1. Catering Management Association of Ireland Founded 1954 - The Industrial & Services Catering Management Association Catering Management Association of Ireland- Professional Catering Managers  Networking  Associate Member with HCI  Support to members  Desciminate informatoin etc  www.cmai.ie Bia bonn na beatha - Food is life

2.  Excellence Ireland Quality Awards - National Awards  Hotel & Catering Gold Medal Awards- National Awards  HSE Achievement Awards  Happy Heart Awards  HIQA / Mental Health Commission Audits  All Island Salt Reduction Programme – FSAI & UCC  Nutritional Guidelines for Acute Hospitals  Irish Standards 340 2007  Obesity Programe  Care of the Elderly Guidelines

3. What is the Conference about for CMAI?  To highlight the importance and role of food as treatment for the wellbeing and recovery of the client /patient  The importance of the role of the Catering Department in delivering this service

4. The Council of Europe 2003 passed a resolution on Food and Nutritional Care in Hospitals which has recommendations about nutritional screening, food service and nutritional care, communications and health economics  ‘Ordinary food by the oral route should be the first choice to correct or prevent undernutrition’  ‘Undernutrition amongst hospital patients leads to extended hospital life and unnecessary costs to health care’

5. Going Foward  Food Quality & Safety - quality ingredients  Nutritional Content  Cutting out /down salt in our cooking  Excellent Cuisine  Menus  Protected Meal Time  Top standards of Food Service & Delivery  Presentaton of Food  Complaints & dissatisfaction from clients  Multidisciplinary Aproach

6. Where to go from here  The CMAI will host a Workshop  Steering Committe with all stake holders involved  regional  local level

7. Mission Statement Our Vision To provide for excellence in Professional Catering Management Ensuring the highest possible standards are achieved and maintained