South African Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Saspen is the South African Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. The Society is active in the Southern African region, promoting nutrition research and all forms of nutritional education.

The advantages of SASPEN membership

• The South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition
• Workshops related to your discipline
• Biannual Congress
  
• Joint congresses with other societies
• Interaction with other disciplines
• Support from Society members
• Expertise in the application of Clinical Nutrition
• CPD activities
  

There are few things more important to man than adequate nutrition. There are also few subjects that are more misunderstood. A large proportion of the world population is either overnourished, or undernourished. Health professionals are particularly guilty when it comes to malnourishing the people they are meant to care for. It is in this context that we believe that the Society has an important role to play in dispersing nutritional myths and promoting nutritional education through providing evidence-based information. Click here to download our constitution.

 Critical 4 Africa - Joint Congress (SASPEN, CCSSA, SATS, TSSA): 29 August - 2 September 2012 (Click here for the first announcement!)

Click here for membership application or renewal for 2012.

The SAJCN (South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition) is the official journal of SASPEN, ADSA (Association for Dietetics in South Africa) and the NSSA (Nutrition Society of South Africa). Distributed quarterly, it covers ALL aspects of nutrition. It is an international, peer-reviewed journal that is distributed free of charge to all SASPEN, ADSA and NSSA members.

We recently concluded a very successful SASPEN Congress (21-23 September 2011, Diep-in-die-Berg Conference Centre, Pretoria) with the theme: “The total is greater than the sum of the parts”. For access to some of the Congress presentations, click here.