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Nutrition Topics

C226: Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Fodmaps, Fat, Fiber and Flora, 8 CPEUs, $79.95

C224E: Eating Challenges During the Adolescent Years, 3rd Edition 16 CPEUs, $109.95

C223E: Glycemic Index: Evidence Based Approaches for Weight, Diabetic, and Heart Healthy Management, 14 CPEUs, $99.95

C221E: Yoga and Meditation: Tools for Weight Management, 2nd Edition, 14 CPEUs, $99.95

C215E: Medical Nutrition Therapy for Kidney Disease, 30 CPEUs, $174.95

C212E: Medical Nutrition Therapy for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, 8 CPEUs, $74.95

C211E: Nutrition For Pregnancy And Lactation, 4th Edition, 15 CPEUs, $114.95

C206E: Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity, 2nd Edition, 10 CPEUs, $74.95

C203E: Renal Vascular Resistance and Diabetes. 16 CPEUs, $114.95

C202E: Effective Nutrition Education for Behavior Change, 3rd Edition, 18 CPEUs, $114.95

C201E: A Guide to Pediatric Nutrition, 10 CPEUs, $74.95

C200E: Medical Nutrition Therapy for Diabetes Mellitus, 6th Edition, 18 CPEUs, $129.95

C196E: Nutrition and Cardiovascular Disease, 10 CPEUs, $74.95

C193E: Osteoporosis Prevention and Treatment, 2nd Edition, 9 CPEUs, $69.95

C192E: Complementary and Alternative Therapies Modulating Cardiometabolic Syndrome Risk Factors, 16 CPEUs, $99.95

C190E: Nutrition for Infants & Young Children, 4rd Edition, 12 CPEUs, $89.95

C186E: Geriatric Nutrition, Third Edition, 12 CPEUs, $89.95

C183E: Nutritional Support in the Care of the Critically Ill, 2nd Edition, 12 CPEUs, $84.95

C182E: Nutrition Therapy for Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), 2nd Edition, 12 CPEUs, $84.95

Professional Developement Topics

C222E: HACCP and BEYOND: Sanitation Manual, 6th Edition, 10 CPEUs, $64.95

C210E: Manage Electronic and Traditional Meetings and Correspondence More Effectively, 10 CPEUs, $64.95

C209E: Delegation and Coaching: High Impact Strategies for Doing More With Less, 15 CPEUs, $104.95

C208E: Knock'em Alive Presentation Skills: How to Make an Effective Presentation for 1 or 1,000, 2nd Edition, 20 CPEUs, $134.95

C198E: Time Management: How to Stretch the Time Rubber Band, 3rd Ed., 5 CPEUs, $39.95

C197E: The Power of Communication: How to Increase Your Personal and Professional Effectiveness, 20 CPEUs, $134.95

C187E: How to Maximize Professional Potential & Increase Your Earning Power in Nutrition & Dietetics, 3rd Edition, 30 CPEUs, $139.95

C184E: Win-Win Negotiation: Fail-Safe Strategies to Help You Get More of What You Want, 20 CPEUs, $134.95

C178E: Beat the Blues: How to Manage Stress and Balance Your Life, 28 CPEUs, $149.95


Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Fodmaps, Fat, Fiber and Flora
Kate Scarlata, RD, LDN

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C226E 8 CPEUs $79.95

NEW

(pdf, 85 pgs) This up-to-date course will enable you to help your clients manage their IBS symptoms. More specifically you will learn how to:

  • Assess symptoms and discuss treatment options for your clients with IBS.
  • Distinguish between food allergy, food sensitivities, gluten sensitivity and celiac disease.
  • Recommend a low FODMAP diet for symptoms management when appropriate.
  • Develop IBS nutrition care plans with patient tolerable fiber-rich foods and supplements.
  • Create menu plans and grocery lists to assist IBS clients in lifestyle management.

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Approved by ADA, DMA

For RDs & DTRs:
Suggested Learning Need Codes for the Prof. Dev. Portfolio:
3000, 3100, 4000, 4170, 4180, 5000, 5110, 5200, 5220, 8090

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Eating Challenges During the Adolescent Years, 3rd Edition
B. M. Lulinski, MS, RD

C224E 16 CPEUs $109.95


NEW EDITION

(pdf, 146 pgs) Practical strategies to help you teach adolescents how to fuel their body in a manner that will allow them increased autonomy in the decision process. Topics include sexual maturation, assessing the teen, fueling for sport, eating disorders, and other risky behaviors.

Upon successful completion of this learning program, the student should be able to:

  • demonstrate effective communication strategies leading to behavior changes in the adolescent client.
  • apply effective teaching strategies leading to behavior changes in the adolescent client.
  • assess the nutritional adequacy of a teen's diet.
  • identify the specific nutrient needs of the adolescents as their body develops and matures.
  • promote current dietary recommendations to reduce the risk of chronic disease.
  • recognize what influences the food choices of the adolescent.
  • describe risks of eating disorders to the adolescent.
  • implement therapeutic approaches that will enable the eating disorder clients to recover.
  • assist the obese adolescent to embrace healthy weight loss measures.
  • calculate the fuel needs for the athletic teen and plan meals to enhance peak performance.
  • identify common ergogenic aids the adolescent may use to gain the competitive edge.
  • identify a teen experiencing the female athlete triad and provide dietary steps to aid in the recovery process.
  • counsel teens regarding the nutritional impact of risky behaviors.

This course is approved by ADA, DMA

For RDs & DTRs:
Suggested Learning Need Codes for the Prof. Dev. Portfolio:
3000, 3020, 3030, 3040, 3070, 4000, 4010, 4030, 4040, 4060, 4080, 4110, 4160, 5000, 5010, 5020, 5030, 5040, 5050, 5080, 5200, 5280, 5310, 5320, 5350, 5370, 5390, 6000, 6010, 6020, 6040, 6050, 6070, 8080

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Glycemic Index: Evidence Based Approaches for Weight, Diabetic, and Heart Healthy Management
Joan Clark-Warner, MS, RD, CDE

C223E 14 CPEUs $99.95 NEW

(pdf, 125 pgs) This course will review GI nomenclature, show discrepancies of the GI, and more importantly, explore evidence based approaches for weight, diabetic, and heart healthy management. Upon completion of this program you will be better able to:

  • implement strategies for weight loss and maintenance, diabetic control, and cardiovascular health.
  • recognize that certain refined and processed foods can have a lower GI.
  • explain how to calculate the glycemic load of a meal.
  • recommend new artificial sweeteners and how they can be used by clients.
  • develop weight, diabetic, and heart healthy eating plans for clients.
  • identify specific diet components helpful for hypertension, hyperlipidemia, heart failure, angina, atrial fibrillation, and cardiac valve disorders.

For more information and customer comments, click here. Return to this page to order pdf courses.

Approved/Accepted by ADA, DMA, NCBDE

For RDs & DTRs:
Suggested Learning Need Codes for the Prof. Dev. Portfolio:
2000, 2070, 2090, 2110, 3000, 3010, 3020, 3030, 3040, 3060, 3070, 3080, 3100, 4000, 4010, 4030, 4040, 4060, 4090, 4120, 5000, 5090, 5110, 5130, 5160, 5190, 5200, 5260, 5280, 5290, 5370, 5390, 5400, 5410, 5460, 6000, 6010, 6020, 6060, 6070

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Yoga and Meditation: Tools for Weight Management, 2nd Edition
Annie B Kay, MS, RD, LDN, RYT

C221E 14 CPEUs
$99.95

(pdf, 136 pages) Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

  • identify the national trends underlying the obesity epidemic.
  • assess an individual's weight status.
  • identify societal, cultural and psychological factors that influence eating and body weight.
  • describe the underlying principles, philosophy and scientific literature on the practices of yoga and meditation, and how these practices may aid behavior change and weight management.
  • develop weight management plans combining diet and yoga.
  • discuss various behavior change theories and provide examples.
  • assess an individual's readiness to change.
  • perform exercises to enhance body awareness.
  • perform exercises to explore moderation.
  • perform exercises to explore relationships.

For more information and customer comments, click here. Return to this page to order pdf courses.

Approved by ADA, DMA

RDs & DTRs: Suggested Learning Need Codes for the Prof. Dev. Portfolio
2000, 2110, 4000, 4060, 4090, 4180, 5370, 8015

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Medical Nutrition Therapy for Kidney Disease
N. L. Kondracki, MS, RD, LDN

C215E 30 CPEUs $174.95

(pdf, 287 pgs) The most comprehensive CPE course we have ever published! Discover how to apply the principles of medical nutrition therapy (MNT) for a variety of kidney diseases consistent with current clinical practice recommendations including how to:

  • calculate dialysis adequacy for hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis
  • implement treatment goals for conditions associated with kidney disease
  • assess fluid and nutrient needs for patients at each stage of kidney disease
  • interpret laboratory tests important to the evaluation of kidney patients’ nutrition status
  • provide appropriate nutrition education to patients with kidney disease

For more information and customer comments, click here. Return to this page to order pdf courses.

Approved/Accepted by ADA, DMA, NCBDE

RDs & DTRs: Suggested Learning Need Codes for the Prof. Dev. Portfolio
2000, 2090, 2110, 3000, 3005, 3010, 3020, 3030, 3040, 3060, 3070, 3080, 3090, 3100, 4000, 4010, 4030, 4040, 4050, 4060, 4090, 4120, 4130, 4150, 4160, 4180, 4190, 5000, 5010, 5020, 5030, 5040, 5070, 5080, 5090, 5100, 5110, 5120, 5130, 5150, 5160, 5170, 5190, 5200, 5220, 5230, 5240, 5250, 5260, 5270, 5280, 5310, 5320, 5340, 5360, 5370, 5380, 5390, 5400, 5410, 5420, 5440, 5450, 5460, 6000, 6020, 7170, 8090, 8100

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Medical Nutrition Therapy for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
D. M. Reader, RD, LD, CDE and M.J. Franz, MS, RD, LD, CDE

C212E 8 CPEUs $74.95

(pdf, 78 pgs) Marion Franz, our best selling diabetes educator, has teamed up with Diane Reader, chair of the expert work group of the 2009 ADA Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) Evidence-Based Nutrition Practice Guidelines, to author this exceptional diabetes program. Discover how to:

  • improve maternal and fetal outcomes when GDM complicates a pregnancy
  • apply GDM management interventions—monitoring, medical nutrition therapy (MNT), physical activity, and medications
  • recommend glucose goals for GDM and rationale for additional pharmaceutical therapy
  • discuss issues related to the use of glyburide and metformin during GDM pregnancies
  • plan and implement strategies for the prevention of type 2 diabetes in women with prior GDM

For more information and customer comments, click here. Return to this page to order pdf courses.

Approved/Accepted by ADA, DMA, NCBDE

RDs & DTRs: Suggested Learning Need Codes for the Prof. Dev. Portfolio
2000, 2060, 2070, 2090, 2100, 2110, 3000, 3005, 3010, 3040, 3060, 3070, 3090, 3100, 4000, 4010, 4040, 4050, 4060, 4090, 4120, 4130, 4140, 4150, 4180, 5000, 5010, 5120, 5160, 5180, 5190, 5260, 5280, 5290, 5310, 5370, 5390, 5400, 5410, 5460, 6000, 6010, 6030, 6060, 6070

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Nutrition For Pregnancy and Lactation, 4th Edition
C. M. Bareuther, RD

C211E 15 CPEUs $114.95

(pdf, 166 pgs) Up-to-date comprehensive course will enable you to:

  • utilize a five part nutritional assessment process
  • plan effective nutritional intervention strategies
  • recognize the physiological changes in pregnancy and how they affect nutritional
  • needs and feeding strategies
  • identify how alcohol, artificial sweeteners, caffeine, contaminants, nicotine and drugs affect nutritional intake and maternal-fetal health during pregnancy and lactation
  • relate how exercise influences prenatal nutritional needs and postnatal lactation
  • define gestational diabetes and pregnancy-induced hypertension, and identify nutritional intervention in these disorders
  • learn about special needs of teens, multifetal pregnancies, vegetarians and mothers who have diabetes, hypertension, allergies and HIV
  • formulate safe and effective nutrition intervention for weight reduction postpartum, for lactating and non-lactating women

For more information and customer comments, click here. Return to this page to order pdf courses.

This course is approved by ADA, DMA

RDs & DTRs: Suggested Learning Need Codes for the Prof. Dev. Portfolio
3000, 3010, 3020, 3030, 3040, 3090, 3100, 4000, 4040, 4090, 4120, 4130, 4140, 4180, 5000, 5090, 5190, 5200, 5260, 5310, 5350, 5370, 5420, 8010, 8080

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Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity, 2nd Edition
K. Chapman-Novakofski, RD, LDN, PhD

C206E 10 CPEUs $74.95

(pdf, 128 pgs) This learning program will help you:

  • recognize the role of adipose tissue in obesity and type 2 diabetes
  • discover the role of obesity in the development of insulin resistance
  • explain how medical nutrition therapy can be successful in the prevention and treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes
  • diagnose obesity, pre-diabetes, and type 2 diabetes
  • discuss the differences between methods of body fat assessments
  • develop meal plans with modifications of fat, protein, carbohydrate and calories
  • explain the glycemic index and glycemic load
  • describe dietary fat modification and its implications on obesity and type 2 diabetes treatment
  • recognize the importance of both aerobic and strength training in the treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes
  • explain the rationale and mechanism of medication used for the treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes

For more information and customer comments, click here. Return to this page to order pdf courses.

Approved/Accepted by ADA, DMA, NCBDE

RDs & DTRs: Suggested Learning Need Codes for the Prof. Dev. Portfolio
2000, 2020, 2050, 2070, 2090, 2100, 2110, 3000, 3005, 3010, 3020, 3030, 3040, 3060, 3080, 4000, 4010, 4020, 4030, 4040, 4050, 4060, 5000, 5190, 5260, 5370

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Renal Vascular Resistance and Diabetes

Vijaya Juturu, Ph.D., F.A.C.N.

