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Inflammation and Nutrient Metabolism Conference
September 9-11, 2009, Bethesda, MD

Supported by:  The National Institute on Aging, the John A. Hartford Foundation, and the American Geriatrics Society.

About the Conference

Older adults who become protein-energy undernourished are at high risk for adverse clinical outcomes but nutrition support often fails to prevent or reverse these adverse outcomes. Given that the reasons for the ineffectiveness of nutrition support are not understood, the purpose of this conference was to focus attention on the interrelationship between nutrient metabolism and inflammation.  Presenters provided evidence from topics such as disease models, normal aging and inflammation, and inflammation and micro-nutrients/macro-nutrients. They also discussed current limitations and future directions during the Conference (see Conference agenda).

The conference objectives were:  (1) convene clinical and basic science experts from the fields of nutrition and inflammation to openly share and critique all available evidence linking inflammation to nutrition and aging issues; (2) identify opportunities for collaborative studies of the interrelationship between nutrient consumption and metabolism, inflammation, and change in health status and body composition; and (3) develop closer links between basic, clinical, and health services research programs in order to understand the metabolic basis of nutrient metabolism in clinical populations of acute and chronically ill older adults and to identify and test the effectiveness of innovative approaches to prevention or treatment.

Conference Planning Committee
Melinda Bopp, BS
University of Arkansas
for Medical Sciences
 William Ershler, MD*
National Institute of Aging		 Judy Hannah, PhD*
National Institute of Aging
Susan Nayfield, MD, MSc*
National Institute of Aging

 Ronenn Roubenoff, MD, MHS
Biogen Idec		 Dennis Sullivan, MD
University of Arkansas
for Medical Sciences
Stephanie Studenski, MD, MPH
University of Pittsburgh		 Jeremy Walston, MD
Johns Hopkins University		 Shing Shing Yeh, PhD, MD
Department of Veterans Affairs

     
Conference Report

The Conference Planning Committee is currently preparing a report on the Conference. 

PowerPoint™ Presentations
Marie Bernard, MD
Ronni Chernoff, PhD, RD, FADA
Nicolaas Deutz, MD, PhD
William Ershler, MD*
Neal Fedarko, PhD
Robert Fenton, MD*
Luigi Ferrucci, MD, PhD*		 Andrew Greenberg, MD
Susan Harris, DSC
Derek Huffman, PhD
Aminah Jatoi, MD
Simin Meydani, DVM, PhD
Ronenn Roubenoff, MD, MHS
Steve Shoelson, MD, PhD		 Dennis Sullivan, MD
Russell Tracy, PhD
Todd Trappe, PhD
Jeremy Walston, MD
Shing Shing Yeh, PhD, MD


*Denotes NIH Representative