Abbreviation | ASPEN |
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Founded | June 5, 1975 |
52-1161382 [1] | |
Legal status | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization [1] |
Purpose | To improve patient care by advancing the science and practice of clinical nutrition and metabolism. [2] |
Headquarters | Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. |
Coordinates | 38°59′42″N 77°01′54″W / 38.994894°N 77.031753°W |
Ajay Jain, MD, DNB, MHA [3] | |
Wanda Johnson, CMP, CAE, FACEhp [4] | |
Subsidiaries | Sustain LLC, Aspen Rhoads Research Foundation, 501(c)(3), National Board of Nutrition Support Certification 501(c)(6) |
Expenses (2017) | $4,722,210 [2] |
Employees (2016) | 21 [2] |
Volunteers (2016) | 400 [2] |
Website |
www |
The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) is a US-based professional organization. Its members include dieticians, nurses, pharmacists, physicians and scientists who are involved in providing clinical nutrition to patients. [5]
ASPEN was founded on June 5, 1975. [6] It was officially incorporated on November 30, 1976. [7] It has almost 6,000 members. [8] The society runs an annual meeting, the ASPEN Nutrition Science & Practice Conference. [9]
Abbreviation | ASPEN |
---|---|
Founded | June 5, 1975 |
52-1161382 [1] | |
Legal status | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization [1] |
Purpose | To improve patient care by advancing the science and practice of clinical nutrition and metabolism. [2] |
Headquarters | Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. |
Coordinates | 38°59′42″N 77°01′54″W / 38.994894°N 77.031753°W |
Ajay Jain, MD, DNB, MHA [3] | |
Wanda Johnson, CMP, CAE, FACEhp [4] | |
Subsidiaries | Sustain LLC, Aspen Rhoads Research Foundation, 501(c)(3), National Board of Nutrition Support Certification 501(c)(6) |
Expenses (2017) | $4,722,210 [2] |
Employees (2016) | 21 [2] |
Volunteers (2016) | 400 [2] |
Website |
www |
The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) is a US-based professional organization. Its members include dieticians, nurses, pharmacists, physicians and scientists who are involved in providing clinical nutrition to patients. [5]
ASPEN was founded on June 5, 1975. [6] It was officially incorporated on November 30, 1976. [7] It has almost 6,000 members. [8] The society runs an annual meeting, the ASPEN Nutrition Science & Practice Conference. [9]