Dr. Leah Gramlich is a gastroenterologist and physician nutrition specialist. She is the founding president of the Canadian Nutrition Society and current chair of the Canadian Malnutrition Task Force. She is active as a clinician, researcher and educator and is dedicated to optimizing patient care related to nutrition. She values the international expertise that makes excellence in nutrition care a global commodity. Her research interests include malnutrition, ERAS, Intestinal Failure and nutrition education.
In this session, International expert, Dr. Mette Berger will review and discuss current guidelines for Nutrition care in critically ill and surgical patients. She will expand upon this topic based on her extensive clinical and research experience. The session will be grounded with a case presentation of Type II intestinal failure requiring an integrated approach to optimal metabolic management with an interactive faculty discussion