European Chapter of the American College of Nutrition
The European Chapter of the American College of Nutrition is comprised of European scientists and clinicians interested in research and clinical aspects of nutrition. There are many societies in Europe in the nutrition field, such as ESPEN and various national societies for enteral and parenteral nutrition. Continue reading
The American Society for Clinical Nutrition (ASCN)
The Committee on Professional Nutrition Education
Purpose:
The Committee on Professional Nutrition Education monitors national events affecting nutrition education, reports on these events, and makes recommendations to further the society’s goals in promoting undergraduate and graduate nutrition education. The committee interacts with the American Board of Nutrition (ABN) and other relevant groups to develop criteria for nutrition training programs and to set standards for evaluating such programs. A list of clinical nutrition training programs is compiled with criteria for evaluating them. The committee includes liaisons from the American Dental Association, the American Medical Association, and the American Medical Student Association. Continue reading
Nutrition Titles published after 1996
| Allied Health, Nutrition & Diet Therapy | |
| AIRAGHI, JO ANN R. 076680514X MULTISKILLING DIETARY ASSIST HLTH CARE 1 edition, 1999, Delmar Nursing & Allied Health |
$21.95 |
| AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIA 2029268003 COMMUNICATING AS PROFESSIONALS 3 edition, 2000, Am Dietetic Assoc |
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American Society for Clinical Nutrition (ASCN)
ASCN Standing Committees
The Committee on Professional Nutrition Education monitors national events affecting nutrition education, reports on these events, and makes recommendations to further the society’s goals in promoting undergraduate and graduate nutrition education. Continue reading
1) Why include nutrition in medical education
Nutrition is a quintessential integrative topic. It does not belong to any specific medical discipline or specialty. As medical education moves away from fragmented teaching of isolated bodies of knowledge toward a more integrated model of understanding the concepts which reflect how the body works and what creates, causes, and ameliorates deviations from normal function, nutrition can be presented a model for understanding that integration. Continue reading
