Linda Gravenstein, her husband Ray, and Carol Ireton-Jones with Gizmo front and center.
ASPEN provides all kinds of support to its members such as the latest research and best practices on the science of nutrition support and the opportunity to network. Sometimes, ASPEN’s greatest contributions are its heart and spirit. This was most evident [...]
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ASPEN Members Come Together in the Af...
Linda Gravenstein, her husband Ray, and Carol Ireton-Jones with Gizmo front and center.
ASPEN provides all kinds of support to its members such as the latest research and best practices on the science of nutrition support and the opportunity to network. Sometimes, ASPEN’s greatest contributions are its heart and spirit. This was most evident [...]
An Open Letter on Tube Feeding from P...
Photo used with permission from Brandis Goodman.
By Traci Nagy on behalf of the Feeding Tube Awareness Foundation
Dear Clinician:
The Feeding Tube Awareness Foundation is run by parents of tube-fed children. Its mission is to provide parents and caregiver with pragmatic information, resources, and support. The organization also raises positiv [...]
Enteral Nutrition Saves Baby Red Pand...
Photo by Dana Flannery via Public Domain.
Animals in the news: enteral nutrition has saved the life of a baby red panda born at the Sacramento Zoo last month. The panda is being raised by hand and fed by tube by the zoo’s staff. After the panda’s mother showed inconsistent care, the panda, the first offspring of its parents, was failing to ga [...]
Get Up to Speed on the PEPuP Protocol
We’re gearing up for the next installment of our 2013 webinar series. Have you marked your calendar? We all know that feeding the critically ill patient presents unique challenges, so A.S.P.E.N. is bringing you a webinar to identify ways of overcoming these barriers and implementing the new PEPuP protocol at your institution.
Not familiar wi [...]
April Webinar and NCP Examine Relatio...
February 2013 Issue of Nutrition in Clinical Practice
If you share Nutrition in Clinical Practice Editor in Chief Jeanne Hasse’s fascination with the relationship between the liver and nutrition or if obesity is a growing problem in your clinical practice, you should immediately sign up for A.S.P.E.N.’s April 10 webinar on “Obesity—Implicatio [...]
Professional Development Opportunity:...
A.S.P.E.N. is hitting the streets on May 2, 2013 to bring Round Two of the much-demanded Writing Parenteral Nutrition Orders Workshop to Minneapolis, Minnesota. Last October’s workshop, which was held at A.S.P.E.N.’s headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, was attended by 23 participants. Attendees reported emerging from the program with new [...]
Happy Registered Dietitian Day!
Today is Registered Dietitian Day, part of the larger celebration of National Nutrition Month®. A.S.P.E.N. appreciates the many RDs who support A.S.P.E.N.’s mission “To improve patient care by advancing the science and practice of clinical nutrition and metabolism.”
Now in its fifth year, Registered Dietitian Day is sponsored by the Academy o [...]
CNW13: There’s an App for That
A.S.P.E.N. has made it easier for you to optimize your Clinical Nutrition Week 2013 (CNW13) experience by launching an app. CNW13 is set for February 9-12, 2013, in sunny Phoenix, Arizona.
The mobile app, available for iPhone, Android, and other devices (yes, including your iPad!), is a great way to track your CNW meetings, sessions, and even [...]
