Nutrition Support Access: Breaking Down Barriers
ASPEN | Malnutrition Awareness Week™ Schedule (nutritioncare.org)
Individuals in the home health care setting with chronic conditions impacting their ability to adequately consume or receive nutrients are often at risk of becoming malnourished. The ability of these individuals to be assessed and diagnosed is surprisingly inconsistent. This webinar will highlight challenges in diagnosing malnutrition in the outpatient population. Speakers will address the barriers preventing patients from receiving a malnutrition diagnosis and being started on appropriate nutrition support therapy when needed.
Learning Objectives
- Identify challenges in recognizing and diagnosing malnutrition in patients in the home health care settings.
- Outline common barriers preventing patients in the home care setting from adequate nutrition support.
- Explore strategies to overcome barriers to access nutrition support.
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CE Credit: 1.00 hours
Improving Health Equity through Quality: The Global Malnutrition Composite Score
ASPEN | Malnutrition Awareness Week™ Schedule (nutritioncare.org)
Malnutrition burdens healthcare systems and jeopardizes patient outcomes, yet it often goes unnoticed. The environment, policies, and community can influence malnutrition, making social determinants of health (SDOH) a key factor when evaluating it. The Global Malnutrition Composite Score (GMCS), the first nutrition-focused electronic clinical quality measure, places increased value on the importance of malnutrition care for acute care patients and has been identified as a key measure to improve rural health, SDOH, and food insecurity. This webinar will explore the GMCS and how it can help hospitals improve health equity and quality care.
Learning Objectives
- Describe the GMCS and its application for quality improvement.
- Assess the value of the GMCS selection as an eCQM and discuss barriers and opportunities to implementation.
- Explain the impact Health Equity has in nutrition and dietetics practice and how the GMCS can support the hospital in addressing health equity.
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CE Credit: 1.0 hours
Under-recognized Malnutrition in the Post-Bariatric Surgery Population
ASPEN | Malnutrition Awareness Week™ Schedule (nutritioncare.org)
Many providers need to improve their awareness of the occurrence and gravity of macronutrient and micronutrient malnutrition in the post-bariatric surgery population. Diagnosing malnutrition in post-bariatric surgical patients is complicated by the intentional nature of weight loss. Additionally, micronutrient metabolism is altered, and the risk of deficiency is high. This webinar will address these challenges to enable clinicians to better address malnutrition in post-bariatric surgery patients.
Learning Objectives
- Identify which weight loss surgery procedures are restrictive, malabsorptive, or both.
- Evaluate patients for common signs of micronutrient deficiencies seen after weight loss surgery.
- Recognize and evaluate patients for common signs of macronutrient deficiencies seen after weight loss surgery.
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CE Credit: 1.00 hour
Malnutrition in Older Adults: Identification and Intervention in the Community Setting. Click on the link below to register:
https://www.nutritioncare.org/MAW
