Building a Community Hub to Combat Older Adult Malnutrition
By Mary Walsh, National Council on Aging
Nearly every community has programs that can help older adults get the nutrition they need. But most seniors and their caregivers—and even many health care professionals—don’t know about the programs or how to connect wit [...]
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Building a Community Hub to Combat Ol...
Building a Community Hub to Combat Older Adult Malnutrition
By Mary Walsh, National Council on Aging
Nearly every community has programs that can help older adults get the nutrition they need. But most seniors and their caregivers—and even many health care professionals—don’t know about the programs or how to connect wit [...]
Interview: Parenteral Nutrition with ...
We recently spoke with Phil Ayers, PharmD, BCNSP, FASHP, about all things parenteral nutrition (PN), including highlights from the PN Consensus Recommendations, and the future of PN safety. Dr. Ayers is the moderator for all four parts of the Parenteral Nutrition Safety Series and Certificate of Training Program. The program, which is support [...]
Senior Nutrition: The Role of the Agi...
By Lura Barber, Director, Hunger Initiatives, National Council on Aging
At the National Council on Aging (NCOA), we work hand in hand with community-based organizations across the country to help older adults access the resources they need to be economically secure, food secure, and well nourished.
Last year, 3 million senior households lacke [...]
From Bench to Bedside: Advancements i...
A Talk With 2016 Rhoads Research Lecturer, David Driscoll
This year’s Rhoads Research Lecture, among the highest and most prestigious of A.S.P.E.N.’s annual awards, will be given by Dr. David Driscoll. In his lecture, Dr. Driscoll will discuss his career-spanning work on Parenteral Nutrition (PN) admixtures. Through his research and teaching, [...]
Marion Winkler on Sustain’s Dat...
Marion F. Winkler, PhD, RD, LDN, CNSC, Rhode Island Hosptial
For the first time, cross-sectional data from the Sustain Registry are available in public-use data sets. These data sets are ideal for clinical and policy-related analysis concerning patients on home parenteral nutrition (HPN). Sustain is A.S.P.E.N.’s national HPN patient reg [...]
Kris Mogensen on Making Optimal Nutri...
Kris Mogensen, MS, RD, LDN, CNSC, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Department of Nutrition, Boston, MA
A.S.P.E.N.’s 3rd annual Malnutrition Awareness Week™ kicked off on Monday, September 15 with one webinar on Monday and a chat with the experts on Tuesday. Today at 4:00pm EST, Kris Mogensen, MS, RD, LDN, CNSC, of Brigham and Women’s Hospi [...]
Malnutrition Awareness Week(TM): Chat...
Susan Brantley, MS, RD, CNSD, LDN, Metabolic Support Nutritionist, University of Tennessee Medical Center at Knoxville, Knoxville, TN
On Tuesday, September 16, Susan Brantley, MS, RD, CNSD, LDN, Metabolic Support Nutritionist, moderated the first live chat for this year’s Malnutrition Awareness Week™, on “How to Advocate for Yourself and Your [...]
What to Expect from Malnutrition Awar...
A.S.P.E.N.’s 3rd annual Malnutrition Awareness Week™ will be held September 15-19, 2014. This year’s Malnutrition Awareness Week™ will be packed full of educational programing and resource dissemination to help clinicians understand this often poorly diagnosed condition.
The week will kick off with an overview from Alan Parver on th [...]
Why Getting Tube Feeds Right Matters
By Bradis Goodman on behalf of the Feeding Tube Awareness Foundation
Feed Intolerance Dominates All Other Aspects of Life, and Quality of Life Suffers
For nearly 18 months of her life, my infant daughter vomited several times a day. During those seemingly endless months, we worked tirelessly to find a feed schedule, formula, medication, or tr [...]
An Open Letter to Medical Professiona...
Photo used with permission from Brandis Goodman.
Dear Clinician,
Our first letter focused our thoughts on working with parents and caregivers who are new to tube feeding. This letter focuses on what to keep in mind with feed tolerance and motility issues. We find that parents often need a good deal of help navigating these issues.
Please add [...]
