LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Explore the connection between muscle assessment measurements, muscle function, and outcomes.
- Describe ultrasound imaging technique as an emerging bed-side tool to quantify muscle thickness and composition.
- Explain stable isotope amino acid tracer approaches and implications of amino acid metabolism changes in critical illness.
PRESENTERS AND TOPICS
Muscle Form, Function, and Outcomes: What is the Connection?
Carla Prado, PhD, RD, Professor and Campus Alberta Innovate Program (CAIP) Chair in Nutrition, Food and Health; Director, Human Nutrition Research Unit, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Bedside Ultrasound for the Assessment of Muscle Thickness and Composition
Michael Paris, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Kinesiology & Health Science, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Metabolic Amino Acid Flux Analysis: Principles and Interpretation
Nicolaas Deutz, MD, PhD, FASN, Director Center for Translational Research in Aging and Longevity; Ponder Endowed Chair; Professor, Department of Kinesiology & Sports Management, School of Education & Human Development and Department of Primary Care & Rural Medicine, School of Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Moderator
Sarah Peterson, PhD, RD, Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Nutrition, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
CE Credit: 1.5 hours
Level: Intermediate
UAN: JA0002345-0000-24-049-L99-P