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The Challenge of Caring for the Critically Ill Obese Patient in the Icu
Jan 20, 2014 4:30pm
‐ Jan 20, 2014 6:00pm
Objectives:
Recognize the effects of obesity and associated inflammatory changes on various organ systems in the critically ill patient
Identify which drugs may require special dosing in the obese patient and recognize those that may interfere with provision of nutrition
Review evidence-based methods for determining energy requirements in critically obese patients
Evaluate the evidence for providing permissive hypocaloric feeds to critically obese patients
Speaker(s):
Lingtak-Neander
Chan,
PharmD, BCNSP, FCCP, FACN,
Professor of Pharmacy, Interdisciplinary Faculty in Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences, School of Pharmacy,
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Gail
Cresci,
PhD, RD,
Director, Nutrition Research, Center for Human Nutrition, Digestive Disease & Surgery Institute,
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Beth
Taylor,
DCN, RDN-AP, CNSC, FAND, FASPEN, FCCM,
Research Scientist, Department of Research for Patient Care Services,
Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO
Robert
Winfield,
MD,
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Section of Acute and Critical Care Surgery,
Washington University School of Medicine
Speaker(s):
Kendall
Smeall,
MScFN,
Food and Nutritional Sciences,
Brescia University College at Western University