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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 CPE course is an excellent source to help nutrition professionals refresh information they had previously learned, information that has been since updated, or learning for the first time.
A Comprehensive Guide to Clinical Nutrition Care – 35 CPE Self-Study Course
Erin Allen, MS, RDN, LD
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
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 course allows for the RDN to better understand the most recent American Heart Association 2021 Dietary Guidance. Cardiovascular risk and disease continues to grow and optimal care of these patients requires an in-depth knowledge of the recommendations and being able to…
Dietary Approaches for Optimizing Cardiovascular Health
Stacey Phillips, MS, RD
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
Every nutrition professional should take this course, as it is a comprehensive review of multiple aspects of adult nutrition! It is well referenced, covers a multitude of scenarios that are possible, and up to date with regards to practice.
Adult Malnutrition: A Comprehensive View of Diagnosis and Treatment Course
B. Burgin Ross, MS, RDN
This continuing education program reviews critical aspects of the science of obesity, thoroughly examining the diverse mechanisms involved in body weight regulation. It is an opportune course for nutrition professionals, as the use of weight loss medications continues to expand. The case…
Weight Management in the Era of GLP-1s: Diet, Dopamine, and Drug Therapy
Aimee Shea, MPH, RDN, CCMS, LD
This CPE program gives a more in-depth review of the important role that plant-based nutrition has in health and chronic conditions. Since this topic touches every nutrition professional’s lives, this is an excellent topic to use for an assessment of knowledge and…
Using a Whole-Foods, Plant-Based Eating Pattern to Support Disease Management Course
Amy Hess-Fischl, MS, RDN, LDN, BC-ADM, CDCES
This program provides a well-rounded educational experience to encourage and promote a comprehensive understanding with MDS, specifically with section K.
Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 RAI Manual v1.17 Course
Erin Allen, MS, RDN, LD
I love how comprehensive the guidelines are and how the course is set up with practical scenarios. It gives the practitioner ways to communicate nutrition’s importance in healing pressure injuries. Those who take this course will get valuable, evidenced-based knowledge on how…
Nutrition Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers/Injuries 2023 Course
Doreen Rodo, Med, RD, LD
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