Discover Nutricia Oncology Expert Day 2024 in Utrecht, the Netherlands
The Oncology Expert Day is a Think Tank for improving care, generating insights and bringing home new ideas that aim to change our practice.
- Dr. Andreia Capela
Nutricia Oncology Expert Day is a yearly event is aiming to create a platform for healthcare professionals to share expertise and hands-on experience in implementing early nutritional intervention as integral part of cancer care and straightening the knowledge on the role of nutrition support during oncological treatment. In 2024 the event took place on Nov 25th in Danone Nutricia R&I Center in Utrecht, the Netherlands. The program included presentations by leading experts, a live Q&A session and interactive country workshops aimed to share local experience on opportunities and barriers for optimizing nutritional care in cancer.
We’re excited to share with you the insights of the second edition of Nutricia Oncology Expert Day:
"From Guidelines to Nutritional pathways in Oncology: Taking Action to Improve Patient Care”.
Interesting to know...
The loss of muscle mass in cancer can be 24 times greater than the loss observed with aging. 100 days of treatment = 20 years of aging.
- Prof Carla Prado
How to make a difference? Let's hear from our speakers
Role of early nutritional intervention in support of treatment:
The latest scientific insights
Prof Maurizio Muscaritoli (Chair)
Director of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition Unit, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Based on nutritional status, presence of cachexia and sarcopenia we can prioritise nutritional intervention.
Muscle loss in oncology patient is like a wildfire. Putting the muscle back takes much longer time, so it is better to prevent this. This is why early and continuous nutritional intervention matters.
What do patients have to say?
Jan Hobbelen
Director of the Dutch Ostomy Association and the Dutch Colon Cancer Foundation Randstad, The Netherlands
In the moment of uncertainty, like in the process of oncology disease, patients would like to have something that they have control over, like nutrition.
How to implement nutritional support in cancer care:
Sharing and inspiring
Dr Andreia Capela
Medical Oncologist, Department Oncology, Hospital de Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Portugal
All cancer types vary, and depending on the stage and type of cancer, the disease's behavior and patients' needs differ accordingly.
Dr Pierre Senesse
Head of Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology, Cancer Institute of Montpellier, France
1. Knowing your environment;
2. Building confidence amongst
physicians;
3. Medico-economic program and audits
These are key elements to initiate the change.
TAKING ACTION TO IMPLEMENT NUTRITIONAL CARE IN CANCER CARE: MULTIDISCIPLINARY WORKSHOPS AND ACTION PLAN
We held 9 country-led workshops aimed to exchange on barriers and opportunities to join forces in optimizing nutritional care in cancer.
All the key members of multidisciplinary team that are taking care of patient with cancer, oncologists, surgeons, radiotherapy specialists, dietitians & nutrition specialists, nurses and many others discussed together the future of local initiatives, aligning on the final goal & timelines and defining concrete next steps.
Meet our expert panel
Prof Maurizio Muscaritoli
(Chair)
Director of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition Unit, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Prof. Muscaritoli received his Medical Degree in 1982 and completed his residency in Internal Medicine and Nephrology subsequently. He worked as a research fellow in Dr. Michael Meguid’s laboratory at Department of Surgery, SUNY Health Science Center, Syracuse, NY. Thereafter, he joined the University “La Sapienza” first as an assistant professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, then as an associate professor in 2001. At Sapienza University in Roma, Prof. Muscaritoli is full professor of internal medicine, Vice-Director of the Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Director of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition Unit and Director of the Residency School in Internal Medicine.
Prof. Muscaritoli has several active roles in the European Society of Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN), including currently acting as Chairman of the Special Interest Group on Cachexia-anorexia in Chronic Diseases. He is Chairman of the Italian Society of Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (SINuC), and Past-Chairman Italian Society of Artificial Nutrition (SINPE).
