Use of alternative medicines, herbal remedies and supplementation are the rise. These courses explain how alternative therapies rate in safety and efficacy and why consumers choose alternatives to western medicine. They also advise practitioners on how to counsel consumers on their choices. Learn the medicinal uses of herbs, how to interpret dietary supplement labels, the pros and cons of specific dietary supplements, and the FDA mandates on label claims and manufacturing practices by reading the courses in this bundle.
22.00 CPEU
Courses in this bundle (2)
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RD64
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Alternative & Integrative Nutrition
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RD87
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Herbal Supplements
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This bundle is essential for hospital- or clinic-based RDs and health professionals and those working in long-term care. It covers medical conditions causing abnormal levels, clinical assessment, selection of lab tests, biochemical assessment of hydration and protein status, nutritional anemias, current standards of practice and laboratory parameters. Specific, disease-related assessment problems are featured: CVD, diabetes, stress and sepsis, respiratory disease, renal disease, liver disease, cancer, AIDS. The effects of numerous medications for more than 60 lab tests are discussed. Includes case study tutorials on a CD and worksheets.
24.00 CPEU
Courses in this bundle (2)
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RD93
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Laboratory Assessment of Nutritional Status
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RD100
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Nutrition Assessment
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Sedentary children become obese, but healthy habits can be learned early in life with systematic attention to diet and activity routines offered by parents, daycare providers, preschool administrators, and teachers. The courses in this bundle provide practical, proven, age-appropriate diet, nutrition and exercise/activity strategies for youngsters, as well as guidelines for boosting performance, limiting risk, and promoting healthy development in young exercisers and competitors. Topics include the relationship of motor development to sports activities, assessing nutrient needs, energy production, fluid and electrolytes, weight control and dieting, and much more.
16.00 CPEU
Courses in this bundle (2)
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RD105
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Nutrition for Young Athletes
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RD121
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Preventing Pediatric Obesity
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Sedentary children become obese, but healthy habits can be learned early in life with systematic attention to diet and activity routines offered by parents, day-care providers, preschool administrators, and teachers. For teens, a more difficult population, a non-diet approach to eating is presented — one that emphasizes practical strategies and techniques incorporating food, fitness and lifestyle. These courses contain age-appropriate diet, nutrition and exercise/activity strategies for youngsters and teens, as well as guidelines for boosting performance, limiting risk, and promoting healthy development in young exercisers and competitors. Topics include the relationship of motor development to sports activities, assessing nutrient needs, energy production, fluid and electrolytes, weight control and dieting, and much more.
22.00 CPEU
Courses in this bundle (3)
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RD105
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Nutrition for Young Athletes
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RD121
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Preventing Pediatric Obesity
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RD136
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Weight Management for Teens
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18.00 CPEU
Courses in this bundle (2)
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RD69
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Childhood and Adolescent Nutrition
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RD94
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Maternal and Infant Nutrition
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These courses cover important changes to Medicare reimbursement guidelines for hospital-acquired pressure ulcers and changes in staging terminology. Discussion of, examples of, and case studies using NCP 7 PES statements — a valuable how-to for clinical dietitians — are included. There are also sections on physiology and anatomy of skin, risk assessment and skin breakdown, and risk assessment for slow-healing wounds. Also provided are guidelines and discussions of laboratory parameters, including a selection of lab tests, biochemical assessment of hydration and protein status, and nutritional anemias. The bundle covers nutritional significance, medical conditions causing abnormal lab levels, and effects of numerous medications on more than 60 lab tests. Online interactive tutorials (or CDs) make these courses extremely practical and ideal for training staff.
26.00 CPEU
Courses in this bundle (2)
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RD63
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Advanced Nutrition for Wound Healing
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RD93
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Laboratory Assessment of Nutritional Status
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As the life span increases, so does the incidence of osteoporosis. Like obesity, osteoporosis is a disease based partly on lifestyle and partly on genetics. Nutrition professionals can make a difference by understanding osteoporosis and advising their clients on lifestyle and diet for prevention. The osteoporosis course reflects current research and standards of practice, including chapters on bone physiology, risk factors, preventive exercise, supplementation and hormone replacement therapy. The course on weight control focuses on the causes of obesity, how the body regulates its weight and how to successfully lose weight. It also defines “ideal weight,” evaluates popular diet books and programs, and discusses weight loss medications and surgical interventions. The emphasis is that no one program works for all clients, and finding the right approach for each individual will lead to success.
