Welcome to WiSPEN!
Welcome to the website of the Wisconsin Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (WiSPEN). WiSPEN is a nonprofit,
multidisciplinary group composed of physicians, dietitians, pharmacists and nurses who are involved with, or interested
in, the provision of appropriate nutritional therapy to patients. As a chapter of the American Society for Parenteral
and Enteral Nutrition (A.S.P.E.N), WiSPEN shares a common mission, which is "to improve patient care by advancing the
science and practice of nutrition support therapy".
For valuable educational information and additional nutritional care resources, visit the ASPEN website at www.nutritioncare.org
Check out the
Clinical Resources and Education Tools page for handouts from WISPEN sponsored educational events.
Upcoming Events
Save the Dates!!
WISPEN FALL EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE
Thursday, Sept 16th, 2010
Madison, WI
Speakers include:
Stephen McClave, MD
Paul Wischmeyer MD, PhD
Deb Johnson RN
Caitlin Curtis Pharm D
Tracy Schmotzer RD
Annalyn Skipper, RD, PhD
Click here for Conference Brochure and mail-in registration.
Click here to register online.
ASPEN Clinical Nutrition Week
Jan 30th-Feb. 3rd, 2011
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Click here for more information.
NEWS
May 2009: WISPEN was proud to donate $500 to the ASPEN Rhodes Research Foundation to support clinical research in nutrition.
Jan 2009: Congratulations to former WISPEN board member Gordon Sacks on his new faculty position at the Auburn University School of Pharmacy.
