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Target Audience
Internists, Family Practitioners, Oncologists, Nurse Practitioners, Primary Care Providers |
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 Intro & Faculty
Dear Colleague:
You are invited to participate in the 4th Cachexia Conference to be held December 6-9,2007 at the St. Petersburg Hilton Bayfront in St Petersburg, Florida.
This conference is an ideal opportunity to connect with outstanding leaders in the field of Cachexia research. Our attendees include, clinicians, researchers and educators. We expect members of the fields of oncology, nutrition, and geriatrics.
This year’s program will feature the world’s foremost experts on Cachexia related issues.
We will offer an exhibit program this year. This program will offer several hours of unopposed exhibit time.
Along with the exhibit program we have several support opportunities to enhance your impact on the success of this meeting and the field of Cachexia research. By supporting an educational or networking session and exhibiting at the meeting, your organization can develop relationships with the professionals at the lead of Cachexia research and care.
Please take a few moments to examine the following prospectus and learn how you can become involved in supporting this important educational initiative.
We look forward to working with you!
John Morley, MBBCh
Director of the division of Geriatrics
Saint Louis University
Director GRECC,
St Louis, Missouri, USA
William Evans, PhD
Professor of Medicine, University of Arkansas Medical Sciences
Director of Nutrition, Metabolism, and Exercise Laboratory in the Donald Reynolds Department of Geriatrics
Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Stefan Anker, MD, PhD
Professor of Applied Cachexia Research
Department of Cardiology
Charite Campus Virchow-Klinikum
Berlin, Germany
Conference Purpose and Objectives
Healthcare providers will be able to recognize symptoms that are indicative of both chronic and acute illness that lead to cachexia.
Participants will be able to apply this knowledge to mediate the effects of cachexia across the continuum of care.
Attendees will be able to diagnose, evaluate, manage and treat cachexia resulting from the following diseases or chronic conditions: Cancer; Cardiovascular Disease; Death, Dying & Grief; Dementia / Alzheimer’s Disease; Diabetes; Frailty; Hypertension/stroke / Heart disease; Infectious Diseases; Medications & Polypharmacy; Nutrition; Physiology of Aging; and Sarcopenia.
At the end of the conference, participants will be able to develop appropriate treatment programs for patients with cachexia across the continuum of care. |
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Program