Abbott Nutrition Education - Nutritional interventions to support muscle maintenance - 6th November 2024

Abbott Nutrition Education - Nutritional interventions to support muscle maintenance - 6th November 2024, 12:30 to 13:30.

With Professor Phillip Atherton.  This education session has been provided by Abbott Laboratories. 

Course Summary:

This session will cover review the role that skeletal muscle mass has for overall health, the detrimental effect muscle lost has in different patient groups and why maintaining/rebuilding muscle mass can improve outcomes in patients living with a long-term health condition. We will also discuss nutritional interventions which can support the patient in maintaining muscle and strength. 

Suitable for: 

All healthcare professionals

Guest Speaker:

Professor Philip Atherton PHD- Director, Centre of Metabolism, Ageing and Physiology (COMAP) M<RC-Versus Arthritis Centre of Excellence. University of Nottingham. 

Professor Phillip Atherton was awarded a PhD in 2005 about skeletal muscle molecular signalling networks. In 2012 he was promoted to Associate Professor at the University of Nottingham and then to Professor in 2017. He has an active research interest in how to mitigate musculoskeletal declines in aging and disease(s). He is widely published and a senior editor for a number of physiological and nutritional journals. 

It is expected that you will attend the session virtually from a quiet location at which you will not be disturbed, and you will have access to a microphone and camera on your device.  Every delegate must have their own device to use throughout this session.  This is a requirement for attending this interactive course. 

If you no longer require your place on this course place cancel it so that there is availability for other delegates.  To cancel a booking please log into your Learning and Development Centre account, go to the Centre course list and click on the orange box next to the course name.  

This is a live online teaching event; meeting details will be sent to delegates in the week prior to the course date.  

All delegates must have their own booking made through the Learning and Development Centre website to join the meeting.  The name on your Zoom account should be recognisable as the name on your booking.  If we cannot identify delegates they may not be admitted to the session, or certificates may not be issued after the event. 

If you have any queries please contact [email protected]

This session and the guest speaker have been provided by Abbott Laboratories and hosted by the Learning and Development Centre.  Professor Atherton is speaking in a non-promotional capacity but some products may be named during the session at his discretion. If there are any queries please do contact us: [email protected]