KyAPEN - Kenya Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition is an organization in the field of parenteral and enteral nutrition. It promotes basic research, clinical research, advanced education and organization of consensus statements about clinical care and quality control.
KyAPEN is the additional link to the already existing chain consisting of American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN), European (ESPEN, BAPEN), Australian (AusPEN), IAPEN India, Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Society of Asia (PENSA) and South African (SASPEN) societies.
Vision
To be a global center for excellence in provision of quality Parenteral and Enteral nutrition and nutrition care and spearhead clinical nutrition research.
Aims
- To promote the use of evidence-based recommendations for the use of parental and enteral nutrition in Kenya
- To educate healthcare professionals on parental and enteral nutrition in Kenya
- To spearhead and promote clinical nutrition research in Kenya
Our Belief System
We believe that every nutrition support clinician should learn every day in his or her life. We encourage lifelong learning (LLL) in basic and advanced clinical nutrition.
We believe in Evidence Based Nutrition Practice (EBNP). EBNP integrates three basic principles:
- The best available research evidence bearing on whether and why a treatment works
- Clinical expertise (clinical judgment and experience) to rapidly identify each patient's unique health state and diagnosis, their individual risks and benefits of potential interventions, and
- Client preferences and values.
Malnutrition awareness week
KyAPEN is proud to be one of the ASPEN's global ambassadors in inspiring multidisciplinary medical team in identifying malnutrition through increasing nutrition screening and referrals of malnourished patients for timely nutrition intervention. Let us trigger nutrition care process.....
There are a lot of great resources on malnutrition awareness including free webinars which can be accessed via below links:
ASPEN Malnutrition Awareness week resources
Canadian Malnutrition Awareness Week
All healthcare professionals in Kenya are encouraged to join Kenya Association of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition as the main body to spearhead global excellency in nutrition support in the region.
Join Us Now - Online Membership Registration Form: https://forms.gle/5ZQrx3HoFWhFVW846
Current Office Bearers:
1. Hon. President
Professor Gordon Nguka
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Department of Nutrition Sciences at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenya
Serving as the President of the African Nutritional Sciences Research Consortium (ANSRC) Chairperson for Accreditation Committee , Nutritionists and Dieticians Institute (KNDI)
A member of the National Scientific and Research Ethics Review Committee (NSEC) at NACOSTI
2. Hon. Secretary
Mbogo Alexander
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Clinical nutritionist (Critical Care & Nephrology) Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya
Emergency Nutritionist (GIZ-Kenya, UNIDO-South Sudan)
Lecturer (University of Nairobi, People's Open Access Education Initiative /NextGenU.org's, MT. Kenya University)
3. Joint Secretary
Elizabeth Ndunge
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Clinical nutritionist (Pediatric Nutrition and Oncology), Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya
4. Director of Scientific Committee
Christine W. Muturi
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Clinical nutritionist, Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya
5. Director of Training
Aggrey M. Mokua
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Clinical nutritionist, Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya
