Thursday, October 2, 2003 TODAY
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| The delegation from the America Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) pose for a picture. From left: Mary Marion, RD, sections chair; Fritz Schenk, MD, past president; Albert Barrocas, MD, founder of the Ibero Latin-American section of ASPEN; Aldo Alvarez, MD, president of FELANPE and congress president (Cuba); Zaida Cordero-MacIntyre, PhD, RD, president of the Ibero-Latin American section of ASPEN; David August, MD, current ASPEN president; and Scott Shikora, MD, president-elect.. |
Zaida Cordero-MacIntyre PhD, RD, assistant professor, nutrition, SPH,
was invited to speak at the IX Latin American Congress of Parenteral
and Enteral Nutrition that took place in Havana, Cuba, on June 22 to
27. Dr. MacIntyre presented the
topics titled “Care of the Critically Ill Diabetic Patient” and “Drug
and Nutrient Interactions.”
The membership of the Latin American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
(FELANPE) is composed of physicians, dietitians, pharmacists, and nurses who
work with critically ill patients. Every two years the society holds a congress
in a different country of Latin America. Speakers from 23 different countries
were invited to this event. These speakers came from 15 Latin American countries,
6 European countries, Canada, and the United States.
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