Status: ESPEN Special Interest Group
Field of interest: Home Artificial Nutrition (enteral
and parenteral)
Aims: To perform scientific and epidemiological
studies in the field of HAN.
To provide guidelines for HAN.
To participate in the education of professionals with an interest
in HAN.
Composition of the group: The ESPEN-HAN Working
Group has a maximum of 10 members.
The group is multidisciplinary and members are selected among pharmacists,
nurses, dieticians and doctors.
Membership of the group is normally limited to 3-4 years.
If a member initiates a study he or she can stay in the group until
the study is completed.
Presentation of the work of HAN: The coordinator
of the study is normally the first author of the publication.
Those who contributed to the study are thanked in the "acknowledgements"
section.
Papers are submitted to the ESPEN meetings and Clinical Nutrition
or other relevant journals.
Meetings of the HAN group: The group convenes
for two meetings every year. The Winter meeting is held during a
week-end in January or February in a city of one of the members.
The second meeting takes place during the ESPEN meeting in August
or September.
An open meeting is organized when appropriate during the ESPEN
congress in order to give delegates the opportunity to learn about
the activities of the group. The information on the web site is
adjusted at half-year intervals or when appropriate.
Renewal of the group: Members of the group must
be replaced continuously in order to assure the continuity of the
group. Duration of the membership is 3-4 years.
Proposition of new members will be based on common sense in order
to maintain the multinational and multidisciplinary composition
of the group.
Members must fulfil the following criteria: Members
of ESPEN
Enthusiastic to participate in the work of the group.
Expertise in the field of HAN.
Members must be approved by their national society for clinical
nutrition
A list of the members of the HAN group will be submitted to ESPEN
Central each year.
Financial support: ESPEN provides financial support.
The budget has to be accepted by ESPEN Central. All expenses must
be clearly defined (meetings, secretariat, mailing etc.).
Members of HAN group are encouraged to generate financial support
from pharmaceuticals companies or other societies. The ESPEN treasurer
will control any money raised.
Home Parenteral Nutrition Book
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Works presented by HAN
- Management of intestinal failure in Europe. A questionnaire-based study on the incidence and management. Staun M, Hébuterne X,
Shaffer J, Haderslev KV, Bozzetti F, Pertkiewicz M, Micklewright A, Moreno
J, Thul P, Pironi L. Dyn Med 2007;6:7
- Monitoring of patients on home parenteral nutrition (HPN) in Europe: A questionnaire based study on monitoring practice in 42 centres. Wengler A, Micklewright A, Hébuterne X, Bozzetti F, Pertkiewicz M, Moreno J, Pironi L, Thul P, Van Gossum A, Staun M; ESPEN-Home Artificial Nutrition working group. Clin Nutr 2006;25:693-700
- Candidates for intestinal transplantation: a multicenter survey in Europe. Pironi L, Hébuterne X, Van Gossum A, Messing B, Lyszkowska M, Colomb V, Forbes A, Micklewright A, Villares JM, Thul P, Bozzetti F, Goulet O, Staun M. Am J Gastroenterol 2006;101:1633-43
- Bone mineral density in patients on home parenteral nutrition: a follow-up study. Pironi L, Tjellesen L, De Francesco A, Pertkiewicz M, Morselli Labate AM, Staun M, Przedlacki J, Lezo A, Orlandoni P, Pasanisi F; ESPEN-home artificial nutrition working group. Clin Nutr 2004;23:1288-302
- Home enteral nutrition in adults: a European multicentre survey. Hébuterne X, Bozzetti F, Moreno Villares JM, Pertkiewicz M, Shaffer J, Staun M, Thul P, Van Gossum A; ESPEN-Home Artificial Nutrition Working Group. Clin Nutr 2003;22:261-6
