Dripline issue 55 is out!

The Feb – Apr 2026 issue of our newsletter, Dripline, is out now and available here or from our Dripline page.

Welcome to another issue of PNDU’s Dripline. Advocacy and talking to clinicians and industry workers at conferences are the main ways that PNDU has progressed from a small number of HPNers in Australia and New Zealand who lived with this extremely rare form of nutrition and who relished the idea of support from others who understood their issues, to a well-known and respected support group which receives invitations from various allied groups to attend and/or speak at conferences, which provides
the opportunity to advocate for positive change. Our president, Chris, has a very full diary, meeting regularly with industry representatives and working with hospitals and AuSPEN as well as attending conferences. Chris has written up three of these activities to give us an idea of events centred around Intestinal Failure, the cause of our life on HPN. As well as these articles, there is an opportunity to be involved in research looking into healthcare acquired infections, to be part of the steering committee. Learn of 3 members’ experience with transitioning from paediatric to adult HPN, and finally, be
encouraged to take a holiday with your family.

Gillian
Dripline editor