Live webinar Wednesday October 22, 2025 2-3 PM ET. Commercial support has been provided by Lyons Health Labs.
Join Mary Rybicki, MS, RDN, LDN as she shares valuable tools and resources on on enhancing person-centered care through the adoption of IDDSI.
If you’ve wondered how to apply International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative’s (IDDSI) guidelines to meet the diverse needs in your setting, this session is for you!
Every individual has variable chewing and swallowing abilities and needs. Understanding each IDDSI level is key to building a flexible nutrition and dining program that delivers person-centered care. We will explore how to develop facility specific diet order terminology while considering all the moving parts: patients’/residents’ needs, available resources, culinary skills, menu offerings, spreadsheets, production notes, and software integration. You will also learn how to connect your IDDSI implementation with quality assurance and performance improvement (QA-QAPI) documentation to ensure a sustainable, realistic IDDSI program that works in everyday practice.
After completing this continuing education course the learner should be able to:
- Recognize opportunities and identify actions to enhance person-centered care through adoption of IDDSI.
- Understand how food characteristics of texture modified food can improve nutrition care and outcomes.
- Redesign diet order policies and procedures using team-based QA-QAPI strategic planning.
This course is intended for: RDNs, NDTRs and CDMs
Making IDDSI Diet Orders Work: Strategies for Person-Centered Care awards 1.25 CPEUs in accordance with the Commission on Dietetic Registration’s CPEU Prior Approval Program for the Live Webinar.
CDR Activity Number: 190002 Activity Type: Live Webinar 172 (expires September 19, 2026)
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Making IDDSI Diet Orders Work: Strategies for Person-Centered Care awards 1.25 CPEUs in accordance with the Commission on Dietetic Registration’s CPEU Prior Approval Program for the Enduring (recorded) Webinar.
CDR Activity Number: 190003 Activity Type: Enduring Activity 741 (expires September 18, 2028, 2028)
Suggested Performance Indicators:
- 8.4.5 Establishes specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and timely goals for improving quality of services provided.
- 9.1.1: Interprets and applies the appropriate evidence-based literature and standards for determining nutritional needs of target audiences.
- 9.5.1: Plans and designs nutritionally sound meals, menus and meal plans that promote health and disease management and meet client needs.
- 11.3.6: Develops nutrition prescriptions to communicate clients’/patients’ customized diet, considering client values and nutrition needs.
Note: Numerous other Performance Indicators may apply.
Certified Dietary Managers: Please see our Professional Approvals page for information on how to self-report your CE hours to the Certifying Board for Dietary Managers.
Mary Rybicki, MS, RDN, LDN
Mary is a dietitian with diverse clinical and management experience in post-acute care settings. She has worked within multiple healthcare settings for quality improvement processes, including of texture modified foods, and for assistance with the transition to IDDSI. She has presented on the IDDSI topic within variable settings and is a volunteer on the United States IDDSI Reference Group (USIRG). Mary has an MS in Dietetics from MGH Institute of Health Professions and a MMHS, Master of Management of Human Services, from Brandeis University. She is the recipient of the Academy’s 2024 Excellence in Consultant Practice Award, recognizing her demonstrated excellence and leadership.
Disclosures: Mary Rybicki does not have any disclosures for this program.
