Lab Assessment of Nutritional Status: Bridging Theory & Practice Recording
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Speaker: Dr. Mary Litchford, PhD, RD, LDN
Description:Learn the latest on lab assessment as a predictor of nutritional status. Topics include inflammatory biomarkers, lab tests for protein status and malnutrition, vitamin mineral deficiencies and risk markers for chronic diseases. Learn how to interpret commonly ordered labs and discover the information nutrition professionals need to JUSTIFY requests for lab tests.
Objectives:
Upon completion of this program, the successful participant will be able to:
• Discuss the role of inflammation on interpretation of lab results.
• Evaluate lab test results for protein status and malnutrition.
• Identify risk factors and biomarkers for selected vitamin mineral deficiencies.
• Evaluate lab test results for selected chronic diseases.
CDR Learning Codes:2090, 3000, 3010, 3020, 3040, 3060, 3100, 4170, 4180, 4190, 5000, 5010, 5030, 5040, 5050, 5090, 5100 and other codes deemed appropriate. Level 3. Program appropriate for RD's & DTR's only, not CDM's.
Course Hours: 2
Purchase Options: Please choose single or small group option in the box on the right when ordering. The small group option means that a department or small gathering of participants may watch & listen to the program from one location or per site and receive CEUs. Listen with your interdisciplinary team!
You can view this program as many times as you like for 30 days after purchasing.
Speaker: Dr. Mary Litchford, PhD, RD, LDN, is a trailblazer in the field of dietetics known nationally as an acclaimed speaker, author, medical-legal expert and consultant to health care providers. She began her career in public health nutrition setting up WIC programs and then spent a decade teaching dietetics students at University of North Carolina-Greensboro and North Carolina A & T State University.
For the last 20 years, she has demonstrated her expertise as a nutrition entrepreneur. She is president of CASE Software & Books, a professional and educational resource company focusing on advanced level continuing education for Registered Dietitians and computer-based instructional materials for dietetics students. She also lectures throughout the country at state affiliate meetings, DPG conferences and industry sponsored programs.
She has written 25 professional reference books, 18 instructional software programs for dietetics students, numerous chapters in college textbooks and ADA publications, many referred scholarly articles and other professional publications. She has written numerous continuing education products for Dietary Mangers Association and wrote the clinical nutrition curriculum for the Certified Dietary Managers Course for North Carolina Community Colleges.
Her 2010 publications include Laboratory Assessment of Nutritional Status: Bridging Theory & Practice and Advanced Practitioner’s Guide for Nutrition & Wounds. Both are available as a reference text or 12-14 hr CE course.
System Requirements:
For a PC, the following is required:
Internet Explorer® 6.0 or newer, Mozilla® Firefox® 2.0 or newer (JavaScript™ and Java™ enabled)
Windows® 2000, XP, 2003 Server or Vista
Cable modem, DSL, or better Internet connection
Minimum of Pentium® class 1GHz CPU with 512 MB of RAM (recommended) (2 GB of RAM for Windows® Vista)
Can Mac users join a meeting?
Yes, Mac® users can view the program. MAC requirements:
Safari™ 3.0 or newer, Firefox® 2.0 or newer (JavaScript™ and Java™ enabled)
Mac OS® X 10.4 (Tiger®) or newer
PowerPC G4/G5 or Intel processor (512 MB of RAM or better recommended)
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