Importance of public‐private partnerships for nutrition support research: An ASPEN Position Paper

Abstract

Parenteral and enteral nutrition support are key components of care for various medical and physiological conditions in infants, children, and adults. Nutrition support practices have advanced over time, driven by the goals of safe and sufficient delivery of needed nutrients and improved patient outcomes. These advances have been, and continue to be, dependent on research and development studies. Such studies address aspects of enteral and parenteral nutrition support: formulations, delivery devices, health outcomes, cost-effectiveness, and related metabolism. The studies are supported by public funding from the government and by private funding from foundations and from the nutrition support industry.To build public trust in nutrition support research findings, it is important to underscore ethical research conduct and reporting of results for all studies, including those with industry sponsors. In 2019, American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition's (ASPEN's) Board of Directors established a task force to ensure integrity in nutrition support research that is done as collaborative partnerships between the public (government and individuals) and private groups (foundations, academia, and industry).

Significant Published Articles in 2021 for Pharmacy Nutrition Support Practice

“…Eighteen articles comprising guidelines, consensus, recommendation, and position papers were excluded from the ranking process. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] An average of 29 articles (range: 19-52) of the 193 from the primary literature were denoted as most important by individual members of the author group. Eight papers from the primary literature (receiving 5 or more votes) were collectively identified as most important by the author group.…”

“…Bendavid et al 1 The centenary of the Harris-Benedict equations: How to assess energy requirements best? Recommendations from the ESPEN expert group Cober et al 2 ASPEN lipid injectable emulsion safety recommendations part 2: neonate and pediatric considerations Cuerda et al 3 ESPEN practical guideline: clinical nutrition in chronic intestinal failure Evans et al 4 The use of visceral proteins as nutrition markers: an ASPEN position paper Fiaccadori et al 5 ESPEN guideline on clinical nutrition in hospitalized patients with acute or chronic kidney disease Freeman et al 6 Medical management of chronic pancreatitis in children: a position paper by the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Pancreas Committee Hartwell et al 7 Nutrition therapy in the critically injured adult patient: a Western Trauma Association critical decisions algorithm Mechanick et al 8 Clinical nutrition research and the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review of the ASPEN COVID-19 task force on nutrition research Moltu et al 9 Nutritional management of the critically ill neonate: a position paper of the ESPGHAN committee on nutrition Mueller et al 10 Importance of public-private partnerships for nutrition support research: an ASPEN position paper Muscaritoli et al 11 ESPEN practical guideline: clinical nutrition in cancer Robinson et al 12 Recommendations for photoprotection of parenteral nutrition for premature infants: an ASPEN position paper. Schwartz et al 13 Ethical aspects of artificially administered nutrition and hydration: an ASPEN position paper Snook et al 14 British Society of Gastroenterology guidelines for the management of iron deficiency anemia in adults Thibault et al 15 ESPEN guideline on hospital nutrition Weimann et al 16 ESPEN practical guideline: clinical nutrition in surgery Wendel et al 17 Management of central venous access in children With intestinal failure: a position paper from the NASPGHAN Intestinal Rehabilitation Special Interest Group Worthington et al 18 Update on the use of filters for parenteral nutrition: an ASPEN position paper average uranium concentration at 57 times higher than the non-PN patients.…”

Malnutrition and Pressure Injury Risk in Vulnerable Populations: Application of the 2019 International Clinical Practice Guideline

“…Interventions to correct nutrition and hydration deficits must be evidence-based and in accordance with the patients’ goals 78 . The care plan should be adjusted each time the patient’s condition changes 79 …”