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PEN Group

: Last Updated on 06 July 2012

Mission

The Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (PEN) Group was established in 1983 as a specialist group of the British Dietetic Association (BDA). It is a founder group of BAPEN. Over the years the PEN group has gained national and international reputation as a recognised authority on both practical and academic aspects of nutritional support. Today, the PEN group strives to support its network of Dietitians to deliver excellence in nutritional care through appropriate oral, enteral and parenteral nutrition

It aims to achieve this through:

providing a forum in which dietitians working in oral, enteral and parenteral nutrition can exchange ideas and develop best / evidence based practice
acting as a voice of professional expertise and authority for and on behalf of dietitians working in oral, enteral and parenteral nutrition support
working in partnership with key organisations including BAPEN, patient groups and the BDA to raise the profile of the importance of good nutritional care in all care settings
supporting the development of resources for use by its members, patients and other healthcare professionals

To become a member of the PEN Group or to find out more please visit www.peng.org.uk or contact us at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Key publications

The PENG Pocket Guide to Clinical Nutrition; a must for Dietitians and healthcare professionals specialising in nutrition support. For more information or to order a copy visit
www.peng.org.uk/publications/pocket-guide.html

Courses and study days

The PEN Group offers study days open to members and non-members and also plays a role in contributing to the BAPEN Annual conference and programme. PEN Group also runs a highly successful Clinical Update course annually. Aimed at Dietitians specialising in nutritional support and taught at Masters level, the Clinical Update course runs over a 7 month period and combines residential with distance learning. For more information on the Clinical Update course visit www.qmu.ac.uk/dn/courses/PEN-info.htm

To find out more to go to www.peng.org.uk and/or contact PEN Group via email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.