The Lyn Howard Nutrition Support Consumer Advocacy Award

American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (A.S.P.E.N.) members work directly with patients, families, and/or caregivers who perform admirable activities and heroically advocate for others like themselves and their families. In order to recognize those individuals, this award will be given on an annual basis to one patient/family member/caregiver who has advocated for other patients, families, or caregivers of consumers require parenteral nutrition (PN) or enteral nutrition (EN). Advocacy efforts include such activities as lobbying for legislation to improve care or reimbursement, developing educational tools, fundraising for PN or EN research, starting or sustaining support groups, being a consumer advocate, or teaching others about PN or EN.

The A.S.P.E.N. Patient, Family, Caregiver Advocacy Award has been named in honor of A.S.P.E.N. member and Oley Foundation co-founder Lyn Howard, MB, FRCP. This award was given for the first time in the 2009 A.S.P.E.N. Clinical Nutrition Week (CNW) Meeting. This year the meeting will be January 21-24, 2012 in Orlando, Florida. The winner receives a plaque and travel grant to come to the meeting.

Please consider nominating a consumer, caregiver, and or family member of a consumer. Applications can be found below.

Criteria for Award

Award nominees must be a patient (EN or PN consumer), or a family member or caregiver of such a patient.
Award nominees must have demonstrated admirable activities which advocate for themselves or others receiving EN or PN.
Award winner or their representative should be able to attend the CNW week for the upcoming year in order to receive the award.
Award nominees should be (although not absolutely) able to briefly articulate their story at the CNW meeting at the award ceremony.

Deadline: Nominations are due by October 15th.

Award Application

Past Award Winners

2009 Bette Marie Bond
2010 Lee Koonin
2011 Don Young