DNS Members:

You are asked to participate in a study about thickened beverages. The purpose of this study is to better understand practice patterns related to their use for people with impaired swallowing. To meet this objective, you are requested to complete an online survey of about 30 questions. The first part includes general information about your professional background and training, as well as information about your current work setting. Subsequent questions survey a variety of issues related to the use of thickened beverages such as your perceptions about effectiveness, preparation procedures, products, and your perceptions about patients’ attitudes and acceptance

Recent publications related to pediatric nutrition support:

Cakmak C, Aygun C, Cetinoglu E.  Does early enteral feeding of very low birth weight infants increase the risk of necrotizing enterocolitis?  European Journal of Clinical Nutrition.  2009;63:580-584.

Dave V, Brion LP, Campbell DE, Scheiner M, Raab C, Nafday SM.  Splanchnic tissue oxygenation, but not brain tissue oxygenation, increases after feeds in stable preterm neonates tolerating full bolus orogastric feeding.  Journal of Perinatology.  2009;29:213-218.

I appreciate the opportunity that the DNS Professional Development Scholarship provided me in being able to participate in the recent ASPEN Teleseminar “Nutrition and Improving Outcomes in the Critically Ill.”

 From a first time attendee:

" This was the first DNS Symposium that I have attended and I will definitely be back. The speakers were excellent and discussed a wide range of topics that were all relevant to current nutrition support practice. I particularly enjoyed the hands-on workshops and the case study presentations because they showed step by step how to put the nutrition care process and the evidence-based guidelines into practice. This also helped create an environment where all attendees could work through a scenario in the process and get feedback from peers as well as speakers. I'm already using information that I learned at the DNS symposium in my practice in the medical intensive care unit. I would recommend attending the DNS Symposium to any dietitian wanting to learn more about up to date, evidence-based nutrition support topics along with practical application guidelines"

 

-- Beth Howardson

Congratulations to Our Spring PDS Winners!

Joyce Horton, RD, CD - Supervisor, Nutrition Therapy at Evergreen Healthcare in Kirkland WA

I can hardly believe June has arrived and I am now the official Chair- Elect for DNS.   We have just concluded the DNS symposium. I am sitting in my hotel room in Seattle writing you this message.   As you probably have already heard-- it was a great success.  I especially enjoyed hearing from Dr. Lingtak- Neander Chan's presentation on antioxidant use in the Critical Ill as well as Beth Taylor and Ainsly Malone's presentation on using Evidence Based Guidelines in practice.  All the presentaitons were great and offered pragmatic and applicable information to help RDs with improving and growing their  skill sets for practice. 

Greetings from Seattle -

Over 130 participants attended the 2009 DNS Symposia - Navigation Tools for Achieving Evidence-based Nutrition Support Practice this past weekend in Seattle. All attendees raved about the great networking opportunities, hands-on workshops, and high quality speakers reviewing the most recent clinical practice guidelines related to a variety of topics on nutrition support.

For those of you who were unable to attend, we are in the midst of planning a product that will be available for purchase at FNCE that will provide many of the speaker's powerpoint presentations and references.

It is with much excitement that we congratulate the following DNS members who have been selected for the following ADA Honors and Awards for 2009:

Medallion Award: Mary K Russell, MS, RD, CNSD , LDN
Excellence in Research - Charlene Compher, PhD, RD, CNSD, LDN, FADA
Excellence in Clinical Practice - Gail Cresci , MS, RD, LD, CNSD

We are proud of their accomplishments and contributions to the profession and the Association!

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