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Nutrition Focused Physical Exam Hands-On Training Workshop RDNs who attend the training workshop will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to perform NFPE and train colleagues at their clinic, hospital or patient center. I feel much more comfortable and confident in what I am looking for when I am touching the patient. In my first day back I performed NFPE on 2 patients and found one to be malnourished. Thanks for an excellent day of training!” – RDN participant from St. Louis, Missouri Workshop Objectives Ø Recognize the role of Nutrition Focused Physical Exam (NFPE) in identifying malnutrition Ø Assess muscle wasting and fat loss Ø Evaluate the presence of edema or fluid accumulation Ø Identify clinical signs of micronutrient deficiencies and toxicities Ø Measure functional status using handgrip strength dynamometer Ø Demonstrate basic NFPE skills with actual patients Fee $400 for Academy members / $450 for nonmembers (EARLY BIRD) (Additional $50 after Early Bird Deadline) o Includes: o Full Day Hands-on Training o Pre-Workshop Material o Trainer Demonstrations o Medical Penlight o Post-Workshop Support o NFPE Pocket Guide o NFPE Patient/RDN Script o NFPE Skills Assessment o NFPE Training Guidelines o Breakfast and Lunch o Plus, required text: Nutrition Focused Physical Assessment: Making Clinical Connections by Mary Litchford, PhD, RDN, LD To register for a workshop or view scheduled NFPE workshops, visit http://www.eatrightpro.org/resource/career/professional- development/face-to-face-learning/nfpe-workshop Information on being an NFPE Host Site Interested in being a host site or NFPE Workshop Trainer, visit http://www.eatrightpro.org/resource/career/professional- development/face-to-face-learning/hosting-nfpe-workshop Questions? [email protected] Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 120 South Riverside Plaza Suite 2000 Chicago, Illinois 60606 [email protected] www.eatright.org/

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Page 1: Nutrition Focused Physical Exam Hands-On Training Workshop · 2017. 5. 9. · ØRecognize the role of Nutrition Focused Physical Exam (NFPE) in identifying malnutrition ØAssess muscle

NutritionFocusedPhysicalExamHands-OnTrainingWorkshop

RDNs who attend the trainingworkshop will gain theknowledge and skills necessaryto perform NFPE and traincolleaguesattheirclinic,hospitalorpatientcenter.

“IfeelmuchmorecomfortableandconfidentinwhatIamlookingforwhenIamtouchingthepatient.InmyfirstdaybackIperformedNFPEon2patientsandfoundonetobemalnourished.Thanksforanexcellentdayoftraining!”–RDNparticipantfromSt.Louis,Missouri

WorkshopObjectives

Ø RecognizetheroleofNutritionFocusedPhysicalExam(NFPE)inidentifyingmalnutrition

Ø AssessmusclewastingandfatlossØ EvaluatethepresenceofedemaorfluidaccumulationØ IdentifyclinicalsignsofmicronutrientdeficienciesandtoxicitiesØ Measurefunctionalstatususinghandgripstrength

dynamometerØ DemonstratebasicNFPEskillswithactualpatients

Fee

• $400forAcademymembers/$450fornonmembers(EARLYBIRD)(Additional$50afterEarlyBirdDeadline)o Includes:

o FullDayHands-onTrainingo Pre-WorkshopMaterialo TrainerDemonstrationso MedicalPenlighto Post-WorkshopSupport

o NFPEPocketGuideo NFPEPatient/RDNScripto NFPESkillsAssessmento NFPETrainingGuidelineso BreakfastandLunch

o Plus,requiredtext:NutritionFocusedPhysicalAssessment:MakingClinicalConnectionsbyMaryLitchford,PhD,RDN,LD

ToregisterforaworkshoporviewscheduledNFPEworkshops,visithttp://www.eatrightpro.org/resource/career/professional-development/face-to-face-learning/nfpe-workshopInformationonbeinganNFPEHostSiteInterestedinbeingahostsiteorNFPEWorkshopTrainer,visithttp://www.eatrightpro.org/resource/career/professional-development/face-to-face-learning/[email protected]

AcademyofNutritionandDietetics120SouthRiversidePlazaSuite2000Chicago,[email protected]/