BREAKFAST SESSION INVITATION

When: 7-8.15am Saturday 18th November, 2017

Where: Monarch Room, Royal Pines

Speaker: Professor Renee Blaauw

 -THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY NUTRITIONAL INTERVENTION-

Professor Renee Blaauw will be presenting some of the latest evidence around the need for early nutritional intervention in the treatment of patients particularly in the critical care setting.

 

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Speaker Bio
 

 

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Professor Renee Blaauw- Stellenbosch University, South Africa

Prof Renée Blaauw, PhD (Nutritional Sciences), is an Associate Professor in Therapeutic Nutrition at the Division of Human Nutrition, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town. She is a registered dietitian with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA).

She acted as Chairperson of the Professional Board for Dietetics in South Africa for the period 1999 – February 2004. She is a Past President of SASPEN (South African Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition) and an honorary member of both SASPEN and ADSA (Association for Dietetics in South Africa).

She has authored / co-authored various articles and chapters in scientific publications and textbooks, presented research papers at international and national congresses, been an invited speaker at various symposiums, workshops and serves as a peer-reviewer for national and international scientific journals.

Her main research interests includes Nutrition support of critically ill patients; Hospital malnutrition; Nutritional management of gastro-intestinal diseases; Pre- and Probiotics and Nutritional Epidemiology.

She has been involved in various Provincial and national research surveys acting as primary investigator or research coordinator

 
 
 
 
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