Managing Sarcopenia in Clinical Practice MDA Webinar Series

Sarcopenia in Clinical Practice: An Update on Diagnosis and Management (Click Here)

Professor Robin M. Daly
Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition
Deakin University, Australia

Professor Robin Daly co-leads the Preventing and Managing Chronic Diseases research domain and is Head of the Musculoskeletal Health and Mobility group within the Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN) at Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia. He is recognised internationally for his research into understanding how nutrition and exercise approaches can prevent and manage chronic diseases such as sarcopenia, falls, osteoporosis, type 2 diabetes, certain cancers and cognitive related disorders, and the translation of research into practice. He has contributed to national and international clinical guidelines in the area of exercise, calcium, vitamin D and protein for osteoporosis and sarcopenia. He has published two books and over 170 peer-reviewed papers. He is currently President of the Australian and New Zealand Society for Sarcopenia and Frailty Research (ANZSSFR), and a Fellow of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.

Michael Johannes Maisch
MD, Chief Medical Advisor
seca gmbh & co. kg, Hamburg, Germany

Dr Michael Johannes Maisch is a Medical Doctor and Chief Medical Advisor for seca in Hamburg, Germany. After graduating from medical school in Giessen, he moved to Hamburg to work as a resident in internal medicine and OB/GYN. His special interest was and still is GYN oncology. Since 2016 he is working for seca as their Chief Medical Advisor and acts as director for medical affairs and education. In this position, he is also chair to seca’s medical advisory board which ensures the latest scientific findings make their way from studies to products. While engaging in body composition and bioimpedance on a daily base he supports bioimpedance user and researchers and reviewed and co-authored several publications on that topic.