London Health Sciences Centre's Department of Clinical Nutrition brings you Advancing Clinical Nutrition: 2019! This is an exciting opportunity for health care providers across Ontario to network and receive updates on an array of nutrition advances relevant to many practice settings.

Registration & Networking 8:30-9:00am

Keynote Speaker 9:00-10:30am

Nutrition Care and Cancer – Evolving Paradigms

Dr. Leah Gramlich MD, Professor of Medicine, University of Alberta, Provincial Medical Advisor Nutrition Services, Alberta Health Services Chair, Canadian Malnutrition Task Force

Nourishment Break (provided)- 10:30-10:45am

10:45-11:45am

Microbiome and probiotics: trying to clear the fog

Dr. Gregor Reid BSc Hons, PhD, MBA, ARM CCM, Dr HS, FCAHS FRSC, Distinguished University Professor, Western University, Director Canadian R&D Centre for Human Microbiome and Probiotics at LHRI

Lunch (hot meal provided) - 11:45-12:30pm

12:30-1:30pm

Targeting nutrition therapy for illness and recovery

Michele ApSimon, MSc, RD, Hamilton Health Sciences Centre, Critical Care

1:30-2:30pm

Improving nutrition care in Canadian hospitals: Implementing the Integrated Nutrition Pathway for Acute Care (INPAC)

Celia Laur, PhD, MSc, FHEA, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Women's College Hospital, Toronto

Nourishment Break (provided) - 2:30-2:45pm

2:45-3:45pm

Medical and nutritional management of bariatric surgery

2:45 - 3:15 Nutritional management of bariatric surgery: Katrina Kermer RD, London Health Sciences Centre, Bariatric Surgery Program

3:15-3:45pm Medical management of bariatric surgery: Dr. Marko Mrkobrada MD, MSc, FRCPC, London Health Sciences Centre, Bariatric Surgery Program

3:45-4:00pm

Wrap and evaluation

*Official receipt and certificate of attendance will be provided in person on September 27.

*Questions? contact: nutr.conference@lhsc.on.ca