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ForwardNutrition Guidance for People With ALS
This continuing education course will examine nutrition interventions to support people diagnosed with ALS. Lifestyle and dietary challenges will be explored with the goals of preventing malnutrition, maintaining muscle tone and strength, and identifying therapeutic practices to promote quality of life.
Course content appeared as the CPE Monthly in the May 2024 edition of Today's Dietitian.
Learning Objectives
After completing this continuing education course, nutrition professionals should be better able to:
- Counsel patients on three ways to improve energy intake and slow weight loss.
- Determine when additional nutrition support is recommended and the best options to consider.
- Analyze strategies the multidisciplinary team can use to support improved patient quality of life.
Additional Information
Course content was written by Alexandria Hardy, RDN, LDN, a freelance food and nutrition writer based in Pennsylvania.
The faculty and planners for this activity have no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
An "ineligible company" includes any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
In support of improving patient care, Great Valley Publishing Company is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
This activity will also award credit for dietetics (CDR CPEU).
RDs and DTRs are to select activity type 102 in their Activity Log. Sphere and Competency selection is at the learner’s discretion.
Available Credit
- 2.00 CDR