Postgraduate Workshop on Metabolic and Nutritional Issues in the ICU (ISICEM Pre-congress)

This clinically-focused workshop will cover all aspects of metabolic and nutritional management of the critically ill, combining lectures with interactive practical case discussions to help participants understand the metabolic response to stress and how it can affect patient management during and after the acute phase of critical illness.

Content:

• Metabolic response to stress – Jean-Charles Preiser (Brussels, Belgium)
• Refeeding syndrome – Arthur van Zanten (Ede, Netherlands)
• Gut dysfunction and dysbiosis – Craig Coopersmith (Atlanta, USA)
• Clinical case #1 (gastrointestinal failure) – Annika Reintam (Tartu, Estonia)
• Micronutrients – Christian Stoppe (Wurzburg, Germany)
• Energy requirements – Michael Casaer (Leuven, Belgium)
• Case discussion #2 (measurement of energy expenditure) – Elisabeth De Waele (Brussels, Belgium)
• Role of supplemental parenteral nutrition – Christian Stoppe (Wurzburg, Germany)
• Protein requirements – Michael Casaer (Leuven, Belgium)
• Assessment of muscle mass and function – Arthur van Zanten (Ede, Netherlands)
• Clinical case #3 (bedside determination of body composition) – Arthur van Zanten (Ede, Netherlands)
• Nutritional rehabilitation – Jean-Charles Preiser (Brussels, Belgium)
• Role of the dietician in nutritional care in the ICU – Gabrielle Bronne (Brussels, Belgium)
• Relevant outcomes in nutrition research – Annika Reintam (Tartu, Estonia)

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