Prof. Carla Prado
(Chair)
Director of the Human Nutrition Research unit, University of Alberta, Canada
Dr. Carla Prado is a Professor and Registered Dietitian at the University of Alberta, and a Campus Alberta Innovates (CAIP) Chair in Nutrition, Food and Health. She is the Director of the Human Nutrition Research Unit, one of the top research and training facilities for body composition and energy metabolism assessments worldwide. Carla is an expert in assessing nutritional status through the precise measurement of body composition and energy metabolism. The focus of her current research program is to investigate the prevalence and health outcomes of abnormal body composition phenotypes in patients with diverse chronic conditions. She is also developing targeted nutrition interventions to optimize body composition, particularly muscle mass in these patients. She is currently leading six randomized controlled trials and a number of other clinical studies investigating the impact of nutrition intervention on energy metabolism, body composition and health.
Dr Pierre Senesse
Head of Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology, Cancer Institute of Montpellier, France
Dr. Senesse is a gastroenterologist and nutritionist by training, working at the only cancer center in France that integrates a certified Adult Home Parenteral Nutrition Center. His multidisciplinary background includes a focus on clinical nutrition and cancer care, with a particular emphasis on enhancing supportive and palliative care for patients. n 2008, Dr. Senesse founded the Physician-led cancer nutrition program, which he has led since its inception. This work, has led to innovations in the organization of nutrition services, including the management of complex cases such as gastrostomies, jejunostomies, and nasogastric tubes. A key milestone in his career was co-authoring and implementing the national protocol for medical-dietetic cooperation in 2012, which empowers dietitians to prescribe artificial nutrition within a structured framework. As the coordinator of Palliative and Supportive Care (PSC) since 2011, Dr. Senesse spearheaded a transformative project to provide anticipatory and coordinated care for patients and families. Following experience in Canada, team expanded this initiative into a dedicated building, inaugurated in 2021.
Dr Andreia Capela
Medical Oncologist, Department Oncology, Hospital de Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Portugal
Graduated in Medicine in 2008 from the Universidade Nova de Lisboa, she completed her Medical Oncology residency in 2015 at the Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João. Patient of the Master's Degree in Nutrition, Obesity and Microbiota of UDIMA (2023-2024).
Her research is focused since 2016 on the study of the prognostic relevance of systemic inflammation in pancreatic cancer patients and the nutritional aspects of these patients. Since 2017, she has been part of the Medical Oncology team at the Unidade Local de Saúde de Gaia e Espinho. In 2019, she completed her Master's degree in Palliative Care at the Universidade de Lisboa with the thesis "Physician's Grief." She is a member of national scientific societies SPO, APCP, APNO, AICSO, and international societies ESMO and MASCC. She has been the President of the Board of the Associação de Investigação de Cuidados de Suporte em Oncologia (since 2020) and the coordinator of the Supportive and Palliative Care Working Group of the Sociedade Portuguesa de Oncologia (since 2022).
Jan Hobbelen
Director of the Dutch Ostomy Association and the Dutch Colon Cancer Foundation Randstad, The Netherlands
Jan Hobbelen is the director of the Colon Cancer Foundation and the Dutch Ostomy Association in the Netherlands, with extensive experience in healthcare organization development and patient advocacy. The Dutch Colon Cancer Foundation represents patient and carers with colon cancer; this patient organization facilitates information via apps and digital platforms and is about to launch a program "Strong After Colon cancer". The Dutch Ostomy Association supports 40 000 individuals through advocacy, coaching, e-health and education. Jan also serves on the Visionary Board of Fit4Surgery and the Advisory Board of SEMH (Medical Device Regulation) and initiated the Federation for Patient organizations with Gastrointestinal Disorders. Known for his entrepreneurial spirit, Jan excels in motivating and connecting individuals. Outside of work, he enjoys traveling, sports, and films, and lives with his partner Petra and their son Rick.
- Prof Maurizio Muscaritoli
- Prof. Carla Prado
- Jan Hobbelen
- Dr Andreia Capela
- Dr Pierre Senesse
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