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web201007b - Addressing Malnutrition in the Community
Oct 7, 2020 1:00pm
‐ Oct 7, 2020 2:00pm
Addressing malnutrition will vary depending on the setting, community versus acute care, due to the resources available and the ability to reach individuals. This webinar will address the current community feeding programs for older adults according to the recent GAO report, how community programs can be identified prior to hospital discharge for malnourished or at-risk patients, as well as how screening for food insecurity can help identify possible community malnutrition.
Learning Objectives:
Describe details about the Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on nutrition assistant services for the older adult
Identify two steps in which inpatient Registered Dietitians Nutritionists can ensure malnourished patients are screened for food insecurity and are provided with necessary resources upon discharge
State the incidence of food insecurity and malnutrition risk in an underserved community setting
Speaker(s):
Meredith
Whitmire,
JD,
Policy Director,
Defeat Malnutrition Today and Policy and Advocacy Director, National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs
Nicolas
Groch,
RDN, LDN,
Director, Nutrition Systems,
Food and Nutrition, UChicago Medicine (Morrison Healthcare), Chicago, IL
Jay
Mirtallo,
MS, RPh, FASPEN,
Clinical Practice Specialist, American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition; Professor Emeritus, Pharmacy Practice and Science,
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH