IrSPEN Conference 2013
Integrating Nutrition into Medicine and Healthcare
5th-6th March 2013, 11am
The Herbert Suite, The Clyde Court Hotel
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Session 1: Health Economics
Economic impact of malnutrition – A European perspective
Professor Olle Ljungqvist MD, PhD,
Chairman The European Nutrition for Health Alliance
Fighting Malnutrition in Greece: from idleness to action
Dr Michael Chourdakis, MD RD MPH PhD, Lecturer of Medical Nutrition,
School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Health economics of treating malnutrition: cost effective or costly?
Professor Marinos Elia, Institute of Human Nutrition and Faculty of Medicine,
University of Southampton
Malnutrition in Ireland: can a screening programme deliver net savings?
Niamh Rice
Chairman’s summary and conclusions
Professor Charles Normond
Session 2: Gut matters – in Health and Disease
Intestinal microbiota in IBS: the application of pre- and probiotics
Professor Kevin Whelan
Diet-health-microbiota interactions in older persons – the ELDERMET study
Professor Paul O’Toole, Dept. Microbiology and
Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre, UCC
Pre- and probiotics in disease – relevance for clinical practice
Professor Ian Rowland, Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences,
University of Reading, UK
Session 3: Nutrition Training for Health Professionals
Lifelong Learning Programme in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (LLL)
Professor Alistair Forbes, Regina Komsa, Rémy Meier
Introducing Lifelong Learning (LLL) in Ireland
Professor Nick Kennedy
Session 4: Future Focus – An Insight into nutrition research in Ireland
Body composition by computed tomography scan as a predictor of chemotherapy toxicity in patients with renal cell carcinoma
Samantha Cushen
Peri-operative fasting practices in St Vincent’s University Hospital
Niamh Murphy, Nicola Dervan & Dr Clare Corish
Malabsorption syndrome following surgical resection for oesophageal and
gastric carcinoma – should patients be routinely screened ?
Aisling McHugh
Session 5: Nutritional strategies in surgery
Enhanced recovery after surgery & how metabolism is key – State of the art lecture
Professor Olle Ljungqvist, MD, PhD, Professor of Surgery,
Örebro University Hospital & Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Surgical metabolism and nutritional oncology
Professor Ken Fearon
Appetite control, obesity & bariatric surgery
Professor Carel le Roux, Experimental Pathology, UCD, University of Gothenburg,
Imperial College London
Session 6: Evidence based solutions to clinical problems
Nutritional management of chronic pancreatitis
Sinead Duggan, Research Dietitian, PhD Student,
Centre for Pancreatico-Biliary Diseases, Tallaght Hospital & Trinity College
Refeeding syndrome
Dr Karen Boland MRCPI, Midlands Regional Hospital, Tullamore
BBraun Satellite Meeting
Integrating Nutrition into Medicine and Healthcare
Tuesday 5th March 2013, 12.30pm
The Herbert Suite, The Clyde Court Hotel
Prof. Marinos Elia, Professor of Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism,
University of Southampton
This satellite meeting was organised by our sponsor BBraun and was held during the two days of the 2013 conference. All delegates to the conference were welcome to attend free of charge. The session focused on improving Nutrition and Hydration in Hospitals looking at the NICE Quality Standard for Nutrition Support in Adults and practical implementation of best practice healthcare policy.
Abbott Nutrition Satellite Meeting
Personal Leadership – Leading From Within
Tuesday 5th March 2013
Breakfast 7am, Meeting 7.30am
The Herbert Suite, The Clyde Court Hotel
This satellite meeting was organised by our sponsor Abbott Nutrition and was held during the two days of the 2013 conference. All delegates to the conference were welcome to attend free of charge. Participants left with fresh insights into their personal leadership style and how to maximise their strengths and leadership competencies.
Nutricia Medical Satellite Meeting
Can Medical Nutrition Influence Length of Stay?
Wednesday 6th March 2013, 5.00-7.00pm
The Herbert Suite, The Clyde Court Hotel
Dr Edel Duffy, Dietician, Nutricia Medical
Prof. Olle Ljungqvist, Professor of Surgery, Karolinska Institute, Sweden
Dr Rebecca Stratton, Institute of Human Nutrition, University of Southampton
Chair Dr Orla Crosbie, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Cork University Hospital
This satellite meeting was organised by our sponsor Nutricia Medical and was held during the two days of the 2013 conference. All delegates to the conference were welcome to attend free of charge. Participants left with a comprehensive insight into how medical nutrition can impact on length of patient stay. A hot fork buffet was served at the conclusion of the meeting.