C203E 16 CPEUs $114.95

(pdf, 178 pgs) This in-depth self-study course will enable you to apply concepts associated with renal vascular resistance and diabetes including:

  • types of diabetes, complications and pathophysiology
  • structure and blood flow of the kidneys
  • hemodynamics and concepts of renal hemodynamics in diabetes
  • glomerular hemodynamic and structural alterations
  • the role of the resistance index
  • hyperfiltration and diabetic nephropathy
  • determinants of renal vascular resistance
  • conditions associated with renal vascular resistance
  • the management of renal vascular resistance

For more information and customer comments, click here. Return to this page to order pdf courses.

Approved/Accepted by ADA, DMA, NCBDE

RDs & DTRs: Suggested Learning Need Codes for the Prof. Dev. Portfolio
2050, 3005, 5000, 5010, 5090, 5160, 5190, 5240, 5260, 5300, 5340, 5370, 5390, 5400, 5410

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Effective Nutrition Education for Behavior Change, 3rd Edition
R. AbuSabha, PhD, RD

C202E 18 CPEUs $114.95

(pdf, 193 pgs) Ideal for diabetes educators and a must for anyone who works with the public. Learn how to:

  • apply the principles of nutrition education
  • recognize the challenges facing nutrition educators
  • realize the role theory plays in designing nutrition interventions
  • select suitable intervention strategies for various subgroups of the population
  • apply various communication strategies
  • utilize effective communication skills with clients and program participants
  • identify the characteristics of lectures and group discussions
  • deliver successful presentations
  • recognize the significant role mass media plays in nutrition
  • develop effective tools to communicate nutrition messages
  • recognize common pitfalls of ineffective educational tools
  • identify appropriate content and designs for print materials
  • write effective manuals and lesson plans
  • develop appropriate visual aids

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Approved/Accepted by ADA, DMA, NCBDE

RDs & DTRs: Suggested Learning Need Codes for the Prof. Dev. Portfolio
1000, 1020, 1040, 1060, 1090, 1130, 1140, 6000, 6010, 6020, 6030, 6040, 6050, 6060, 6070, 6080, 7120

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A Guide to Pediatric Nutrition
Aurea Thompson, MSH, RD, CSP, LD/N

C201E 10 CPEUs $74.95

(pdf, 168 pgs) Provides practical information that will enable you to assess nutrient and fluid needs of the school-age child, including children with developmental disabilities who may require enteral nutrition support. It will help you:

  • educate children and their families regarding sound nutrition practices
  • develop nutrition care plans for school-age children
  • assess nutrient needs for overweight children
  • provide parental interventions for weight management
  • evaluate the difference between eating disorders and disordered eating
  • specify nutrient intervention and repletion
  • assess fluid and nutrient needs for children participating in physical activity
  • evaluate nutrient needs for children with developmental disabilities
  • implement feeding delivery for children receiving enteral nutrition support

For more information click here. Return to this page to order pdf courses.

This course is approved by ADA, DMA

RDs & DTRs: Suggested Learning Need Codes for the Prof. Dev. Portfolio
2000, 2070, 2090, 3000, 3020, 3030, 3040, 3050, 3060, 4000, 4030, 4060, 4080, 4150, 4160, 5000, 5010, 5020, 5050, 5070, 5180, 5200, 5210, 5220, 5370, 5390, 5410, 5440, 5450, 6000, 6010, 6020, 6040, 8010

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Medical Nutrition Therapy for Diabetes Mellitus, 6th Edition
Marion .J. Franz, MS, RD, LD, CDE

C200E 18 CPEUs $129.95

(pdf, 192 pgs) This comprehensive, up-to-date course has been written by one of the most renowned diabetes educators in the country. You will learn how you can have a major impact on medical and clinical outcomes and help patients with diabetes achieve dramatic improvements in the quality of life. You will discover how to:

  • apply strategies for attaining and maintaining blood glucose control in type 1 diabetes
  • implement strategies to achieve nutrition goals for persons with type 2 diabetes
  • recommend guidelines for carbohydrate in diabetes meal planning
  • identify long-term complications of diabetes
  • specify guidelines for fat in diabetes meal planning
  • recognize five stages of intentional behavior change as outlined by the transtheoretical model of change
  • provide follow-up and ongoing nutrition care for people with diabetes
  • plus much, much more

RDs & DTRs: Suggested Learning Need Codes for the Prof. Dev. Portfolio
2000, 2020, 2060, 2070, 2090, 2100, 2110, 3000, 3005, 3010, 3030, 3040, 3060, 3080, 3090, 3100, 4000, 4010, 4020, 4030,4040, 4050, 4060, 4120, 4130, 4140, 4150, 4160, 4170, 4180, 4190, 5000, 5010, 5040, 5050, 5090, 5100, 5120, 5130, 5160, 5190, 5200, 5220, 5260, 5310, 5360, 5370, 5380, 5390, 5400, 5410, 5460, 6000, 6010, 6020, 6030, 6040, 6060, 6070, 6080, 7170

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Approved/Accepted by ADA, DMA, NCBDE

