In recognition of his past research accomplishments in the area of pediatric clinical nutrition, his work in advancing the field of metabolic monitoring, and his efforts to optimize energy and protein delivery in the PICU, Dr. Mehta was named the 2015 recipient of the Stanley J. Dudrick Research Scholar Award, giving him the opportunity to pl [...]
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Advancements & Opportunities in ...
In recognition of his past research accomplishments in the area of pediatric clinical nutrition, his work in advancing the field of metabolic monitoring, and his efforts to optimize energy and protein delivery in the PICU, Dr. Mehta was named the 2015 recipient of the Stanley J. Dudrick Research Scholar Award, giving him the opportunity to pl [...]
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 [...]
Happy National Nurses’ Day!
Did you know that today is National Nurses’ Day?
National Nurses’ Day is part of the weeklong celebration National Nurses’ Week, which runs May 6 – May 12. May 12 is the birthday of the founder of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale.
Nurses’ Day and Nurses’ Week has been celebrated in some capacity since 1953 as a way to recognize nurses for [...]
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 [...]
Clinical Trials Plenary Session: All ...
Anticipation was high for the results of the REDOXs trial which evaluated the effects of high dose glutamine and antioxidant supplementation on mortality in a large scale randomized trial in adult critically ill patients with multiple organ failure. Given the positive results from recent meta-analyses in regards to decreased mortality with gl [...]
Live Demos of Sustain at CNW13 – Lear...
If your institution isn’t using Sustain to help improve future patient outcomes by collecting important data yet, why not? Is it because you aren’t sure how it works? Good news! A.S.P.E.N. is doing live demonstrations of this powerful data-collection tool onsite at CNW13 in Phoenix.
Demos will provide attendees with hands-on opportunities to [...]
Get Ready to Network at CNW13 in Phoe...
Clinical Nutrition Week 2013 (CNW13) is heading to Phoenix in just 21 days. In case you’ve forgotten how close it is, just check out the ticker on A.S.P.E.N.’s homepage with an up-to-the-second countdown to the most jam-packed clinical nutrition conference around. This year, the networking potential is exponential with the introduction of the [...]
