Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about cutting-edge research from two previous recipients of grants from the ASPEN Rhoads Research Foundation. You will have an opportunity to learn about their Foundation-funded work and their research trajectories.

Following the presentations and discussions, join the Foundation in recognizing a new class of grant recipients and celebrating all those who provide support to fund nutrition research. Light refreshments will be served.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe the study rationale, inclusion criteria, timing, and primary endpoints for indirect calorimetry.
• Differentiate prescriptions derived from indirect calorimetry from those estimated using other methods and quantify the effects on energy and protein adequacy.
• Evaluate outcomes from monitored nutrition interventions across cohorts, including complications, length of stay, readmission, and cost.
• Apply an implementation pathway that selectively uses indirect calorimetry, sets protein and energy targets, defines escalation thresholds, and tracks adherence.
• Describe the degree of gut dysbiosis caused by surgery and perioperative care.
• Identify microbiome-targeted options for mitigating surgery-induced dysbiosis.