
Global educational Needs
Cancer Cachexia
Evaluation: a Systematic
Interprofessional Study in
About
GENESIS CC is a research project developed by the Society on Sarcopenia, Cachexia and Wasting Disorders (SCWD).
The objective of this project is to assess educational needs among healthcare professionals diagnosing and managing patients with or at risk for developing cancer cachexia. It is funded by an independent educational grant provided by Pfizer.
International
Advisory Board

Matti Aapro, MD
- Clinical Oncologist
- Dean, Multidisciplinary Oncology Institute, Genolier, Switzerland.
- Exec Board Member, European School of Oncology (ESO)

Vickie Baracos, PhD IAB Chairperson
- Research
- Department of Oncology Division of Palliative Care Medicine, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada
- Consensus Team on Cancer Cachexia 2.0

Andreas Charalambous, PhD
- Oncology Nursing
- Cyprus University of Technology
- President, European Oncology Nursing Society (EONS)
- President-elect, European Cancer Organisation (ECCO)

Egidio del Fabbro, MD
- Palliative Care Medicine
- Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center, USA
- Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, MASCC; Chair, Study Group, Nutrition and Cachexia

Stefan Gijssels
- Cancer survivor, patient advocate
- Chief Executive Officer, Member of the Board, Digestive Cancers Europe, Brussels, Belgium

Alessandro Laviano, MD, PhD
- Director, Clinical Nutrition
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
- ESPEN Director, Lifelong Learning Programme

Mary Marian, RDN, MS
- Dietitian-nutritionist, oncology practice
- Dept Nutritional Science, University of Arizona, USA
- American Society for Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition (ASPEN)

Maurizio Muscaritoli, MD
- Internal Medicine, Clinician and Educator
- Director, Clinical Nutrition Management, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
- Chairman, Special Interest Group on Cachexia-anorexia in Chronic Diseases, ESPEN

Tateaki Naito, MD
- Thoracic Cancer Medicine
- Shizuoka Cancer Center, Japan
- Leader, Cachexia Study Group, Japanese Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (JASCC)
- MASCC, Nutrition and Cancer Study Group

Hidetaka Wakabayashi, MD
- Dept Rehabilitation Medicine, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Japan
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