S40 - Body Composition in Challenging Populations: How Does It Measure Up?

Jan 17, 2016 5:00pm ‐ Jan 17, 2016 7:00pm

Objectives:

List the opportunities and limitations of body composition techniques (including bioelectrical impedance, dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry, and CT scans)
Apply appropriate body composition technologies in clinical settings with difficult-to-assess populations (including patients receiving dialysis, liver transplant and pediatric patients)

Carrie Earthman, PhD, RDN, Professor, Nutrition, Department of Behavioral Health and Nutrition, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Jeanette Hasse, PhD, RD, LD, CNSC, CCTD, FASPEN, FADA, NCP Editor-in-Chief; Transplant Nutrition Manager, Baylor Simmons Transplant Institute, Dallas, TX

Sara Ramel, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Frank M. van der Sande, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Internal Medicine and Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University Hospital Maastricht P. Debeyelaan, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Stewart C. Wang, MD, PhD, Endowed Professor of Surgery; Director, International Center for Automotive Medicine; Director, Morphomic Analysis Group; Director, Burn Center Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI