Core Group Updates BAPEN Medical Update
Since the last issue of In Touch, BAPEN Medical has been active. On 16th September, 37 delegates met at the London Medical Society with the Paediatric group and enjoyed a very educational day looking at various aspects of transition from paediatric to adult care in nutrition. Areas covered included psychology, inflammatory bowel disease and PEGs in disabled children. On 1st November 125 delegates attended the BAPEN Medical Teaching Day which this year covered Nutrition and Cancer, with subject matter ranging from the science of cancer cachexia through complications of cancer treatment to the reasons why far fewer patients with cancer have HPN in the UK than in Italy.
During the main BAPEN conference, BAPEN Medical ran two symposia. The first addressed some issues in surgical nutrition. Professor Frederico Bozzetti from Milan, who had also spoken at the Teaching Day the previous day, gave a masterly overview of the evidence for various types of nutritional support in the peri- operative period. The other speakers considered preoperative carbohydrate loading and the pros and cons of jejunostomy for nutritional support in oesophagectomy patients, a session with an unexpected twist in the tail. On Wednesday 3rd November the symposium covered Inflammatory Bowel Disease, including topics such as dietary advice in IBD, the use of enteral nutrition as primary treatment, nutritional management of complicated IBD and the patient’s perspective. Dr GW Moran was awarded the inaugural Powell-Tuck prize for as study of gut hormone
PINNT Update
PINNT has been focusing on raising awareness of our activities. We have new regional groups starting in 2011, with others on the horizon later in the year. In October 2010, we launched our new website and are delighted with the initial feedback. It has a greater level of information for our members and we will be communicating with our members and the outside world via the new site.
In June 2011, we will be holding a Weekend Event at the Village Prem Hotel, Solihull. A mixture of educational sessions and fun will be combined to provide an entertaining weekend for delegates. We have been working closely with major airlines to tackle the issue of medical excess baggage for HPN and HEN patients – good progress is being made and we aim to have a streamlined process for members to benefit from in mid 2011. Patient information has also been shared and
emulated in Australasia.
PINNT has represented its members at many different levels throughout the last year, including and not limited to, Minister level within Government, specialised commissioning and multi-national airlines, to further the quality of life issues for our members. PINNT welcome new enquiries via:
info@pinnt.com or
visit:
www.pinnt.co.uk Newly launched BAPEN research
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• Want to know who the experts are in research? • Need to know if someone is undertaking or considering undertaking research in a field that interests you? • Thinking of setting up a multi-centre trial? • Need to carry out an audit and want a model to share?
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In meeting BAPEN’s aims to be considered as the champion in clinical nutrition the BAPEN research and science committee wish to support a network to maximise the potential for research and clinical audit amongst its members.
To facilitate this, the BAPEN research and science committee are delighted to launch the BAPEN research and audit database. This searchable database aims to unite members to undertake collaborative research or audit in a supportive environment. This will assist BAPEN members in: • Undertaking successful projects • Networking effectively • Producing high quality work for presentation at our annual meeting and more widely.
Together BAPEN’s members can drive research forward in the area of clinical nutrition and the underpinning science which impinges on all aspects of healthcare and patient wellbeing.
Visit the BAPEN website for further information:
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profiles in IBD (with Dr Fiona Leslie and Dr John McLaughlin). Dr Emma Greig, Consultant Gastroenterologist from
Taunton has chaired BAPEN Medical for the past two years, and served on the committee as Secretary before that time. She has continued to add to the successes of previous years, both in the meetings held and the increase in membership numbers. She stood down at the AGM this year. We thank her for a great deal of hard work over a number of years and wish her some well deserved rest. Next year’s BAPEN Medical teaching day will be held on 28th November, the day before the main BAPEN conference, and we plan to centre the day on parenteral nutrition. We would encourage members to save the date in their own diaries and encourage registrars to attend.
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