield
Professor, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA
Speaker Image for Wei Shen
Wei Shen, MD, MS
Speaker Image for Dympna Gallagher
Professor of Nutritional Medicine; Director, Body Composition Unit, New York Obesity Nutrition Research Center, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY

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