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2024
April 2024
- Involving Hospital Physicians and Other Providers in Malnutrition Care
- ASPEN Pediatric and Neonatal Nutrition Support Handbook, Third Edition
- Open for Public Comment: New Guideline Protocol on Nutrition for Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
- Save the Date! ASPEN25, March 22–25, 2025, Columbus, Ohio
- ASPEN24 Recordings Available for Purchase
- Starts April 9! ASPEN Parenteral Nutrition Order Writing Course for Clinicians
- Research Abstracts Available Online
- Want to Learn More About Conducting Research?
- Honor a Colleague or Mentor With a Donation in Their Name
- Early Feeding Following PEG Placement Improves Nutrient Intake Post-Op in Trauma and Burn Patients
- Use of Evidence-Based Implementation Tools Improves Access to Early Enteral Feeding
- History of Malnutrition and Its Diagnosis
- ASPEN Public Policy Booth Success at ASPEN24
- Shortage of Vivonex Pediatric Powder
- Select New Podcasts and Journal Articles
- ASPEN in the News
- Upcoming Webinars
- Member Benefit Highlights
March 2024
- Preterm PN Guidelines Short Video Series
- Blenderized Tube Feeding Recommendations Podcasts
- Join ASPEN and Help Advance Clinical Nutrition Through Volunteering
- Register Today! ASPEN Parenteral Nutrition Order Writing Course
- ASPEN25: March 22–25, 2025 in Columbus, Ohio!
- Education and Research from ASPEN24
- March Is Support Research in Clinical Nutrition Month!
- Common Malnutrition Screening Tools May Lack Sensitivity to Identify Malnutrition
- Malnutrition-Related Mortality in Older Adults at a Historical High
- Impact of Enteral Nutrition on Oral Intake in Pediatric Patients
- Impact of Lower Calorie and Protein Dosing in the Initial Phase of Critical Illness on Refeeding Syndrome
- Applications for Emory University Hospital Nutrition Support Pharmacy Fellowship Due March 31
- March Is National Nutrition Month®
- Academy/ASPEN Validation Study Published
- Public Policy and Advocacy Team at ASPEN24
- The Medical Nutrition Therapy Act Seeks to Increase Access for Crucial Patient Populations
- The Safe Step Act Aims to Ensure Patient Access to Optimal Treatments
- Recall of MIC* Gastric - Jejunal Feeding Tube Kits
- Select New Podcasts and Journal Articles
- ASPEN in the News
- Upcoming Webinars
- Member Benefit Highlights
February 2024
- Blenderized Tube Feedings Practice Tool and Webinar
- MCB-PN Practice Tool
- ASPEN NOVEL Project Annual Newsletter
- Help ASPEN Reorganize Its Website
- Final Days to Save $370 on ASPEN24
- Connect With Peers in Your Specialty at ASPEN24
- Exciting Research to Be Showcased at ASPEN24
- Harry M. Vars Award Candidates
- Our 2024 Grant Recipients and Their Research
- Congratulations to the 2024 George Blackburn Research Mentorship Awarde
- Associations Between Protein Intake and Outcomes in Ventilated Critically Ill Patients
- Early Versus Late Enteral Nutrition Support in Critically Ill Trauma Patients With Isolated Traumatic Brain Injury
- Guidance on Assessing Inflammation
- Share Your Story: Medical Nutrition Equity
- Some State Medicaid Home Enteral Nutrition Reimbursement Rates Have Increased
- ASPEN24 Advocacy Session Announced
- Advocacy Booth at ASPEN24
- Select New Podcasts and Journal Articles
- ASPEN in the News
- Upcoming Webinars
- Member Benefit Highlights
January 2024
- Patients With Fat Malabsorption Requiring Enteral Nutrition
- Blenderized Tube Feeding Webinar Series and Companion Practice Tool
