Documenti di Didattica
Documenti di Professioni
Documenti di Cultura
Winter 2014
In this issue:
From the Chair .................1
From the Editor..................3
2015 Area Meeting
Save the Date .....3
Guidelines for Authors...4
NDEP Officers....................4
While I sadly watch another short and cool summer slip by, as the
incoming chair of NDEP I cannot help but be thrilled about all the
exciting projects NDEP is working on this year. Before I discuss FNCE,
let me highlight a few things NDEP accomplished this past year.
Off with the NDA
This past year was quite a busy year for our membership. The
surprising announcement of the NDA (Nutrition and Dietetic Associate)
designation at FNCE in Houston was a topic of much debate for us
educators. Educators took a stand and spoke out against the premature
decision for this new designation/credential which led the Academys
Board of Directors to appoint a Task Force to look more closely at
moving to multi-levels of practice. The Task force recommended
dropping the NDA and building on the DTR Pathway III following many
of the educators suggestions. Needless to say, thanks to the hard work
of the Task Force members (including our own NDEP Past-Chair Julie
O-Sullivan Maillet) and the BODs latest vote, our faith in the process
followed by our Academy leaders has been restored. For sure we hit a
few bumps, but we are facing a crisis and these snags may have been
necessary to arrive to the best solution for our students and the future
of the profession.
Organizing an
Interprofessional
Service Learning
Event................................9
Application and
Student Perceptions
of a Flipped Teaching
Model in a Life Cycle
Nutrition Course ............12
If Nutrition Is Your
Profession, Then
Public Policy Is
Your Future? ...................15
Best Practices in
Food Systems
Management and
Quantity Foods
Production..................... 18
Rayane
Greetings! Effective with this issue, I am your new NDEP-Line Editor. If you wish to submit articles or
announcements relevant to dietetic education to NDEP-Line, please send them to me. We are always
looking for announcements or articles of interest to other educators and preceptors, including program
innovations and best practices.
The photos from 2014 NDEP Breakfast at FNCE in Atlanta are available in the NDEP Portal. The link to
the portal is http://ndep.webauthor.com.
Area 6/7 Thursday, April 9th Friday April 10 in State College, Pennsylvania
Hotel: The Penn State Conference Center Hotel - $119/night plus tax (currently 8.5%). Hotel shuttle to and from the airport and
downtown State College, Wi-Fi access, and parking are complimentary.
Additional Information: It is highly recommend to make your travel plans early especially if you plan to fly to the meeting.
Meeting website link: http://sites.psu.edu/ndeparea6and7/
Please note that the webpage will be a work in progress. Information will be added as it becomes available.
Regional Directors Contact Information: Mary Dean Coleman - mdc15@psu.edu and Suzanne Neubauer
sneubauer@framingham.edu
Early bird meeting registration for all meetings will be $175 for NDEP members, $215 for Academy members, and $250 for nonAcademy members. Note: Fees increase by $30 to a standard rate. Fee schedules are determined by meeting and will be released
with registration information in January. Refer to the NDEP website at www.ndepnet.org for details, to be posted.
NDEP Officers:
A submission may be returned to
the primary author for revision if it
does not conform to the style
requirements.
Article length
Article length is negotiated with the
editor for the issue in which it will
appear. Lead articles are usually
around 2,000 words. Other feature
articles are 1,000-1,500 words,
while book reviews and brief reports
are 500 words.
Text format
All articles, notices, and information
should be in Times New Roman
font, 12 point, single-spaced.
Tables and illustrations
Tables should be self-explanatory.
All diagrams, charts and figures
should be camera-ready. Each
illustration should be accompanied
by a brief caption that makes the
illustration intelligible by itself.
References
References should be cited in the
text in consecutive order
parenthetically. At the end of the
text, each reference should be
listed in order of citation. The format
should be the same as that of the
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition
and Dietetics.
