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Travel sponsorship 2018 winners

PNDU is really happy to award not two, but three travel sponsorships this year to assist HPNers and carers to travel to Sydney for the two HPN consumer events in December.  Congratulations to:  Annaliese, Lisa & Trevor, and Jodie. We look forward to seeing you and lots of Kiwi and Aussie HPNers, carers and families …

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HPN Awareness Week 2018 – 14-20 October – let’s get ready!

“HPN: our food for strength” HPN Awareness Week is a wonderful opportunity each year for HPNers and carers, HPN hospitals and industry to not only celebrate this life-saving yet complex life-support therapy keeping many of us alive, but also, as the name suggests, increase understanding and awareness right where we are amongst those most important …

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PNDU at AuSPEN Conference November 2017 at the Gold Coast, Queensland

It was great for PNDU to be there, be seen, reconnect with PNDU friends and supporters (clinicians and industry) and meet other HPN clinicians.  Thank you AuSPEN for again allowing PNDU to exhibit for free at this important event.  Here’s Karen and Chris’ time at the conference in pictures … PNDU on display (Photo courtesy …

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PNDU social gathering in Auckland – cancelled

PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PNDU is bringing together current members and new HPN families for a relaxed time of meeting and chatting about life on HPN in a non-medical environment.  This is just for HPNers (past and present, adults and kids) and their families, so there will be no giving/receiving of medical …

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PNDU 2017 HPN Awareness Week Comics + Quiz

Home Parenteral Nutrition (HPN) is a vital life saving therapy required by around two hundred and seventy adults and children living at home in Australia and New Zealand. The 15th to the 21st of October 2017 is HPN awareness week dedicated to providing friends and family with a small peek into what goes on behind …

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1st World HAN Day – 15th October 2017

The very 1st World Home Artificial Nutrition (HAN) Day has been declared for this Sunday.  HAN covers both Home Parenteral Nutrition and Home Enteral Nutrition.  Please see PACIFHAN’s media release below and attached here.  PNDU is a founding member of PACIFHAN. www.pacifhan.org 

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One week till HPN Awareness Week 2017!

HPN Awareness Week begins next Sunday 15th October, finishing Saturday 21st October. Resources have been sent out to member HPNers and carers, participating hospitals, and supporting companies; pharmacy tours have been booked; articles have been sent to local papers.  We’re ready!! But it’s not too late if you too would like to join in!  HPN …

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Just 5 weeks to HPN Awareness Week 2017!

15-21 October 2017 is HPN Awareness Week! We have lots of resources and ideas to get involved: HPNers/carers – this week is for YOU!!  Start a conversation about what it’s life on HPN is like.  All HPNer/carer PNDU members will receive stickers to wear during the week.  Share the HPN Awareness Week video (to be …

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Notice of PNDU’s 2nd Annual General Meeting

PNDU will be holding its 2nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) on the Thursday 17th August, 2017, 11am Australian EST (1pm NZ; 10.30am Australian CST; 9am Australian WST). Due to the geographic spread of our members, the AGM will be held online via Skype. The AGM agenda and dial-in details will be distributed to members in …

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