- Dr. Russell Merritt, New Editor-in-Chief of Nutrition in Clinical Practice
- Enhanced Webpages on Basic Nutrition Support
- Kathleen Price, PhD, RDN, LDN, Joins ASPEN as Director, Clinical Practice
- ASPEN24—A Roadmap for Professional Growth and Personal Development
- Want a Discount on Your Hotel Room? Book Through ASPEN
- Thank You for Your Support of the ASPEN Rhoads Research Foundation
- Volunteer Opportunities with the National Board of Nutrition Support Certification
- Feeding Tube Awareness Week: February 5–9, 2024
- Study on New Technology Platform for EN Management in Critical Care Patients
- Effect of Probiotics on Nutritional Status and Disease Severity in Patients Referred for Liver Transplantation
- Improving the Assessment of Malnutrition in Cancer: Using the Inflammation Marker-Based GLIM Criteria
- Parenteral Nutrition Insecurity: Results of ASPEN Survey of Healthcare Professionals
- What Is a “Distinctive Nutritional Requirement”? A Position Paper from the Healthcare Nutrition Council
- Select Batches of Nutramigen Voluntarily Recalled
- Select New Podcasts and Journal Articles
- ASPEN in the News
- Upcoming Webinars
- Member Benefit Highlights
December 2023
- New Practice Tool: Practical Considerations for Parenteral Trace Elements
- New Practice Tool: Use of Hypoallergenic Formulas for Infants and Children
- Register Today! Nutrition Support Fundamentals Course Begins Next Month
- ASPEN 2024 Nutrition Science & Practice Conference
- ASPEN Honors Charles W. Van Way III and Jay Mirtallo
- Grant Recipients Hard at Work
- Thank You for Your Annual Support
- ESPEN Guideline on Nutritional Support for Polymorbid Medical Inpatients
- Review Finds Further Studies Needed on Hospital Malnutrition
- Feeding Tube Information Card
- For Clinicians: GEDSA Survey on Tubing Misconnection
- Early Postoperative EN After Laparoscopic Hepatectomy
- Help Plan Malnutrition Awareness Week 2024!
- Featured Resources From the Malnutrition Solution Center
- Prior Authorization Reinstatement in California for New Enteral Nutrition Starts
- Medical Nutrition Therapy Act Reintroduced
- Exela Pharma Sciences Recalls Three Injectable Products
- FDA Issues Tip Sheet to Shore-up the Supply Chain for Infant Formula
- Baxter Issues Urgent Medical Device Correction
- Select New Podcasts and Journal Articles
- ASPEN in the News
- Upcoming Webinars
- Member Benefit Highlights
November 2023
- Practice Recommendations: Blenderized Tube Feedings
- USP <797> Standards Now in Effect
- New Practice Tool and Webinar: Parenteral Nutrition in Preterm Infants
- Now Available in Spanish: Practice Tool on Dosing Parenteral Multivitamins
- Need Justification to Attend the ASPEN24 Conference?
- Preconference Courses at ASPEN24
- Just Two Weeks Left in the Matching Donation Challenge in Tribute to Patricia Anthony, RD, FASPEN
- Celiac Disease and Malnutrition
- NOVEL Project Publishes in Nursing Management
- Inclusion of Global Malnutrition Composite Score in Hospital Reporting Program
- Featured Resources From the Malnutrition Solution Center
- Step Therapy and Prior Authorization Roundtable Discussion
- ACGME Summit on Medical Education in Nutrition
- Select New Podcasts and Journal Articles
- Upcoming Webinars
- Member Benefit Highlights
October 2023
- Updated Version! Dispelling Myths About Parenteral Nutrition Use Practice Tool
- Record-Breaking Malnutrition Awareness Week: More Than 802 Million Reached Worldwide!
- ASPEN24 Registration Now Open!
