The 17th Congress of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Society of Asia (PENSA) and the First Symposium on Fasting and Health, 6th-8thDecember 2016, Tehran, Iran

The 17th Congress of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Society of Asia (PENSA 2016) and the first Symposium on Fasting and Health will be held on 6th to 8th December 2016 at Olympic Hotel, Tehran, Iran. The congress is hosted by Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Semnan University of Medical Sciences and Scientific Committee of Iranian Nutrition Society. The Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Society of Asia (PENSA) is a society for Asian physicians and personnel working in nutritional support. This society was founded in 1995 including engagement of 10 countries in the Asia-Pacific region to provide a forum for physicians and clinical nutritionists to exchange clinicalexperiences and scientific data in the field of clinical nutrition which are related to this region. Dr. Abdolreza Norouzy -the current chairperson of this society- is the chairperson of 17th congress of PENSA as well. The main goals of this society are creating scientific relationship and exchange among international nutritionists and physicians as well as performing activities aimed at promoting nutritional support for the hospitalized patients and preventing hospital malnutrition among patients.