Spotlight on Malnutrition Media Materials

Spotlight on Malnutrition Month 2019

Throughout the month of September, the Academy spotlights malnutrition to increase awareness and underscore the crucial role that registered dietitian nutritionists and nutrition and dietetic technicians, registered play in prevention and treatment of malnutrition for pediatrics, adult and senior populations, and special populations and global malnutrition. The Academy will feature free webinars, events, and research and practice resources throughout the month.

Help Spread the Word About Spotlight on Malnutrition Month

Use the Academy's 2019 Spotlight on Malnutrition Social Media Toolkit to help spread awareness on this important issue!

The Academy is an official ambassador of ASPEN's Malnutrition Awareness Week^™. ASPEN is releasing a Malnutrition Awareness Week Buzz Kit – help spread the word, September 23-27!

Malnutrition Awareness Week^™ is a mark of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN). Used with permission from ASPEN.

On Wednesday, September 4, join the conversation on Twitter as @eatrightPRO hosts a Twitter chat all about malnutrition. The hour-long Twitter chat will begin at noon (Central Time).

Complimentary Webinars on Malnutrition

The Spotlight on Malnutrition Month 2019 webinar series will highlight topics in three focus areas: Prevention and Well-Being; Hospital Care and Health Systems; and Food and Nutrition Safety and Security. These sessions are offered as a complimentary educational opportunity for Academy members, earning 1.0 CPEU for participation. Groups may participate using one registration and all those in attendance will receive CPEU.

All six programs will be available Sunday, September 1 through Monday, September 30, 2019 (11:59 p.m. Central Time). The webinars will be available for access in eatrightcpe.org when signed in as a member. CPE certificates will also link and save to your LMS/EatrightCPE profile accordingly.

Prevention and Well-Being

• Moving Malnutrition Prevention from "Talk" to "Action"!
  In this session, you will learn about the Ohio Malnutrition Prevention Commission, set to study and reduce malnutrition in older adults, and see the history and progression of pediatric malnutrition identification and associated outcomes.
• Building Healthier Futures: The First 1,000 Days
  The effects of malnutrition during the first 1,000 Days, during a woman's pregnancy, until her child's second birthday, can last a lifetime. Despite the immense challenge of improving the health of both mothers and babies, Dietitian Nutritionists are uniquely positioned to influence positive change during this most critical time period.

Hospital Care and Health Systems

• Strategies to Improve Care Transition to Reduce Malnutrition
  There is a gap in patient care continuity between acute and post-acute care settings. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services is evaluating how to address the incidence of malnutrition, and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Avalere Health and other stakeholders are also actively involved in the Malnutrition Quality Improvement Initiative to advance malnutrition practice within the continuum of care.
• Approach to Malnutrition in Progressive Chronic Kidney Disease
  This session offers a deep dive into the complex nutritional management of people with chronic kidney disease, with a discussion on protein energy wasting and the impact that dialysis has on the complex paradigm of protein energy malnutrition and inflammation in the CKD population.

Food and Nutrition Safety and Security

• Expanding Horizons: RDN Fellows Advancing Strategies to Address Global Malnutrition
  There is an increasingly important role for RDNs to work globally to accelerate progress in ending malnutrition. To illustrate the formative work being done by RDNs in the global space, this session will showcase the work of two Academy Foundation fellows in Guatemala to address malnutrition and improve food security.
• Perspectives from Global Leaders: RDNs' Critical Role in Food and Nutrition Security
  Hear perspectives from two of the most influential food and nutrition leaders of our time about how our profession can change the trajectory to achieve health and nutrition security for our communities, our country and the world.

Past webinars:

• Competency to QI: Lessons Learned from Implementing the Pediatric Malnutrition Criteria
• Transitioning from Hospital to Community: Malnutrition Past, Present and Future
• Recognizing and Treating Malnutrition in Special Populations
• Going Global: Collaborative Approaches to Solve Malnutrition

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Abbott Nutrition Alliance Award

Have you or someone you know made strides towards malnutrition identification in your clinical facility? The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation’s Abbott Nutrition Alliance Award recognizes up to four Academy members annually working in a hospital setting who have made significant contributions to improve awareness and take action to address malnutrition with an award of $1,400.

To be eligible, candidates must be a registered dietitian nutritionist, be an active Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics member, work at least 30 hours a week in a clinical setting, and work as a part of an interdisciplinary team with other healthcare professionals.

Candidates for the 2020 Abbott Nutrition Alliance Award can be nominated by others or may self-nominate. Applications open in early-December and will be posted on the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation website.

Available Peer-Reviewed Literature on Malnutrition

Looking for quick access to research on malnutrition?

• Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics malnutrition topic collection
• Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. September 2019 Supplement. Malnutrition Quality Improvement Initiative Yields Value for Interdisciplinary Patient Care and Clinical Nutrition Practice
• Dietitians in Nutrition Support dietetics practice group literature review on malnutrition

Access Past FNCE^® Sessions

FNCE^® attendees have complimentary 24/7 on-demand access to the recordings, PowerPoint presentations and printable handouts for all concurrent sessions (as released for inclusion) based on the year(s) and day(s) of verified attendance. Didn't attend FNCE? Access to all recorded programs is available at a discounted member rate and can be purchased directly from the FNCE On-Demand site.

• Implementing a Malnutrition Program throughout the Healthcare Continuum - Session 186 — FNCE 2017
  Nutrition Professionals have known that malnutrition is a problem since the publication of "The Skeleton in the Hospital Closet" report in 1974. Since then, research has shown that malnutrition affects 30 to 50 percent of patients and is linked to increased readmission rates and mortality and longer length of stay. This session outlines the barriers encountered, the strategies to overcome these barriers and the steps taken to sustain a multi-disciplinary malnutrition identification and treatment program across a large hospital system.
• Developing a Hunger for Malnutrition: Engaging Hospital Administration - Session 256 — FNCE 2016
  Malnutrition initiatives are collaborative with clinical members of the interdisciplinary team, but also with hospital decision-makers. Hospital administration has a key role in lending support and sustainability of the malnutrition focus. This session provides tools and perspectives on how to approach and elevate the importance of malnutrition to the level of hospital administrators, discuss quality metrics and outcome measures.
• Implementing Comprehensive Malnutrition Care through Effective Project Management - Session 258 — FNCE 2016
  This leadership session effectively combines the clinical nutrition component and the management aspect of dietetics. The presenters discuss strategies for implementing a practical comprehensive malnutrition program within acute-care hospital settings.
• Transforming Practice & Inspiring RDs to Counsel Food Insecure Clients – Session 230 — FNCE 2016
  With more than 48 million food insecure Americans, hunger is lurking everywhere. Dietitians, regardless of specialty, counsel clients struggling to feed themselves and their family. This session inspires participants to identify and transform counseling techniques for food insecure clients at risk for malnutrition.