- Central venous catheter complications in 447 patients on home parenteral nutrition: an analysis of over 100.000 catheter days. Bozzetti F, Mariani L, Bertinet DB, Chiavenna G, Crose N, De Cicco M, Giglig, Micklewright A, Moreno Villares JM, Orban A, Pertkiewicz M, Pironi L, Vilas MP, Prins F, Thul P. Clin Nutr 2002;21:475-85
- Prevalence of bone disease in patients on home parenteral nutrition. Pironi L, Labate AM, Pertkiewicz M, Przedlacki J, Tjellesen L, Staun M, De Francesco A, Gallenca P, Guglielmi FW, Van Gossum A, Orlandoni P, Contaldo F, Villares JM; Espen-Home Artificial Nutrition Working Group. Clin Nutr 2002;21:289-96
- Clinical, social and rehabilitation status of long-term home parenteral nutrition patients: results of a European multicentre survey. Van Gossum A, Vahedi K, Abdel-Malik, Staun M, Pertkiewicz M, Shaffer J,Hébuterne X, Beau P, Guédon C, Schmit A, Tjellesen L, Messing B, Forbes A. Clin Nutr 2001;20:205-10
- Survey on legislation and funding of Home Artificial Nutrition in different european countries. Moreno JM, Shaffer J, Staun M, Hébuterne X, Bozzetti F, Pertkiewicz M, Thul P, Van Gossum A. Clin Nutr 2001;20:117-23
- Home parenteral nutrition in adults: A european multicentre survey in 1997. ESPEN-Home Artificial Nutrition Working Group. Van Gossum A, Bakker H, Bozzetti F, Staun M, Leon-Sanz M, Hébuterne X, Pertkiewicz M, Shaffer J, Thul P. Clin Nutr 1999;18:135-40
- Home Parenteral Nutrition (HPN) in children. A multicentre survey in Europe in 1997. Van Gossum A. et al. Clin Nutr 1998;17(suppl. 1):49
- A European survey on management of metabolic complications in home parenteral nutrition. Shaffer J. et al. Clin Nutr 1997; 16 (suppl. 2):73
- Home parenteral nutrition in adults: A multicentre
survey in Europe in 1993. Van-ossum A, Bakker
H, De-Francesco A, Ladefoged K, Leon-Sanz M, Messing B,
Pironi L, Pertkiewicz M, Shaffer J, Thul P, Wood S. Nutr
Clin Métabol 1997;11:27-36
Studies in progress
- Survival of cancer patients on HPN, Federico Bozzetti
- Renal disease in patients on HPN, Loris Pironi and Michael Staun
- A follow up study on the indication for intestinal transplantation, Loris Pironi
- Renal disease in paediatric HPN patients, Malgorzata Lyszkowska
- Quality of life in patients on HPN across Europe, Janet Baxter
HAN Working Group
Chairman
Dr. Michael STAUN
Rigshospitalet
Department of Medical Gastroenterology CA2121
Blegdamsvej 9
DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
TEL: +45 3545 2157
FAX: +45 3545 2913
Members
Ms. Janet P. BAXTER, MPhil, SRD, RN
Ninewells Hospital and Medical School
Dundee, UK
TEL: +44 1382 496558
Dr. Cristina CUERDA, PhD
Nutrition Unit
Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón
c/ Doctor Esquerdo 46
28007 Madrid, Spain
FAX: +34 915868018
Dr. Francisca JOLY, MD
Department of Gastroenterology and Nutritional Support
Approved centre for intestinal failure
Hôpital Beaujon
100 Bd General Leclerc
92110 Clichy, France
Mrs. Cora JONKERS, RD
Nutrition Support Team
Academic Medical Center A2 - 410
PO box 22770
NL-1100 Amsterdam, The Netherlands
TEL: +31 20 5665120
MOBILE: + 31 6 29413815
FAX: +31 20 5663593
Dr. Malgorzata LYSZKOWSKA, PhD
The Children's Memorial Health Institute,
Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Aleja Dzieci Polskich 20
04-736 Warsaw, Poland
TEL: +48 228151838
TEL/FAX: +48 22 8157392
MOBILE: +48 601981736
Prof. Loris PIRONI, MD
Center for Chronic Intestinal Failure, St. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital
University of Bologna
Via Massarenti, 9
40138 Bologna, Italy
TEL/FAX: +39 - 051 - 6363073
Dr. Paul THUL, MD
Dept of Surgery
Charité University Hospital
100 98 Berlin, Germany
TEL: +49 30 450 522170
FAX: +49 30 450 522917 |
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