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Nutrition and Cardiovascular Disease
Karen M. Chapman-Novakofski, PhD, RD, LD and Susan Martin Gould, PhD, RD

C196E 10 CPEUs $74.95

(pdf, 128 pgs) Concerned about preventing and treating cardiovascular disease? This up-to-date manual (128 pgs) will enable you to:

  • recognize how lipid transport disorders can contribute to cardiovascular diseases.
  • apply knowledge of the pathophysiology of cardiovascular diseases to explain prevention and treatment strategies.
  • explain the risk reduction approaches to cardiovascular disease.
  • integrate medical nutrition guidelines to develop and evaluate meal plans for patients and clients with cardiovascular disease.
  • explain the rationale and mechanism for medication guidelines for cardiovascular diseases.

For more information and customer comments, click here. Return to this page to order pdf courses.

Approved by ADA, DMA

RDs & DTRs: Suggested Learning Need Codes for the Prof. Dev. Portfolio
3000, 3010, 3020, 3080, 3090, 4000, 4030, 4040, 4060, 4090, 5000, 5090, 5160, 5260, 5410

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Osteoporosis Prevention and Treatment, 2nd Edition
K. M. Chapman-Novakofski, PhD, RD, LD

C193E 9 CPEUs $69.95

(pdf, 120 pgs) In-depth information will enable you to:

  • counsel clients about diets for the prevention of osteoporosis
  • interpret densitometry and data when counseling clients for bone health
  • recommend appropriate biochemical, physical or dietary assessments to determine the risk factors for osteoporosis
  • counsel clients regarding nutritional modifications that are important in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis
  • provide clients with information regarding the role of physical activity in bone health
  • counsel clients about supplements and their role in bone health
  • recognize the expected effects of pharmacologic agents in the treatment of osteoporosis

For more information and customer comments, click here. Return to this page to order pdf courses.

Approved by ADA, DMA

RDs & DTRs: Suggested Learning Need Codes for the Prof. Dev. Portfolio
2000, 2020, 2040, 2050, 2070, 2110, 3000, 3005, 3020, 4000, 4040, 4180, 4190, 5000, 5090, 5100, 5130, 5400

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Complementary and Alternative Therapies Modulating Cardiometabolic Syndrome Risk Factors
V. Juturu, PhD, FACN

C192E 16 CPEUs $99.95

(pdf, 203 pgs) This course will enable you to:

  • evaluate the role of risk factors in contributing to cardiovascular disease
  • assess the associated complications of cardiometabolic syndrome (CMS)
  • explain lifestyle modifications as first-line therapy for CMS
  • apply complementary and alternative therapy options to manage CMS risk factors
  • discuss the effects of herbs containing stimulants on CMS risk factors
  • evaluate adverse effects of complementary and alternative therapies
  • recommend dietary supplements to manage CMS risk factors
  • assess complementary therapies for CMS and its adverse effects in health and disease
  • discuss recommendations for bioactive food components for CMS
  • recognize interactions of alternative therapies and cardiovascular drugs
  • utilize cardiovascular disease risk assessment methods
  • implement American Heart Association Evidence Based Guidelines and quality health care improvement and risk reduction strategies

For more information and customer comments, click here. Return to this page to order pdf courses.

This course is approved by ADA, DMA

RDs & DTRs: Suggested Learning Need Codes for the Prof. Dev. Portfolio
2000, 2010, 2090, 3000, 3070, 3100, 4000, 4040, 5000, 5110, 5120, 5150, 5160, 5200, 5220, 5230, 5240, 5260, 5370, 5420, 5460

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Nutrition for Infants & Young Children, 4th Edition
C. M. Bareuther, RD

C190E 12 CPEUs $89.95

(pdf, 190 pgs) This course will help you to:

  • assess common feeding problems and describe solutions
  • evaluate nutritional status of infants and young children
  • identify and evaluate growth and developmental patterns
  • calculate protein, calorie and fluid requirements
  • describe optimal dietary management for special needs

RDs & DTRs: Suggested Learning Need Codes for the Prof. Dev. Portfolio
3000, 3010, 3020, 3030, 3040, 3090, 3100, 4000, 4040, 4050, 4110, 4120, 4150, 5000, 5070, 5180, 5190, 5200, 5250, 5280, 5290, 5370, 5420, 5440

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This course is approved by ADA, DMA, SNA

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Geriatric Nutrition, 3rd Edition
K. Chapman-Novakofski, RD, LD, PhD

C186E 12 CPEUs $89.95

(pdf, 170 pgs) Everything you need to know from nutrient requirements with changes in age to the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases. A must-have manual if you are working with older adults.This new comprehensive manual will enable you to:

  • counsel elderly clients to improve the quality of their lives
  • recommend appropriate biochemical or dietary assessments to determine the nutritional status of the elderly
  • make nutritional modifications important in the prevention and treatment of major chronic diseases of the elderly
  • interpret the role of antioxidants in aging, cancer, cardiovascular disease and macular degeneration
  • counsel older clients about the uses and abuses of supplements
  • recognize potential drug-nutrient interactions in the elderly.

