Malnutrition and Transitions of Care Between Health Care Settings

Gaps exist in the continuity of care provided to individuals who are malnourished. As patients transition from home to hospital and then back to home or to another facility, lapses in interprofessional nutrition care occur. This results in lack of improvement or delayed resolution of malnutrition, prolonged rehabilitation, and increased health care costs. This webinar will address malnutrition and the transition of care across various settings.

Learning Objectives

1. Describe methods to identify and address gaps in care for hospitalized malnourished patients.
   
2. Identify valuable strategies and interventions healthcare professionals can implement across health care settings to support individuals with malnutrition.
   

Topics and Faculty
Malnutrition Across the Care Continuum
Rose Ann DiMaria-Ghalili, PhD, RN, FASPEN, FAAN, FGSA, Professor of Nursing, Senior Associate Dean for Research, College of Nursing and Health Professions, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

Implementation of a Transitions of Care Nutrition Intervention for Malnourished Patients
Nina Rocca, DCN, RDN, LDN, FAND, CPT, Private Practice Owner, Prestige RD, LLC; Clinical Dietitian at BayCare Hospitals, Clearwater, FL

Pre-Admission Patient-Reported Screening Tool Streamlines Assessment: The PG-SGA© In An Electronic Health Record
Joy Heimgartner, MS, RDN, CSO, LD, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (APII), Certified Specialist in Oncology, Blood and Bone Marrow Transplant, Assistant Professor of Nutrition, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN

Moderator
Terese Scollard, MBA, RD, LD, FAND, Owner, My Surgery Plate, Portland, OR

Supported in part by Nestlé Health Science