http://www.bapen.org.uk/ View BAPEN's current activities and others of interest. en-gb Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:00:00 GMT Copyright: (C) BAPEN 15 http://www.bapen.org.uk/images/bapen_logo.gif http://www.bapen.org.uk/ Calling all Hospitals, Mental Health Units and Care Homes! BAPEN needs you to sign up now to take part in BAPEN’s Nutrition Screening Week (NSW08 – 1-3 July). We have the results and benchmarks on nutrition screening practice and policy from NSW07 – now we need to measure the trends. And we want to increase the number of participants this year right across the UK. Register your interest TODAY by emailing the BAPEN office bapen@sovereignconference.co.uk with BAPEN NSW08 in the subject line. All forms will be ready for despatch to you before 23rd May 2008. DON’T DELAY – SIGN UP TODAY! http://www.bapen.org.uk/ http://www.bapen.org.uk/ Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:15:00 GMT Report on the data collected (Sept 07) on nutritional screening of adults on admission to hospitals, care homes and mental health trusts now available. BAPEN thanks the 370+ reporting centres and our collaborators & supporters. Dates for your diary: BAPEN's Nutrition Screening Week this year 1-3 July 2008 http://www.bapen.org.uk/pdfs/nsw/nsw07_report.pdf http://www.bapen.org.uk/pdfs/nsw/nsw07_report.pdf Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:00:00 GMT An opportunity to win £15,000. http://www.bapen.org.uk/pdfs/nutricia_award08_flyer.pdf http://www.bapen.org.uk/pdfs/nutricia_award08_flyer.pdf Wed, 05 Mar 2008 08:50:00 GMT Malnutrition research, policy & practice once again in the spotlight at BAPEN’s ‘Malnutrition Matters’ Conference. Put the date in your diary now for BAPEN 2008 at Harrogate. Early bird registration discounts available until 30 September. http://www.bapen.org.uk/pdfs/conferences/conference2008_flyer.pdf http://www.bapen.org.uk/pdfs/conferences/conference2008_flyer.pdf Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:10:00 GMT Abstracts will be considered for oral, e-poster & static poster sessions. Abstracts relating to the symposia themes are particularly welcome. Submission deadline 27 June 2008. All queries regarding abstract submissions should be directed to the BAPEN Office Tel: +44 (0) 1527 457850 e-mail: bapen@sovereignconference.co.uk http://www.bapen.org.uk/ce_annual_conf.html http://www.bapen.org.uk/ce_annual_conf.html Sat, 05 Jan 2008 09:40:00 GMT The NSW 2007 fact sheet is now available in PDF format. http://www.bapen.org.uk/pdfs/nsw/nsw_07_factsheet.pdf http://www.bapen.org.uk/pdfs/nsw/nsw_07_factsheet.pdf Tue, 04 Dec 2007 09:50:00 GMT BAPEN REVEALS THAT 1 in 4 OF ALL ADULTS ACROSS ALL AGE GROUPS ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL AND CARE HOMES IN THE UK AT RISK OF MALNUTRITION. http://www.bapen.org.uk/res_press_rel37.html http://www.bapen.org.uk/res_press_rel37.html Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:01:00 GMT The data currently available on the prevalence of malnutrition on admission to hospital and care homes in the UK is over 10 years old, limited and inconsistent. BAPEN will reveal on Tuesday 27th November, the first day of the 'Malnutrition Matters' Conference, the top line data from its first Nutrition Screening Week (NSW). For the first time, reliable and comprehensive figures will be available on the percentage of the population moving from various settings into hospital or care that are malnourished or at risk of malnutrition. http://www.bapen.org.uk/res_press_rel36.html http://www.bapen.org.uk/res_press_rel36.html Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:30:00 GMT BAPEN's new web-based information resource Organisation of Food and Nutrition Support in Hospitals (OFNoSH) is freely available to download from the BAPEN website. The resource will help Hospital Boards and senior staff tasked with overseeing nutritional care to ensure that the appropriate infrastructure, processes and resources are in place. http://www.bapen.org.uk/res_press_rel35.html http://www.bapen.org.uk/res_press_rel35.html Wed, 31 Oct 2007 00:01:00 GMT Action plan places nutritional care at centre of policy and practice to improve patient & resident experience and individual outcomes - vital for all age groups says BAPEN. http://www.bapen.org.uk/res_press_rel34.html http://www.bapen.org.uk/res_press_rel34.html Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:37:00 GMT Have you had experience of implementing guidelines for nutrition such as NICE? Are you able to share that experience - whether successful or challenging? Have you a few moments to submit a short summary for consideration for BAPEN 2007 and the BAPEN website? Your professional colleagues will love to learn from your experience and BAPEN will provide the platform to disseminate that experience. As well as being uploaded on to the BAPEN website and discussed at BAPEN Conference, successful summaries will also be forwarded to NICE for consideration for their website. Click the link below for full details. First deadline for submission end June 2007. http://www.bapen.org.uk/pdfs/nice_shared_learning.pdf http://www.bapen.org.uk/pdfs/nice_shared_learning.pdf Sat, 21 Apr 2007 09:30:00 GMT bapen BANS obtains conditional approval from PIAG to collect data for 12 months without patient consent. http://www.bapen.org.uk/res_bans.html http://www.bapen.org.uk/res_bans.html Tue, 28 Nov 2006 09:30:00 GMT bapen For the first time we are publishing the report based on 2004 and 2005 data on the BAPEN website. http://www.bapen.org.uk/pdfs/bans_reports/bans_report_05.pdf http://www.bapen.org.uk/pdfs/bans_reports/bans_report_05.pdf Fri, 27 Oct 2006 09:30:00 GMT bapen XIV International Congress on Nutrition and Metabolism in Renal Disease. http://www.isrnm-marseilles2008.org/ http://www.isrnm-marseilles2008.org/ Wed, 17 May 2006 09:30:00 GMT others Clinical and Public Health Nutrition MSC for Entry in September 2008. http://www.bapen.org.uk/pdfs/ucl_poster.pdf http://www.bapen.org.uk/pdfs/ucl_poster.pdf Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:00:00 GMT others Supporting Clinical Practice: The 3 R’s. Rights, Research and Responsibilities in Nutritional Support. Knebworth Barns, Knebworth House, Hertfordshire. http://www.bapen.org.uk/pdfs/conferences/nnng_conf_08.pdf http://www.bapen.org.uk/pdfs/conferences/nnng_conf_08.pdf Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:20:00 GMT others