Guest guest Posted June 20, 2008 Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 We do not accept " outside " education or nutrition assessments. We are a COE, and require that patients see our RD for an assessment AND attend our pre-surgery education series. We have found that, despite the claims of many patients changing centers, they tend not to be educated nearly to the extent that we expect. Once patients get going in our program, they seem much more accepting that they didn't know as much as they thought they did. ValleyCare Health System >>> Amy.Long@... 06/20/08 9:59 AM >>> Has anyone been in a situation where the nutrition assessment was cancelled because the pt had had some " education " elsewhere? I'm not sure if COE demands this or not but it seems that every pt should be screened/assessed by the RD for approval prior to surgery for many good reasons. Please advise/comment. Thanks! Amy Long Carrera MS, RD Clinical Dietitian Northridge Hospital Medical Center & Center for Weight Loss Surgery Northridge, CA Amy.Long@... 818-885-8500 x4034 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 Thank you for your response. I agree with you whole-heartedly. Unfortunately, the resistence comes more from the administrators of the center, not the pts! Amy Long Carrera MS, RD Clinical Dietitian Northridge Hospital Medical Center & Center for Weight Loss Surgery Northridge, CA Amy.Long@... 818-885-8500 x4034 From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of PeriouSent: Friday, June 20, 2008 11:25 AM Subject: RE: Nutrition Assessments Amy: Even if a patient has seen a bariatric dietitian through another program, it is mandatory for them to meet with me prior to surgery at our facility. I tell these patients that our visit will be a refresher course on the diet/vitamin protocol and also to give them additional information that our program offers. They usually have no objections. I find that in some cases the patients are well-prepared from the other program and ready to go, however, most patients admit after our visit that they are glad they met with me because they really didn't remember everything from the other program. PNew Orleans, LA From: Amy.LongCHW (DOT) eduDate: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:59:41 -0700Subject: Nutrition Assessments Has anyone been in a situation where the nutrition assessment was cancelled because the pt had had some "education" elsewhere? I'm not sure if COE demands this or not but it seems that every pt should be screened/assessed by the RD for approval prior to surgery for many good reasons. Please advise/comment.Thanks! Amy Long Carrera MS, RD Clinical Dietitian Northridge Hospital Medical Center & Center for Weight Loss Surgery Northridge, CA Amy.LongCHW (DOT) edu 818-885-8500 x4034 Need to know now? Get instant answers with Windows Live Messenger. IM on your terms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 Each program has its own informed consent protocols. I would not accept another program's assessment because I don't know whether it meets our protocols. Failing to do my own assessment places us at risk for lawsuits. That should be reason enough for your program. Connie , MS, RD, LD > > Has anyone been in a situation where the nutrition assessment was > cancelled because the pt had had some " education " elsewhere? I'm not > sure if COE demands this or not but it seems that every pt should be > screened/assessed by the RD for approval prior to surgery for many good > reasons. Please advise/comment. > Thanks! > > Amy Long Carrera MS, RD > Clinical Dietitian > Northridge Hospital Medical Center & > Center for Weight Loss Surgery > Northridge, CA > Amy.Long@... > 818-885-8500 x4034 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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