ASPEN has released its latest Definition of Terms, Style, and Conventions Guidance, now available online for easier access and ongoing updates. This resource provides standardized terminology, style, and conventions to support consistency, clarity, and patient safety in clinical nutrition, while also promoting alignment across the broader healthcare community.
We sincerely thank the expert group of contributors for developing this release:
Jeanette Hasse, PhD, RD, LD, CNSC, CCTD, FASPEN, FADA; Titilola M. Afolabi, PharmD, FCCP, BCPPS, BCNSP; Sandra Citty, PhD, APRN-BC, FASPEN; Catherine Larson-Nath, MD, CNSC; Stacey S. Beer, MPH, RD, LD, CSP, CCTD; Mark R. Corkins, MD, SPR, FAAP; Diana W. Mulherin, PharmD, BCNSP, BCCCP, FCCM, FASPEN; Kathleen Price, PhD, RDN, LDN; Lingtak-Neander Chan, PharmD, BCNSP, FASPEN; Jennifer Doley, MBA, RD, CNSC, FAND; Angela Bingham, PharmD, BCNSP, BCCCP, FASPEN; Ann-Marie Brown, PhD, RN, CPNP-AC, CCRN; Simone Chaves de Miranda Silvestre, MD, MSc; Kelly Goyette
Bookmark nutritioncare.org/definitions today to stay current on terminology and appropriate use of abbreviations, which will inform materials such as manuscripts and webinars.
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