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In a precedent offering, the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (A.S.P.E.N.) has compiled a Patient Nutrition Support Education Manual to assist with healthcare professionals’ verbal explanations concerning nutrition therapy options and procedures. This publication is a compilation of over 200 fact sheets from prestigious organizations and institutions.

The purpose of the 427 page manual is to provide clinicians (i.e. nurses, pharmacists, dietitians, pharmacists, health educators, etc.) with a compilation of some of the best patient education resources in the nutrition support arenas broadly encompassing enteral nutrition, parenteral nutrition, surgical procedures, medical conditions and pediatrics. Specific areas covered include parenteral and enteral access, complications of nutrition support, Medicare and Medicaid, enteral access devices and feeding methods, coping, care of feeding tubes, medication, surgery including gastrointestinal and transplant, medical conditions including gastrointestinal(G.I.) and diets to promote weight gain and maximize protein intake, nutrition considerations for patients with cancer, nutrition in the elderly, pediatric issues and Spanish materials that include parenteral and enteral nutrition, general nutrition and home nutrition support issues. A CD-ROM is included with the manual to assist with customization of the educational handouts.

Well, the mighty Jalepeno Pepper became an unwitting celebrity amongst bloggers this week as the latest suspect in a string of salmonella outbreaks across the U.S. Medicare and the U.S. health care system also continue to be the rage (sometimes quite literally) among a large number of the blogs I read this week.

I like to dig deep, however, and find those really good posts that others may have missed while perusing only the most topical headlines of the last several days. That said, I think you’ll enjoy this week’s Scrubby Award winners in the RedScrubs Weekly Wrap Up.

- Dr. Incognito

P.S. If you have a blog submission for the upcoming week please submit it here.

As is my weekly pleasure, I read through a lot of blogs and submissions this week and boy did they run the gamut; everything from organic jeans with healing properties, to mental model shifts (the latter of which is this week’s Scrubby Award Winner). Let us also not forget trailblazing surgeon Michael DeBakey. M.D., who passed away last Friday at age 99 - a truly remarkable man that achieved remarkable success throughout his long career.

Just remember to keep the submissions coming in or nominate one of your favorite bloggers for the week. The best blogger for the week gets a brand new, fashionable pair of red scrubs courtesy of NW Scrubs.

- Dr. Incognito