MODERATOR
:
Rosemary A. Kozar, MD, PhD, Professor of Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
SPEAKER
(S):
Paul Wischmeyer, MD, Associate Chairman for Clinical and Translational Research, Director of Nutrition Therapy Services, Professor of Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesia, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO
Bryan Cotton, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX
Todd Rice, MD, MSc, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
Rosemary A. Kozar, MD, PhD, Professor of Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
Juan Ochoa, MD, Professor, Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, Associate Medical Director for UPMC Trauma Services,, Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Description
1. Evaluate data supporting the use of pharmaconutrition in the ICU
2. Outline the data supporting the use of glutamine, arginine, omega-3 fatty acids and anti-oxidants as isolated agents in the ICU
3. Recognize the molecular mechanisms unique to each of the pharmaconutrients