- Last Call! Nominations for 2024 Research Awards
- $5,000 Matching Donation Challenge: Double Your Impact and Honor Pat Anthony, RD, FASPEN
- Early EN in Mechanically Ventilated Patients
- Nutrition Assessment Documentation from ASPEN Survey
- Nutrition Assessment Survey Results
- Co-Sponsors Still Needed for the Safe Step Act
- Elevate Your Patients’ Voices: IV Nutrition/TPN Access Survey
- Last Call for Nominations: Lyn Howard Nutrition Support Consumer Advocacy Award
- Nestlé Product Discontinuation
- Parenteral Multivitamin Shortage—FDA Approves Temporary Alternative
- Select New Podcasts and Journal Articles
- ASPEN in the News
- Upcoming Webinars
- Member Benefit Highlights
September 2023
- For Your PN Patients: IV Nutrition/TPN Access Survey
- ASPEN Seeking Director of Clinical Practice
- ASPEN Awards—Apply or Nominate a Colleague
- New ASPEN Guidelines: Parenteral Nutrition in Preterm Infants
- New Practice Tool! Dispelling Myths About Parenteral Nutrition
- Beginning September 18! Writing PN Orders Course
- Just 11 Days Away! Malnutrition Awareness Week—September 18–22
- New Resources Added! Malnutrition Solution Center
- Last Call! Research Abstracts for ASPEN24
- Nominations Open: 2024 Research Awards
- Funding Opportunity! AIMINGS AI for Precision Nutrition Pilot Program, Round Two
- Personalized ICU Nutrition Recommendations
- Glutamine Supplementation in Severe Adult Burn Patients
- Study on the Use of GLIM Criteria in Identifying Malnutrition in Hospitalized Patients
- Feasibility of GLIM Criteria in the ICU
- Now Accepting Nominations: Lyn Howard Nutrition Support Consumer Advocacy Award
- Pfizer Update on Rocky Mount Manufacturing Site
- Baxter Update on Infuvite Supply
- ISMP Reports Issue with Infuvite Adult, Vials 1 and 2
- Fresenius Kabi Update on Omegaven Supply
- Select New Journal Podcasts and Articles
- PN Compatibility and Stability
- Nurses Call for More Resources on Preventing and Treating Malnutrition
- ASPEN Offers a “Sneak Peek” at PN Preemie Guidelines
- The Relationship Between Liver Disease and the Gut Microbiome
- Upcoming Webinars
- Member Benefit Highlights
August 2023
- Calling All Advocates! New ASPEN Take Action Center Makes It Easy to Contact Legislators!
- Now Available! Multiple Resources on EN Indications
- New Hybrid Learning! ASPEN Parenteral Nutrition Order Writing Course
- Preorder Now! ASPEN Pediatric and Neonatal Nutrition Support Handbook, Third Edition
- Make an Impact During Malnutrition Awareness Week
- ASPEN/CNS Webinar Added to MAW Schedule
- New Resource in the Malnutrition Solution Center
- Present Your Research at ASPEN24!
- Nominations Open: 2024 Research Awards
- Interprofessional Implementation of the GMCS
- Malnutrition in Patients with Heart Failure
- Bipartisan Act to Improve Nutrition Outcomes in Seniors and Adults With Disabilities
- ASPEN Signs On in Support of Medically Necessary Foods and Formulas
- Help Solidify the Safe Step Act in the House and Senate
- Pfizer Announces Post-Tornado Relief Plans for Rocky Mount Community and Manufacturing Facility
- Fresenius Kabi Update on Omegaven® Supply
- Baxter Update on EVA Bags
- Baxter Update on EXACTAMIX Valve Set Port Leakage
- Select New Journal Podcasts and Articles
- ASPEN in the News
- Upcoming Webinars
- Member Benefit Highlights
July 2023
- Register Today! Nutrition Support Fundamentals Course Begins Next Month
- Nurse’s Role in Interprofessional Collaboration to Optimize Enteral Nutrition
- Malnutrition Awareness Week 2023 Webinars
- Ambassadors! Activate Your Webinar Access Code Now
- Free Resources to Help Educate Your Colleagues on Malnutrition
- Patients Share How Nutrition Support Improved Their Outcomes
- Now Available! Malnutrition Awareness Week Stickers
- Last Weeks to Apply: 2024 Research Grants
- Submit a Research Abstract to ASPEN24!
- Nominations Now Open: 2024 Research Awards
- Prize Drawing Winners from April Research Donation Campaign!
