This article, written by Mary Beth Arensberg, PhD, RDN, LDN, FAND, for the International Council on Active Aging (ICAA), details how to support older adults’ nutrition and immunity during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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In this article, published in the March 2020 edition of the Journal of Parenteral & Enteral Nutrition (JPEN), you’ll learn about the implementation of a novel Perioperative Enhancement Team (POET) Nutrition Clinic and structured model of perioperative nutrition assessment and optimization that allows for wide implementation and generalizability in other centers worldwide to improve recognition and treatment of perioperative nutrition risk.
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This article by ANHI Director Amie Heap, MPH, RDN, published in The American College of Preventive Medicine’s new blog series, “Preventive Medicine Responds to COVID-19", details how Abbott, the world’s leading provider of therapeutic nutrition educational resources is working together with healthcare professionals and institutions to meet the challenges of COVID-19.
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This article, published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice (2020), brings together a wide host of experts to discuss the impact that a global infectious pandemic could have on the ambulatory allergy services.
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This article, published in the April 2020 edition of Today’s Dietitian, discusses how the Malnutrition Quality Improvement Initiative (MQii) has helped to improve patient outcomes while decreasing operating costs across participating hospital systems.
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This article, published in the March 2020 edition of BMJ Open Quality, reflects on the quality improvement activities Tampa General undertook to address malnutrition care gaps, and the improvements they saw related to length of stay and infection rates among malnourished patients and patients at risk of malnutrition.
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In this podcast, David Seres, MD, ScM, PNS, and Kelly Tappenden, PhD, RD, FASPEN, discuss the negative and costly consequences of malnutrition, and address the importance of appropriate malnutrition diagnosis and nutrition intervention in the critical care setting.
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Good nutrition is critical during cancer treatment. This article addresses common questions that people have about cancer, diet, and nutrition.
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In the April 2020 edition of JAND, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics states its position that, based upon current evidence, the Malnutrition Screening Tool (MST) should be used to screen adults for malnutrition (undernutrition) regardless of their age, medical history, or setting.
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ESPGHAN has published a position paper in the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology that includes a conditional recommendation to use the probiotic blend of Bifidobacterium lactis (BB-12), Bifidobacterium infantis (BB-02), and Streptococcus thermophilus (TH-4) when each of the strains is administered at a dose of 3.0 to 3.5 x 108 cfu/g.
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The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics released a special Malnutrition Quality Improvement Initiative (MQii) supplement to the September Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (JAND). The supplement features articles and abstracts highlighting the impact of malnutrition quality improvement on interdisciplinary patient care and clinical nutrition practice.
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