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The National Kidney Diet: Putting the New Renal Nutrition Guidelines into Practice
Course Expires September 14, 2026
Credits: 1.0
Profession:
RDN/NDTR, CDCES
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Stay abreast of current guidelines to provide the most up to date evidence-based nutrition care.
Webinar Description
The National Kidney Foundation’s Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (KDOQI) has provided evidence-based guidelines for nutrition in kidney diseases since 1999. The 2020 update to the KDOQI Guidelines provides comprehensive up-to-date information on the care of patients with CKD and primarily focus on six primary areas: nutritional assessment, medical nutrition therapy (MNT), dietary protein and energy intake, nutritional supplementation, micronutrients, and electrolytes.
Join Rachael Majorowicz, RDN, CSR, LD, FNKF for this webinar update that reviews recent literature since the publication of the 2020 KDOQI Nutrition Guidelines. Rachael will also describe how nutrition professionals can apply the guidelines and newer literature into practice and discuss where nutrition professionals can find readily available resources to help CKD patients in their daily practice. Common misconceptions of “the renal diet” will be addressed, as well as how more healthful, balanced recommendations can be provided.
Note: If you purchase the live session, the recording is automatically added to your BDA account within a few days of the live event. To access the recording, sign into your BDA account at: https://www.beckydorner.com/ and choose Webinars.
After completing this continuing education course the learner should be able to:
- Review evidence for the recommended changes to nutrition therapy interventions for patients with chronic kidney disease.
- Identify recommendations and literature that differ from previous practice.
- Implement the updated recommendations into practice with education of patients and colleagues.
This course is intended for: RDNs and CDCESs
CDR Activity Number: Recorded: 177938
Activity Type: 175 Recorded Pre-approved CPE
Suggested Performance Indicators:
- 1.1.5 Integrates new knowledge and skills into practice.
- 4.1.2 Interprets and integrates evidence-based research and literature in decision-making.
- 8.1.1 Interprets and applies evidence-based literature and standards for determining nutritional needs of target audiences.
- 8.2.2 Differentiates between outdated and current evidence-based practice related to the management of diseases and clinical conditions.
Note: Numerous other Performance Indicators may apply.
Rachael Majorowicz, RDN, CSR, LD, FNKF is a renal dietitian for Mayo Clinic Dialysis Services and an Assistant Professor of Nutrition for the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. She has 20+ years of experience providing patient care, creating educational materials, writing medical nutrition therapy guidelines and presenting to dietitians, dietetic interns, medical students, nurses, and other Nephrology providers. She has served on the executive committee of the Renal Practice Group (RPG) of the Academy of Nutrition Dietetics for over 15 years and led the revision of the National Kidney Diet (formerly the National Renal Diet). Rachael is a CSR test item writer, contributor to online medical information, peer-reviewed journals, and book chapters, including the current revision of the bone and mineral disorders chapter of A Clinical Guide to Nutrition Care in Kidney Disease. she has recently been awarded the RPG Outstanding Service Award.
Disclosures:
Rachael Majorowicz, RDN, CSR, LD, FNKF, faculty for this event, has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
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