You’ll want to hear the Keynote Address on Sunday, March 21
by ASPEN 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award winner, Peggi Guenter, PhD, RN, FAAN, FASPEN.
As Dr. Guenter speaks on the “Tenets of Nutrition Support
Clinical Practice,” it will become clear why she recently became only the
second person to receive this prestigious recognition of her significant
contributions to ASPEN and the field of nutrition support. You’ll hear how her
endless curiosity and a focus on improving patient care opened doors and formed
her outstanding career and how it links with the evolution of ASPEN. It’s a
career worth exploring.
Beginning with her 20 years as a nutrition support nurse and
clinical director and then throughout her 25 years in leadership positions at
ASPEN, Dr. Guenter has played a pivotal role in translating path-breaking
research findings into improved models of care. As Senior Director, Clinical
Practice, Quality, and Advocacy, Dr. Guenter has overseen the development of
ASPEN’s Clinical Guidelines, Consensus Recommendations, Position Papers and
Standards.
Her strong, clear, and compassionate voice has been heard as
she has convincingly articulated both the scientific basis and human need for
nutrition therapy and support. Dr. Guenter has forged partnerships with allied
associations to change outdated regulations and helped institute new public
policies. She has bridged borders and joined forces with associations in Canada
and the United Kingdom to increase malnutrition awareness.
Although officially retiring from her full-time ASPEN
position at the beginning of 2021, Dr. Guenter will continue to have voice in
improving nutrition care and support. It’s a voice worth hearing.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Describe the multiple tenets that
make up clinical practice.
- Analyze the tenets in context of
nutrition support.
- Employ the tenets to improve
nutrition support practice.
CE Credit: 1 hour
Level: Intermediate
UAN: JA0002345-0000-21-019-L04-P