- ASPEN Comments on Food Is Medicine
- Short Bowel Syndrome and Intestinal Failure ICD-10-CM Codes
- Proactive Gastrostomy Tube Placement in Children With High-Grade CNS Tumors
- Specialized Diets in Modulating the Lung Microbiota in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury
- Malnutrition in Patients With COPD
- Reintroduced to 118th Congress: Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act
- Safe Step Act Advocacy Toolkits Available
- Intralipid® Lipid Emulsion Update From Baxter and Fresenius Kabi
- FDA Announces Study of the Current U.S. Infant Formula Market
- GEDSA Tools on ENFit
- Select New Journal Podcasts and Articles
- ASPEN in the News
- Member Benefit Highlights
June 2023
- Dr. Phil Ayers to Lead ASPEN’s 2023–2024 Board of Directors
- Growth Failure in Term Infants: Educational Resources
- Now On Demand! ASPEN23 Conference
- Malnutrition Awareness Week Ambassador Invitation
- Increase Malnutrition Awareness in Your Community
- Rhoads Grant Recipients Share Updates on Their Research at ASPEN23
- Apply Now: 2024 Research Grants
- ASPEN23 Research Abstract Highlights
- Upcoming Deadline: Food Is Medicine Research Opportunity: Interagency Request for Information
- Targeting Frailty in Older Adults with Acute Cardiovascular Conditions
- Staphylococcus Aureus Decolonization in HPN Patients
- Blog Post: Aging in Rural Areas
- Safe Step Act Moves Out of Committee!
- FDA Redesigns Infant Formula Resource Page
- Select New Journal Podcasts and Articles
- Multi-Chamber Bag Parenteral Nutrition (MCB-PN)—Selection and Safety
- Upcoming Webinars
- eLearning Center Highlights
May 2023
- Nutrition Assessment Survey Findings Published
- Registration Open! 2023 Member Town Hall
- Education and Research from ASPEN23
- Start Planning for Malnutrition Awareness Week: September 18–22, 2023!
- ASPEN Research Toolkit Online!
- Food Is Medicine Research Opportunity: Interagency Request for Information
- Non-Inferiority Study of Continued EN Versus Fasting Before Extubation
- Risk Factors for Tube Feeding at Discharge in Congenital Heart Disease
- Feeding During Therapeutic Hypothermia in Asphyxiated Neonates
- Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Perioperative Peripheral Parenteral Nutrition
- U.S. Malnutrition Deaths Have More Than Doubled
- Safe Step Act Introduced to Both Senate and House
- ASPEN Supports $121M Funding Request for the NIH Office of Nutrition Research
- White House Challenge to End Hunger and Build Healthy Communities
- Baxter Update Regarding Intralipid
- SCCM’s 2023 Congress Digital
- Select New Journal Podcasts and Articles
- ISMP Includes ASPEN Safe Practices for EN Therapy in Error Prevention Strategy
- ASPEN’s Call for Action on PN Shortages
- Upcoming Webinars
- eLearning Center Highlights
April 2023
- Just Released! Educational Resources on Growth Failure in Term Infants
- ASPEN Announces Kelly Kinnare as Its Director of Development and Strategic Partnerships
- ASPEN23—Essential for Professional Growth
- April Is Support Research in Clinical Nutrition Month!
- ASPEN Congratulates the 2023 Harry M. Vars Award Candidates
- FDA Releases Strategy to Increase Resiliency of the US Infant Formula Market
- Enteral Nutrition in Preterm Infants: Position Paper
- Energy and Protein Intake in Children with Congenital Heart Disease
- Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Parenteral Nutrition
- Malnutrition and In-Hospital Deaths in Adult Patients with COVID-19
- DDNC 33rd Annual Spring Public Policy Forum Recording Available
- Safe Step Act Update
- ASPEN Supports ASN Recommendations on Proposed FDA Rule
- Medicare Advantage Capitation Rates and Part C and Part D Payment Policies
- Baxter Update on U.S. INFUVITE Supply
- EN Inventory Remains Low
- FDA Call for Enhanced Safety Measures on Powdered Infant Formula
- Select New Journal Podcasts and Articles
- Upcoming Webinars
- eLearning Center Highlights
March 2023
- Respond Today! ASPEN Survey to Assess Extent and Severity of PN Access and Reimbursement Issues
- ASPEN Self-Assessment Program—Nutrition Support Study Tool for Use on PC, Phone, and Tablet
- Connect With Peers in Your Specialty at ASPEN23
- Final Days to Save $275 on ASPEN23
- NIH Office of Nutrition Research Report
- Continued EN Versus Fasting Before Extubation
- Using Medicaid Funds for Food Now Allowable
- Cost of PN Ingredients Increased During Pandemic
- Oley Foundation Celebrates 40 Years!