Author(s)
List author with first name, initial (if
any) last name, professional suffix,
and affiliation (all in italics) below
the title of the article, i.e., For
NDEP members or other dietetic
educators:
Anne A. Anderson, PhD, RD, LD,
American University
Rayane AbuSabha
Chair
abusar@sage.edu
Sylvia Escott-Stump
Chair-Elect
escottstumps@ecu.edu
Patti Landers
Past Chair
Patti-Landers@ouhsc.edu
Miriam Edlefsen Ballejos
Area 1 Regional Director
medlefsen@wsu.edu
Anne Shovic
Area 1 Regional Director
shovic@hawaii.edu
Laurie Kruzich
Area 2 Regional Director
lkruzich@iastate.edu
Susan Miller
Area 3 Regional Director Lead Director
Miller1@uab.edu
Kristy Becker
Area 4 Regional Director
Kristy.Becker2@va.gov
Julie A Kennel
Area 5 Regional Director
jkennel@ehe.osu.edu
Mary Dean Coleman
Area 6 Regional
Director
mdc15@psu.edu
Suzanne Neubauer
Area 7 Coordinator
sneubauer@framingham.edu
Renee Walker
Preceptor Director
Renee.walker2@va.gov
Submission Deadlines
Spring:
February 1
Summer:
May 1
Fall:
August 1
Winter:
November 1
Ruth Johnston
Portal Manager & HOD
Liaison
Ruth.Johnston@va.gov
Editor
Robyn Osborn, PhD, RD
VA San Diego Health care System
Phone: 858-552-8585 x 2407
Robyn.osborn@va.gov
Kathryn Hamilton
CDR Liaison
Margaret Garner
BOD Liaison
mgarner@cchs.ua.edu
Julie Plasencia
Graduate Student Representative
Public Member
TBD
Dorothy Chen-Maynard
Journal Initiative Chair
dchen@csusb.edu
Robyn A Osborn
NDEP-Line Editor
Osborn_robyn@yahoo.com
Joan Frank
Applicant Guide Chair
jsfrank@ucdavis.edu
Lauren Florian
Academy Liaison
lflorian@eatright.org
Background
New federal and state guidelines on the diagnosis
of malnutrition and reimbursement for related care,
requires that dietitians and other healthcare
providers become more vigilant and proactive in
providing successful interventions to prevent or
delay, reverse and limit malnutrition in care settings.
Physical assessment and examination skills are
needed to recognize the insidious effects of
malnutrition. Although physicians, nursing staff,
and other health professionals already perform
physical exams on patients, dietitians can utilize
Nutrition Focused Physical Assessment (NFPA) to
evaluate nutritional risk and determine more
effective nutrition interventions. NFPA techniques
assess for overt signs of nutritional deficiency, skin
integrity, organ function, and loss of muscle and
subcutaneous fat stores.
Healthcare reimbursement is scrutinized based on
clinical outcomes; therefore clinicians need to
exhibit care plans that show cost saving measures.
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has
addressed this issue by asking the Council on
Future Practice (CFP) to project and plan for the
future needs of the dietetics profession by providing
guidance and recommendations on this topic in
their detailed report title Moving Forward A Vision
for the Continuum of Dietetic Education,
Credentialing and Practice. The impetus for our
Department to implement NFPA training through
the curriculum comes from parts of this report, as
well as preliminary data our colleagues have
collected over the past three years, which focus on
the incorporation of and training in NFPA in
Figure 1: Nutrition Care Process Terminology and Malnutrition Characteristics. Adapted from (5) and (6).
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Nutrition Care Process Terminology Reference Manual (eNCPT)
Copyright 2013. http://ncpt.webauthor.com
Table 1: Benefits of and Suggestions for Implementation of NFPA into Dietetic Curriculum
Benefits
Provide cutting-edge educational
experiences can set your program apart.
Enable increased recognition of the
RDs/RDNs in the functioning of the health
care team.
Provide team experiences/collaboration for
students.
