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F812, 483.60(i) Food Safety Requirements – Procure, store, prepare, distribute, and serve food in accordance with professional standards for food safety – continues to rank among the most frequent survey citations in long-term care (LTC) facilities nationwide (1). For registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs), nutrition and dietetics technicians, registered…
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Since 1993, Becky Dorner & Associates has provided CDR-approved continuing education programs and publications that empower healthcare professionals to deliver excellent care.
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Making a Difference: Suzanne C Cryst, RDN, CSG, LD
What is your mission/vision Making a difference each day. To know at the end of a day, a resident’s quality of life has improved, burdens lifted, a smile has been…
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What is your mission/vision Making a difference each day. To know at the end of a day, a resident’s quality of life…
Making a Difference: Mary Ellen Posthauer RDN, CD, LD, FAND
Mission/Vision My passion dietetics includes engaging in life long learning and finding a balance that includes family, faith, community and profession. What have you done/are doing to make a difference…
Read MoreMaking a Difference: Mary Ellen Posthauer RDN, CD, LD, FAND
Mission/Vision My passion dietetics includes engaging in life long learning and finding a balance that includes family, faith, community and profession. What…
Making a Difference: Brenda Richardson, MA, RDN, LD, CD, FAND, May 2016
Mission/Vision I wrote my mission statement in 1999. To excel in Life by: Living and walking in a manner worthy of God in my personal and professional life. Being devoted to…
Read MoreMaking a Difference: Brenda Richardson, MA, RDN, LD, CD, FAND, May 2016
Mission/Vision I wrote my mission statement in 1999. To excel in Life by: Living and walking in a manner worthy of God in…
Making a Difference: Janet Skates MS, RD, LDN FADA, April 2016
Mission/Vision My mission is to raise the level of nutrition practice by providing superior service for patients, healthcare professionals, and businesses. What have you done/are doing to make a difference…
Read MoreMaking a Difference: Janet Skates MS, RD, LDN FADA, April 2016
Mission/Vision My mission is to raise the level of nutrition practice by providing superior service for patients, healthcare professionals, and businesses. What…
Making a Difference: Sue Stillman Linja, RDN, LD, March 2016
Mission/Vision: To live happy and long….by nourishing the whole body with food, love and movement. Making a Difference in the Lives of Older Adults Every day I pray I’ve made…
Read MoreMaking a Difference: Sue Stillman Linja, RDN, LD, March 2016
Mission/Vision: To live happy and long….by nourishing the whole body with food, love and movement. Making a Difference in the Lives of…
Making a Difference: Mary Litchford, PhD, RDN, LDN, February 2016
What is your mission/vision? The mission of my professional career in dietetics and of my company, CASE Software & Books, is to reignite RDNs original passion for medical knowledge, to…
Read MoreMaking a Difference: Mary Litchford, PhD, RDN, LDN, February 2016
What is your mission/vision? The mission of my professional career in dietetics and of my company, CASE Software & Books, is to…
The Great BMI Debate
One of my RDNs posed this question recently related to BMI levels for older adults: I’ve been seeing transfer notes from the hospital and other nursing homes with diet/nutrition histories…
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One of my RDNs posed this question recently related to BMI levels for older adults: I’ve been seeing transfer notes from the…
Nutrition for Alzheimer’s Disease
Most of us can say that our lives have been touched by Alzheimer’s Disease or dementia in some way, and with the aging of America, the number of people affected…
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Most of us can say that our lives have been touched by Alzheimer’s Disease or dementia in some way, and with the…
Making a Difference: Kathy Warwick, RDN, LDN, CDE, January 2016
What is your Mission/Vision? By 2030, 1 out of 5 Americans will be over the age of 65, and 1 out of 4 of these older adults will have diabetes.…
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What is your Mission/Vision? By 2030, 1 out of 5 Americans will be over the age of 65, and 1 out of…
Shattering 7 Myths about Nutrition Focused Physical Assessment
Guest blogger: Mary Litchford PHD, RDN, LDN Myth # 1: I’m too busy to learn how to do Nutrition Focused Physical Assessment (NFPA). Keeping clinical skills consistent with current standards…
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Guest blogger: Mary Litchford PHD, RDN, LDN Myth # 1: I’m too busy to learn how to do Nutrition Focused Physical Assessment…
Meeting the Challenge: Diabetes Management Strategies for an Aging Population
Guest blogger: Kathy Warwick, RD, CDE There is a big gray wave on the horizon and we need to prepare for the aging population. By the year 2030, one in…
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Guest blogger: Kathy Warwick, RD, CDE There is a big gray wave on the horizon and we need to prepare for the…
How Will the 2014 NPUAP/EPUAP/PPPIA Nutrition Guidelines for Pressure Ulcers Impact Your Practice?
Guest Blogger: Mary Ellen Posthauer, RDN, CD, LD, FAND, Co-Chair Nutrition Guidelines Small Work Group In 2009, after a four year collaboration with the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP),…
Read MoreHow Will the 2014 NPUAP/EPUAP/PPPIA Nutrition Guidelines for Pressure Ulcers Impact Your Practice?
Guest Blogger: Mary Ellen Posthauer, RDN, CD, LD, FAND, Co-Chair Nutrition Guidelines Small Work Group In 2009, after a four year collaboration…
Praise for Becky Dorner & Associates
This self study course and required reading gives a perspective on the benefits of this dietary pattern to reduce health risks and encourage people to choose more plant-based foods and fish whenever able.
The Pesco-Mediterranean Dietary Pattern Combined with Intermittent Fasting for Optimizing Cardiovascular Health Short Course
Janice Baker, MBA, RDN, CDCES, CNSC, BCADM
This continuing education program gives practical guidance and considerations for beginning glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) medication therapy. RDNs and NDTRs can benefit from the patient-centered approach and lived experience perspective utilized in the required reading and the course. This approach helps the nutrition…
GLP-1 Therapy: Nutrition Strategies to Optimize Patient Health
Kathleen Pellechia, MS, RDN, PMP
Becky Dorner & Associate’s courses are well written and make learning effective and applicable to clinical practice. Because it uses a case study approach, the course tests are applicable to real life clinical practice.
Fueling Fertility: Optimizing Nutrition for Preconception Planning
Emma Fogt, EdD, MBA, RDN, FAND
This self-study course is easy to understand and interpret while highlighting the significance of protein in healthy aging.
Optimizing Dietary Protein for Healthy Aging in Midlife Self-Study Course
Doreen Rodo, MEd, RDN, LDN
The information provided in this course reinforces physical activity as a tried-and-true lifestyle factor that dietetics professionals should be encouraging to patients as means to prevent and manage chronic illness like hypertension and hyperlipidemia.
Using Physical Activity as a First Step to Treat Elevated Blood Pressure or Cholesterol Short Course
Jonathan Gonzalez, MS, RD, LD
Any nutrition professional could use this manual as an education tool regardless of whether or not the professional is just out of an internship setting or has been in practice for some time. Why? Because this manual and course provide a thorough…
Diet and Nutrition Care Manual 2024 Simplified Edition Course
B. Burgin Ross, MS, RDN, LDN
The CPE course is excellent with practical, thought-provoking case studies to be applied to the nutrition continuum.
A Comprehensive Guide to Clinical Nutrition Care – 35 CPE Self-Study Course
Katy Adams, RD, MDA, CSG, LD
Becky Dorner & Associates programs provide evidence-based continuing education for food and nutrition professionals. The courses cover cutting edge topics that will assist practitioners in various work settings.
Caryn Heller, RDN, LD
This course and required reading is a wonderful review for new or returning clinical dietitians. A great everyday reference manual in a clinical setting!
The Dietitian’s Guide to Nutrition Assessment Course
Jamie Smith, MS, RD, CSG, LDN
This course is a detailed CPE program for dietitians interested in updated information on the evaluation and management of GERD.
Guidance for Evaluation and Management of GERD- Short Course
Emma Fogt, MBA, MS, RDN, FAND
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