- Home-based Intensive Nutrition Therapy for Decompensated Cirrhosis
- Secondary Analysis of EFFORT Trial
- ASPEN Recognized at DDNC’s Annual Public Policy Forum
- Safe Step Act News!
- Share Your Story: Medical Nutrition Equity
- INFUVITE Multiple Vitamins Outage
- Reckitt Mead Johnson Nutrition—Voluntary Recall
- Infants at Risk for Aluminum Toxicity with Unapproved Potassium Phosphates Drug Product
- Fresenius Kabi Provides Letter Regarding Intralipid
- March 12–18 Is Patient Safety Awareness Week
- SCCM’s 2023 Congress Digital
- Select New Journal Podcasts and Articles
- ASPEN in the News
- Upcoming Webinars
- eLearning Center Highlights
February 2023- Nursing Education Tools on Enteral Nutrition
- Dosing Parenteral Multivitamins Outside of a Shortage
- Dietitian Resources for Placing Feeding Tubes
- ASPEN Seeks New Editor-in-Chief for NCP
- 2023 NOVEL Project Newsletter
- Research and Clinical Practice at ASPEN23
- Deep-Dive Preconference Courses at ASPEN23
- Meet the Foundation’s Grant Recipients
- New! Research Toolkit Section 5: IRB and Ethics
- Happening Now! Feeding Tube Awareness Week
- Protein Dosing in Critically Ill Patients
- NutriSup-PPN
- Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Preterm Infants Receiving Two Different ILEs
- Nutrition Support Team Review
- Prevalence of Pediatric Malnutrition
- ASPEN Is a Supporting Signatory on Two Key Health Issues
- Register Today! Digestive Disease National Coalition: Spring Public Policy Forum
- ENFit Resources Available From GEDSA
- Baxter to Discontinue Distribution of Intralipid 20%
- Select New Journal Podcasts
- Select New Journal Articles
- Upcoming Webinars
- eLearning Center Highlights
January 2023
- Register Today! Nutrition Support Fundamentals Course Begins January 25
- DHA Supplementation for Lactating Mothers of Preterm Infants
- A New Look! Parenteral Nutrition Resource Center
- ASPEN23: Register Now for Discount Conference Rates
- Physician Preconference Course at ASPEN23
- NEJM Perspective of White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health
- Early Enteral Nutrition in Pediatric Acute Pancreatitis
- GLIM Criteria in the Intensive Care Unit
- Prognostic Implications of GLIM as Routine Assessment Modality
- Administering Medications by Feeding Tubes
- Working Group Needs Your Input! Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) Implementation Survey
- Legislative Updates from the 117th Congress
- Feedback Requested! Parenteral Nutrition Aluminum Limits and Labeling Recommendations
- Pharmacy and Consumer ENFit Guides
- ByHeart Voluntary Recall of Select Batches of Infant Formula
- Important Safety Information: Potassium Chloride for Injection
- Select New Journal Podcasts and Articles
- ASPEN-Related Articles on 2022 Top 10 Most-Read Lists
- Upcoming Webinars
- eLearning Center Highlights
2022
December 2022
- ASPEN Podcast on Dosing Multivitamins As Supplies Improve
- Nutrition Oncology Book Available
- Want to a Make Broad Impact? Join the ASPEN Staff!
- In Search of JPEN Editorial Board Members
- Registering Early for ASPEN23 Is a Sure Bet!
