New website on home parenteral nutrition
MNI launched a brand-new website – www.home-nutritional-care.com – dedicated to nutritional care delivered at home, and in particular on home parenteral nutrition. The website provides information to patients and the general public about what home parenteral nutrition is, who can receive it and when, how it works, and what are the benefits and safety aspects. Q&As are easily accessible through a drop-down menu.
Quality nutritional support for patients at home in the spotlight at ESPEN-ONCA-MNI annual joint session
With approximately 4000 experts expected this year, the ESPEN Congress 2019 is the natural home of the ESPEN-ONCA-MNI joint session featuring Optimal Nutritional Care for All.
Putting the patient at the centre of healthcare, this annual appointment present latest trends in assuring quality medical nutrition support for patients at home.
Press Release – MNI-GEDSA joint position paper on ISO standard for enteral feeding systems
The adoption of the ISO standard 20695 is a much-needed landmark. It will provide a unique set of rules at global level for enteral feedings devices and will strengthen safety of patients.
“Can a patient on home intravenous feeding travel?” – Read more on MNI FAQs
Intravenous feeding (read “parenteral nutrition”) may be a life-saving therapy for patients with different illness conditions that cannot meet their full nutritional needs only through oral or enteral feeding.
Home parenteral nutrition – i.e. intravenous feeding administered outside the hospital, either at home or in a nursing home – may improve patients’ quality of life and support their ability to perform daily activities.
For whom home parenteral nutrition may work? Can a patient on home parenteral nutrition shower or bath? Can a patient travel with it?
MNI Grant 2019 Selection Criteria announced
MNI is pleased to announce the MNI Grant 2019 selection criteria for national initiatives or research projects for Optimal Nutritional Care.
Submission deadline: 15 May 2019
“Nutrition without Borders”: the recipe comes to life!
Every year, the ESPEN-ONCA-MNI Joint Session gathers experts to discuss ways to deliver better nutritional care to patients. During the 2018 ESPEN Congress, experts explored the theme ‘Nutrition without borders’ with an audience of 3800 healthcare professionals and looked at a recipe for good nutritional care across borders.
SENPE is the winner of 2018 MNI Grant
Every year the Medical Nutrition International Industry (MNI) awards the MNI Grant to an initiative related to optimal nutritional care.
The 2018 MNI Grant was awarded to SENPE, the Spanish Society for Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition.
10 Years of MNI Grant – The Value of Cooperation
In 2008 MNI launched the MNI Grant to raise awareness on malnutrition and to reward initiatives tackling malnutrition at national level.
Over the years, the MNI Grant has supported or stimulated ambitious initiatives – endorsed by PEN
(or sister) societies worldwide – which have contributed to improving nutritional care policies at
national level.
ESPEN-ONCA-MNI Joint Session on 3 September 2018 – Programme available
On 3 September 2018, MNI, jointly with ESPEN – The European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism – and ONCA – The “Optimal Nutritional Care for All” campaign – will hold a Joint Session with an outstanding programme including – amongst others – a presentation by Nicola Bedlington, Secretary General of the European Patients Forum.
MNI Medical Nutrition Dossier Summary Booklet published
MNI summary booklet ‘Better care through better nutrition: Value and effects of Medical Nutrition’ highlights key facts and figures on malnutrition and on the value and effect of medical nutrition.
Press Release – FrieslandCampina Ingredients joins MNI
The Medical Nutrition International Industry (MNI) is pleased to announce that ‘FrieslandCampina Ingredients’ has joined the organisation as associate member.
MNI Grant 2018 – Submission deadline closed
The deadline to submit applications for MNI Grant 2018 is now closed.
MNI Grant 2018 Selection Criteria announced
MNI is pleased to announce the MNI Grant 2018 selection criteria for national initiatives or research projects for Optimal Nutritional Care.
Submission deadline: 15 May 2018
A new era for diabetes-specific enteral nutrition policy: A scientific update
Position statement from the International Special Dietary Foods Industries ISDI recommends hospital nutrition care that aims to achieve and maintain glycaemic control. To this end, ISDI endorses use of diabetes-specific formulas (DSF), a category of foods for special medical purposes, as a safe, efficacious and cost-effective strategy to support the management of hospitalized patients with […]
Press Release – MNI Medical Nutrition Dossier published
The Medical Nutrition International Industry is pleased to announce the publication of its Medical Nutrition Dossier entitled “Better care through better nutrition: Value and effects of Medical Nutrition”, a unique and up-to-date summary of the evidence base on the prevalence of malnutrition and on the benefits of medical nutrition.
MNI and SNE welcome Commission Notice on the classification of FSMPs
MNI and SNE welcome the Commission Notice on the classification of Food for Special Medical Purposes (FSMPs) to ensure EU harmonisation on the scope and definition of the category.
Press Release – ONCA Conference 2017: 16 countries, 1 campaign
13 November 2017 – European experts, patients and country delegations meet in Bled (Slovenia) on 13 & 14 November 2017 for the 4th “Optimal Nutritional Care for All” (ONCA) Conference. Please find here the Press Release.
ESPEN, ENHA and MNI join forces to foster innovative and patient-centric care, 11 September 2017, The Hague – The Netherlands
11 September 2017 – “Nutrition meets Innovation” was the theme of ESPEN 2017 Congress. This inspired the annual ESPEN – ENHA – MNI Joint Session which focused on “Optimal Nutritional Care for All: Innovative and Patient-Centric Care”. Read more here.