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Emerging Innovations in Anemia Epidemiology, Measurement, and Interventions (NUTRITION 2024 Global Nutrition Collection)
This course is included in the NUTRITION 2024 Global Nutrition Collection.
Anemia is a major public health problem with important health consequences, particularly in women and children. However, there has been little progress towards achieving global targets for anemia reduction over the past decades. For instance, prevention and treatment of anemia was included in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2012 with the intention of reducing anemia by 50% in women of reproductive age by 2030. Yet, between 2000 and 2019, global estimates of anemia decreased only slightly from 30.7% to 29.6% in non-pregnant women and 40.9% to 36.5% in pregnant women. Important emerging work has highlighted the need to re-examine the utility of the current anemia reduction targets, how anemia is defined and diagnosed, and what interventions can be most effective to reduce anemia and reach the SDG goal. In this symposium, we will showcase emerging frontiers in anemia epidemiology, assessment, and interventions.
Originally presented at NUTRITION 2024, ASN's flagship meeting which was held June 29 to July 2 in Chicago, IL.
Speakers
Amat Bah, PhD
Executive Director
Gambian National Nutrition Agency [NaNA]
Michael Bode, PhD
Professor, School of Mathematical Sciences
Queensland University of Technology
Maria Garcia-Casal, PhD, RDN
Scientist
World Health Organization
Leila Larson, PhD
Assistant Professor
Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior
University of South Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health
Sant-Rayn Pasricha, MBBS, PhD, MPH
Acting Deputy Director, Laboratory Head
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
Parminder Suchdev, MD, MPH
Professor of Pediatrics and Global Health
Emory University
Learning Objectives
- Describe new guidelines for anemia diagnosis as defined by the World Health Organization
- Summarize emerging research around hemoglobin thresholds to define anemia in children using a functional health approach
- Describe novel approaches to improve anemia in pregnant women and children
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This activity includes the following presentations:
Welcome and Introductions
Parminder Suchdev, MD, MPH
Professor of Pediatrics and Global Health
Emory University
Setting New Global Targets for Anemia Reduction in the Aftermath of the Sustainable Development Goals
Michael Bode, PhD
Professor, School of Mathematical Sciences
Queensland University of Technology
New WHO Guideline on Hemoglobin Cutoffs to Define Anemia in Individuals and Populations
Maria Garcia-Casal, PhD, RDN
Scientist
World Health Organization
Hemoglobin Concentration Thresholds that Discriminate Functional Outcomes Among Children Aged 6-30 Months in 8 Countries: A Pooled Analysis of Individual Participant Data
Leila Larson, PhD
Assistant Professor
Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior
University of South Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health
Novel Interventions to Improve Anemia in Pregnant Women and Children
Sant-Rayn Pasricha, MBBS, PhD, MPH
Acting Deputy Director, Laboratory Head
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
The Use of Integrated Nutrition Specific and Nutrition Sensitive Interventions to Reduce Anemia in The Gambia
Amat Bah, PhD
Executive Director
Gambian National Nutrition Agency [NaNA]
Panel Discussion
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Speakers
Amat Bah, PhD, Executive Director, Gambian National Nutrition Agency [NaNA]
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Michael Bode, PhD, Professor, School of Mathematical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Maria Garcia-Casal, PhD, RDN, Scientist, World Health Organization
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Leila Larson, PhD, Assistant Professor, Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, University of South Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Sant-Rayn Pasricha, MBBS, PhD, MPH, Acting Deputy Director, Laboratory Head, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
Disclosure(s): CSL-Vifor: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing), ITL Biomedical: Consultant (Ongoing), Silence Therapeutics: Royalties or Patent Beneficiary (Ongoing), World Health Organization: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing); Consultant (Ongoing); Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
Parminder Suchdev, MD, MPH, Professor of Pediatrics and Global Health, Emory University
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Planners
The following individuals served on the NUTRITION 2024 Scientific Program Committee. This session was included in the scientific program of NUTRITION 2024, ASN's flagship meeting which was held from June 29 to July 2, 2024.
Daniel Hoffman, PhD, Rutgers University
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Debbie Humphries, PhD, MPH, Yale University
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Stephanie Martin, PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Stefan Pasiakos, PhD, National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Drew Sayer, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Kathryn Starr, PhD, RD, Duke University School of Medicine and Durham VA Medical Center
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Krista Zanetti, PhD, RD, National Institutes of Health
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Staff
Michelle Crispino, CAE, DES, American Society for Nutrition
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Gwen Twillman, American Society for Nutrition
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Continuing education credit is not available for this activity. A Certificate of Attendance can be downloaded by learners who complete the course.
Available Credit
- 1.50 Attendance
Learners are eligible to download a Certificate of Attendance upon activity completion. A Certificate of Attendance confirms the learner has completed the activity and does not confer any continuing education credit to the learner from ASN.