The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) is a US-based
professional organization
A professional association (also called a professional body, professional organization, or professional society) usually seeks to further a particular profession, the interests of individuals and organisations engaged in that profession, and th ...
. Its members include
dieticians
A dietitian, medical dietitian, or dietician is an expert in identifying and treating disease-related malnutrition and in conducting medical nutrition therapy, for example designing an enteral tube feeding regimen or mitigating the effects of c ...
,
nurses,
pharmacists,
physicians and
scientists who are involved in providing clinical nutrition to patients.
ASPEN was founded on June 5, 1975. It was officially incorporated on November 30, 1976. It has almost 6,000 members. The society runs an annual meeting, the ASPEN Nutrition Science & Practice Conference.
Journals
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Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition''
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Nutrition in Clinical Practice''
Publications
*''The ASPEN Adult Nutrition Support Core Curriculum, 3rd Edition''
*''ASPEN Fluids, Electrolytes, and Acid-Base Disorders Handbook, Second Edition''
*''ASPEN Enteral Nutrition Handbook, 2nd Edition''
*''ASPEN Parenteral Nutrition Handbook, Third Edition''
*''Guidebook on Enteral Medication Administration''
See also
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Enteral administration
Enteral administration is food or drug administration via the human gastrointestinal tract. This contrasts with parenteral nutrition or drug administration (Greek ''para'', "besides" + ''enteros''), which occurs from routes outside the GI tract, ...
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Feeding tube
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National Board of Physician Nutrition Specialists
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Parenteral nutrition
Parenteral nutrition (PN) is the feeding of nutritional products to a person intravenously, bypassing the usual process of eating and digestion. The products are made by pharmaceutical compounding companies. The person receives a nutritional mi ...
References
External links
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Medical and health organizations based in Maryland
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