18.00 CPEU
Courses in this bundle (2)
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RD133
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Weight Control & Eating Disorders
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RD118
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Osteoporosis Prevention & Treatment
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These two courses are instrumental in teaching the dietitian and diabetes educator about metabolic syndrome and diabetes intervention. Metabolic syndrome, which includes insulin resistance, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and obesity, can be a risk factor for and precursor to diabetes and CVD. The course on metabolic syndrome defines clinical assessment, summarizes current thinking about causation and consequences, and presents management strategies. Once diabetes has developed, learning how to manage it is critical in preventing complications. Topics in the second module include management of types 1 and 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes, pre-diabetes, medication delivery systems, special issues (hypoglycemia, exercise, illness, pregnancy, sick-day management), MNT process and nutrition intervention, artificial sweeteners, meal plans, and complications.
20.00 CPEU
Courses in this bundle (2)
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RD116
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Nutritional Care of Diabetes
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RD95
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Metabolic Syndrome
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Societal pressure to be fashion-model thin and our increasing preoccupation with obesity have helped cause as many as 8 million Americans to develop clinical eating disorders. Many of them are adolescent females, for whom nutritional deprivation during the growth years can have severe and lasting consequences. Surprisingly, older people and athletes are also at risk. These courses focus on diagnosis, treatment, counseling strategies, diet fads, and diet drugs. They also evaluate popular diet books and programs and emphasize finding a healthy way of eating that can help people maintain a healthy weight and last a lifetime.
16.00 CPEU
Courses in this bundle (2)
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RD130
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Treating Eating Disorders
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RD133
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Weight Control & Eating Disorders
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Working with youths can be a challenge. Young people are prone to nutrition problems like obesity, eating disorders, extreme dieting, fads and fetishes. Since chronic diseases often follow poor eating habits, intervention is vital. Learn the nutritional needs of this age group and how to communicate effectively with them. Stages of change and barriers that prevent their application are addressed. Physical fitness is key for children and adolescents to stay healthy. The “sports nutrition” issues of children and adolescents are different from adults. Included are guidelines for boosting performance, limiting risk, and promoting healthy development in young exercisers and competitors. Topics include the relationship of motor development to sports activities, assessing nutrient needs, energy production, fluid and electrolytes, weight control and dieting, and much more.
18.00 CPEU
Courses in this bundle (2)
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RD102
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Nutrition Counseling for Adolescents & Young Adults
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RD105
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Nutrition for Young Athletes
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Young people are prone to nutrition problems like obesity, eating disorders, extreme dieting, fads and fetishes due to societal pressures. Learn to communicate effectively with this age group. Surprisingly, athletes and the elderly are also at risk. These courses discuss consequences of eating disorders, diagnosis and treatment, and they emphasize assessment techniques, counseling strategies, and nutritional intervention. Since chronic diseases often follow poor eating habits, intervention is vital
16.00 CPEU
Courses in this bundle (2)
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RD102
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Nutrition Counseling for Adolescents & Young Adults
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RD130
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Treating Eating Disorders
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Women’s health and nutrition needs from pregnancy to old age are covered in this series of courses. Part 1 covers nutritional needs of pregnancy: calories, protein, vitamins and minerals and weight gain. How to deal with special issues of pregnancy, such as nausea and vomiting, PICA, inappropriate weight gain, preeclampsia, exercising and more are also covered. Part 2 deals with the nutritional issues of middle age: immune function, heart disease, weight control, osteoporosis, antioxidants and phytochemicals, and eating to maintain health. Part 3 is looks at menopause and beyond, covering the later years and the aging process. Issues surrounding menopause, arthritis, cognitive decline, Alzheimer’s disease, sarcopenia, cachexia and wasting are discussed, as is maintaining quality of life.
