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Pioneering Muscle Health: Evidence-Based Nutrition for Cancer and Diabetes Management

Presenter(s): Barry JA Laird, MD; Francesco Giorgino, MD, PhD; Maria Ballesteros-Pomar, MD, PhD

Moderator: Alfonso J Cruz Jentoft, MD, PhD

Date: 13 September 2025

Time: Noon-13:00 CEST

Location: Forum Hall – Prague Congress Center, Prague, Czech Republic

Continuing Education Credits: N/A

Join us at the 2025 ESPEN 47th Congress for this live symposium moderated by Alfonso J Cruz Jentoft, MD, PhD, and presented by Barry JA Laird, MD, Francesco Giorgino, MD, PhD, and Maria Ballesteros-Pomar, MD, PhD, who will:  

  • Analyze disease-specific mechanisms of sarcopenia and malnutrition in oncology and diabetes, highlighting their impact on clinical outcomes
  • Evaluate nutritional screening and targeted interventions to optimize muscle health and nutritional status in patients with cancer and diabetes
  • Promote multidisciplinary approaches to enhance muscle function, recovery, and quality of life in chronic disease management
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Presenter Bio(s):

Alfonso J Cruz-Jentoft, MD, PhD

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

Alfonso J. Cruz-Jentoft, MD, PhD, is a specialist in Geriatric Medicine, Chair of the Geriatric Department at the Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal in Madrid, Spain, Professor of Geriatrics at the Universidad Europea de Madrid and Chair of the Spanish National Board of Geriatrics. He is a corresponding member of the Real Academia Nacional de Medicina de España and Past President of the European Geriatric Medicine Society (EuGMS). Dr Cruz-Jentoft serves as the Editor-in-Chief of European Geriatric Medicine, the official journal of the EuGMS. Chair of the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) and member of the WHO Clinical Consortium on Healthy Ageing. He represents Spain on the Board of the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG). In addition, he serves on the editorial boards of most major geriatric medicine journals.

Maria Ballesteros-Pomar, MD, PhD

Chief of Endocrinology and Nutrition 
University Hospital Complex of León (CAULE) 
León, Spain

Francesco Giorgino, MD, PhD

Professor of Endocrinology 
Head, Section of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Andrology & Metabolic Diseases
Chief, Division of Endocrinology
University Hospital Policlinico Consorziale Bari
Bari, Italy

Barry JA Laird, MD 

Chair, Palliative and Supportive Care Group 
Institute of Genetics and Cancer
Professor, Palliative and Supportive Care
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, Scotland

Category
Older Adult Disease State