Part of a series of activities on Addressing Obesity: A Community of Practice, this interactive real-world experience patient scenario will focus on how to interact with a patient about obesity when discussing eating patterns, preferences, family dynamics around eating, and food security.

Malnutrition syndromes are being encountered with increased frequency in PA clinical practice across a wide range of medical specialties. This activity focuses specifically on the unique nutritional needs of older adults. Participants will learn how to assess macronutrient and micronutrient requirements.

Nutrition is integral to overall patient health and well-being. Orthopedics has not traditionally placed an emphasis on nutritional intake and its effects on pre- and post-operative patients; however, research shows the importance of its role in the speed of recovery and as well as decreased complication rates. By implementing best nutritional practices into the flow of orthopedic practice, we can both enable overweight patients to obtain transformational surgeries while optimizing recovery and the ability to return to physical activities.

Part of a series of activities on Chronic Disease and Nutrition, in this highly interactive, self-directed activity, expert faculty review the latest in nutrition for patients with cardiovascular disease. Topics covered include assessing nutritional health, heart and vascular healthy diets, and collaborating with patients.

Part of a series of activities on Chronic Disease and Nutrition, in this highly interactive, self-directed activity, expert faculty review how culture effects nutritional health, including insights on collaborating with patients and case examples for review.

The nutritionists and physicians from the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Children’s Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Massachusetts General Hospital meet monthly to consider case discussions, cutting edge research, and practical clinical didactic topics of importance in the care of pediatric and adult patients.

Each year the Division of Nutrition and the Nutrition Obesity Research Center at Harvard (NORCH) select a ‘cutting edge’ topic in nutritional research to present. Authorities on this topic from North America and elsewhere are invited to present.

The PA Foundation’s Nutrition Outreach Fellowship provides a way for PAs, especially those with an interest in community leadership, to receive special training and resources on nutrition to both enhance their clinical practice and to give back to their healthcare peers and the community at large.

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics sponsors the world’s largest meeting of food and nutrition experts to address key issues affecting the health of all Americans.

Improve your patient care with the latest nutrition research and practical tips, provided by 25 of the top global nutrition experts.

The world’s largest PA (physician associate/physician assistant) and PA student conference and expo.

The Gaples Institute has created this free web-based interactive nutrition learning program in Spanish for patient education. It consists of 5 learning modules, each approximately 15 minutes.

The Gaples Institute has created this free web-based interactive nutrition learning program for patient education. It consists of 5 learning modules, each approximately 15 minutes.

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has created a searchable database of credentialed nutrition and dietetics practitioners by location, specialty, language or insurance and payment options.

What is the best way to ease someone’s pain and suffering? In this animated 3 minute short, Dr. Brené Brown reminds us that we can only create a genuine empathic connection if we are brave enough to really get in touch with our own fragilities.

Healthy People 2030 is our Nation’s 10-year plan to for addressing our most critical public health priorities and challenges. The nutrition and healthy eating goal is to improve health by promoting healthy eating and making nutritious foods available.

This 3-part animated video series led by Corri Wolf PA-C, MS, RDN, uses a patient case to explain the role a PA plays in nutrition, nutritional counseling, and treatment.

This brochure provides an overview of the benefits and considerations of 3 nutrition approaches: Macronutrient-based, Pattern-based, and Calorie-restricted, along with examples of popular diets that fall under each.

Help your patients learn the basics of building a healthy diet, including how much of each food group to include in their daily diet. This two-page brochure also provides tips for making healthy substitutions for snacks that may be sabotaging their weight loss journey.

Educate yourself on dietary guidelines, state-specific nutrition data, and more, in order to inform your conversations with patients.

Check out these videos from the PA Foundation that aim to enhance patient-provider conversations about nutrition and its role in overall health and wellness. Test your knowledge!

This comprehensive publication includes four overarching science-based dietary guidelines as well as key recommendations for each stage of life.

In this Vital Minds episode, PA Ellen Mandel, who began her career as registered dietitian, explains how to include nutrition conversations in your patient visits, keeping in mind issues like food access and cultural considerations.

In this Vital Minds episode, PA Ashlyn Smith and Chris Taylor, PhD in Nutritional Sciences, explore some key findings from the CDC’s National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Learn how you can use some talking points from the survey to make your nutrition conversations with patients more productive.

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is the world’s largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. The Academy is committed to improving the nation’s health and advancing the profession of dietetics through research, education and advocacy.