Vaccinated people must not change their behaviour because we still don’t know if vaccines can stop spread of coronavirus. They must still distance & wear masks. This is for their advantage as well as others. More spread means more chance of mutation & vaccine resistance. RT pls.

A great post-doc opportunity to work on a HRB and Cystic Fibrosis Ireland funded project in the area of diet and CF based at University of Limerick. Closing date 21st January my.corehr.com/pls/ulrecruit/…

Calling Community Dietitians: Anyone able to join an important HSE working group focused on post acute COVID care & long COVID? Opportunity to get nutrition recognised in COVID care & community experience is essential. See email from INDI Closing date Monday morning.

🙌FSAI 'Scientific Recommendations for Food-based Dietary Guidelines for Older Adults in Ireland' report 👩‍⚕️For policy-makers and healthcare professionals 🍲Provides dietary recommendations & the basis for increased requirements of specific nutrients 👉bit.ly/3dsbMAi

We have an amazing agenda for the Nutricia satellite symposium at IrSPEN tomorrow. Check it out below and register here: abbey.eventsair.com/irspen-2021/nu…

This Nutrition & Hydration Week we are supporting the work of IrSPEN in raising the awareness of DRM and its impact on patients, carers and the healthcare service in Ireland. Read more here irspen.ie/malnutrition/u… N&H Week #NandHWeek

On any given day in Ireland, an estimated 145,000 community and hospital patients are malnourished or at risk of becoming malnourished. Find out more about how this impacts our patients and our healthcare service irspen.ie/malnutrition/u… N&H Week #NandHWeek

€1.5 Billion = The estimated annual cost of managing the consequences of DRM in Ireland — that is higher than the cost of managing the consequences of obesity! Read more: irspen.ie/malnutrition/u… N&H Week #NandHWeek

€3.744 million could be saved annually across the acute care setting in Ireland with full implementation of nutrition screening and appropriate use of oral nutritional support for adults. Find out more: gov.ie/en/collection/… N&H Week #NandHWeek

Nutrition screening is a rapid simple procedure and according to latest Irish guidelines, it should be carried out on all adults within 24 hours of admission to hospital and weekly during their inpatient hospital stay. Find out more: gov.ie/en/collection/… N&H Week #NandHWeek

People with dysphagia are at high risk of becoming malnourished or dehydrated. The prevalence of dehydration ranges​ from 44% to 75% among those suffering from swallowing difficulties.N&H Week #NandHWeek [Ref: Reber E, et al. J Clin Med. 2019;8(11):1923]

A fantastic free webinar for people receiving home enteral or parental nutrition, and those who care for them.

Love this latest work by my hubby @davidsweeneyart - painting a seascape for a change proving he’s not a one trick pony 👏🏼 Already sold before you ask 😉

Very much looking forward to hearing @SeanWhi00489566 share feedback he’s collated from patients about what information and support they really want when making decisions about gastrostomy feeding #nutriciaINDI22

#NewsRelease IrSPEN Most people don't understand the risks of weight loss during cancer treatment Read more here indi.ie/11-news/1572-t…

A National Malnutrition Survey in Ireland will take place on November 9th 2023 #MAW23. Please find further information on what is involved and the forms for both Hospitals and Residential Care Settings at irspen.ie INDI #MAW23

MALNUTRITION AWARENESS WEEK 2023: IrSPEN release reported in today's Irish Independent ESPENMAW23# Karen Boland INDI independent.ie/irish-news/one…

Our National Malnutrition Survey data collection and input starts today! Please join IrSPEN and INDI in undertaking this important survey. Full details on our website National Malnutrition Survey 2023 – Get Involved irspen.ie はうはう INDI ESPEN

National Malnutrition Survey 2023 – IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO TAKE PART! You have another 12 days until 8th December to get the information collected and back to us and your data is important. More details on our website irspen.ie//maw-patient-d…

🚨 🏥 Please Retweet! Early enteral #nutrition (EN) w/in 3 d of ICU admit/intubation improves outcomes! ⬇️ Hospital MORTALITY ⬆️ D/C to Home ⬇️ ICU & Hosp LOS ⬇️ Vent Days ⬇️ Costs 🙋‍♂️Data from >27800 pts in real world practice 🔗 sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #ICUNutrition #FOAMcc