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Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM): Latest Developments and Future Direction (SU24)

Sunday, April 23 • 9:45 AM – 11:15 AM PT

In Person SessionVirtual Session

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
  1. Detail GLIM analysis results from the Academy/ASPEN validation study
  2. Describe how the GLIM diagnostic approach has been implemented globally and the enablers and barriers to its use 
  3. Describe how inflammation can be assessed as an etiologic criteria in the GLIM diagnostic framework

PRESENTERS AND TOPICS
GLIM Validation Data: Analysis from the Academy/ASPEN Validation Study

Alison Steiber, PhD, RDN, Chief Science Officer, The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Chicago, IL

GLIM Implementation Survey: Key Takeaways
Ainsley Malone, MS, RD, LD, CNSC, FAND, FASPEN, Clinical Practice Specialist, ASPEN; Nutrition Support Dietitian, Mt. Carmel Health System, Columbus, OH

Disease-Related Malnutrition and the Role of Inflammation
Gordon Jensen, MD, PhD, Senior Associate Dean for Research Emeritus; Professor of Medicine and Nutrition Emeritus, The Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT

Future Directions and Where We Need to Go
Charlene Compher, PhD, RD, CNSC, LDN, FASPEN, Shearer Chair of Healthy Community Practices; Professor of Nutrition Science; Director, Nutrition Programs, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA

Moderators
Charlene Compher, PhD, RD, CNSC, LDN, FASPEN

Maria Cristina Gonzalez, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Postgraduate Program in Nutrition and Food, Federal University of Pelotas; Professor, Postgraduate Program in Health and Behavior, Catholic University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil 

CE Credit: 1.5 hours
Level: Intermediate
UAN: JA0002345-0000-23-088-L99-P