BAPEN Conference


The Dragons’ Den – Budding nutritional entrepreneurs


make their pitch! Five ambitious and intrepid entrepreneurs prepared their pitches, girded their loins and pitched themselves against each other to win the financial support of the best dragons BAPEN could muster. For all this was an uncomfortable experience, particularly when technical support failed, but one winner emerged victorious securing £500 worth of support for her oral nutrition project for HPN patients. Other topics covered were telehealth, data collection reports, visual nutrition profiling tool and Samantha’s toolkit, presented by BAPEN Executive.


Factoids – BAPEN 2010 Malnutrition Matters


• Two full days of Conference • Two pre-Conference Teaching Days • 492 delegates • 47 speakers • 9 mainstream symposia • 6 original communications presented in main symposia • 20 original communications presented in two chaired sessions • 66 posters displayed throughout the Conference • 2 satellite symposia, one breakfast briefing, one sponsored symposia • 28 Exhibitors • 3 Key Conference Sessions linked to online CPD – visit www.bapen.org.uk to take part


BAPEN members are able to access speakers’ slides via the Members’ area on the charity’s website:www.bapen.org.uk


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The Dragons prepare to enter their Den for the final session of conference – from right Zbigniew Zapalowski-Bannatyne, Pete Turner-Paphitis, Gary Frost-Caan, Christine Russell-Meaden and Ian Fellows- Jones. Benign features here soon turned into fiery expressions and scalding remarks!


2011 Annual Conference


MALNUTRITION MATTERS to be held at


First into the Dragons’ Den was Reka Ragubeer, Community Dietitian from Walsall and colleague and whilst the Dragons did not go for this publicly there is a suspicion that behind the scenes negotiation may have been on the cards!


Harrogate International Centre on


Tuesday 29th November and


Wednesday 30th November Closing date for


Abstract Submissions Monday 4th July 2011


Pete Turner-Paphitis concludes the deal with successful Dragons Den contestant Alison who secured funding for her Oral Health project with HPN patients.


British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition www.bapen.org.uk BAPEN In Touch No.59 December 2010 10


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