Join Dr. Melissa Prest, DCN, MS, RDN, CSR, LDN to discuss nutrition interventions to improve nutritional status and patient outcomes of people with chronic kidney disease.
People with chronic kidney disease have a high prevalence of malnutrition and wasting as kidney disease progresses. This webinar will provide a comprehensive review of the causes of protein energy wasting and discuss nutrition interventions to improve overall nutritional status.
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Melissa Prest DCN, MS, RDN, CSR, LDN, is the Foundation Dietitian for the National Kidney Foundation of Illinois. In this role, she focuses on nutrition education for individuals at risk for and/or diagnosed with chronic kidney disease. Melissa is also involved in program planning for patients and professionals. Prior to working with NKFI, Melissa practiced in a dialysis center providing medical nutrition therapy for individuals treated with renal replacement therapy. Melissa completed her doctorate in clinical nutrition from Rutgers University and her master’s degree in clinical nutrition from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Dr. Prest holds multiple local, state, and national volunteer leadership roles with the Chicago Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the Illinois Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the Illinois Council on Renal Nutrition, the NKF Council on Renal Nutrition, the Renal Dietitian Practice Group and serves as a National Media Spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
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