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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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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
The case studies are very reflective of actual day-to-day work in facilities. Coding Section K correctly requires thorough understanding of MDS-mandated interpretation of nutrition related events. This course provides opportunity for practice at the “nitty-gritty” level!
Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 RAI Manual v1.17 Course
Jane Bennett, MS, RDN, LD
This CPE program covers the MOST important aspect of our clinical and professional practice skills that every nutrition professional should consider obtaining.
Developing Coaching Skills: A Concise Introduction
Amy Fischl, MS, RDN, LDN, BC-ADM, CDCES
This course and required reading reviews many controversial topics that we as RDNs need to know about. It covers a majority of topics that are beneficial to RDNs who either have recently started working in oncology or who have been in the…
Nutrition Therapy for Cancer Treatment Self-Study course
Leigh Tracy, RD, LDN, CDCES
Science morphs over time, therefore, keeping up to date with the changes in the Food Code is vital for the food service professional.
Food Code 2022 Course
Linda Eck Mills, MBA, RDN, LDN, FADA
Nutrition and kidney disease can be a complex topic to learn for the new or more experienced registered dietitian nutritionist. This CPE program is an excellent resource because it makes use of a comprehensive resource and breaks down the information into manageable…
Kidney Disease: Comprehensive Nutrition Assessment and Management Course
Stacey Phillips, MS, RD
It is important (actually vital) for the RDN to understand where the research and science lands on the topic of nutrition and dementia. This self study course was a bit more complicated program than the norm since it was evaluating and understanding…
Nutrition and Dementia Prevention: Limitations of Current Research
Sue Linja, RDN, LD
In line with the need to make behavior changes to support the planet, this course offers an excellent tool for the RDN to see the role in which food plays with this goal. As demonstrated in the course, small changes with diet…
Plate to Planet: Impact of Food Choices on the Planet course
Stacey Phillips, MS, RD
This self-study course and the required reading provide thorough and up to date information regarding nutrition recommendations for kidney disease. The course is well-worded and relevant to the topic at hand requiring both recall of information as well as application of knowledge.
Nutrition Care for Patients with Kidney Disease
Tara Couturier, MA, RDN
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
Whether you are new to eating disorders or a seasoned practitioner, the clarity and depth of the content in The Eating Disorders Guidebook course, will update your practice by delving into eating disorder classifications, assessment and diagnosis. Nutrition interventions also focus on…
The Eating Disorder Guidebook Self Study Course
Emma Fogt, EdD, MBA, RDN, FAND
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