Changing Care to Improve Surgical Outcomes. In this mini-series of six podcasts sponsored by Abbott Nutrition, the DCRI’s Paul Wischmeyer, MD, EDIC, welcomes distinguished scientists and clinicians from the U.S. and the U.K. to discuss to discuss the role of nutrition in surgery.

Episode One:
Host Paul Wischmeyer is joined by Thomas Varghese, MD, section head of General Thoracic Surgery at the University of Utah, to discuss the role of nutrition in the American College of Surgeons’ Strong for Surgery initiative.

Episode Two:
Screening for malnutrition and preparing patients for the stress of surgery is a team effort for any health system. Duke School of Medicine dietitian Kathryn Starr, PhD, joins Paul Wischmeyer in this episode to share how she approaches assessment and treatment, as well as her hope that registered dietitians will become a more common component of patient care teams.

Episode Three:
Nutritional interventions are generally low cost, low risk, and high impact. But how do clinicians decide what they give and when? Bob Martindale, MD, PhD, is chief of Gastrointestinal and General Surgery at Oregon Health & Science University.

Episode Four:
There are many ways to tackle malnutrition and better prepare patients for surgery.

Episode Five:
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocol is gaining traction as standard of care in the U.S. and abroad, but there are many areas that could benefit from more research and evidence.

Episode Six:
In the final episode of the Nutrition in Surgery podcast, Paul Wischmeyer answers questions about his own experience as a surgical patient from guest host Monty Mythen, MBBS, professor of anesthesia and critical care at University College of London.

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