Nutrition Informatics 360: An Introduction to Nutrition and Health Informatics and Q & A Session with NI DPG Leaders
Nutrition Informatics 360: An Introduction to Nutrition and Health Informatics and Q & A Session with NI DPG Leaders
This presentation will walk how nutrition informatics fits into the larger picture of health informatics and will highlight examples from various aspects of nutrition practice.
Nutrition informatics is defined as the "intersection of nutrition, information, and technology" and it is an exciting and ever-evolving field. Yet, it is important to first understand the principles of informatics as a discipline and how nutrition informatics fits into the larger picture of health informatics and health information technology. This presentation will walk through this pathway from all angles and will highlight examples from various aspects of nutrition practice (clinical, public health, research, etc.).
CPEU: 1.0
Learning Objectives
Define what nutrition informatics is and how it is used by dietitians
Describe the different types of nutrition informatics
Identify potential careers in nutrition informatics
Speaker: Kathleen Pellechia, MS, RDN
NI DPG Leader Q & A:
Chair: Kathleen Pellechia MS, RD
Secretary: Ben Atkinson MS, RDN, CD
Treasurer: Leslye Rauth, MPH, RDN, CDE, FAND