Press Room
Welcome to the A.S.P.E.N. Press Room. The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (A.S.P.E.N.) is the interdisciplinary healthcare organization dedicated to improving patient care by advancing the science and practice of nutrition support therapy. With more than 5,500 members from around the world, A.S.P.E.N. is a community of dietitians, nurses, pharmacists, physicians, scientists, students and other health professionals from every facet of nutrition support clinical practice, research and education.
Please explore these resources to answer your questions about nutrition support therapy and A.S.P.E.N. or contact our office at (800) 727-4567 or aspen@nutr.org.
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Resources for Press
About A.S.P.E.N.
Public Policy and Advocacy Agenda - 2010
Public Policy and Advocacy Agenda - 2009
What is Nutrition Support Therapy?
What is a Nutrition Support Professional?
A.S.P.E.N. Guidelines, Standards and Safe Practices
Ethics Statement on Withholding and/or Withdrawing Nutrition Support Therapy
Information for Patients and Caregivers
Patient Safety Information
Calendar of Events
Press Releases
2012
A.S.P.E.N. Announces 2012 Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism Award Winners(January 11, 2012)
2011
A.S.P.E.N. Applauds President Obama's Executive Order Addressing Drug Shortages
Leading Experts Convene First-Ever Summit to Address Parenteral Nutrition Safety(September 30, 2011)
A.S.P.E.N. President Joins FDA to Address Critical Drug Shortages Issue (September 29, 2011)
A.S.P.E.N. Publishes Position Paper on Parenteral Nutrition Glutamine Supplementation (August 22, 2011)
A.S.P.E.N. Announces Board Appointments for 2011-2012 (June 20, 2011)
A.S.P.E.N.’s Clinical Nutrition Webinars Deliver Convenient Online Education (May 17, 2011)
A.S.P.E.N.'s Response to Parenteral Nutrition Contamination Deaths (March 30, 2011)
A.S.P.E.N. Releases Pediatric Nutrition Support Handbook (March 21, 2011)
Clinical Nutrition Week 2011 honors award recipients from all aspects of clinical nutrition (February 11, 2011)
A.S.P.E.N Launches Sustain, LLC - A New Online Patient Registry for Nutrition Support Therapy (February 1, 2011)
A.S.P.E.N. Issues Comment on Tube Feeding (January 18, 2011)
2010
Nutrition Support Ethics Examined in A.S.P.E.N.'s Latest Position Paper (December 22, 2010)
2010 A.S.P.E.N. Physician Summit Supplement Available (December 9, 2010)
A.S.P.E.N. Issues Recommendations to Preemptively Conserve Fat Emulsion (July 15, 2010)
A.S.P.E.N. Announces New Editor-in-Chief for Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (JPEN) and 2010-2011 Board Appointments (June 4, 2010)
A.S.P.E.N. Launches Error Reporting Project for Nutrition Support Professionals (May 8, 2010)
A.S.P.E.N. and ESPEN Join Forces to Develop Internationally Accepted Malnutrition Definitions (April 5, 2010)
World-Renowned Physicians Develop Action Plan To Address Physician Nutrition Expert Shortage (March 10, 2010)
A.S.P.E.N. Releases Pediatric Nutrition Support Guidelines on HIV and Obesity (February 2, 2010)
2009
A.S.P.E.N. Releases Nutrition Support Guidelines on Cancer Treatment (September 1, 2009)
Tube Feeding Error: Fatal Medical Mistakes. Recent Death of Infant in Madrid Brings Issue to Forefront (July 15, 2009)
A.S.P.E.N. Announces Pediatric Critical Care Guidelines (May 26, 2009)
Clinical Nutrition Critical Care Guidelines Released (April 27, 2009)
A.S.P.E.N. Urges Congress to Support Increased Quality of Care and Patient Safety Standards (March 9, 2009)
Be A.L.E.R.T. Initiative Complements New Tube-Feeding Best-Practice Recommendations (February 3, 2009)
First Ever Patient Advocacy Honor Awarded at Clinical Nutrition Week (February 3, 2009)
A.S.P.E.N. Releases Recommendations for Enteral Nutrition (February 2, 2009)
2008
A.S.P.E.N. Statement on Ethics of Withholding and/or Withdrawing Nutrition Support Therapy (September 2008)
Pivotal Position Paper Released on Enteral Misconnections (April 15, 2008)
A.S.P.E.N. Releases Nutrition Support Patient Education Manual (March 13, 2008)