Increase the likelihood of future
reimbursement for nutrition services.
Students can develop novice level NFPA
skills prior to starting entry-level practice
References:
1. Patel V, Romano M, Corkins MR, et al. Nutrition
screening and assessment in hospitalized
patients. A survey of current practice in United
States. Nut Clin Pract. 2014; 29:483- 490.
2. Cohen DA, Tougher-Decker R, Matheson P,
Byham-Gray J, OSullivan-Maillet. Physical
assessment knowledge and skills taught in dietetic
internships and coordinated programs. J Am Diet
Assoc. 2007; 107.
3. Halasa Esper D, Pohle-Krauza R. J., Leson S. M.
Nutrition Focused Physical Assessment:
Preceptors Education, Application and Perceived
Barriers. (Abstract). J AM Diet Assoc. 2010; 110
(9): A32.
4. Halasa-Esper D, Converse A, Yacovone ML,
Pohle-Krauza RJ. A Training Program in NutritionFocused Physical Assessment for Dietetics
Community Oriented
Patient Centered
Faculty Involvement
Developing a culture for IPE requires faculty from
multiple disciplines who are trained in and value
IPE and are willing to work together to co-create
a shared vision, common goals, and
experiences.6-8 The event described here is a
campus-wide health fair for faculty, staff, and
students. This IPE event is one section of the
health fair. Two faculty members were assigned
to each of the four areas of health information
regarding obesity (definition, screening,
prevention, or treatment) to oversee and assist
student efforts. Prior to the health fair, faculty
from multiple disciplines provided education and
instruction to their respective students. This
education and training focused on
interprofessional health care collaboration, scope
of practice of various health care providers, and
applicable licensure laws.
Student Involvement
The students were challenged with the task of
creating education and screening materials
focused on obesity prevention and treatment.
Four sections were identified for organizational
purposes including (1) Definitions/Risk Factors,
(2) Screening, (3) Prevention, and (4) Treatment.
Students from eight departments collaborated on
each content area section of the health fair. The
eight departments were Health Sciences,
Kinesiology, Nursing, Nutrition, Occupational
Therapy, Physical Therapy, Psychology, and
Speech Language Pathology. A true
interdisciplinary model was used with all
departments represented in each content area as
opposed to a multidisciplinary model. The goal
was not to have a nutrition section, nursing
section, physical therapy section, etc., but rather
to provide a venue for students from each
department to collaborate on a given content
area.
Students created informational displays using
criteria from the CDC, USDA, and the Academy
regarding body mass index categories as well as
obesity risk factors and comorbidities. These
displays provided specific information regarding
definitions and screening criteria for obesity.
Screenings were conducted at the next section
including measurements of body mass index,
waist to hip ratio, body composition, and a family
health history. The third section was focused on
prevention and provided information on lifestyle
assessment, strategy development, goal setting
and local resources to support nutrition, exercise,
and stress management. The final section
showcased evidence-based treatment options for
obesity including prescription medications,
References
1. EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative. Things you should
know about Flipped Classrooms. Educause
Learning Initiative website. Available at:
www.educause.edu. Published February 2013.
Accessed April 11, 2014.
2. Fitzpatrick M. Classroom lectures go digital. The
New York Times; June 24, 2012.
3. DesLauriers L, Schelew E, and Wieman C. Improved
learning in a large-enrollment physics class. Science
2011; 332: 862-864.
4. Walvoord BE, and Anderson VJ. Effective grading: A
tool for learning and assessment. San Francisco,
CA: Jossey-Bass; 1998.
5. Mazur E. Farewell, Lecture? Science 2009; 23: 5051.
6. Berrett D. How flipping the classroom can improve
the traditional lecture. Chronicle of Higher Education
website. Available at:
http://chronicle.com/article/How-Flipping-theClassroom/130857/. Published 2012. Accessed
April 12, 2014.
Happy Holidays
From Your
NDEP Council