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Updated December 11, 2019. This page is updated monthly.
PHYSICIAN SPOTLIGHTS
Interviews of Senior Leaders, Young Rising Stars and International Colleagues in nutrition will be posted monthly. Co-chairs: Dave Evans, Matt Bechtold
PHYSICIAN DIRECTORY
Use directory to find qualified physicians for speaking engagements, publications, research collaborations, etc. Co-chairs: John DiBaise, Martin Rosenthal
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MANUSCRIPT WRITING MENTORSHIP
Encourage and coordinate physician authorship on nutrition related topics in ASPEN journals, books, and other publications. Interested in posting an opportunity? Download our template.
Chair: Sara Bonnes
Current writing opportunities for physicians are listed below.
TEXTBOOK: Evidence-Based Gastrointestinal Nutrition: A Clinician’s Handbook
REQUESTED MANUSCRIPTS:
- Nutrients: Macronutrients, Micronutrients, Dietary Supplements
- Dietary Assessment
- Nutritional Requirements: Calculating Energy Needs, Dietary Recommendations
- Gastrointestinal Malignancy
Due Date: September, 2020 |
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KEY PUBLICATION
Key publications are brief reviews of high-impact/important nutrition studies. If you are interested in contributing a review, please contact Pat Anthony at [email protected].
This month's publication: A brief diet intervention can reduce symptoms of depression in young adults – A randomised controlled trial
Why is this paper important? Lifestyle interventions and improving diet quality are associated with weight loss and reduced risk of mortality; however we may not consider or discuss with patients the other benefits. This study showed that improving dietary patterns was associated with a reduction in symptoms of depressed mood. Read the review.
Article Reviewer:
Sara Bonnes, MD, MS
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ASPEN JOURNAL PODCASTS
Reducing Hospitalizations and Costs: A Home Health Nutrition-Focused Quality Improvement Program: JPEN Jan. 2020 Listen
Clinical and Economic Value of Nutrition in Healthcare: A Nurse's Perspective: NCP Dec. 2019 Listen
ASPEN Podcast
PRE-CONFERENCE PHYSICIAN COURSE
The 2020 Physician Course, Comprehensive Nutritional Medicine: Tactical Approaches in 2020, will be held Friday, March 27 at Tampa General Hospital, MacInnes Auditorium, prior to the start of the ASPEN 2020 Nutrition Science & Practice Conference.
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For more information on the ASPEN Physician Community, contact Pat Anthony at [email protected] or 301.920.9140.