ESPEN 39th Congress – 9-12 September 2017

18 July 2017: The Annual Congress of the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism – titled “Nutrition meets Innovation” – will take place from 9 to 12 September 2017, in The Hague – The Netherlands.

Patient malnutrition reduces the chances of recovery and increases treatment costs

23 May 2017 – Malnutrition associated with disease and undernutrition negatively affects the treatment of patients in European countries. Each patient should be systematically screened, and if identified or at risk of becoming malnourished, should have access to adequate, equitable and high-quality nutritional care. Read press release from the ONCA workshop which took place at the Czech Senate in Prague on 19 May 2017.

MNI Grant 2016: posters of all applications available

In 2016 MNI received many valuable applications for its Grant for the Best Initiative for an Optimal Nutritional Care Approach. The Grant was awarded to KEPAN – Society of Clinical Enteral Parenteral Nutrition Turkey – for its project on education of future healthcare professionals.

MNI Grant 2016 awarded to KEPAN

MNI Grant 2016 awarded to KEPAN – Society of Clinical Enteral Parenteral Nutrition Turkey – for its project on education of future healthcare professionals entitled “Seeding a fertile land: a little effort before graduation can open a big window to awareness of malnutrition”. More information here.

MNI and SNE welcome the Environment Committee’s support of the Delegated Regulation on Food for Special Medical Purposes

Medical Nutrition International Industry (MNI) and Specialised Nutrition Europe (SNE) welcome the decision made today by the European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety to support the Delegated Regulation on food for special medical purposes (FSMPs), after the objection to this Regulation was rejected by the Committee on 14 January 2016.