Description
This webinar will address the continuum of malnutrition from the hospital to the home and highlight available community nutrition resources to aid in combating community malnutrition.
Learning Objectives
- Explain how addressing malnutrition in the community setting can reduce hospital readmission rates
- List nutrition resources which are available for the malnourished patient after discharge from the hospital
- Highlight programs aimed to reduce or prevent malnutrition and improve outcomes
Faculty & Topics
Meeting the Nutrition Needs of Seniors Transitioning Along the Clinical to Community Continuum of Care
Ucheoma O. Akobundu, PhD, RD, Senior Director, Nutrition Strategy and Impact; Director, National Resource Center on Nutrition and Aging; Meals on Wheels America, Arlington, VA
MANNA’s Food is Medicine Model: Medically Tailored Meals and Nutrition Support to Address Acute Nutritional Risk in the Community
Nicole Laverty, RD, LDN, Director of Nutrition & Client Services, MANNA, Philadelphia, PA
ProMedica Food Clinic: Addressing Hunger as a Health Issue
Chole Plummer, MD, RD, LD, Registered Dietitian, ProMedica Food Clinic, ProMedica, Toledo, OH
Moderator
Rose Ann DiMaria-Ghalili, PhD, RN, CNSC, FASPEN, FAAN, Associate Professor of Nursing, Doctoral Nursing Department, Nutrition Science Department, CNHP, Rydal, PA
Date: September 26, 2018
Time: 4:00pm ET
Registration Fee: Varied
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- Category:
- Tags: continuum of care malnutrition Older Adults