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Fresenius Kabi and ASPEN Partner for an Expert Interview Series on Omega-3 Fatty Acid Containing Parenteral Nutrition
BAD HOMBURG, Germany, Nov. 23, 2020, /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/--

Evidence indicates that omega-3 (w-3) fatty acid containing parenteral 
nutrition (PN) improves clinical outcomes compared with standard PN in adult 
patients,1 underlining its role in today's hospitals and clinics. To support 
continuous health care professional (HCP) education on omega-3 fatty acids in 
clinical nutrition, the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition 
(ASPEN) has partnered with Fresenius Kabi to create the Omega-3 Fatty Acids Key 
Expert Interview Series, which includes five interviews addressing important 
aspects of omega-3 fatty acids impacting patient care. 

The interview series features the following experts and topics: Mette M. 
Berger, MD, PhD (Role and Mechanism of Action of omega-3 Fatty Acids); Robert 
G. Martindale, MD, PhD (Guideline Recommendations and Use in Surgical 
Patients); Martin D. Rosenthal, MD (Use in the Chronic Critical Care Patient); 
Lorenzo Pradelli, MD (Cost Effectiveness of omega-3 Fatty Acids); and Manpreet 
S Mundi, MD (Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Long-term Intestinal Failure Patients). The 
esteemed experts were interviewed by Jay Mirtallo, MS, RPh, BCNSP, FASPEN, 
FASHP, who is well published in the area of intravenous lipids.

This short video interview series is available at this link 
[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-rWCuTTwTKzOuXWmTmUUwUXoS0KQOurk ]. 

Clinicians can also watch previous ASPEN webinars on omega-3 fatty acids:
 - Expert Consensus on Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Parenteral Nutrition: Continuum 
of Care – from Hospital to Home Care 
[https://aspen.digitellinc.com/aspen/sessions/15181/view ]
 - Expert Consensus on Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Parenteral Nutrition: Focus on 
Critical Care and Major Surgery 
[https://aspen.digitellinc.com/aspen/sessions/15719/view ]

The digital interviews and past webinars are supported by global clinical 
nutrition leader, Fresenius Kabi. The supplement of the 2020 Journal of 
Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Lipids in Parenteral Nutrition: Translating 
Guidelines into Clinical Practice 
[https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/19412444/2020/44/S1 ] was also developed 
on the topic of omega-3 fatty acids with support from Fresenius Kabi. 

References
1. Pradelli L, Mayer K, Klek S et al. w-3 Fatty-Acid Enriched Parenteral 
Nutrition in Hospitalized Patients: Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis and 
Trial Sequential Analysis. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2019. 
About Fresenius Kabi

Fresenius Kabi is a global healthcare company that specializes in lifesaving 
medicines and technologies for infusion, transfusion and clinical nutrition. 
The company's products and services are used to help care for critically and 
chronically ill patients. Fresenius Kabi's product portfolio comprises a 
comprehensive range of I.V. generic drugs, infusion therapies and clinical 
nutrition products as well as the medical devices for administering these 
products. Within transfusion technologies, Fresenius Kabi offers products for 
collection and processing of blood components and for therapeutic treatment of 
patient blood by apheresis systems. In the field of biosimilars, Fresenius Kabi 
develops products with a focus on oncology and autoimmune diseases.

With its corporate philosophy of "caring for life", the company is committed to 
putting essential medicines and technologies in the hands of people who help 
patients and finding the best answers to the challenges they face. 
For more information, please visit: www.fresenius-kabi.com.

About ASPEN

The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) is dedicated 
to improving patient care by advancing the science and practice of nutrition 
support therapy and metabolism. Founded in 1976, ASPEN is an interdisciplinary 
organization whose members are involved in the provision of clinical nutrition 
therapies, including parenteral and enteral nutrition. With more than 6,500 
members from around the world, ASPEN is a community of dietitians, nurses, 
nurse practitioners, pharmacists, physicians, scientists, students and other 
health professionals from every facet of nutrition support clinical practice, 
research and education. 

For more information about ASPEN, please visit: www.nutritioncare.org.

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Am Sandtorkai 50, 20457 Hamburg, Germany
T: +49-(0)69-509546339
nina.espiritu@edelman.com   


SOURCE: Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH