Minnesota Oncology dietitians Heidi Ganzer, Dianne Piepenburg, and Tracie Swearingen accepted the MAND 2014 Golden Apple Award on behalf of Minnesota Oncology.
Minnesota Oncology’s nutrition therapy team – Heidi Ganzer, MS, RD, CSO, LD; Dianne Piepenburg, MS, RD, CSO, LD; and Tracie Swearingen, RD, CSO, LD – accepted the award at MAND’s annual meeting on Friday, April 25, at the River’s Edge Convention Center in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
“We feel honored to have been even considered for the accolade,” Ganzer said when she accepted the award on behalf of Minnesota Oncology. “I believe I speak for the nutrition therapy team when I say that Minnesota Oncology has been very supportive of the nutrition therapy program.”
“The physicians and other providers recognize the significant role that nutrition plays in the oncology setting,” she added. “Patient outcomes, tolerance to treatment, functional status, and quality of life can be improved with early nutrition intervention. As certified specialists in oncology nutrition the dietitians are truly an integral part of the comprehensive care team.”
