Medical Nutrition International Industry (MNI)

🌟 Start the year 2025 with this #grant opportunity! 🌟 Applications for the 2025 edition of the #MNIgrant for Optimal Nutritional Care are open until 30 April. MNI will award €40,000 to support a national initiatives or research projects dedicated to advancing Optimal Nutritional Care. If your project focuses on: - Evidence of improved patient outcome - Effective screening and treatment pathways - Reduction in prevalence of malnutrition risk - Demonstration of health economic benefits - Progressive collaborations with multidisciplinary stakeholders including patients and carers - Education of medical students / healthcare professionals - Strategies to implement and advance nutritional care in clinical practice ...then this opportunity could be the perfect fit for you! Please make sure to submit the letter of endorsement by a national PEN society. Find all the details, including eligibility criteria on our website: https://lnkd.in/eKHw8Akt

As the year comes to a close, we want to thank all our members, collaborators, and stakeholders for their commitment throughout 2024. Your engagement has been essential to our work, and we look forward to continuing our cooperation in 2025.

Mark your calendars! We have an interesting opportunity for you next year: Apply for the 2025 MNI Grant and do not miss your chance to get the €40,000 award to support your project! Are you leading a national initiative or research project for Optimal Nutritional Care? The MNI Grant awards projects that support and inspire high-quality initiatives in nutritional care. Its goal is to back efforts that improve nutritional care policies at the national level. To apply, make sure your project meets the criteria and is endorsed by a national PEN society: https://lnkd.in/eKHw8Akt 🎥 For inspiration, watch this interview with Sandra Einarsson from Umeå University, sharing insights about their winning project

Let’s take a moment to reflect on a few of the projects we had the privilege to support in 2024: - We celebrated the 2024 MNI Grant winner at the #ESPENcongress - We sponsored the distribution of the ESMO - European Society for Medical Oncology Handbook on nutrition and cancer at the Congress Patient's track - We addressed the EU policymakers through MNI Manifesto and our collaboration with The Parliament Magazine - We provided the support to the impactful innitiatives of PCE Pancreatic Cancer Europe Cancer Patients Europe - CPE and All.Can International Looking forward to continuing our work next year!

The presence of Pancreatic Cancer Europe at the #ESPENsymposium last week brought significant value, particularly through their promotion of the video series on pancreatic cancer and nutrition—a project co-funded by MNI. One key component of this series is an educational video for patients and carers "What is Home Parenteral Nutrition (HPN) and How Does It Work?" HPN is important for patients who are unable to absorb nutrients from food due to pancreatic damage or surgery. Watch and share: https://lnkd.in/enTSwPnZ

MNI is proud to have been one of the sponsoring partners of the 11th #ESPENSymposium, held last weekend in Sintra, Portugal. This year’s event focused on Home Nutritional Care: From General Practice to Parenteral Nutrition, highlighting the importance of providing appropriate nutritional support across diverse care settings. Good nutrition is an essential part of care, ensuring patients receive the right support at the right time; whether in hospitals, community settings, or at home. For patients unable to maintain a healthy energy balance through food alone, parenteral nutrition offers a solution that can be temporary or lifelong, depending on their needs and medical conditions. 🎥To learn more about the impact of home parenteral nutrition and how it supports patients in leading independent lives, watch our video here: https://lnkd.in/esxqfu_4

1. ESPEN Guideline on Home Enteral Nutrition Home Enteral Nutrition: New Standards Discover the ESPEN Guideline on Home Enteral Nutrition – the first of its kind, designed to provide clear, evidence-based recommendations for caregivers, doctors, dietitians, and families. Learn about innovative procedures and the importance of structural support for patients. Watch now to see how this guideline is transforming care! #ESPENGuidelines #HomeEnteralNutrition #ClinicalPractice https://lnkd.in/e3Xur4Ht

🚨 A major milestone in highlighting nutritional challenges for older adults 🚨 The OECD - OCDE's Health at a Glance Europe 2024 report sheds critical light on the issue of malnutrition among older Europeans. Nearly a quarter (23%) of adults over 65 are at high risk of malnutrition, with risks even higher for those over 80, women, individuals with comorbidities, and residents in long-term care settings like nursing homes. This is a reminder of the urgency to address disease-related malnutrition as a public health priority, specifically for elderly. 💡 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/emJf7eVD

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Here is another article from our #NutritionalCareInsights series: Whereas normally parenteral nutrition is administered in hospitals, in some circumstances it is possible – and indeed preferable – to administer the parenteral nutrition outside the hospital, either at home or at a nursing home, i.e. as home parenteral nutrition (HPN). Access to HPN varies across Europe, creating challenges for patients and carers. In this article, MNI highlights the main barriers and potential strategies to improve access and quality of care.