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Course Information

Activity Dates

  • Speaker dates available upon request
  • Virtual Training-scheduled for Wednesday, September 11, 2024
    • Please email Mary Kronik at [email protected] with all requests
    • Location: Microsoft Teams Meeting (link will be sent via email two weeks prior to scheduled date)

Course Overview/Description

On-site:

  • Please email Nadia Pshonyak at [email protected] with all requests
  • Minimum of 6 participants required for all training requests
  • Location: HealthSpace Building - Stanley Shalom Zielony Plaza
    8911 Euclid Ave Cleveland, OH 44195

Virtual Learning:

  • Small group training sessions
  • Group application of the Academy/ASPEN adult malnutrition guidelines in a simulated virtual setting with trained actors and observers presenting case study scenarios
  • Comprehensive review of determining etiology to accurately diagnose malnutrition
  • Virtual simulated demonstration on completion of the nutrition focused physical exam
  • Review of fluid accumulation and how fluid impacts malnutrition diagnosis

Learning Objectives

On-Site:

After completing the education activity, the participants will be able to do the following:

  • Understand how to use various tools to aid in malnutrition diagnosis and treatment plan, including a hand dynamometer to assist in assessing patient’s functional status and a stethoscope to complete abdominal examination.
  • Review the medical record and conduct an interview including medical/surgical history, diet history, and weight history to obtain evidence related to the etiology, presence, and degree of malnutrition.
  • Conduct a nutrition-focused physical examination to determine the loss of subcutaneous fat and/or muscle mass and the presence of possible micronutrient deficiencies and fluid accumulation.
  • Determine the etiology, presence, and degree of malnutrition using the Academy/ASPEN adult malnutrition guideline

Virtual:

After completing this educational activity, the participant will be able to do the following:

  • Conduct an interview including medical/surgical history, diet history, and weight history to obtain evidence related to the etiology, presence, and degree of malnutrition.
  • Verbally instruct an educator on conducting a nutrition-focused physical examination to determine the loss of subcutaneous fat and/or muscle mass and the presence of possible micronutrient deficiencies and fluid accumulation.
  • Determine the etiology, presence, and degree of malnutrition using the Academy/ASPEN adult malnutrition guidelines.
  • Recognize the differences between acute and chronic inflammation as it relates to identifying malnutrition
  • Apply practical tactics to help consistently identify an appropriate etiology as a framework for recognizing malnutrition

 

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