When Less is Not More: Recognizing and Mitigating Sarcopenia Across Disease States (T21)

Breakout

Date & Time:

March 25, 2025

9:45 AM – 11:15 AM ET

Format:

In Person & Virtual

CE Credits:

1.5 Hours

UAN: JA0002345-0000-25-059-L01-P

Course level:

Intermediate

session objectives:

What You'll Learn

LEARNING OBJECTIVES 

  • Summarize the epidemiology and impact of sarcopenia across disease states.
  • Identify practical modalities for detecting and quantifying sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity. 
  • Discuss the impact of sarcopenia and preventative and therapeutic strategies in adults with malignancy, obesity, and critical illness.

Topics & Presenters

Sarcopenia in Critically Ill Patients

Lee-anne Chapple
BMedSci, MNutrDiet, PhD

Associate Professor; Research Fellow

Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide

Senior Critical Care Dietitian

Nutrition and Dietetics Department, Royal Adelaide Hospital

Adelaide, South Australia Australia

The Intersection of Sarcopenia and Obesity: Implications for Clinical Practice

Manpreet Mundi
MD

Professor of Medicine

Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism, and Nutrition, Mayo Clinic

Rochester, MN

Sarcopenia in Malignancy

Juan Carlos Lopez Delgado
MD, PhD

Professor of Critical and Emergency Care

University of Barcelona

Intensive Care Specialist, Medical Intensive Care Unit

Hospital Clinic of Barcelona

Barcelona, Spain

Current Definitions of Sarcopenia and Sarcopenic Obesity

Michelle Schneider
MS, RD, CNSC, CCTD, FASPEN

Lead Clinical Dietitian

Froedtert Hospital

Milwaukee, WI

Moderators:

Michelle Schneider

MS, RD, CNSC, CCTD, FASPEN

Lead Clinical Dietitian

Froedtert Hospital

Milwaukee, WI