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Mar 2010

3/1/2010

Abbott Nutrition Celebrates Registered Dietitian Day

March is National Nutrition Month.  Along with the American Dietetic Association, Abbott Nutrition will also celebrate Registered Dietitian Day to commerate the dedication of Registered Dietitians as advocates for advancing the nutritional status of people around the world.  Abbott Nutrition specifically recognizes the nearly 200 registered dietitians on its staff in ths U.S. along with many more worldwide. 


The valued efforts of these individuals are being highlighted through employee communications, banners and posters throughout the workplace, and videos recapping their many achievements. 


Sep 2009

9/18/2009

PENSA 2009 Conference Summary

PENSA 2009 was held on June 5 - 7, 2009, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.  As a service for health care professionals around the world, Abbott Nutrition has produced a newsletter capturing the highlights of presentations from that conference.  Read the latest newsletter,  Clinical Nutrition News, covering topics on malnutrition, improving glycemic control to improve clinical outcomes, or nutrition for acute and chronic kidney disease. 

9/14/2009

ESPEN Outstanding Poster Award

Carolyn Alish, PhD, RD, Abbott Nutrition, received outstanding poster recognition at the recent 31st ESPEN Congress in Vienna, Austria.  Read the abstract, "Continuous Feeding with a Diabetes-specific Formula Improves Glycemic Variability and Reduces Insulin Requirements in Tube Fed Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Managed with Insulin"
Check back in the future to read the full manuscript.

Jun 2009

6/12/2009

> 9 in 10 Primary Care MDs Say US Health Care System Should Place Greater Emphasis on Nutrition

 
Ninety-six percent of primary care physicians believe the nation’s health care system should place more emphasis on nutrition to treat and manage chronic disease, according to a survey conducted with the American Dietetic Association. However, only 12 percent believe physicians currently pay significant attention to nutrition in the context of chronic disease. Lack of reimbursement for nutrition services was identified as a key barrier. These findings are especially significant as Congress addresses health care reform and increases the focus on preventive care.
 
The national online survey of 400 primary care physicians was conducted by Hart Research Associates in association with the American Dietetic Association and the University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine. The results were presented June 10th at a briefing on Capitol Hill attended by nutrition advocates, physicians, researchers and chronic disease organizations. To read more about the briefing, visit www.eatright.org.
 
A summary  report of the survey is available online at The Role of Nutrition in the Treatment and Management of Chronic Disease. The briefing also outlined specific recommendations on including nutrition in health electronic medical records (see: Electronic Medical Records and Personal Health Records: A Call for the Creation and Inclusion of a Nutrition Dataset) and highlighted the specific role of nutrition in chronic disease (see: Improving Outcomes in Chronic Diseases with Specialized Nutrition Intervention).

The survey was conducted with support from Abbott Nutrition, a division of Abbott, the global health care company.
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Calendar of Events


March 2010

Advanced Practice Neonatal Nurses Conference
San Francisco, CA 18 March - 20 March 2010

NAPNAP 2010 31st Annual Conference on Pediatric Health Care
Chicago, IL 15 April - 18 March 2010



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