Webinar: The Cachexia Clinic — Building a Supportive Care Necessity

Presented by MASCC’s Nutrition and Cachexia Study Group: February 26, 2019

February 2019

The Nutrition and Cachexia Study Group is pleased to offer a webinar on establishing a successful cachexia clinic. The webinar will present information and practical considerations for building and operating a cachexia clinic within a cancer center. The speakers are experienced in establishing and sustaining cachexia and nutrition clinics for patients with cancer. The following topics will be featured:

• Service and team composition
• Making the case for a clinic
• Assessment: screening, and opportunities for intervention, nutrition, function
• Management: integrating evidence, guidelines, and opinions
• Outcome measures and best metrics

Speakers are Egidio Del Fabbro, MD (Virginia Commonwealth University, USA), Rony Dev MD (MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA), and Liz Isenring, PhD (Bond Institute of Health and Science, Queensland, Australia).

The webinar will be held on Tuesday, February 26th, at 6:00 pm EST. The cost is $5 for MASCC members and $10 for nonmembers. To register, click here.