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Nutrition, Muscle & Strength: Paramount for Optimal Health

Program Date: 06 April 2023

Publication Date: 06 April 2023

Continuing Education Credits: Dietitian CPEU 0.75

Course Description

In this course, Alfonso J. Cruz-Jentoft, MD, PhD, and Philip J. Atherton, PhD, AFHEA, will explain the new pandemic of sarcopenia and frailty after COVID-19 in the older adult population; review the impact of long COVID on muscle and nutritional outcomes; summarize the new GLIM body composition guidelines; and more.

Course Objectives
  • Explain the new pandemic of sarcopenia and frailty after COVID-19 in the older adult population.
  • Review the impact of long COVID on muscle and nutritional outcomes in older adults.
  • Summarize the new GLIM body composition guidelines.
  • Review new data and expert consensus on protein intake for muscle health.
  • Summarize new evidence on β-Hydroxy-β-Methylbutyrate (HMB) on muscle outcomes.

Performance Indicators: 5.2.1, 5.2.5, 9.1.5

Activity Code: 186308

Course Instructor Bio(s)

Alfonso J Cruz-Jentoft, MD, PhD

Head of Geriatric Services
Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal (IRYCIS)
Madrid, Spain

Dr Alfonso J Cruz-Jentoft is a globally recognized geriatrician and researcher who founded and leads the Geriatric Department at Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal in Madrid. He is currently Editor-in-Chief of European Geriatric Medicine and has authored over 350 scientific publications. A pioneer in the field of sarcopenia, he led the development of its first widely adopted definition and now heads a global initiative to refine it. He has held leadership roles in major international societies, including the European Geriatric Medicine Society (EuGMS) and board member of the European Academy for Medicine in Ageing (EAMA). His work continues to shape the future of aging and geriatric care worldwide.

Philip Atherton, PhD, BSc, AFHEA

Chair of Molecular Medicine
Centre of Metabolism, Ageing & Physiology (CoMAP)
Academic Unit of the IRIS School of Medicine
University of Nottingham
Royal Derby College
Derby, England, UK

Dr Philip J. Atherton is a Professor and Chair of Clinical, Metabolic, and Molecular Physiology at the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom. He received a 1st Class BSc degree and a higher PhD degree (in 2005) from the University of Central Lancashire, focusing on protein metabolism, myogenic signaling, and gene expression regulation in skeletal muscle. His current research involves an expansive combination of detailed pre- and clinical molecular physiology with the application of stable isotope methodologies and the integration of OMIC techniques to discover predictors of the mechanistic basis for, and how to mitigate, musculoskeletal declines in aging and various related diseases.

Prof. Atherton, with a H-index of 57 and ~15,000 citations, has published around 150 peer-reviewed articles and 6 invited book chapters. He is a senior editor for Experimental Physiology, Applied Physiology, Nutrition & Metabolism, and Nutrients, journals.

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Category
CPEU Adult Muscle mass

Abbott Nutrition’s Statement for Dietitian CPEUs:

This educational activity has been prior-approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). CDR credentialed practitioners will receive the specified continuing professional education units (CPEUs) for completion of this program/material.