PRESENTER
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PRESENTER/MODERATOR
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Nicolaas Deutz
Pierre Singer, MD, Chairman, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University; Critical Care Medicine and Institute for Nutrition Research, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petah Tikva, Israel
Alessandro Laviano, MD
Antonio Campos
Remy Meier, MD, Professor Gastroenterology, Head, Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Medical University Hospital, Kantonsspital, Liestal, Switzerland
Description
1. Discuss the controversial role of energy deficit in the ICU and review some potential confounding elements which may explain the discrepancies in outcome measures existing in the recent literature
2. Analyze preliminary results suggesting a role for glutamine in improving glucose metabolism in diabetic and obese patients
3. Describe an example of effective partnership between science, clinical practice and policy makers, as it pertains to the development of new clinical guidelines for nutritional care of cancer patients