Re: Re: can you help out a new confused clinical dietitian

[Guest guest]

I do think that Maitha brings up a very good point though... the conflicting

information that is out there for diet & nutrition.

I have even seen on this board debates concerning specific diet topics. One

that sticks out in my mind was the HFCS discussion - none or in moderation?

There were differing opinions on this.

My point is this, Maitha, as time goes on you will find what works best for you

and will have strong nutritional beliefs hopefully based off of experience,

knowledge and research from reputable sources. I commend you for asking this

question. And you have got some great advice so far. But don't be afraid to

just except your side of the debate - whatever it may be. Just make sure that

your side of the debate is supported and that you can explain it thoroughly.

Because get ready - you are going to be bombarded with questions about " what is

what? "

Good luck!

From: rd-usa [mailto:rd-usa ] On Behalf Of

catianutr

Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 5:04 AM

To: rd-usa

Subject: Re: can you help out a new confused clinical dietitian

Hello Maitha,

Here are some suggestions:

Journals to subscribe/read:

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Nutrition in Clinical Practice

Clinical Nutrition

Nutricion Hospitalaria (if you can read spanish it is a very good journal)

British Journal of Nutrition

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

New England Journal of Medicine

....

There are many more

I don't subscribe them, since I work in a public facility (health center) I just

ask the central information department and they send me a copy of the issues

that I require.

Even per-reviewed journals have flawed papers or even studies that are made up,

so pay attention to what you are reading.

Websites

http://www.uptodate.com/index <-needs a subscription but it is a very good

source of all medical information and also has very good nutrition topics

www.pubmed.com (search database of medical journals)

www.medscape.com

http://www.mdconsult.com (requires subscription as well but allows you to try it

for 1 month)

www.espen.org , has free access to the European nutrition guidelines also

provides the LLL program that is a continuous education program online that is

free. I also recommend if you can afford it to go to the advance clinical

nutrition course that ESPEN provides ever year, it is 1 week and quite

affordable. I went this year it was 200 euro for the course and stay in a 4 star

hotel and they provided breakfast + lunch.

www.webmd.com this one has has good image resources, like portions (like this

one http://www.webmd.com/diet/healthtool-portion-size-plate), vitamin sources,

they are quite good to use to educate your patients. The quality of the

information isn't very good, depends on the writer. They became quite commercial

in the last 2 years, unfortunately.

http://www.obesitynetwork.ca Also very good source of information, it has some

videos of their conferences.

http://www2.niddk.nih.gov/

http://www.medal.org/

http://www.kidney.org/professionals/kdoqi/guidelines_commentaries.cfm#guidelines

Books recommended, note that these are general not pathology specific, they are

good for when you are starting

Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease

Basics in Clinical Nutrition (ESPEN)

Krause's Food & the Nutrition Care Process

And there is many more

Best luck in your career

Catia Borges, nutricionista

ARS Norte, Portugal

>

> hello everybody

>

> I just graduated few months ago( and passed all my exams) and I'm starting my

job as a clinical dietitian in a hospital very soon

> I love reading about my major but there is something that is confusing me so

much

> the new studies that tell us the exact opposite of what we learnt

>

> for example I went for a conference last year and they told us giving high %

of protein doesnt effect the kidney and we shouldnt limit it to %15 only

> so that means I can give kidney patients higher protien ?

>

> also I read in a health magazine I'm subsribed to that cholestrol doesnt rise

the risk of heart problems

>

> and many more confusing information

>

> can you lead me to an accurate websites that I can trust and give my patient

advice with confident ?

> even if I have to pay it is ok

>

>

> thanks

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hello Gita,

I saw under your tittle vegetarian diabetes educator. Did you have to take any

special test for that or you can write it after u get yr CDe??

Sorry just curious because I follow vegetarian diet too and all my vegetarian

patients come to see me.

Thanks

Jigna mehta, RD.

Sent from my iPhone

> English is not my first language either, I speak 2 Indian languages.

> However, I suggest you take Dave's advise.

> It will help you in your communication with other people.

> Notice how I have a signature after my name, this is what Dave has suggested.

> We are all interested in your success and wish to help you.

> All the best.

>

> Gita Patel MS RD CDE LD CLT

> Vegetarian Diabetes Educator

> Author, Consultant, Speaker

> www.feedinghealth.com

> gita@...

> Providing You Solutions for Feedinghealth

> Author: Blending Science with Spices: Tasty Recipes & Nutrition Tips for

Healthy Living (2011)

>

>

[Guest guest]

Oo that would be GOOD Gita

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Re: Re: can you help out a new confused clinical dietitian

Hello Gita,

I saw under your tittle vegetarian diabetes educator. Did you have to take any

special test for that or you can write it after u get yr CDe??

Sorry just curious because I follow vegetarian diet too and all my vegetarian

patients come to see me.

Thanks

Jigna mehta, RD.

Sent from my iPhone

> English is not my first language either, I speak 2 Indian languages.

> However, I suggest you take Dave's advise.

> It will help you in your communication with other people.

> Notice how I have a signature after my name, this is what Dave has suggested.

> We are all interested in your success and wish to help you.

> All the best.

>

> Gita Patel MS RD CDE LD CLT

> Vegetarian Diabetes Educator

> Author, Consultant, Speaker

> www.feedinghealth.com

> gita@...

> Providing You Solutions for Feedinghealth

> Author: Blending Science with Spices: Tasty Recipes & Nutrition Tips for

Healthy Living (2011)

>

>

[Guest guest]

If working in pediatrics, you may want to add our book Pediatric Nutiriton

in Chronic Diseases and Developmental Disorders. It has 3 sections, Normal

Nutrition, Chronic Dis and Dev Dis, and Hereditary Metabolic Disorders.

There are standards for adults up to age 90 also. It can be found at a med

library, at Oxford University Press, or from me (or 5 star on amazon.com).

We also have a very economical 35 CPEU ADA approved self study to go with

it until 2015. You can complete various credits for the sections:

10-15-10.=35 if desired. This helps to motivate one to read the various

chapters-

about 4 questions per chapter.

Let me know if interested.

_shirley.ekvall@..._ (mailto:shirley.ekvall@...) or

_ekvallr@..._ (mailto:ekvallr@...) or

Shirley Ekvall Ph.D.,RD,:LD

Co author and Co editor, Former Chief of Nutrition, Cincinnati Child Hosp

Med Ctr.,Div of DD/Prof UC