30.00 CPEU
Courses in this bundle (3)
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RD106
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Nutrition for Women, Part 1
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RD107
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Nutrition for Women, Part 2
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RD108
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Nutrition for Women, Part 3
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Is there a faster, smoother, cheaper, safer way to do your everyday food service tasks? If so, Lynne Robertson explains it in clear, direct language. The author has lectured widely on foodservice practices since 1980 and is a recognized expert on food service systems. Applying proven principles of cost-effectiveness, energy-efficiency and time management to important preparation, serving and storage problems, the author explains the best ways to save energy, time and money. Topics include choosing the best equipment, evaluating costs, locating workspaces and activity centers, teaching efficient work habits, evaluating productivity programs, and more. These courses are essential for foodservice managers.
11.00 CPEU
Courses in this bundle (2)
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RD82
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Foodservice Cost Containment
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RD83
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Foodservice Productivity
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This bundle, by the sports nutrition expert Ellen Coleman, neatly summarizes research on cardiovascular disease risk reduction through diet and exercise, and provides concrete, realistic recommendations for all fitness levels. Includes latest guidelines and research on women's and children's heart health, including dietary risk factors, fat, fiber and sodium. Contains the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the MyPlate food guidance system. Diet, Exercise and Fitness is a reference guide for anyone involved in fitness or sports nutrition. It contains the latest research on carbohydrate, fat and protein requirements for peak performance; hydration; fueling before, during and after competition; caffeine as performance enhancer; cautions about antioxidant supplements; and much more.
20.00 CPEU
Courses in this bundle (2)
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RD75
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Diet, Exercise and Fitness
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RD67
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Cardiovascular Nutrition & Fitness
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The specter of foodborne illness haunts food service. The threat of litigation, regulations, consumer concerns and institutional ethics demand a comprehensive, preventive approach to sanitation and safety. An overview of microbiology leads to applications in daily food service practice, with tips and tactics for protection and prevention. Topics include time/temperature control, personal hygiene, cross-contamination, pest control, government regulations, and training personnel. Also included is a simple, practical, plain-language guide to creating and maintaining a HACCP system with numerous training aids and forms for duplication is. Essential for all food service managers, supervisors, and administrators.
12.00 CPEU
Courses in this bundle (2)
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RD92
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Implementing HACCP
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RD81
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Food Safety and Protection
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23.00 CPEU
Courses in this bundle (4)
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RD82
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Foodservice Cost Containment
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RD81
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Food Safety and Protection
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RD83
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Foodservice Productivity
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RD125
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Selecting Food Service Equipment
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Can food be medicine? This two-part series concentrates on the proven functional components of whole grains, fruits, vegetables and legumes, including phytochemicals. A lengthy section on soy foods' effect on heart health, cholesterol, female hormones and diabetes is featured. Also discussed are functional dietary regimes for prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, diabetes, obesity, cancer, and inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, including food allergies. Additional topics include essential fatty acid, omega-3 fatty acids (DHA and EPA), probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, plant stanol and sterol esters.
22.00 CPEU
Courses in this bundle (2)
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RD85
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Functional Foods, Part 1
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RD86
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Functional Foods, Part 2
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Questions about how technology affects our food supply and diet abound: Will irradiation, genetic modification, nutrient fortification, fertilizers, pesticides, additives and preservatives end famine, improve food safety and lead to a healthier, more abundant future? Or are we blindly walking a path leading to disaster? Technology, Food & Nutrition deals honestly and objectively with the risks and benefits of pest and microbe control, genetically modified foods, food fortification, and additives that may impact nutritional content, safety and allergies. It’s coupled with a course providing facts about new federal regulations on dietary supplements and details of how to spot bogus claims in infomercials and spam that will help you teach your clients to make good decisions.
17.00 CPEU
Courses in this bundle (2)
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RD112
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Nutrition Quackery
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RD157
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The Future of Foods
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Americans' lifespans continue to increase, as does our understanding of the unique problems and needs of the healthy and sick elderly. Find out how the aging process changes nutritional needs and how to assess this population and effectively address their needs. Learn the ins and outs of caring for the sick elderly and changes in overall health that precipitate declining nutritional status, such as unplanned weight loss, failure to thrive and skin breakdown. Standards of practice and MNT guidelines are given for many diseases. Topics include assessment, fluid balance, skin integrity, dysphagia, medical nutrition therapy, advanced nutrition support, and much more.
