The European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN) is an organization in the field of

parenteral A route of administration in pharmacology and toxicology is the way by which a drug, fluid, poison, or other substance is taken into the body. Routes of administration are generally classified by the location at which the substance is applied. ...

and

enteral 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, ...

nutrition and promotes basic and clinical research, basic and advanced education, organization of consensus statements about clinical care and care quality control. In 1979 an informal meeting laid the foundations of ESPEN, deciding to create a multidisciplinary society devoted to the study of metabolic problems associated with acute diseases and their nutritional implications and management. ESPEN was formally established in 1980 as the European Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. It later changed its name to the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism.

Activities

Congress meetings are held every year in a different European city and gather over 3,000 participants from 82 different countries. A bimonthly journal named ''

Clinical Nutrition Clinical nutrition centers on the prevention, diagnosis, and management of nutritional changes in patients linked to chronic diseases and conditions primarily in health care. Clinical in this sense refers to the management of patients, including no ...

'', which goes along with ''Clinical Nutrition Supplements'' and an electronic journal ''e-SPEN'' are the society's official publications, published by

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. European Parenteral and Enteral National Societies support ESPEN in the form of block members, e.g. the British, German, French, and Austrian societies. Under the umbrella of ESPEN, many ongoing projects are supported by its members, such as NutritionDay, Home Artificial Nutrition, and Fight Against Malnutrition.

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External links

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Nutrition Guide
{{DEFAULTSORT:European Society of Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism International medical associations of Europe Nutrition organizations