This article summarizes presentations from a satellite symposium, "Clinical Nutrition: Opportunity in a Changing Health Care Environment," held July 26, 1997, at the 37th annual meeting of the American Society for Clinical Nutrition in Montreal. The symposium was cosponsored by the American Society for Clinical Nutrition and the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. The diverse topics served as a practical forum for sharing information on innovative responses, concerns, and impediments in the rapidly evolving practice environment.

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