Charles Van Way III Nutrition Research Discoveries Symposium and Celebration (SU41)

Breakout

Date & Time:

February 15, 2026

3:45 PM – 5:15 PM PT

Format:

In Person & Virtual

Course level:

Advanced

session objectives:

What You'll Learn

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.

Topics & Presenters

The Road to Measurable Outcomes in Perioperative Nutrition

Krista Haines
DO

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Duke University School of Medicine

Assistant Professor in Population Health Sciences

Department of Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine

Durham, NC

The Impact of Microbiome-targeted Prehabilitation on Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Progression

Richard Jacobson
MD

Assistant Professor

University of South Florida

Tampa, FL

Moderators:

Hassan Dashti

PhD, RD, FASPEN

Investigator

Mass General Research Institute

Assistant Professor

Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School

Boston, MA

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