MNI Grant for the Best Initiative for an Optimal Nutritional Care Approach.
MNI is pleased to announce that the 2016 MNI Grant for optimal nutritional care was awarded to KEPAN – Society of Clinical Enteral Parenteral Nutrition Turkey – for its ambitious project on education of future healthcare professionals: “Seeding a fertile land: a little effort before graduation can open a big window to awareness of malnutrition”. The ultimate goal of this project is to increase the awareness of students on malnutrition and on the importance of nutritional support and a multidisciplinary approach in disease management.
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MNI would also like to acknowledge the other excellent applications received, whose posters are available here:
- “From a pilot project to a structural implementation of NST in Belgian Hospitals”
supported by VVKVM and SBNC (Belgium). - “Nutrition therapy in cachectic cancer patients – A randomized controlled trial”
supported by VVKVM (Belgium). - “Total Parenteral Nutrition cost savings by optimization of clinical nutritional care for all”
supported by VBVD (Belgium). - “International Nutrition Audit in FORegut TuMors: INFORM”
supported by CNS-SCN (Canada). - “Promoting nutritional therapy for hospitalized cancer patients in China: a 100 centers project”
supported by CSPEN (China). - “Identification of malnutrition in persons with limited active access to the health services and optimization of their nutrition intervention model – the pilot project in the region of Usti nad Labem”
supported by SKVIMP (Czech Republic). - “Integrated and Comprehensive Optimizing of Nutritional Care in Czech Republic – Creating a system for the identification and management of hospital malnutrition and finalization of the structure of education and certification in the field of clinical nutrition”
supported by SKVIMP (Czech Republic). - “Interactive register of certified dieticians”
project by Dieticians Section of the Czech Association of Nurses (Czech Republic). - “Prevention of nutritional deficiencies after weight loss surgery”
project by Faculty of Medicine Charles University and General Faculty Hospital in Prague (Czech Republic). - “Nutrition research and education program implementation across French speaking European areas: an ambitious project to improve nutritional care and outcome in critically ill children”
supported by SFNEP (France). - “Optimal Nutrition Care for All – The Right for Food”
supported by ISCN (Israel). - “Prognostic value of bioimpedance vectorial analysis in cancer patients receiving first-line chemotherapy: a prospective, multi-center cohort study”
supported by SINPE (Italy). - “Current status of nutrition services in nursing homes in the Netherlands – Leads for improved patient satisfaction and outcomes”
supported by NESPEN (The Netherlands). - “Nutritional support to fight malnutrition; the impact of a new hospital food service”
supported by NESPEN (The Netherlands). - “Tackling obesity in people with spinal cord injury”
project by Reade, DON, VUA, VUcm (The Netherlands). - “Fighting malnutrition in Portugal: a critical variable in the health of Portugal – Prevention and treatment of malnutrition in Portugal”
supported by APNEP (Portugal). - “Optimizing nutrition support in Portuguese intensive care units”
supported by APNEP (Portugal). - “Training should be continuous”
supported by RUSPEN (Russia). - “Stop Malnutrition of High-Risk Seniors!”
project by Slnecny (Slovakia). - “Nutritional assessment and support in primary health care”
supported by SZKP (Slovenia). - “Alianza Masnutridos: To increase the awareness of DRM among Politicians and Public Administrations. To promote a National Action Plan against DRM and implement mandatory screening in all Care Settings”
supported by SENPE (Spain). - “Implementing the malnutrition Pathway in the Community – Service model led by GP practice based pharmacists”
supported by BAPEN (United Kingdom).
MNI Grant for the Best Initiative Relating to an Optimal Nutritional Care Approach
The Medical Nutrition International Industry (MNI) has been awarding grants to European healthcare organisations since 2008 for innovative national initiatives to fight against malnutrition. The MNI Grant “Fight Against Malnutrition” scheme rewarded country initiatives that demonstrated the implementation of initiatives which showed one or more of the following: effective screening and treatment pathways, reduction in prevalence of malnutrition risk, quantifiable improvements in nutritional care, and health economic benefits of appropriate nutritional management.
MNI and partners have this year adopted a new grant concept relating to an “Optimal Nutritional Care” approach to inspire and generate high-quality initiatives. Check here the new selection criteria from 2016 onwards and submission requirements
Submission deadline: 16 June 2016
Submissions and any enquiries should be e-mailed to: secretariat@medicalnutritionindustry.com
Selection criteria 2016
In 2016, the MNI Grant shifted from the MNI Grant to Fight Malnutrition, to the MNI Grant for Optimal Nutritional Care.
Award: €30,000
Submission deadline: 16 June 2016
Aside from the focus, what else has changed?
New global reach: Grant applications in the past have been European in scope, but in 2016, applicants and their programmes can be from across the globe!
MNI Grant funds past and future projects: In the past, only finished projects with measureable results were eligible for funding. The 2016 Grant aims to reward also Optimal Nutritional Care activities to take place over the next 24 months.
Kind of projects: advancements in one or more of the following areas of clinical nutrition:
- evidence of improved patient outcomes
- effective screening and treatment pathways
- reduction in prevalence of malnutrition risk
- demonstration of health economic benefits
- integration of nutrition into the medical curriculum
- progressive collaborations across multiple countries and/or various medical societies
