Renal Nutrition Forum: Volume 41 Number 1

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The Renal Nutrition Forum is a peer-reviewed publication featuring refereed articles on emerging practices in the renal nutrition arena. This edition includes two articles focusing on plant-based diets for renal patients, applying technology in the need for remote rotations for dietetic interns in renal practice areas, and an article about kidney stone onset with enterally-fed patients. There are contributions from the group officers and a summary of recently published articles in other journals.

This newsletter includes the following articles for CPEU:

• Plant-based Nutrition and Chronic Kidney Disease (Part 1 of a 2-part series)
• Thoughts From A Dialysis Dietitian: Plant-Based Diets For Patients On Hemodialysis, Can It Be Done?
• Enteral Nutrition & Risk of Kidney Stones

CPEU: 3.0
CPE Level: 2
Performance Indicators: 10.3.4, 9.4.2, 9.4.6

Learning Objectives

1. Increase utilization of plant-based diets when counseling patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
2. Utilize technology platforms to host dietetic interns in clinical settings not open to visitors
3. Understand the mechanics of the increase of kidney stones in patients needing enteral feedings