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Webinar ID #990-527-107
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Speaker:
Krishnan Sriram, MD, FCCM, Tele-Intensivist,, US Dept of Veterans Affairs Tele-Critical Care West, at Hines/Chicago, Illinois,  USA
Madhu Jain, RD Lutheran General Hospital

Desired Learner Outcome(s):

• Identify malnutrition as a risk factor in preoperative patients
• Understand the differences between simple and stress-related malnutrition
• Define the new standardized identification of malnutrition, the Global Leaders Initiatives in Malnutrition, or GLIM criteria. 
• Understand that serum albumin levels as such have low predictive scores for identification of malnutrition
• List the various components of preop nutritional and metabolic assessment
• Utilize oral nutritional supplements as part of pre-operative preparation, appreciate concepts of PRE-habilitation. 
• Express the importance of suggesting disease codes (ICD) in nutrition consultations
• Create system-wide changes to address malnutrition throughout the continuum of care: Prehospitalization to Post-discharge
• Explain the Nutrition Focused physical Exam and the areas of focus

Target Audience:
Physicians: primary care, internal medicine, family medicine, surgeons, all specialties referring to surgery, anesthesiology.  Nurses: pre-surgical testing, pre-op, surgical, post-op.  Other providers: physical therapy, occupational therapy, dietitians and other interested professionals.

Accreditation Statement:
Advocate Aurora Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement:
Advocate Aurora Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.