Innovations to Advance Clinical Skills Education and Practice

RDNs today face challenges to provide clinical expertise in a complex and rapidly changing environment. Critical shortages of other health care professionals drive dietitians to expand their clinical skills in order to fill in gaps in the continuum of care.

This is an exciting time for dietetics with many opportunities for dietitians to shift the boundaries of their practice actively, develop new roles and expand existing roles in ways that significantly elevate their contributions to patient care and entrench the RDN's essential place in today's health care system.

This session highlights noteworthy practices on clinical skills education that prepare students as future practitioners. Panel participants will also share examples of how preceptors are being trained on these skills. To close the loop, the panel shares their experiences in developing RDN driven protocols within a hospital system.

Planned with the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND)

CPE Level: Level 2 (intermediate knowledge/experience)
CPEU: 1.5

Performance Indicators

• 3.2.8 Challenges, encourages and supports others to take action to advance the profession.
• 3.1.1 Identifies strengths and opportunities for improvement in self and in others.
• 9.3.5 Uses a variety of strategies to deliver education.

Learning Objectives

• Explain the process for developing an effective RDN-driven protocol within a hospital system.
• Incorporate a clinical skill into the dietetics curriculum.
• Justify to an employer how enhanced RDN clinical skills add value to an organization.

Moderator

• Long Wang

Speakers

• Shelby Yaceczko
• Kristen Roberts
• Jennifer Bowers