Useful Resources, Kitchen gadgets, Apps for Dietitians

We would like to feature new or useful products, books, services, gadgets or apps relevant to the life of a dietitian. Please get in touch if you’d like to contribute your own ideas to help our profession stay up-to-date with the latest tools adsacomms@gmail.com

The Practice-based Evidence in Nutrition (PEN) system summarises the entire nutrition and dietetic evidence-base on more than 190 nutrition and dieteticrelated topics, and provides guidance that supports your everyday practice, helping to keep you up-to-date with the fast-paced world of dietetics.

ABOUT PEN

The PEN System provides nutrition practitioners with ready access to timely, current and authoritative guidance on food and nutrition. It offers evidencebased answers to the questions encountered in every day practice.

The PEN System’s powerful search tools and Knowledge Pathway format make it easy to use – whether you’re pressed for time and looking for a quick answer, or you want to review the evidence in more depth. Standard Knowledge Pathway tools include Practice Questions, Backgrounds, Evidence Summaries and Practice Guidance Toolkits, as well as client and professional Tools and Resources, including Client Handouts.

The PEN System addresses the broad spectrum of practice in dietetics, food and nutrition including: • institutional health care

• primary health care • public/community health • consulting/private practice • food service management • professional education • food and the pharmaceutical industries

• government

did you know?

PEN membership costs R5000 per year, but as a member of ADSA you automatically receive unlimited PEN access.

GETTING STARTED

If you haven’t joined PEN yet, find out how to get started by accessing the PEN orientation pack. This includes links to four short orientation modules on the features available and how to make the most of PEN.

PEN ORIENTATION PACK

View these short video tutorials and tours to help you navigate some of the key features of the PEN system:

https://www.pennutrition.com/ toursvideotutorials.aspx

For questions about PEN, contact ADSA Membership adsamembers@gmail.com