Lizl Veldsman from South Africa - JUMPstart Winner of the 1st wave - has been honored with the prestigious Harry M. Vars Award by the ASPEN Society in the USA.
The Harry M. Vars Award acknowledges early-career researchers who have made significant contributions to the field of clinical nutrition. Lizl was selected from five candidates and received recognition for her outstanding research in parenteral nutrition.
Lizl Veldsman, a Clinical Dietitian at the Tygerberg Hospital in Cape Town, participated in the first wave of our JUMPstart Clinical Nutrition Program. She convinced the jury with her research project on clinical nutrition and mobilization for intensive care patients. With a €250,000 grant from Fresenius Kabi, Lizl conducted her study titled “The Effect of Combined Intravenous Bolus Amino Acid Supplementation and Mobilization on Sceletal Muscle Mass During the first Week of ICU Stay: A Randomized Controllled Trial.”
Her research explored whether the combination of additional intravenous protein and daily in-bed cycling could help ICU patients preserve muscle mass during the first week of critical illness, compared to standard care. The findings from her study could support improved recovery and quality of life for critically ill patients long after their hospital stay.
Access the abstract via this link
We warmly congratulate Lizl Veldsman on this well-deserved recognition for her study. We are incredibly proud to have supported her throughout this journey.
The exciting educational journey started in Frankfurt Germany and is going to be continued. Find here the international participants who are receiving training, are networking and exchanging with the Scientific Committee.
Numerous exciting steps are completing the JUMPstart journey!
The JUMPstart Program is designed for physicians and/or scientists aiming to upgrade their research skills in the field of clinical nutrition in critical care and get the chance to win the JUMPstart Research Grant, offering a unique opportunity to electrify their research career!
We already completed 3 of the JUMPstart programs in 2018, 2020 and 2022 and are now happy to run the 4th wave!
The program is divided in a Basic Module and an Advanced Module. During the interactive sessions, the participants get profound insights into designing, budgeting, performing, evaluating and publishing clinical studies along with experience sharing based on their years of expertise in the field of clinical nutrition research.
The training is in hands of the 5 Scientific Committee Members, globally acknowledged research experts.
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