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This course is approved by ADA, DMA

RDs & DTRs: Suggested Learning Need Codes for the Prof. Dev. Portfolio
2000, 2070, 2090, 2110, 3000, 3020, 3060, 3070, 3080, 4000, 4030, 4040, 4170, 4180, 4190, 5000, 5100, 5130, 5150, 5160, 5190, 5210, 5400

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Nutritional Support in the Care of the Critically Ill, 2nd Edition
E.B. Trujillo, MS, RD, CNSD & M.K. Robinson, MD, CNSP

C183E 12 CPEUs $84.95

(pdf, 142 pgs) Valuable information and tools to assist you in providing appropriate nutritional support for critically ill patients that will help you:

  • identify the phases of the metabolic response
  • differentiate between the metabolic response of critical illness and starvation
  • apply the components of energy expenditure
  • predict energy and protein requirements of critically ill patients
  • interpret results of indirect calorimetry
  • propose reasons for feeding via the enteral or parenteral route
  • predict potential complications of nutritional support
  • recognize different feeding strategies for various metabolic profiles
  • select methods of assessing the adequacy of nutritional support
  • incorporate the use of specialized nutritional agents in the critically ill
  • formulate plans to manage the complications of nutritional support

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This course is approved by ADA, DMA

RDs & DTRs: Suggested Learning Need Codes for the Prof. Dev. Portfolio
3000, 3010, 3020, 3030, 3040, 3060, 5000, 5010, 5170, 5210, 5290, 5380, 5390, 5400, 5410, 5440, 5450

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Nutrition Therapy for Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), 2nd Edition
C. M. Bareuther, RD

C182E 12 CPEUs $84.95

(pdf, 136 pgs)This comprehensive course will help you:

  • relate how prenatal insults, thyroid function, genetic factors and environmental causes play a potential role in the etiology of ADHD
  • recognize how essential fatty acids impact symptons of ADHD
  • modify dietary fat to aid ADHD symptoms
  • recognize how environmental toxins can affect brain development, learning and ADHD symptoms
  • describe how stimulant drugs aid in control of ADHD symptoms
  • recognize side effects of medications used to treat ADHD
  • interpret food-drug interactions for medications used to treat ADHD
  • apply dietary methods for overcoming potential growth suppression problems in children who take stimulant medications
  • apply a multimodal treatment for ADHD

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Approved by ADA, DMA

RDs & DTRs: Suggested Learning Need Codes for the Prof. Dev. Portfolio
2000, 2030, 2040, 2050, 2070, 2090, 3000, 3005, 3070, 3100, 4000, 4030, 4150, 4160, 5000, 5020, 5030, 5070, 5080, 5110, 5320, 5390, 5420, 6000, 8018

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HACCP and BEYOND: Sanitation Manual, 6th Edition
N. Meyer, MS, RD, CD

C222 10 CPEUs $64.95

(pdf, 124 pgs)Can you afford even one food borne illness outbreak? Think of what that would do to your facility's reputation!!!! Not sure whether you are in compliance with the new HACCP guidelines? This comprehensive, NEW sanitation manual written by a veteran Certified Safe Food Service Manager, includes time temperature control charts, HACCP plans, sanitation checklists, orientation checklists, reproducible training aids, storage charts for a wide variety of foods, plus much, much more! It will enable you to:

  • avoid a food borne illness outbreak
  • apply principles of safe food handling from purchase through storage, preparation, and service
  • provide highly effective training for your employees
  • operate your facility in accordance with the new HACCP guidelines

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RDs & DTRs: Suggested Learning Need Codes for the Prof. Dev. Portfolio
6000, 6080, 7000, 7100, 7160, 7190, 8000, 8020, 8040, 8050, 8060, 8070, 8080

This course is approved by ADA, DMA, SNA

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Manage Electronic and Traditional Meetings and Correspondence More Effectively
W. J. Rinke, PhD, RD

C210E 10 CPEUs $64.95

(pdf, 111 pgs) According to one expert reviewer this manual "is an easy and engaging read [that provides] broad coverage of both traditional and virtual meetings which are becoming more prevalent as well as in-depth coverage of email communication. Overall, this is a great reference for anyone who conducts meetings or writes emails." You will learn how to:

  • Conduct fewer and shorter meetings while at the same time increasing their effectiveness
  • Enhance the positive climate of virtual and traditional meetings
  • Keep all meetings action and outcome focused
  • Improve meeting attendance
  • Utilize appropriate technology to achieve specific meeting objectives and captivate participants
  • Use visuals and involvement techniques to make sure everyone stays tuned-in
  • Decide what to do with each correspondence and email
  • Master specific high impact email productivity enhancers
  • Spend far less time doing correspondence and emails
  • Discover how to make email work for you, instead of against you.

