Malnutrition Update: GLIM, Validation and More

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This webinar was presented live on May 16, 2023.

This session will provide details on the similarities and differences between the Academy/ASPEN and GLIM malnutrition diagnostic approaches and how they can be used to diagnose malnutrition. In addition, key validation efforts of these tools will be highlighted.

CPE Level: 1
CPEU: 1
Performance Indicators: 10.2.1, 8.2.1, 8.2.3

Learning Objectives

• Describe the similarities and differences between the Academy/ASPEN and GLIM malnutrition diagnostic approaches.
• Outline how both approaches can be used in diagnosing malnutrition.
• Summarize key validation efforts of the Academy/ASPEN and GLIM diagnostic tools.

Speaker

Ainsley Malone, MS, RDN, LD, CNSC, FAND, FASPEN

Ainsley Malone is currently a Clinical Practice Specialist with the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) where she works to support clinical practice activities for the organization. Ms. Malone is also a Nutrition Support Dietitian at Mt. Carmel East Hospital in Columbus, Ohio where she is involved in the management of patients requiring enteral and parenteral nutrition. Ainsley is a global and national leader in malnutrition related activities having served as author of the 2012 Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics/ASPEN Malnutrition Consensus Characteristics, currently serving as a member of the Global Leadership Initiative in Malnutrition working group and in leading malnutrition advocacy efforts across the United States. In addition, Ainsley serves in the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics as Speaker-elect of the House of Delegates and a member the Academy Board of Directors.