Hospital to home: gaps in nutrition care and benefits to consultation with a dietitian

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Speaker: Heather Keller, RD PhD

For many patients, the transition to home from hospital can lead to increased vulnerability to malnutrition and poor health outcomes. Recent evidence from the Canadian Malnutrition Task Force on weight loss post hospitalization and dietetic care will demonstrate the need for improved practices during this time of vulnerability. Evidence will also be presented on nutrition interventions provided during this transition that support recovery. This webinar will set the stage for the Canadian Malnutrition Week Hospital to Home campaign.

About the speaker:
Heather Keller, RD PhD is the Schlegel Research Chair in Nutrition & Aging at the University of Waterloo. Research programs cross the continuum of care and are focused on improving the nutritional status and food intake of older adults. As Co-Chair of the Canadian Malnutrition Task Force (CMTF), Heather leads an interprofessional team mandated to promote the prevention, detection and treatment of malnutrition in Canada. Current projects include More-2-Eat, an implementation project designed to advance nutrition care practices in hospitals. Heather also leads the Making the Most of Mealtimes (M3) research group and a recently completed prevalence study identifies multifactorial determinants of food intake in long term care. Interventions to improve food intake for residents are in progress. Nutrition screening in primary care and diet resilience focused on self-management and nutrition education for vulnerable adults in the community is her third area of research.

** Original Source: "CNS Education Webinars" Monday, September 25, 2017

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Last Updated: September 25, 2017