Malnutrition is the leading cause of death among children in developing countries, with severe acute malnutrition killing more than 3.5 million children each year. Overall, malnutrition contributes to more than half of the 11 million preventable deaths each year. Further, malnutrition makes both children and adults more subject to infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and TB, less likely to respond to medical treatment, and ultimately less likely to survive.
Various forms of food aid from donations of bulk grains to formulation of nutritious blends such as corn-soy-milk have been undertaken in the last 60 years. A more recent approach is that of Ready-To-Use Therapeutic Foods for both clinical and at-home treatment. This webcast will discuss the formulation, production, utilization, and impact of well established RUTFs as well as novel approaches being currently investigated. It will inform the Food Science community of work currently being carried out principally by physicians and nutritionists.
Webcast Objectives:
Intended Audience(s): Product Developers, Company Management, Sales & Marketing Personnel, Plant Production Personnel, Quality Assurance Managers and Supervisors, Food Safety Specialists, Product manufacturers, Research Staff, Regulators, Academics, Students Learning Level(s): Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced Non-Member Registration Fee: 145 Member Registration Fee: 95 Student Registration Fee: 49 Presentation Date: 09/15/10 9:00 AM Duration: 1.5 hours
Dr Jinru Chen Professor Univ of Georgia
R. Dixon Phillips Prof Univ of Georgia
Dr Mark Manary Washington University School of Medicine
Dr. Manary received his undergraduate education at Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he received a B.S. in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. In 1982 he earned his M.D. degree at Washington University School of Medicine and then served his internship and residency in Pediatrics at St. Louis Children's Hospital. After working in Tanzania and serving as Medical Officer and Acting Clinical Director of the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation in South Dakota, Dr. Manary returned to St. Louis and became an Instructor in Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine. In 1994 he was promoted to Assistant Professor of Pediatrics. He is board certified in Pediatrics and subspecialty board certified in Pediatric Emergency Medicine. His clinical and teaching duties include working as an attending physician in the Emergency Unit at St. Louis Children's Hospital where he serves as a preceptor for pediatric housestaff and medical students rotating through the unit. Dr. Manary's research interests focus on different aspects of nutrition in populations of developing countries, especially in Malawi, Africa. Dr. Manary has been awarded multiple grants and awards to fund his research activities, most recently including grants from the Thrasher Research Fund, Nestle Foundation, and the Allen Foundation. Dr. Manary is a member of the American Society for Clinical Nutrition.
Patricia Wolff Meds & Food For Kids
Dr. Wolff founded MFK in 2003 in response to the inadequacies of malnutrition treatment in Haiti. After witnessing first-hand the power of RUTF while visiting RUTF-pioneer Dr. Mark Manary in Malawi, Dr. Wolff transferred the technology of RUTF to Haiti, a country where she had previously been volunteering for more than 15 years. Dr. Wolff is also a pediatrician in private practice in St. Louis, Missouri and a Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine.
Firibu Kwesi Saalia
Dr Dorothy Nakimbugwe Makerere Univ
Dr. Nakimbugwe is an Associate Professor in the Department of Food Science at Makerere University in Uganda. She has extensive experience in food formulation, microbiology, and nutrition.