November 2015 Newsletter from AICNU

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From the Desk of the Organising Chairperson, AICNU

In this edition, we are covering three key topics:

  1. Article of the Month

  2. 1st Announcement of the upcoming conference – AICNU 2016, Colombo, Srilanka

  3. Evolution of AICNU

1.Article of the Month

This month we are covering the article titled ‘Estimation of target proteins achieved in critically ill patients receiving enteral nutrition (EN) and its impact on clinical outcomes’. This is the abstract of the won the second prize during the AICNU 2015 in Ahmedabad. The premise of the abstract is to understanding that critical ill patients are susceptible to protein catabolism associated with increased morbidity. This study assesses the target proteins achieved in patients receiving EN & its effect on clinical outcomes in the critically ill. Read more https://aicnu.org/estimation-of-target-proteins-achieved-in-critically-ill-patients-receiving-enteral-nutrition-en-and-its-impact-on-clinical-outcomes/

2. 1st Announcement of the upcoming conference – AICNU,2016, Colombo, Srilanka

On behalf of the organizing committee, we would like to invite you for the 8th Apollo International Clinical Nutrition Update (AICNU) 2016, which for the first time will be held in Colombo, Srilanka. Today’s Clinical Dietitians are challenged to stay abreast of current science in an ever-changing Clinical Nutrition environment to ensure their advice is grounded in the latest evidence. To address the need of health professionals to be effective knowledge managers with ready access to timely, current and authoritative guidance on medical nutrition therapy questions encountered in every day clinical practice. Read more https://aicnu.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1st-Announcement-AICNU-Colombo-2016.pdf

3. Evolution of Apollo Internationational Clinical Nutrition Update (AICNU)

The Apollo International Clinical Nutrition Update is an annual event, which was initiated in the year 2009, at Chennai only for the Apollo Group Dietitians and subsequently conducted in different metros of India for the benefit of the practising Clinical Dietitians at various regions. These events are a platform for discussing the latest in clinical nutrition and to share the best practices with the practising Dietitian fraternity as part of knowledge sharing  initiatives of Department of Dietetics, Apollo Hospitals Group. To know more about AICNU Click here

Dr. Bhuvaneshwari Shankar

AICNU Organising Chairperson

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