Nutricia North America is pleased to provide a variety of clinically-oriented educational lectures. These Nutricia sponsored presentations are intended for healthcare professionals.
In this section, you will find the name and description of all the recorded lectures available. Each of the following presentations is approximately 60 minutes long and is available for viewing at no cost. In addition, viewers can receive a certificate of attendance and most lectures are eligible for continuing education credit for dietitians and nurses. In order for the recorded lecture to be considered for continuing education for dietitians by the Commission on Dietetic Registration, the recording must be viewed within 3 years of the date of the live presentation.
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Please join us for a free, one hour, educational webinar with Dr. Douglas Paddon-Jones on the topic of protein and skeletal muscle.
Review major factors which impact skeletal muscle metabolism in adults.
Highlight changes that occur in skeletal muscle during aging and inactivity.
Understand the physiologic impact and benefit of optimal protein distribution.
Please join us for a free, one hour, educational webinar with Melissa Prest, MS, RDN, CSR, LDN on the topic of medical nutrition therapy for chronic kidney disease.
Distinguish nutrition recommendations and medical nutrition therapy through each stage of chronic kidney disease.
Explain nutritional considerations for special populations with chronic kidney disease.
Identify common nutrition interventions used in chronic kidney disease patients.
*This webinar is eligible for one (1) CEU credit. To receive the Certificate of Attendance from this webinar, complete the survey link included on the last slide of the presentation. Make note of the webinar code prior to submitting the survey. Then enter the code within the CE credit request section to receive your Certificate of Attendance.
Please join us for a free, one hour, educational webinar with Nancy Munoz, DCN, MHA, RD, FAND on the topic of nutrition, with a focus on micronutrient needs, and pressure injury healing.
Please join Nutricia North America for a one hour, audio-recorded webinar with Dr. Stephen McClave, Professor of Medicine and Director of Clinical Nutrition at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, on the topic of nutritional therapy in the critically ill patient.
Learn the value of providing early nutritional therapy in both high and low risk patients.
Appreciate the change from commensal symbiosis and homeostasis to virulent pathobiome and immune dysregulation in critical illness.
Understand the appropriate timing for initiation and rate of advancement of enteral feeding.
Know the emerging role of parenteral nutrition in the ICU.
*This is an audio recording only.
This webinar is eligible for one (1) CEU credit. To obtain the code for your certificate of attendance, please fill out this brief survey survey then obtain your certificate on NLC.
Please join us for a free, one hour, educational webinar with Dr. Hudson Garrett Jr. on the topic of urinary tract infections. Dr. Garrett Jr. is the President and CEO of Community Health Associates LLC and the Infection Prevention Institute and Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Louisville School of Medicine.
To receive the Certificate of Attendance from this webinar, complete the survey link included on the last slide of the presentation. Make note of the webinar code prior to submitting the survey. Then enter the code within the CE credit request section to receive your Certificate of Attendance.
Please join us for a free, one hour, educational webinar with Hannah Holscher, PhD, RDN, on the topic of dietary fiber, prebiotics, and adult health.
Define dietary fiber and prebiotics.
Identify fibers and prebiotics that can be fermented by gut microbes.
Establish a connection between the gut microbiota and health.
Please join us for a free, one hour, educational webinar with Dr. Hudson Garrett, Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer for the National Association of Directors of Nursing Administration (NADONA).
Discuss the impact of antimicrobial and antibiotic resistance in long-term care settings.
Review the CDC core elements of the antibiotic stewardship program.
Discuss strategies to ensure success in the implementation and maintenance of an antibiotic stewardship program and ways to achieve productive collaboration between nursing and providers.
Protecting the Gut Microbiome: Is There a Way?
Please join us for a free, one hour, educational webinar with Dr. Gail Cresci, PhD, RDN on the topic of the gut microbiome.
Please join Elizabeth Friedrich, MPH, RD, CSG, LDN, for a free, one hour educational webinar on the topic of sarcopenia and protein-energy malnutrition in older adults.
*This webinar is eligible for (1) CEU credit.
Urinary tract infections (UTI) are the second most frequent infection in long-term care facilities and the most common cause of hospitalization for bacterial infection. However, often times UTIs are misdiagnosed resulting in misuse of antibiotics1. Please join our webinar speakers, Denise Cooper, DNP, RN, ANP-BC and Lynn Spalding, MEd, RDN, CSG, FAND for a free, one hour, educational webinar to explore ways to identify UTIs more accurately, discuss ways to manage UTIs including the incorporation of nutrition-related strategies, and more!
1Genao L, Buhr GT. Urinary Tract Infections in Older Adults Residing in Long-Term Care Facilities. Ann Longterm Care. 2012;20:33-8.
