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What people eat has a direct impact on health outcomes, yet changing food consumption patterns in the United States create growing challenges for chronic disease prevention and management. In 2024, food-away-from-home expenditures accounted for 58.9% of total food expenditures, a record high, reflecting a continued shift toward meals…
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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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Keeping Seniors Fit: How Health Care Professionals Can Assist Older Adults to Avoid Sarcopenia
Health care professionals who care for older adults can help prevent and treat Sarcopenia. Approximately 45% of the older adults in the U.S. are affected by sarcopenia, the progressive loss…
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Health care professionals who care for older adults can help prevent and treat Sarcopenia. Approximately 45% of the older adults in the…
Dining Takes Center Stage in Health Care Communities
Health care communities are making person-centered dining programs the center of attraction! Nursing homes and assisted living facilities alike are embracing the concept of changing their internal culture from…
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Health care communities are making person-centered dining programs the center of attraction! Nursing homes and assisted living facilities alike are embracing…
RDs Making a Difference in Haiti (Part 2)
It’s been a while since I last blogged about our efforts to assist the hospital in Port au Prince Haiti. The nurse we were working with has moved back to…
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It’s been a while since I last blogged about our efforts to assist the hospital in Port au Prince Haiti. The nurse…
Disaster Planning
Picture this: Disaster strikes… Your pre-prepared emergency plan is in place, your staff has been trained. But when the time comes the plan falls apart because emergency services can’t get…
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Picture this: Disaster strikes… Your pre-prepared emergency plan is in place, your staff has been trained. But when the time comes the…
RDs Making a Difference: Nutrition Help for Haiti Hospital Patients
Despite the fact that it has been more than a year after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, people there are still in desperate need of help. It’s amazing to realize…
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Despite the fact that it has been more than a year after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, people there are still in…
New Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium and Vitamin D
The Institute of Medication (IOM) of the National Academies, Food and Nutrition Board released new recommendations for vitamin D and calcium on November 30, 2010. Health claims have been made forcancer…
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The Institute of Medication (IOM) of the National Academies, Food and Nutrition Board released new recommendations for vitamin D and calcium on November…
Hot Topics in Long Term Care from ADA FNCE 2010
Hot Topics in Nutrition Care for Older Adults from ADA FNCE 2010 The American Dietetic Association (ADA) held its annual Food and Nutrition Conference and Exhibition (FNCE) in Boston November…
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Hot Topics in Nutrition Care for Older Adults from ADA FNCE 2010 The American Dietetic Association (ADA) held its annual Food and…
The MDS 3.0 is Here! Are you Ready?
The long awaited MDS 3.0 is finally here and all nursing homes must be ready to implement on October 1, 2010. That means a whole new process and many changes…
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The long awaited MDS 3.0 is finally here and all nursing homes must be ready to implement on October 1, 2010. That…
National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel Releases White Paper on Nutrition
WASHINGTON, D.C. (PRWEB) MAY 30, 2009 One to three million people develop pressure ulcers (commonly known as bed sores) in the U.S. each year. Pressure ulcers reduce overall quality of life…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (PRWEB) MAY 30, 2009 One to three million people develop pressure ulcers (commonly known as bed sores) in the U.S. each…
Becky Dorner, RD, LD honored with the 2007 Excellence in Practice Award for Consultation & Business Practice!
Akron, OH, August 6th, 2007—Becky Dorner, RD, LD has been awarded the 2007 Excellence in Practice Award for Consultation & Business Practice by the American Dietetic Association (ADA). Becky Dorner,…
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Akron, OH, August 6th, 2007—Becky Dorner, RD, LD has been awarded the 2007 Excellence in Practice Award for Consultation & Business Practice…
Praise for Becky Dorner & Associates
This self-study course uses the most current and comprehensive guide on the subject of food allergies for nutrition professionals. The material created to evaluate practitioners understanding of the content is an excellent Level II CPEU course!
Nutrition Management of Food Allergies Course
Eva Weston, RDN, LD, NBC-HWC
We often hear mixed messages about plant-based diets. “They are super healthy.” “They aren’t healthy at all.” This self study course provides the opportunity to examine the available research on low-fat plant-based vegan diets and see the evidence firsthand. Clinicians will be…
Low-Fat Vegan Diet and Metabolic Health in Overweight Adults
Lori Stevens, RD, LDN
This CPE self-study course is helpful and provides a comprehensive update to nutrition guidelines for cardiovascular health.
Dietary Approaches for Optimizing Cardiovascular Health
Janice Baker, RDN, CDCES, CNSC, BC-ADM
This course would make an excellent CPE program as it complements the required reading book well with additional perspectives and resources for both the care provider and client.
Using Mindfulness to Deepen Your Intuitive Eating Practice
Janice Baker, MBA, RDN, CDCES, CNSC, BC-ADM
I love this course! I learned a lot, and I feel like that is hard to do for me given my experience.
Nutrition for Patients/Residents in Palliative Care Course
Jamie Smith, MS, RD, CSG, LDN
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
Regardless of position held, every nutrition professional may benefit from the overall principles of management that are a large part of this well-balanced, excellent course.
Foodservice Management Concepts: Case Studies for Food and Nutrition Professionals Course
Brenda Burgin Ross, MS, RDN, LDN
This makes an excellent CPE program. It employs a well-designed, robust study to address the association between weight status and mortality in older adults. The questions posed in this CPE program are relevant to understanding the most pertinent information from the study.
Change in Body Size and Mortality Among Healthy Older Adults
Kate Willcutts, DCN, RDN, CNSC, FASPEN
Continuing education programs from Becky Dorner & Associates are always high quality, evidence-based and timely. Given how fast information can change, it is critical to know that you are receiving information that will help you in your present work but also help…
Kathleen Pellechia, MS, RDN, PMP
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