24.00 CPEU
Courses in this bundle (2)
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RD93
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Laboratory Assessment of Nutritional Status
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RD70
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Clinical Geriatric Nutrition
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The middle years are a time when women can begin to have health issues that respond to diet intervention. Maintaining health is the emphasis of the second course, especially knowing the role of nutrition in keeping women healthy and treating specific diseases. It deals with the nutritional issues of middle age: immune function, heart disease, weight control, osteoporosis, antioxidants and phytochemicals and eating to maintain health. Once women reach menopause, many are looking to maintain their health through healthful eating, which changes as they age. Other women are dealing with health issues related to aging, such as arthritis, cognitive decline, Alzheimer’s disease, sarcopenia, cachexia and wasting. Dietary solutions to these and other health concerns are provided.
20.00 CPEU
Courses in this bundle (2)
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RD107
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Nutrition for Women, Part 2
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RD108
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Nutrition for Women, Part 3
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During pregnancy, the nutritional status of the mother has life-long health consequences for her child. Proper nutrient intake and weight gain are critical for ensuring the child’s long-term health. This pregnancy course covers all the nutrient recommendations and special problems that may arise, such as nausea and vomiting, PICA, inappropriate weight gain, pre-eclampsia, and exercising. Once women reach menopause, many women are looking to maintain their health through healthful eating, which is discussed in this bundle. Other women are dealing with health issues related to aging such as arthritis, cognitive decline, Alzheimer’s disease, sarcopenia, cachexia and wasting. Dietary solutions to these and other health concerns are provided.
20.00 CPEU
Courses in this bundle (2)
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RD106
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Nutrition for Women, Part 1
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RD108
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Nutrition for Women, Part 3
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Women’s health and nutrition needs from pregnancy to menopause are covered in these two courses. It begins with the concept that the nutritional status of the mother during pregnancy has life-long health consequences for her child. Proper nutrient intake and weight gain are critical for ensuring the long-term health of the child. This course covers all the nutrient recommendations and special problems that may arise such as nausea and vomiting, PICA, inappropriate weight gain, preeclampsia, exercising. Maintaining health is the emphasis of the second course. It deals with the nutritional issues of middle age: immune function, heart disease, weight control, osteoporosis, antioxidants and phytochemicals, and eating to maintain health.
20.00 CPEU
Courses in this bundle (2)
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RD106
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Nutrition for Women, Part 1
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RD107
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Nutrition for Women, Part 2
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Obesity is an epidemic in the Unites States. But one a “one size fits all” approach does not work when it comes to losing weight and changing eating habits. Learn the theories of weight gain, medical complications of obesity, what an "ideal weight" is, how to evaluate popular diet books and programs, and tips for designing an effective program for your clients and patients. For chronic dieters, the non-diet approach may work better as it offers practitioners a way to help clients develop nourishing eating and activity patterns, rather than focusing on weight or appearance.
15.00 CPEU
Courses in this bundle (2)
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RD97
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Nondiet Weight Management
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RD133
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Weight Control & Eating Disorders
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The number of diabetics in the U.S. continues to grow. Many diabetics end up with renal disease, a major complication of diabetes. Learn the latest research on diagnosis and management of types 1 and 2 diabetes, including diet recommendations, meal planning, medications and special issues (hypoglycemia, exercise, illness, pregnancy, sick-day management). Taking care of patients with renal disease is no easy task. Learn the ins and outs of a renal diet: pre-ESRD treatment, nutrition support, NKF DOQI guidelines, assessment, pre-dialysis, hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, CAPD, transplantation, anemia, toxicity, dementia, much more.
22.00 CPEU
Courses in this bundle (2)
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RD123
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Renal Nutrition for the Dietitian
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RD116
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Nutritional Care of Diabetes
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Dietitians and healthcare professionals working in acute care and long-term care are responsible for the nutritional assessment of their patients and for initiating and monitoring nutrition support. To be an effective clinician, it is critical to be able to accurately assess your patients. The nutritional assessment is the basis on which nutrition support recommendations are made. This bundle covers all aspects of clinical assessment, reflecting current standards of practice and laboratory parameters, with specific disease-related assessment problems featured. Disease-specific nutrition support recommendations are given and are based on current practice guidelines for enteral and parenteral products. Includes criteria for use, assessment, monitoring and complications. This bundle is excellent preparation for the CNSD exam and useful in daily practice.
