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M41 - Impact of Vitamin D in Critical Illness and Infection
Jan 18, 2016 5:15pm
‐ Jan 18, 2016 6:45pm
Objectives:
Describe the observational evidence behind why vitamin D is a potential modifiable risk factor for critical illness outcome
Evaluate the findings of the VITdAL-ICU trial; a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, single center trial on 475 critically ill medical and surgical subjects
Analyze mechanisms of action of vitamin D
Speaker(s):
Karin
Amrein,
MD, MSc,
Medical University of Graz, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Graz, Austria
Kenneth
B. Christopher,
MD, SM,
Assistant Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program,
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston MA
Thomas
R. Ziegler,
MD,
Professor of Medicine,
Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Lipids, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Speaker(s):
Sadeq
Quraishi,
MD, MHA, MMSc,
Staff Anesthetist and Intensivist,
Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA