Course Description: The importance of nutrition as an adjunct to patient care management has always been a commonly misunderstood topic that has eluded healthcare practitioners in all practice settings. With all the various popular diets and nutritional information found in the internet and other media sources, one can only imagine the confusion and misinformation that can plague the healthcare practitioner who is searching for reliable information on this subject for personal use, and/or to be used as an adjunct to patient care management. As a healthcare practitioner, are you confident enough to provide basic nutritional advice and instructions, or to critique the many popular diets available to the public for your patients or clients? Come and join us for this introductory course in understanding clinical nutrition for healthcare practitioners that can be implemented immediately the next day.
Maximum number of participants is
limited to 10 to ensure quality supervision and
instruction.
Course Objectives: Upon completion of this course, participants will
be able to:
1. Discuss the importance of nutrition as it relates to our health and its impact in today's society and healthcare delivery system. 2. Provide literature review and current update of clinical nutrition information for healthcare practitioners as it relates to patient care management. 3. Discuss common health concerns that result from poor or lack of knowledge of good nutritional support, other than poor genes, environmental issues, injuries, accidents or natural causes, as it relates to health promotion and prevention strategies that may reduce the impact of healthcare expense in today's society. 4. Discuss the pros and cons of popular diet programs and its nutritional benefits that are available to the public.5. Confidently provide information and reliable sources regarding diet and nutrition based on research evidence to your patients/clients who seek advice from you.
To Register: Please call 541-955-0940 to register by phone. You can also make a payment via online by clicking on the Pay Now button below. If you have any questions, please feel free to call: 541-955-0940.