This webinar is eligible for one (1) CEU credit.
Please join us for a free, one hour, educational webinar with Mary Ellen Posthauer, RDN, CD, LD, FAND on the topic of pressure injury healing.
Reducing Hospital Readmissions: What is the Role of the RD?
Please join us for a free, one hour, educational webinar with Joy Douglas, MS, RD, CSG, LD on the topic of what role RD's play in reducing hospital readmissions. Joy is a Certified Specialist in Gerontological Nutrition, a specialty certification indicating advance practice in gerontology.
Discuss the current CMS Quality Measures as well as the proposed changes to the Long Term Care (LTC) Quality Measures in the near future.
Explain how medical nutrition can help to impact the Quality Measures in LTC facilities.
*Please note: Dietitians cannot claim credit for recorded events beyond 3 years from live event date.
Please join Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S & Brenda Richardson, MA, RDN, LD, CD, FAND for this informative webinar.
Understand what instrumental evaluations are necessary to accurately determine the need for a thickened liquid.
Explain the rationale for thickening liquids and what a thickener is.
Identify the levels of thickness (apparent viscosities).
Discuss patient safety benefits and risks.
In 2014, the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel, European Pressure Ulcer advisory Panel and the Pan Pacific Pressure Injury Alliance developed rigorous and comprehensive clinical practice guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers. Listen to the co-chairman of the nutrition work group for the international guidelines , Mary Ellen Posthauer, RDN, CD, LD, FAND. She will highlight the importance of nutrition in wound healing, including nutrient and fluid needs, and the impact of body composition and the stress response to injury on healing.
John Ferguson, RN, BSHA, WCC is a certified wound care nurse with experience in clinical support, sales, and education. John acquired his wound care expertise through actively treating patients in Home Health and Long Term Care settings. Becoming wound care certified in 2003, John started his own company to provide directed in-services and clinical consultation for Long Term Care. In 2005, John became a public speaker and presenter of wound care education, traveling the country to educate various clinicians in their preparation to become wound care certified. His passion for wound care and dynamic teaching style has inspired thousands of health care professionals. Clinicians are confronted with the challenges associated with delayed and impaired wound healing. Evidence based guidelines support nutrition intervention as an integral part of pressure ulcer prevention and treatment.
Please join our speaker, Robert Martindale, PhD, MD, Chief, Division of General Surgery Medical Director Hospital Nutrition Support Oregon Health and Sciences University for a free, 1-hour educational webinar on probiotics.
It is estimated that 1 out of 3 patients arrive at the hospital malnourished. If unaddressed, patients can further decline nutritionally, which can impact recovery and increase complications and readmissions, resulting in increased healthcare costs. Join our speaker, Cindy Thorne MS, RDN for a free one hour presentation on protein malnutrition.
Understand how to identify protein malnutrition and know its consequences on the Healthcare System.
Be able to successfully manage protein malnutrition using medical foods in various patient types.
Know what actions to take to address and bring more awareness to this growing healthcare problem.
Did you know that urinary tract infections can affect 12 quality care indicators? On average, UTIs can cost a facility $691 per Resident and account for almost 30% of hospital readmissions from LTC within 30 days. The implementation of a proper protocol is instrumental in UTI management in long term care.
Join Sharon Strunk, RN,WCC & Lynn Spalding, RD, CSG for this free one hour presentation.
Protein Delivery in the Critically Ill Patient: Are We Giving Enough?
Critically ill patients are hypermetabolic and hypercatabolic. While most clinicians agree that adequate nutrition delivery in critically ill patients will improve their outcomes, providing recommended needs can be problematic. This session will discuss issues surrounding providing adequate energy and protein requirements in the critically ill patient. Join Gail Cresci, PhD, RD, LD for this free one hour presentation.
UTIs are the most prevalent infection in LTC accounting for at least 40% of all infections and over 8% of total nursing home costs. Clinical evidence supports the use of cranberry products and prebiotics as an integral part of the management of UTIs.
Join Mary Ellen Posthauer RD,CD,LD for this free one hour presentation.
Please join presenter Lynn Spalding, RD and Board Certified Specialist in Gerontological Nutrition through the Commission on Dietetic Registration for a free one hour presentation.
Dietary Fiber, Prebiotics and the Intestinal Microbiome – Why should we foster this important ecosystem?
Please join Kelly A. Tappenden, Ph.D., R.D., Professor of Nutrition and Gastrointestinal Physiology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for a free one hour online presentation on prebiotic fibers and how they can help children suffering from bowel dysfunction and food related allergies.