Pre-Conference Workshop

Total Nutritional Therapy Training:
Fundamentals and Strategies for Nutrition Support in Wound Care
Sponsored by Abbott Nutrition, Abbott Laboratories.

Date: Tuesday, 24 May 2011
Time: 13.00-17.00
Registrastrion: Please send an a short email containing Name, Institution, Country to ewma@ewma.org.

You can attend this workshop, even if you are not registered for the full conference.

Advances in medical and nutrition science have demonstrated the benefit of medical nutrition intervention on  outcomes in patients with wounds. Nutritional deficiencies or malnutrition pose negative effect on wound healing, and a variety of nutrients and factors play critical roles in wound healing and outcomes.

Program attendees will gain new knowledge on wound pathophysiology and the role of nutrition in wound healing and wound prevention and will learn the importance of nutrition screening and nutritional interventions to prevent and treat wounds, including emerging science on wound healing.

This half-day program will be led by physicians who are recognized leaders in the field of wound healing and nutrition.

Programme
1) Pathophysiology & Metabolic Effects of Wounds
Refaat Hegazi, MD, PhD
Medical Director, Abbott Laboratories

2) Role of Nutrition in Wound Healing and Prevention
Marco Romanelli, MD, PhD
Director, Wound Healing Research Unit,
University of Pisa, Italy

3) Overview of Nutrition Screening, Assessment & Intervention
Nancy Collins, RD, PhD
Consultant Dietitian, Weston, FL, USA

4) Nutrition Therapy for Wound Healing
Nancy Collins, RD, PhD
Consultant Dietitian, Weston, FL, USA