Nutrition & ERAS: Turning the Evidence into Practical Patient Care

Publication Date: 23 March 2019

Presenter(s): Kathryn Porter-Starr, PhD, RD

Location: Phoenix, AZ, USA

This video features an interview with Katie Starr, a PhD, RD, from Duke, whom we filmed at the ASPEN Nutrition Science and Practice Conference 2019 held in Phoenix, Arizona, USA in March 2019. In this video, Dr. Starr highlights ways to incorporate nutrition-based ERAS protocols into clinical practice and shares her experience within her institution.

Presenter Bio(s):

Kathryn Porter Starr, PhD, MS, RD

Associate Professor
Division of Geriatrics, Dept of Medicine
Duke University School of Medicine
Research Health Scientist, Geriatric, Research, Education, and Clinical Center
Durham VA Medical Center
Durham, NC, USA

Dr Starr is an Associate Professor in the Division of Geriatrics in the Department of Medicine at Duke University School of Medicine and a Research Health Scientist at the Durham Veteran Affairs Medical Center. Dr. Starr is Director of the Center for Aging Clinical Nutrition Laboratory, and her research and professional experience have focused on nutrition and exercise interventions for community-dwelling older adults at high risk for chronic health conditions and functional decline. Currently, Dr. Starr is PI and Co-PI for clinical research trials involving nutrition optimization and physical activity in vulnerable populations, and PI for a VA Merit award assessing the impact of perioperative nutrition in older Veterans with cancer participating in the VA Perioperative Optimization of Senior Health Program. Finally, she serves as an American College of Surgeons’ Geriatric Surgery Verification Committee Member and has been featured in the New York Times and NPR.

Category
Adult Inpatient Nutrition