Dietitians play a vital role on the interdisciplinary team by providing evidence-based, patient-centered nutrition care and addressing nutrition knowledge gaps often present in traditional physician education. This session will explore the Nutrition Care Process (NCP), including its origins, strengths, and structured format that supports individualized care, re-evaluation, and clinical reasoning.
Participants will learn strategies to enhance documentation through disease-specific assessments, highlight the pathophysiologic basis for recommendations, and improve continuity of patient care. By aligning NCP documentation with formats familiar to other clinical disciplines, dietitians can elevate their role within the team and optimize the integration of nutrition in complex clinical care.