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INPAC (Integrated Nutrition Pathway for Acute Care)
The Integrated Nutrition Pathway for Acute Care (INPAC) is a pathway developed by Canadian clinicians and researchers to detect, monitor, and treat malnutrition in acute care patients. INPAC is considered a minimum standard to meeting the nutritional needs of patients. Key activities of INPAC are:
- malnutrition screening assessment to diagnose malnutrition
- standard care to ensure all patients can access their food and have sufficient food they can eat
- monitoring to ensure patients are improving
- advanced care strategies to promote food intake with focused treatments and specialized care, provided by a nutrition professional
Integrated Nutrition Pathway for Acute Care
A graphic depiction of the nutrition care pathway
INPAC: Guidance Document
This document provides information on how to interpret the INPAC document
INPAC Online Toolkit
The INPAC online toolkit, developed from the More-2-Eat study, provides the 'what' and 'how' to improve nutrition care practices in your hospital.
Download the complete INPAC toolkit (.pdf format)