Internationale samenwerking

IUNS 
De International Union of Nutrition Societies (IUNS) is een organisatie waar mondiaal Voedingskundige verenigingen bij zijn aangesloten. Elke vereniging representeert één land in de Wereld. De IUNS heeft tot doel vordering in de voedingswetenschappen te stimuleren door mondiaal samenwerking te stimuleren, de communicatie te bevorderen en de samenwerking tussen voedingswetenschappers te ondersteunen. Met het gebruik van van moderne communicatie technologie bevordert de IUNS de verspreiding van voedingswetenschappelijke informatie. www.iuns.org

De NAV is lid van de IUNS en heeft stemrecht. Contactpersoon vanuit de NAV: Roelinka Broekhuizen

FENS
De Federation of European Nutrition Societies (FENS) is een federatie van 25 Europese Voedingskundige verenigingen. Elke vereniging representeert één land in Europa. De Federatie is opgericht om de ontwikkeling van voedingswetenschappen en onderwijs te stimuleren. Door het organiseren van bijeenkomsten, discussies, uitwisselingen van informatie en andere geschikte middelen draagt de FENS bij aan de opleiding van Voedingswetenschappers. De belangrijkste FENS bijeenkomst is de European Nutrition Conference welke elke 4 jaar wordt georganiseerd. http://fensnutrition.eu/

De NAV is lid van de FENS en heeft stemrecht. Contactpersoon vanuit de NAV: Roelinka Broekhuizen

FENS WORKING GROUPS: Improving Standards in The Science of Nutrition

Following initial discussions and a workshop at FENS 2019 in Dublin, FENS will establish three working groups to consider how to improve standards in the science of nutrition.

Working Group 1

“Concepts and methodologies” will focus on:
Which nutritional science concepts need revision and how this can be achieved, and what will the consequences be for methodologies in order to have credible and capable scientific research.

Working Group 2

“Organisation, capabilities and funding” will focus on:

  • How research on nutrition and health is currently organised and funded in different countries and continents, including interactions among the various scientific disciplines
  • Whether that organisation is optimal, and, if not, what structures, capabilities and interactions are required
  • How nutrition science is communicated “internally” (i.e. within the scientific community)
  • How nutrition science can better recognise and deal with interactions with different stakeholders, including industry.

Working Group 3

“External communication and public trust” will deal with:
The steps required to better assure “public trust” in nutrition science. “Public” includes those professionals who apply nutrition sciences in their daily practice as well as consumers and patients.

Each working group will have a Chair and a Secretary and up to six other members who will be a mix of established and early career researchers. Members of the working groups will be, as far as possible, spread equally across European countries and have a diverse distribution. Member’s responsibilities will be to:

  • attend and actively contribute to the discussions of the working group;
  • review the documents that are the input for discussions;
  • support the Secretary with required (scientific) input on updating discussion documents.

Each year (in 2020, 2021, and 2022) a 2-day face-to-face meeting will be organised to have a discussion within each working group (1 day) and between the working groups, the Steering Group, and the Advisory Committee (1 day). The frequency of digital meetings will be determined in close contact with the Chair and Secretary of the Steering Group.

The aim is to complete the overall activity six months before the next FENS conference in Belgrade in 2023. It is anticipated that each working group will report its findings at that conference.

If you would like to join a working group (members of NAV are member of a Society which is an Adhering Body of FENS), please contact the local Society’s office to request nomination.