Member Benefits
Benefits of DNS Membership
Professional Publication: FREE Subscription to Support Line
- Support Line is a bi-monthly, peer-reviewed publication that features reviews of current topics in nutrition support including critical care, research, pediatrics/neonatology, transplant, gastroenterology and home care.
- 3 CPE credits are offered with each issue.
- Members have access to all online back issues of Support Line.
- For additional information on Support Line and how to submit articles, click here.
Educational Opportunities: Advance Your Level of Practice
- DNS-Sponsored Symposium can help improve your professional practice using practical application of evidence-based nutrition support. Learn how to place feeding tubes, perform nutrition-focused physical examination, and enhance skills in implementing the Nutrition Care Process. Save the date: the next DNS Symposium will be held June 3-4, 2022 in Nashville, TN!
- DNS Webinars are offered 6 times per year while virtual journal clubs are offered 4 times per year- all with CE credits.
- The DNS store houses our nutrition-focused physical exam video, toolkits, PN/EN slide sets, past webinars and more.
- The DNS Writer’s Mentoring Program will connect you with an experienced author to guide you through the writing process as you prepare an
article for publication. - The DNS Career Mentorship Program offers guidance from an expert to help you advance your clinical, leadership or management skills.
- The DNS DPG YouTube channel is free for all to view! This channel provides educational resources to dietitians, and dietetic interns and students. Our goal is to improve practitioner and future practitioner understanding and confidence in nutrition support. Our top video, "Enteral Feed Calculations: Standard Formula," has over 28,000 views!
- The DNS Podcast is where members can take a 'behind the scenes' look at topics relevant to our field: various career paths, inspirations, challenges and latest professional endeavors. Listen to one of our podcasts here.
Awards & Grants: Funding for Continuing Education & Research
- DNS Professional Development Grants are awarded each spring (4) and fall (4) in the amount of $1000. This is an easy way for members to obtain funds for a CE conference, workshop, or post-graduate course.
- DNS Student Grant is awarded to an undergraduate or graduate student to promote his/her education with a $500 award.
- DNS Research Grant for $10,000 is available annually to support a member’s research study.
- DNS Distinguished Service Award and Distinguished Practice Award are given each year to members who exemplify leadership and clinical practice knowledge and skills.
Get Connected: Network with Colleagues around the Country
The DNS Forum is an online community where members post clinical questions and receive feedback from other members.- Volunteer opportunities with DNS projects and committees are a great way to network and enhance your professional skills.
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events
- Webinar: Parenteral Nutrition: Transitioning from Acute Care to Home Care February 16, 2022
- Webinar: Enteral Nutrition: Transitioning from Acute Care to Home Care March 16, 2022
- DNS 2022 Symposium: Applying Nutrition Support Knowledge to Practice June 03, 2022
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SUPPORT LINE
December 2021
Volume 43 No. 6
- Registered Dietitian Nutritionists Thriving in a World of Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity
- Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy: an Overview of Metabolic Derangements and Macronutrient Shifts
- Considerations for Implementation of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Programs in Kidney and Liver Transplant Patients
- The Role of Immunonutrition Supplementation in Improving Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Major Elective Surgery at a Moderate- to High-Risk Surgical Status
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