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WEB160322 - Best of Clinical Nutrition Week 2016 - Week 2: ICU Acquired Weakness and Sarcopenia in the Chronically Critically Ill
Mar 22, 2016 1:00pm
‐ Mar 22, 2016 2:30pm
Moderator: Carol Braunschweig
Objectives:
Define chronic critical illness and estimate its prevalence
Describe causes, consequences, and emerging treatments for ICU acquired weakness
Present methods for sarcopenia detection via computed tomography scans
Summarize how glucose control and nutrition support impact the development of and the prevention/ treatment for ICU acquired weakness and sarcopenia
Speaker(s):
John
Kress,
MD, FCCP,
Professor of Medicine, Director of Medical ICU,
Department of Medicine, Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Sarah
Peters,
RD, LD, RN,
Enteral Access Team Clinical Nurse Coordinator,
Children's Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, MO