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VITAMIN D CAN HELP BUILD RESISTANCE TO RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS, INCLUDING COVID-19
VITAMIN D CAN HELP BUILD RESISTANCE TO RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS, INCLUDING COVID-19 Researchers from Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin) and Trinity College Dublin (Trinity) have found that taking Vitamin D supplements
Coronavirus News: Guidelines for Nutrition support of COVID-19 patients
NEW DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE Many patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 admitted to ICU will require artificial nutrition support. To provide help to those dealing with ventilated patients who need feeding,
LIVE WEBINAR April 6th at 6.30pm: Nutritional Support in the ICU
COVID-19: Nutritional Support in the ICU Monday, April 6th at 6.30pm Live broadcast and Q&A Nutricia writes “we are conscious that this is a stressful time for you as HCPs and we
LIVE WEBINAR: April 6th at 5pm: Nutritional Management of Patients with COVID-19: New ESPEN Recommendations
Abbott Nutrition are pleased to invite you to attend a webinar on: Date: Monday 6th April Time: 5.00pm Duration: 20 minutes Nutritional Management of Patients with COVID-19: New ESPEN Recommendations
IrSPEN National Survey of Patients on Nutrition Support at home in Ireland
Are you a patient or carer of someone receiving either home parenteral or enteral (tube feeding) nutrition living in Ireland? If so, we want to hear from you. Who we
Why dietary advice is a critical part of cancer care
Patients who lose weight have lower survival rates yet very few are given nutritional information and support Director of the Irish Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism Niamh Rice presents
Food for life: Nutrition as a key treatment for cancer patients
‘I’ve been poked and prodded but no one has seen me about my diet,’ one cancer patient tells Feelgood. Another, a multiple myeloma patient who lost 12kg, said patients should,
Healthy Eating for Cancer Survivors Cookbook
UCC in collaboration with Breakthrough Cancer Research are delighted to launch their latest free cookbook for cancer patients ‘Healthy Eating for Cancer Survivors’. The book is a similar size to
IF patients suffer ‘unacceptably high’ complications rates in Ireland. Findings of new study in IMJ
‘I could never work again after I got sick, that really affected me’ Every year at least 80 people in Ireland develop acute intestinal failure. BETWEEN 80 AND 100 people
IrSPEN Prize for Best Research Project 2017
Niamh McGettigan (Bsc) was awarded the prize for best research project 2017 for the best final year project in the BSc Human Nutrition & Dietetics course 2017. Last year Niamh