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RDs & DTRs: Suggested Learning Need Codes for the Prof. Dev. Portfolio
1000, 1020, 1100, 1120, 1130, 1140, 7000, 7020

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Delegation and Coaching: High Impact Strategies for Doing More With Less
W. J. Rinke, PhD, RD, CSP

C209E 15 CPEUs $104.95

(pdf, 148 pages) This cutting edge course will help you master highly effective empowerment strategies including how to:

  • give your power away without losing control
  • build trust and improve morale
  • increase cooperation
  • tailor the level of delegation to the individual and the situation
  • master an easy-to-use six step delegation process
  • prevent reverse delegation
  • practice the eight habits of highly effective coaches
  • apply an effective coaching process that promotes self-discovery
  • build an effective rewards and recognition program
  • eliminate and/or reduce dysfunctional conflict behaviors
  • deal more effectively with “difficult” people
  • achieve lasting behavior changes
  • leverage yourself so you can achieve more with less

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RDs & DTRs: Suggested Learning Need Codes for the Prof. Dev. Portfolio
1000, 1070, 1110, 1120, 1130, 6000, 6010, 6020, 6070, 6080, 7000, 7020, 7090, 7150, 7190, 7200

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Knock'em Alive Presentation Skills: How to Make an Effective Presentation for 1 or 1,000, 2nd Edition
W. J. Rinke, PhD, RD

C208E 20 CPEUs $134.95

(pdf, 240 pgs) Do you suffer from stage fright?
Would you like to speak more effectively?
Would you like to be able to influence and persuade people to take action?
Do you ever have to get up in front of people to instruct, persuade or inform?
If you said, YES to any of these, this learning program is for YOU.

You will discover powerful techniques Dr. Rinke has developed during more than 23 years of professional speaking, addressing over 1,000 audiences in about a dozen countries. What you will learn will make you comfortable in front of any audience, help you get rid of stage fright and enable you become a more effective presenter.

Why not learn from a Pro, from someone who does this for a living? Dr. Rinke started his speaking career in 1980 and earned the coveted Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) credential in 1995. Conferred by the National Speakers Association (NSA), it is according to NSA "the speaking industry's international measure of professional platform skill [and] is conferred only on those accomplished speakers who have earned it by meeting strict criteria." Fewer than 8 percent of professional speakers worldwide and only one other RD have earned it.

This empowering learning program will provide you with specific fail-safe action strategies that will enable you to present and communicate more effectively with individuals and groups. More specifically, as a result of applying the concepts from this self-directed learning program, you will be better able to:

  • master the top ten habits of highly effective presenters
  • communicate like a PRO
  • persuade and influence people
  • organize a powerful presentation on short notice
  • manage the presentation environment
  • harness your "butterflies" and get them to fly in formation
  • take advantage of the first five minutes of any presentation
  • keep your audience tuned in
  • use your body and voice to your advantage
  • handle questions more effectively
  • answer negative or cynical questions positively
  • improve your ability to "think on your feet"
  • achieve win-win outcomes more often
  • address hostile questions more effectively
  • master the use of blockbuster questions to improve communication and coperation
  • make others glad that they communicated with you
  • discover what it takes to become a professional speaker
  • dramatically improve your ability to present and communicate with individuals and groups

The secrets you discover in this learning program will make you a better presenter, period. The CPE units are just icing on the cake.

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RDs & DTRs: Suggested Learning Need Codes for the Prof. Dev. Portfolio
1000, 1020, 1070, 1090, 1100, 1130, 6000, 6020, 6030, 6050, 6060, 6070, 6080, 7000, 7020, 7040, 7050, 7070

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Time Management: How to Stretch the Time Rubber Band, 3rd Edition Wolf J. Rinke, PhD, RD, CSP

C198E 5 CPEUs $39.95

(pdf, 56 pgs) This course will enable you to:

  • master a four-step process to get the most out of every 24 hours.
  • chunk time and routinize crisis.
  • apply the Task Analysis Grid (TAG) to prioritize tasks, set goals and delegate more effectively.
  • balance your life and reduce stress.
  • succeed faster.

