International Nutrition Survey 2009
 
Registration is now open for this year’s International Nutrition Survey!  Following the success of the 2007 and 2008 surveys, we would like to invite both new and previous participants to take part in the survey, which will commence on Wednesday, September 16, 2009.  This year’s survey is sure to be a success, with over 155 sites from 17 countries planning to participate!

Clinical Practice Guidelines updates: January 2009 and May 2009

The Canadian Clinical Practice Guidelines have been updated with 40 new randomized controlled trials. The Guidelines now comprise of over 200 + randomized controlled trials.  They will also be highlighted in an upcoming issue in JPEN in 2010 titled:  Randomized Trials in Critical Care Nutrition: Look How Far We've Come!  (And Where Do We Go From Here?) 

Click here for the revised summary of recommendations.  To view the individual topics of the guidelines, click here.

Dipeptiven Now Available in Canada Via Special Access Program (Health Canada) 

Dipeptiven, a parenteral nutritional supplement, is now available via the Special Access Program (SAP) of Health Canada and is available by physician's request.  To request Dipeptiven please click here  and fax the completed form to Health Canada.  After you have received SAP authorization you must follow the instructions given here .  You may request Dipeptiven for future use in order to have it on-hand for the immediate use in patients.