Nutrition Support Policies, Procedures, Forms, and Formulas

Annalynn Skipper, PhD, RD, FADA

Annalynn Skipper Ph.D., R.D., FADA, is a consultant devoted to advancing nutrition practice. She has more than two decades of experience as a nutrition support dietitian at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia and at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago where she became Co-Director of a six or seven member multidisciplinary nutrition support team. Annalynn was an early advocate of specialty dietitian certification and became the second dietitian to earn the CNSD when that certification was developed. She has authored dozens of original research and practice papers including her award winning research describing the concepts of advanced dietetics practice as well as directing research into calcium phosphorus composition of parenteral formulas and the incidence and prevention of refeeding syndrome. She has edited and authored books on nutrition support, advanced medical nutrition therapy practice and order writing privileges. An advocate for dietitians, she has served in many volunteer positions including a term on ASPEN’s Board of Directors. She has also served the Institute of Medicine and the American Dietetic Association. She currently serves as a consultant to acute and chronic care facilities across the US, including several of the nation’s most distinguished hospitals.