Spanish Association of Dietitians-Nutritionists (AEDN)
Asociación Española de Dietistas-Nutricionistas
Spain
Description (english)
The Spanish Association of Dietitians-Nutritionists (AEDN) is a national association that brings together almost 3,000 dietitians-nutritionists (DN) represented through regional professional associations and colleges. Among the most important AEDN objectives are: 1) The defense of the profession of DN taking into account the interests of citizens, 2) promote the science of human nutrition and dietetics based on scientific evidence through the Review, Study and Scientific Position Statement Group of AEDN (www.grep-aedn.es), 3) promote the creation of the general council of official colleges of DN, 4) promote services of interest for memberships, as well as lifelong learning and 5) regulate the DN profession in Spain, and the ethical practice of the profession.
Description (local language)
La Asociación Española de Dietistas-Nutricionistas (AEDN) es una asociación nacional que agrupa a cerca de 3.000 dietistas-nutricionistas (D-N) representados a través de las asociaciones y colegios profesionales regionales. Entre los objetivos más importantes de la AEDN están: 1) La defensa de la profesión de D-N teniendo en cuenta los intereses de los ciudadanos, 2) promover las ciencias de la nutrición humana y dietética basadas en la evidencia científica a través del Grupo de Revisión, Estudio y Posicionamiento de la AEDN (www.grep-aedn.es), 3) promover la aparición del consejo general de colegios oficiales de D-N, 4) promover servicios de interés para el asociado, así como la formación continuada y 5) regular la profesión de D-N en España, así como el ejercicio ético de la profesión.
Official Contacts
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Contact Name :
Guiseppe
Russolillo, ICDA Representative and AEDN chair
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Email :
g.russolillo@aedn.es
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Number of Members:
3000
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Year Association Established:
1988
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Professional Title:
Dietitian-Nutricionist
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Title Awarded By:
Ministry of Education
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Recognized credential (e.g. RD):
D-N
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Credential(s) Awarded By:
Regional Governments
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No. of working dietitians in country:
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Code of Practice/Conduct:
Yes
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Member Types:
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Type:
Dietitian-Nutricionist
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Number:
2600
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Type:
collaborators
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Number:
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Type:
students
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Number:
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Type:
honourary
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Number:
2
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- Dietetics education includes a practicum program.
- 21 education institutions in Spain offer a recognized dietetics education program leading to professional qualification
- 500 students complete the education requirements for professional qualification in Spain each year
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Settings where dietitians services are most commonly employed (may be employees
or consultants in private practice):
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Health Systems:
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- Hospitals (all types including military)
- Nursing homes or long term care
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Food and Agriculture:
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- Food service / hospitality or association
- Food producer, food manufacturing company or association
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Other common settings for employment of Dietitians' services:
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- Advocacy association in the health field (e.g. Diabetes Association, Celiac Association, health professional association)
- Academic or research organization (e.g. University, college, institute)
- Media
- Pharmaceutical company or association
- Recreation or sports facility or association
- School or school system
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To work in Spain you need a Bachelor degree in dietetics.
You can work with a foreing degree, but in long-term you'll need to you’ll need to accredit or recognize your degree as equivalent to the corresponding in Spain. Here you have some information about the recognition process:
http://www.educacion.es/educacion/universidades/educacion-superior-universitaria/titulos/homologacion-titulos/homologacion-titulos-universitarios.html
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To enquire about an assessment of your credentials, contact:
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Consell de Cent nº 314 ppal B
Barcelona
Spain
08007
secretaria@aedn.es
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