22.00 CPEU
Courses in this bundle (2)
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RD114
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Nutrition Support
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RD100
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Nutrition Assessment
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Food protects our health. This bundle teaches you how to be proactive in maintaining your health by eating protective foods. Functional Foods helps practitioners sort through the many "functionality" claims for foods and supplements. It concentrates on the proven functional components of whole grains, fruits, vegetables and legumes, including phytochemicals. The effect of soy on heart health, cholesterol, female hormones and diabetes is featured. Cancer Risk Reduction includes guidelines from the American Cancer Society and explains in plain language the latest research on cancer causation, risk and prevention.
20.00 CPEU
Courses in this bundle (2)
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RD66
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Cancer Risk Reduction
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RD85
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Functional Foods, Part 1
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Because infomercials and spam promote bogus dietary supplements for profit, your clients need your help to make good decisions. This course provides the facts you need to help them protect themselves. It includes information on tainted weight loss supplements, sexual enhancement supplements and federal supplement regulations This bundle is essential for those working with dieters and athletes. The second module in the bundle provides information on vegetarian diets, which as professionals, we know are healthy. You’ll learn all you need to know about vegetarian diets, their soundness and the nutritional risks of vegetarian diets when clients severely limit the foods they eat. This complete guide discusses counseling, quackery, myths, fads and pseudotechnology, fitness and weight control, supplementation, and much more.
16.00 CPEU
Courses in this bundle (2)
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RD112
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Nutrition Quackery
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RD132
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Vegetarian Nutrition
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This bundle tackles the hardest part of management: employees. It explains how to find them, how to train them, how to keep them, and what the law says about them. And it does it in a logical, readable, practical package of principles, practices, strategies and tactics. Most chapters have scenarios and exercises to help you train yourself to act, not react, in specific situations. Personnel Management A to Z’s goal is to help managers manage. Taking common employee personality traits and interpersonal conflict situations one-by-one, this course shows how to identify, intervene and act decisively by stressing communication, motivation, teamwork and rewards. It’s absolutely essential for managing healthcare teams, where different professions must interact and communicate well under pressure, often with unclear lines of authority.
11.00 CPEU
Courses in this bundle (2)
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RD120
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Personnel Management, A to Z
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RD119
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Personnel Development
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This bundle is essential for those working with chronic dieters. Based on the highly successful HUGSTM plan, these courses provide practical strategies and techniques for breaking the diet failure cycle and achieving lasting fitness and health in adults and teens. The Health At Every Size (HAES) philosophy is explained. Strategies for building momentum and support for the author's acclaimed nondiet approach to food, exercise, self-image, and lifestyle are included. These courses offer practitioners a way to help clients develop nourishing eating and activity patterns, rather than focusing on weight or appearance. Linda Omichinski is the author of the acclaimed book You Count, Calories Don't.
13.00 CPEU
Courses in this bundle (2)
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RD97
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Nondiet Weight Management
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RD136
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Weight Management for Teens
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The nutritional needs of the health and sick elderly are covered in these two courses. Nutrition for the Elderly covers those elderly who live at home or in the community, what happens to their bodies as they age and how that alters their nutritional needs. Sociopsychological factors related to aging, risk of malnutrition, and government nutrition program guidelines are also part of the course. This course teaches you how to keep the elderly health and at home. Clinical Geriatric Nutrition is geared towards taking care of the sick elderly, whether at home, in a hospital, or in a long-term care or other institution. Clinical nutrition care for geriatric patients will become more important than ever as cost concerns take front row. Research, standards of practice and MNT guidelines are found in every chapter. Topics include assessment, fluid balance, skin integrity, medical nutrition therapy, advanced nutrition support, much more.
20.00 CPEU
Courses in this bundle (2)
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RD70
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Clinical Geriatric Nutrition
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RD104
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Nutrition for the Elderly
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40.00 CPEU
Courses in this bundle (3)
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RD77
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Drug Use in Long-term Care (Effects on Nutrition & Health Status)
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RD89
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Impact of Cardiovascular Drugs (Effects on Nutrition & Health Status)
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RD91
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Impact of Psychotropic Drugs (Effect on Health & Nutritional Status)
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