New CIHI Malnutrition Coding Direction: What It Means for Practice
June 18, 2026 | 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Date: Thursday, June 18, 2026
Time: 14:00 - 15:00 ET (2:00pm - 3:00pm ET)
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Speakers:
- Roseann Nasser MSc RD CNSC FDC, CMTF Co-chair, University of Saskatchewan
- Renata Iannucci, CHIM, Canadian Institute for Health Information
Webinar description:
As of April 1, 2026, the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) has issued a new direction for coding malnutrition in hospitals. This new direction mandates the assignment of a code for a documented diagnosis of malnutrition classified within the block E40–E46.
In this session, speakers will review the need for stronger malnutrition data, the role of CIHI in accelerating improvements in health care, health system performance and population health through data, and the impact of the new coding direction on advancing the data capture of malnutrition across Canada’s health system. Practical recommendations for diagnosing and documenting malnutrition to ensure proper coding will be provided.
This session is relevant to front line registered dietitians and health care professionals involved in nutrition care, managers in any hospital setting, those wanting to advocate for better malnutrition care and educators with an interest in clinical nutrition.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of the webinar, participants will be able to:
- Describe CIHI’s new coding direction for malnutrition
- Explain how nutrition assessment and documentation practices in hospitals can impact the new coding
- Recognize the importance of documenting malnutrition for patient care
Moderator: Carlota Basualdo-Hammond RD, MSc, MPH, Co-Chair Canadian Malnutrition Task Force, Alberta Health Services
About the Speakers:
Roseann Nasser, MSc RD CNSC FDC, Co-Chair Canadian Malnutrition Task Force, University of Saskatchewan
Roseann Nasser is currently on leave to teach at the University of Saskatchewan in the College of Pharmacy and Nutrition. She is an experienced clinician, researcher and lecturer. She has been involved in the 3 pillars of the profession -education, regulation and national association. She is also co-chair of the Canadian Malnutrition Task Force. Nasser is involved with development of a malnutrition standard for Canadian Hospitals and is also involved with the development of the International Standard Organization Malnutrition standard. In addition, she is involved in other initiatives to advance nutrition and dietetic practice such as Canada’s Food Price Report and more.
Renata Iannucci, CHIM, Canadian Institute for Health Information.
Renata Iannucci has 28 years of experience as a Health Information Management professional. She has been with the Canadian Institute of Health Information for 15 years; during the past 8 years as a Program Lead with the Classification and Terminologies department, and prior to that as a Classifications Specialist. She has also worked as the manager of a coding department and a coder in a teaching hospital.
In her current role, Renata leads the development and enhancements of the Canadian Coding Standards for ICD-10-CA and CCI, and enhancements to the ICD-10-CA diagnosis classification to further support pan-Canadian data capture in acute and ambulatory care settings. She also currently oversees the production of classification related tools and products. Further, she also leads initiatives in the development and enhancement of ICD-11 and participates in activities as part of the WHO-FIC Canadian Collaborating Centre.
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