ESDN: Older Adults

We translate scientific knowledge on ageing and geriatric nutrition to evidence-based practical information and tools, enabling dietitians in Europe to improve dietetic care of older adults.

Vision

Overall, we aim to promote the role of the dietitian in the specialist field. We will accomplish this aim by:

  • developing and updating position papers and briefing papers on the role of the dietitian in the specialist field 
  • developing advanced competence statements for dietitians working in the specialist field
  • sharing and learning from dietetic practices for older adults across Europe
  • engaging all dietitians working in the specialist field across Europe through the ESDN members
  • liaising as appropriate with other European professional groups and monitor the developments in education and LLL of other health professionals in the specialist field
  • liaising with other EFAD committees to develop the specialty in Education, Research and Professional Practice
  • developing research proposals (research questions, design, methodology) in order to promote the participation of dietitians in EU and other research projects.

Who we are

Amalia Tsagari Committee Lead

Specialisations or expertise: Gastrointestinal Health, Older Adults

KAT University Hospital, Aegean College, Greece
More information

Stacey Jones Committee member

Principal Lecturer in Quality and Curriculum Review

Coventry University, UK
More information

Mar Ruperto Lopez Committee member

Professor of Human Nutrition and Dietetics.

Health Sciences Faculty. Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio, Spain
More information

Dilek Ongan Committee member

Associate Professor

İzmir Kâtip Çelebi University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Turkey
More information

Katarzyna Brukalo Committee member

Clinical dietitian

SezaM–Association of patients with multiple sclerosis, Poland

Maria Armanda Marques Committee member

Coimbra Health School

Portugal

Blanka Vékony Committee member

Assistant lecturer

Semmelweis University Department of Dietetics and Nutritional Sciences, Hungary
More information

Cecilia Morais Committee member

Nutritionist

Faculty of Nutrition and Food Sciences of the University of Porto, Portugal

More information

Shelly Rachman Elmbaum Committee member

Israel

Rebeka Veres Bereczky Student member

Norway

Role Statements

Categories: Role Definition

Role of the Dietitian in Prevention and Management of Nutrition in Older Adults

Last Modified: September 2017
Other language version: France, Greek, Hungarian, Slovenian, Spanish, Turkish
Tags: Older Adults
Categories: Briefing

Briefing Paper on the Role of the Dietitian in the Prevention and Management of Nutrition-related Disorders in Older Adults

Last Modified: October 2015
Tags: Older Adults