Healthy Aging, Sarcopenia, and Geriatrics Research Portfolio

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Overview

Our Purpose

The mission of the Healthy Aging, Geriatrics, and Sarcopenia Research Portfolio is to promote awareness, risk assessments, and prevention for sarcopenia among medical providers, patients, and older adults. Since its classification as a disease in the 10th Edition of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) in 2016, sarcopenia has remained underdiagnosed and under documented in medical records.¹ This activity aims to change this narrative by bridging the gap between academia, the medical community, and the patient population to improve public awareness and ultimately reduce the overall prevalence of sarcopenia.

Leadership Committee

Roger Fielding, PhD (Chair) – Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, USA
Johanna Dwyer, DSc, RD – Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts Medicine, and Schools of Medicine and Nutrition Science and Policy Tufts University, USA
Rosaly Correa de Araujo, MD, MSc, PhD – Division of Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology (DGCG), National Institute on Aging (NIA), USA
Luigi Ferrucci, MD, PhD – National Institute on Aging (NIA), USA
Stuart Phillips, PhD, FACSM, FCAHS – McMaster University, Department of Kinesiology, Canada
Aimee Henrikson, MPH - Senior Medical Affairs Manager at Nestlé Health Science, USA

Goals & Impact

The overall goal of this research portfolio is to positively impact public health by extending and enhancing the health span of older adults through effective mitigation strategies for sarcopenia.

To accomplish this, ILSI plans to target four outcomes:

Enhance education among healthcare providers and patients regarding sarcopenia and its mitigation strategies.
Promote wider adoption of the sarcopenia ICD-10 code, resulting in the yielding of more accurate data to be used in further research on sarcopenia.
Facilitate greater utilization of prescribed treatments for sarcopenia management, such as diet, supplementation, exercise, pharmacologic interventions, etc.
Reduce the prevalence of sarcopenia, thereby extending health span and mitigating sarcopenia-related complications.

Proposed Projects


Practitioner Awareness of Sarcopenia
About the Project:	The goal of ILSI's project is to curate and distribute comprehensive resources, including educational materials, guidelines and treatment toolkits, ICD-code education, as well as evidence-based insights, for physicians and practitioners. This project will target providers who have little knowledge about sarcopenia, such as primary care providers, family medicine practitioners, other health professionals, and their respective associations and societies.
Outcomes:	Educational materials and conference presentations, as well as other suggestions and ideas. We want to hear from you!
Status:	The ILSI U.S. and Canada Research Program seeks funding, as well as research collaborations with organizations, institutions and companies that share our commitment to—and consideration for— improving health, well-being and environmental stewardship.
	Contact us to get involved!


General Public Awareness of Sarcopenia
About the Project:	The goal of ILSI's project is to disseminate educational materials, mitigation strategies, and treatment guidelines on sarcopenia to the broader public to increase awareness of sarcopenia and how to prevent it.
Outcomes:	Educational materials, as well as other suggestions and ideas. We want to hear from you!
Status:	The ILSI U.S. and Canada Research Program seeks funding, as well as research collaborations with organizations, institutions and companies that share our commitment to—and consideration for— improving health, well-being and environmental stewardship.
	Contact us to get involved!

Working with ILSI

ILSI helps fuel innovation by providing companies, academic institutions, NGOs, and governmental agencies with a wide view on issues related to health and wellness and environmental stewardship. By working with us, you can:

Access a multidisciplinary network of leading experts and scientists from academia, government, NGOs, risk assessment bodies and other industry representatives. ILSI's collaborative, multi-sectoral model provides our partners with access to academic, private, and public sector researchers and experts, which brings credibility and objectivity to mitigate the risk of bias in ILSI-led research.
Collaborate on projects and research in a cost-effective way by pooling resources. ILSI's collaborative structure helps to spark greater scientific innovation and production, as well as professional excellence.
Participate in important research projects without paying a membership fee. ILSI U.S. and Canada does not require a membership fee! Our goal is to provide greater participation in ILSI's successful public-private partnerships.
Gain visibility and credibility. ILSI actively communicates and disseminates research, findings, and outcomes via scientific conferences, presentations, speaking engagements, publications, webinars, newsletters, social media, and more.
Contribute to trusted and impactful science. By working with ILSI, you can integrate your expertise with others' while staying up to date with the latest scientific developments. This also helps to enrich the careers of professionals and other stakeholders working with ILSI.

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About ILSI

Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) is a global, nonprofit federation committed to improving public and planetary health by convening international experts from academia, the public sector, the private sector and other NGOs to advance evidence-based scientific research.

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