Established in 1959 to promote scientific endeavor in the field of nutritional sciences.
OBJECTIVES:
- To enhance knowledge of nutrition and metabolism and the application of such knowledge to the maintenance of health and the treatment of disease.
- To provide an organization which encompasses the needs of professionals from all disciplines with a common interest in nutrition.
- To provide a forum where an interchange of views, professional and educational experiences, and research results in the general field of nutrition which may be conducted in an atmosphere of professional congeniality.
- To encourage the incorporation of a strong, clearly defined nutrition teaching module in the curriculum of all medical schools and to encourage the inclusion of nutritional education in medical post graduate training.
- To promote educational programs at all levels and provide advocacy support for non MD nutrition professionals.
Membership Benefits
- Interaction with a collegial group of nutritionists interested in promoting ACN’s stated objectives.
- Opportunity to provide input into the needs assessment process which determines ACN’s educational program each year.
- Reduced registration fees for each year’s annual scientific/clinical meeting. Help select desirable venues for each annual meeting.
- Subscription to ACN’s bimonthly professional journal, the Journal of the American College of Nutrition.
- Quarterly newsletters which keep the membership apprized of current nutrition information, news of the nutrition community, government and industry relations, members news, and upcoming nutrition meetings.
- Opportunities to participate in ACN governance, program development, scientific/clinical programs, standing committees, councils, and JACN editorial activities.
- Reduced fee for liability insurance.
- Access to ACN staff problem solving expertise.
European Chapter of the American College of Nutrition
The European Chapter of the American College of Nutrit ion is comprised of European scientists and clinicians interested in research and clinical aspects of nutrition. There are many societies in Europe in the nutrition field, such as ESPEN and various national societies for enteral and parenteral nutrition. Other societies, such as EASD, EASO, the European Society of Pediatrics, etc., are also concerned with metabolic alterations in disease. However, there is no society in Europe devoted strictly to the study of nutrition and its metabolic implications from both basic and clinical viewpoints.
The aim of the European Chapter of the American College of Nutrition is to create an opportunity for faculty and students in the basic health sciences, clinical departments, and in public health to better understand the relationships between nutrition, metabolism and human health. Important questions relating nutrition and human health at the interface of basic and clinical sciences, public health, and the environmental health sciences need to be addressed using integrative approaches.
Additionally, the founding of a chapter of ACN in Europe provides the opportunity to create a closer relationship and exchange of ideas between American and European scientists. At the same time, all persons interested in nutrition from the professional point of view are welcome, providing a broad coverage of nutrition science and practice, as does the ACN in the United States.
European Chapter of the American College of Nutrition – Meetings
The first business and scientific meeting of the European Chapter was held in Rome, Italy on November 30 and December 1, 2001 at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart. Approximately 50 charter members representing 12 nations attended. During the business meeting, the by-laws developed jointly by Dr. Geltrude Mingrone, Dr. Sohrab Mobarhan, (ACN President at the time) and Dr. Stanley Wallach, (ACN Executive Director) were proposed and accepted.
Elections resulted in the following officer slate:
President: Dr. John Nolan (Ireland)
President-Elect: Dr. Michel Pugeat (France)
Past-President: Dr. Giovanni Gasbarrini (Italy)
Secretary/Treasurer: Dr. Menotti Calvani (Italy)
Executive Director: Dr. Geltrude Mingrone (Italy)
Board of Directors: Drs. Beck-Nielsen, De Gaetano, De Lorenzo, Gentile, Greco, Mari, Ramadori, Serrano-Rios, Szamosi, and Testolin.
The scientific session included presentations by Drs. Beck-Nielsen (Denmark), Bertuzzi (Italy), Breslin (Ireland), Calvani (Italy), De Gaetano (Italy), De Lorenzo (Italy), Ferrannini (Italy), Farre-Rovira (Spain), Giovannini (Italy), Maseri (Italy), Mingrone (Italy), Nolan (Ireland), Pugeat (France), Ramadori (Germany), Serrano-Rios (Spain), Sidossis (Greece), Testolin (Italy), Van Holder (Belgium).
The topics covered included the nutritional aspects of end-stage renal disease, syndrome X, lipid metabolism, carnitine metabolism, gene expression in nutrition, dietary treatment of inborn errors of metabolism, coeliac disease, vitamins and antioxidants, body composition, glucose metabolism in obesity, diabetes mellitus, and insulin resistance.
Address inquiries regarding membership, attendance, and program to:
Dr. Geltrude Mingrone
Catholic University, School of Medicine
Largo Agostino Gemelli 8, Rome, Italy 00168
Phone: 06 540 0000 Fax: 06 541 4141 Email: gmingrone@rm.unicatt.it
