Nutrition In Serious Illness

Dates and Times

Start: 2/18/2026 8:00 AM
End: 2/18/2026 9:00 AM

Objectives

By the end of the session, learners will be able to describe the role of nutrition in serious illness.


By the end of the training, learners will be able identify factors that place patients with advanced cancer or other serious illnesses at risk for loss of vital body resources and describe the resulting clinical consequences (e.g., malnutrition, immunodeficiency, impaired quality of life).


By the conclusion of the module, learners will be able to identify and evaluate components of an integrated nutrition care approach and explain how these components can reduce eating‑related distress and improve quality of life in patients with advanced illness

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Accreditation

The School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ^™. Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Maintenance of Certification

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.00 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.