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Total Nutritional Therapy (TNT) was created BY physicians, FOR physicians. The Latin American Federation of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (FELANPE) has partnered with Abbott Laboratories to develop this two-day program. By learning more about clinical nutrition, physicians can help to reduce malnutrition and to speed up recovery among their patients.
The course includes
- 20 chapter manual
- 11 lectures
- 5 workshops
- 6 case studies
Chapter topics include
- macro- and micronutrient requirements
- optimizing nutrition in various disease states, including cancer and AIDS
- enteral and parenteral nutrition, accesses, and equipment
The workshops provide hand-on training in a small group environment to facilitate discussion and questions. No TNT class has more than 32 students to foster interaction between students and teachers and to provide individualized attention.
The Total Nutritional Therapy course has been offered in 16 Latin American countries. Over 8,000 physicians have completed the course in Latin America. The following table outlines where the course has been offered.
Number of TNT Courses and Participants by Country: 1997-2001
| Country |
Number of Courses |
Number of Physicians Attending |
| Argentina |
24 |
605 |
| Bolivia |
1 |
31 |
| Brazil |
47 |
1197 |
| Chile |
12 |
242 |
| Colombia |
48 |
1278 |
| Costa Rica |
8 |
176 |
| Dominican Republic |
8 |
237 |
| Ecuador |
12 |
355 |
| El Salvador |
14 |
480 |
| Mexico |
41 |
935 |
| Panama |
10 |
184 |
| Paraguay |
1 |
25 |
| Peru |
10 |
329 |
| Puerto Rico |
1 |
26 |
| Uruguay |
14 |
511 |
| Venezuela |
16 |
469 |
| TOTAL |
264 |
6985 |
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