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RDs & DTRs: Suggested Learning Need Codes for the Prof. Dev. Portfolio
1000, 1120, 7000

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The Power of Communication: How to Increase Your Personal and Professional Effectiveness
Wolf J. Rinke, PhD, RD, CSP

C197E 20 CPEUs $134.95

(pdf, 214 pgs) Do you have few misunderstandings, disagreements or fights? Do your patients, employees, colleagues, spouse and children follow your instructions virtually all of the time? Are you able to persuade people to do what you want them to do even if they don't feel like it? Are people anxious to follow you? In short, are you getting all you want at work and at home? If your answer is "no" to at any of these, then this program is for you. In this fun and easy-to-read course you will discover fail-safe strategies that will enable you to:

  • eliminate barriers to effective communication.
  • master the art of "reality testing."
  • ask questions that lead to improved results.
  • achieve win-win outcomes.
  • discover how to consistently make the other person right.
  • improve your ability to empathize with others.
  • share information through disclosure and feedback.
  • minimize cognitive distortions.
  • develop charisma, social competence and people skills.
  • master strategies to develop trust.
  • build genuine relationships and intimacy.
  • discover how you can avoid hurting other people's feelings.
  • communicate congruently, authentically and effectively.
  • improve your active and empathetic listening skills.
  • influence and persuade others.
  • take advantage of the benefits associated with asking questions.
  • deal more effectively with "difficult people."
  • achieve dramatic improvements in your personal and professional effectiveness.

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RDs & DTRs: Suggested Learning Need Codes for the Prof. Dev. Portfolio
1000, 1040,1050, 1060, 1070, 1130, 6000, 6020, 6070, 6080, 7000, 7020, 7150, 7190, 7200

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How to Maximize Professional Potential & Increase Your Earning Power in Nutrition & Dietetics, 3rd Edition
W. J. Rinke, PhD, RD

C187E 30 CPEUs $139.95

(pdf, 328 pgs) Based on the book: Make It a Winning Life by W. J. Rinke, PhD, RD, CSP, this exciting and entertaining course will enable you to:

  • discover fail-safe success strategies from successful RDs
  • maximize your positive self-esteem
  • apply a six-step action model to overcome irrational fears
  • master a five-step self-directed learning process
  • apply seven steps to help you maintain a positive attitude
  • utilize seven action steps to turn failures into opportunities
  • make more money, get promoted faster & succeed in dietetics

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RDs & DTRs: Suggested Learning Need Codes for the Prof. Dev. Portfolio
1000, 1010, 1070, 1110, 1120, 1130, 6000, 6010, 6020, 6030, 6060, 6070, 6080, 7000, 7010, 7020, 7070, 7150

This course is approved by ADA, DMA, SNA

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Win-Win Negotiation: Fail-Safe Strategies to Help You Get More of What You Want
W. J. Rinke, PhD, RD

C184E 20 CPEUs $134.95

(pdf, 188 pgs) Times are tough! This course shows you how you can stretch your budget and get more for less! Whether you are shopping for food, a gift or a car, Wolf will show you how you can negotiate and pay less for what you want. He will help you convince your employer of what you are really worth and maybe even help you get a salary increase. Plus he will share with you fail-safe negotiation secrets which will enable you to make up to one million dollars more in compensation over a 50 year professional career. This CPE program is a must have in these tough economic times. It will pay for itself many times over. More specifically this learning program will teach you how to:

  • get what you want at the lowest possible price
  • overcome the fear of negotiation
  • discover the top 8 habits of highly effective negotiators
  • master 9 communication strategies that facilitate win-win outcomes
  • apply 5 laws that will enable you to persuade and influence others
  • master 4 strategies that will cause others to like you and give you what you want
  • negotiate over interests, not positions
  • take advantage of the 3 crucial variables in all negotiations
  • apply the 5 steps that will enable you to achieve win-win outcomes
  • make it a habit to ask for and get more than you expect
  • take advantage of the Anchoring Effect
  • discover why you should not accept the first offer
  • recognize how to make concessions when you have to
    benefit from "Acting Dumb"
  • take advantage of being "Reluctant"
  • master the Nibble technique to get additional concessions
  • find out how to Split the Difference so you come out on top
  • discover why and when it is to your advantage to "Withdraw the Offer"
  • deal with deliberate deception
  • make others glad that they negotiated with you
  • dramatically improve your ability to get more of what you want
  • most importantly, this course will pay for itself many times over!
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RDs & DTRs: Suggested Learning Need Codes for the Prof. Dev. Portfolio
1000, 1010, 1110, 1130, 7000, 7020, 7030, 7040, 7070, 7080, 7150, 7120, 7210, 8000, 8120

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Beat the Blues: How to Manage Stress and Balance Your Life
Wolf J. Rinke, PhD, RD

C178E 28 CPEUs $149.95

(pdf, 233 pgs.) This entertaining and highly informative program is, according to one reviewer, the best Dr. Rinke has ever written. It provides you with proven easy-to-apply action strategies that will help you manage stress, and balance and improve the quality of your life. You will learn how to:

  • conquer stress
  • energize yourself
  • make yourself happy
  • build lasting relationships
  • keep your life in balance
  • take really good care of your body
  • achieve inner peace
  • beat the holiday blues
  • live a happier, healthier and a more productive life

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RDs & DTRs: Suggested Learning Need Codes for the Prof. Dev. Portfolio
1000, 1110, 1120, 4000, 4040, 4060, 4090, 6000, 6010, 7000, 7020

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