This case-based self study course details practical guidance and considerations for beginning glucagon-like-peptide-1 (GLP-1) medication therapy.
This course is based on the required reading that is organized into nine chapters giving practical guidance and considerations for beginning glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) medication therapy. Topics addressed include:
- Overview of obesity
- What to know about GLP-1s
- How to receive support from a health care team
- Nutrition tools that are critical companions to GLP-1 therapy
- Lifestyle and management tools
The author of the required reading draws on available evidence to suggest nutrition and lifestyle interventions, drawing on her personal and professional experiences. Specific recommendations may be controversial to the reader, particularly the recommendation of up to 2.0 g/kg of protein per kg body weight and should be reviewed and adapted to the individual patient’s needs and health status.
Health professionals, including registered dietitian nutritionists (RDN), nutrition and dietetics technicians, registered (NDTR), and certified diabetes counseling and education specialists (CDCES) can benefit from the patient-centered approach, and lived experience perspective utilized in this book to tailor education to patients currently considering or taking GLP-1s.
The course includes case study-based questions to assess knowledge and understanding of content and require the learner to apply the information as if implementing it into practice.
This course is appropriate for registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs), nutrition and dietetic technicians, registered (NDTRs), and certified diabetes counseling and education specialists (CDCESs).
Course includes hard copy book, electronic test and 1 certificate with passing grade.
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