- ASPEN23 Travel Grants—Applications Open Next Week!
- Early Amino Acids in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants
- Secondary Analysis of PEPaNIC Trial on Hypophosphatemia Published
- Outpatient Nutrition Support Post-Discharge
- Help ASPEN Plan Malnutrition Awareness Week 2023!
- Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) Implementation Survey—Your Input is Needed
- Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Education Materials Now Available
- Congressional Session Ending: Act Now for Nutrition Legislation!
- Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act Signed Into Law
- Now Available! ASPEN IV Filter Shortage Considerations
- ISMP Features Article on Medications and Enteral Feeding Tubes
- Baxter Multivitamin Supply Update
- Select New Journal Podcasts and Articles
- Nutrition Care Takes an Interprofessional Team
- Upcoming Webinars and eLearning Center Highlights
November 2022
- Infant Formula Shortage Resources Practice Tool
- Nutrition Education Grant for GI Fellows
- Application for Global PN Fellowship Opens November 7
- Mark Your Calendars for ASPEN23!
- Save the Date! Support Research on Giving Tuesday
- NIH Seeks Director, Office of Nutrition Research
- Office of Nutrition Research Funding Announcement
- Malnutrition Advocacy-Focused Supplement from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
- Nutrition Screening, Assessment, and Care of Adult Home Infusion Patients
- Obesity and Critical Care Nutrition
- Call for Proposals: Malnutrition Awareness Week 2023
- Every Voice Matters: Act Today!
- Register Today! DDNC’s Virtual Fall Forum, November 14 and 15
- Infant Formula Supply in the US: FDA Pathway
- Baxter Updates on ExactaMix Valve Sets
- Select New Podcasts and Journal Articles
- Parenteral Nutrition Therapy Pocket Guide
- Upcoming Webinars
- eLearning Center Highlights
October 2022
- New Look! ASPEN Enteral Nutrition Resources Center
- Podcast Now Available: DHA Supplementation for Mothers of Preterm Infants
- Recently Released! Two New ASPEN Practice Tools
- Tell Us About Collaboration on Your Healthcare Team
- NOVEL Project Looking for NICU Clinicians
- Malnutrition Awareness Week 2022 a Success! And, There’s Still More to Come!
- Last Call! Research Abstracts for ASPEN23
- NIH Calls for Proposals on Artificial Intelligence and Nutrition
- Enteral Glutamine for Treatment of Burn Injuries
- Early Enteral Feeding in Preterm Infants
- ASPEN Recommendations Incorporated into White House National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health
- Every Voice Counts! Ask Legislators to Support the MNT and MNEA Acts
- Now Accepting Nominations: Lyn Howard Nutrition Support Consumer Advocacy Award
- ENFit Resources
- Baxter ExactaMix 2400 Valve Set Variation in Cap Color
- Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) Article on Valve Set Port Leaks
- Select New Podcasts and Journal Articles
- GI Nutrition Myths Video
- Severe Malnutrition and Claim Denials
- Upcoming Webinars
- eLearning Center Highlights
September 2022
- JPEN Virtual Issue: ICU Nutrition Care
- New Practice Tools! Therapy-Based Solutions to Malnutrition
- Discount Available—This Month Only! ASHP/ASPEN Nutrition Support Certificate
- The Countdown Is On! Malnutrition Awareness Week Is September 19-23
- Last Two Weeks: Donate to Research in Honor of Dr. Ezra Steiger
- Submit a Research Abstract to ASPEN23!
- Dietitians Essential on Critical Care Teams
- Free NIH Workshop: Malnutrition in Clinical Settings
- Every Voice Counts! Ask Legislators to Support the MNT and MNEA Acts Today
- White House Conference, September 28
- Inflation Reduction Act—Cuts Prescription Drug Costs
- Nutrition Support Shortages Continue
- Select New Journal Articles
- Pharmacy Practice News: Optimizing Care for Patients with Intestinal Failure
- Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News: Teasing Out Malnutrition in IBD Patients
- Upcoming Webinars
- eLearning Center Highlights