Mental Health – EU call for evidence: Nutritional care should be part of the support to people with mental and neurological disorders
Today, MNI provided its feedback to the Call for Evidence on the EU Initiative “A comprehensive approach to mental health”.
Nutritional care – including malnutrition screening – should be part of the support to people with mental and neurological disorders.
Entry into force of the EU Clinical Trials Information System: a missed opportunity
The Medical Nutrition International Industry (MNI) regrets that the EU Clinical Trials Information System (CTIS) does not include a mandatory assessment of the nutritional status of the patient during and after the trials.
As this piece of legislation comes into force, MNI would like to highlight the importance of aiming at an optimal nutritional status of the patient as part of patient’s protection and care during the trial and to allow for the best health outcome at every stage of research.
There is unequal access to home parenteral nutrition in Europe – MNI White Paper
Despite the proven benefits of home parenteral nutrition (HPN), the extent to which it is used across Europe varies markedly. Reasons for this include:
– The absence of legislative frameworks to support the provision of HPN
– Inconsistent enforcement of legislation when such a framework does exist
– Mixed acceptance and implementation of HPN clinical guidelines
– A lack of reimbursement for the intervention
What is a Food for Special Medical Purposes? and how to recognise it?
It is not always easy to understand the differences among various categories of food products and under which law they are regulated. MNI has developed a statement of principles intended to provide information on Foods for Special Medical Purposes (FSMPs) vs General / Fortified Food in the context of the European Union regulatory framework.
MNI Grant 2023 criteria available
The MNI Grant 2023 criteria are out!
Deadline: 30 April 2023
MNI Grant 2022 awarded to SINPE for a project dedicated to junior oncologists
Vienna, 5 September 2022 – The 2022 MNI Grant was awarded to the project “Empowering junior medical oncology clinicians on cancer-related malnutrition” submitted by SINPE (Italian Society of Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism) during the MNI Grant Ceremony held at the ESPEN Congress.
EU non-communicable disease (NCD) Initiative Healthier Together – MNI contribution
The EU NCD Initiative – Healthier Together – addresses five strands: a) cardiovascular diseases, b) diabetes, c) chronic respiratory diseases, d) mental health and neurological disorders, e) health determinants.
MNI contributed to this consultation by addressing malnutrition as a health determinant, as well as a consequence of a NCD.
The Medical Nutrition International Industry (MNI) welcomes Catherine Hartmann Consulting, represented by Catherine Hartmann as new Executive Director
Brussels, 21 February 2022 – Today, the Medical Nutrition International Industry (MNI) announced that Catherine Hartmann Consulting, represented by Catherine Hartmann has been appointed as its new Executive Director.
MNI welcomes the European Parliament Resolution on cancer which includes nutritional care in the integrated approach
Nutritional care included in the integrated approach by the European Parliament Resolution to strengthen the fight against cancer
Factsheet : “Medical Nutrition Benefits in Covid-19 Patients”
Medical nutrition may lead to decreased length-of-stay and readmissions, and to reduced associated costs in non-ventilated hospitalised Covid-19 patients.
Press Release – The Medical Nutrition International Industry welcomes Micrel as new member
The Medical Nutrition International Industry (MNI) announced that Micrel has become a new member company of the organisation. Micrel Medical Devices SA is a global medical technology company founded in 1980. Ever since its creation, Micrel offers a variety of cutting-edge devices for a range of therapies.
Press Release – The Medical Nutrition International Industry welcomes Fonterra as new member
The Medical Nutrition International Industry (MNI) announced that Fonterra has become a new member company of the organisation. Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited is a New Zealand multinational dairy co-operative owned by around 10,000 New Zealand farmers. The company is responsible for approximately 30% of the world’s dairy exports.
2021 MNI Grant awarded to Associate Professor Nicole Kiss (Australia) for a project on cancer-related malnutrition
On 13 September, MNI President, Manuela Schaflechner, awarded the 2021 MNI Grant to the project “An intelligent online platform to predict adverse outcomes from cancer-related malnutrition using the GLIM criteria” during the 2021 Joint Policy Seminar at the ESPEN Congress.
Experts urge immediate action to make nutritional care mandatory in cancer care
On 13 September at the Joint Policy Seminar at ESPEN Congress, renowned European experts from ESPEN, ECPC, ECO and EFAD stressed the vital importance of nutrition for treatment and quality of life of patients with cancer. They called upon stakeholders to join forces to implement optimal nutritional care for all cancer patients and throughout their cancer journey, launching 7 actionable recommendations.
“Delivering optimal nutritional care for all throughout the cancer journey: what will it take?”
Joint Policy Seminar – Monday, 13 September 2021 – 11:45-13:00 CET
With over 2.7million new cancer cases diagnosed each year in Europe, how can we ensure access to early nutritional care for all, rather than the lucky few?
Malnutrition remains the single most common complication in cancer, yet many gaps and barriers remain that cause patients to suffer avoidable complications and poorer than anticipated outcomes.
ESPEN has already produced practical clinical guidelines on how to deliver nutritional care, but what more is needed to make it happen in practice?
Implementation of Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan: integrate nutritional care to maintain the quality of life of cancer patients
As the Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan moves into implementation phase, MNI calls upon EU Institutions and Member States to establish nutritional support as part of optimal and patient-centric cancer care.
The Medical Nutrition International Industry (MNI) welcomes Manuela Schaflechner as new President
Today, the Medical Nutrition International Industry (MNI) announced that Manuela Schaflechner has been named new President for a two-year term.
Video “From Hospital to Home with Parenteral Nutrition” now available in Polish
People of all ages can be prescribed parenteral nutrition because of varying diseases. Home Parenteral Nutrition (HPN) may improve patients’ quality of life by supporting them in their daily activities. Patients with chronic conditions and who need nutritional support can receive parenteral nutrition at home without the need to travel to the hospital.