Cancer-related malnutrition and sarcopenia
The role of dietitians with a focus on practice tips
The presentation covers:
- Screening for malnutrition and sarcopenia
- Nutrition assessment of people at risk for malnutrition
- Evaluation of muscle status of people at risk for sarcopenia
- Treating cancer-related malnutrition and sarcopenia
- The role of the multidisciplinary team
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About the Presenter
Dr Nicole Kiss is an advanced APD with more than 20 years’ experience in cancer nutrition and is Chair of the Nutrition Group of the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia. Nicole is a Victorian Cancer Agency Clinical Research Fellow and co-lead of the Exercise and Nutrition for Cancer research group in the Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition at Deakin University. Nicole’s research interests include interventions to optimise nutritional and functional outcomes during and after cancer therapy with a particular focus on body composition, cancer-related malnutrition and sarcopenia. Nicole has been a member of steering committees for the development of multiple evidence-based guidelines on nutrition and cancer and is led the development of the position statement on cancer-related malnutrition and sarcopenia for the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia.
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