title: [The Spanish Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (SENPE) and its relation with healthcare authorities].
abstract: It has been well documented in medical literature that hyponutrition is a common issue at all healthcare levels, from primary to specialized health care, as well as geriatric healthcare facilities. This problem is not limited to countries with scarce economic resources or limited social development; it is also a universal issue in Europe. Hyponutrition increases the rates of morbidity, mortality, hospital admissions, and hospital stay. These higher figures also represent a higher use of healthcare resources. In spite of this, hyponutrition may often go undetected and the patient may not receive the necessary treatment. This problem requires the cooperation of multiple agents such as the Governments, the healthcare professionals, and the citizens themselves. The VIII Discussion Forum concludes on the need to establish a clear-cut plant for action (similar to the European Alliance for Health Nutrition) and the creation of a platform (coalition) encompassing the voices of healthcare professionals associations, institutions, professional colleges, patients associations, the pharmaceutical companies, and insurance companies. The goals of this platform will be to inform about the extent of this issue, to identity and promote leaders that will convey the aims of this initiative to regional and national healthcare authorities, to present solutions and to collaborate in their implementation, and finally to assess/control the actions taken.
authors.affiliation: Sociedad Española de Nutrición Parenteral y Enteral, España.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: García de Lorenzo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Alvarez
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Celaya
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: García Cofrades
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: García Luna
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: García Peris
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: León-Sanz
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Jiménez
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Olveira
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Smeets
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D005060:Europe; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007883:Legislation, Medical / Q000639:trends*; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition; D012955:Societies, Medical; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology