Nutrition in the older patient: social, physiological and psychological factors
This webinar will be dedicated to exploring the issues associated with malnutrition in older people and importantly what can be done. It will cover:
– Overlapping syndromes of frailty, sarcopenia and malnutrition
– Malnutrition as a cause and a consequence of disease
– The difference between nutrition screening and nutrition assessment.
– Integration of nutrition as a component of holistic care
– Practical and realistic approaches to optimise diet and food intake in older adults.
– The importance of monitoring and evaluating interventions – by whom and when
– Nutrition towards the end of life