Promoting the Collaboration Between Food Service and Clinical Nutrition: Stories of Success

Sunday, October 18
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM (Central Time)
Location:
CE: 1.0
Level 2 (intermediate knowledge/experience)
Activity Code: 157499

Collaboration between clinical nutrition and patient dining services is key to successful patient and organizational outcomes. Whether clinical nutrition is structured within or outside the same department, such collaboration can be a challenge. We will highlight tools to build and sustain successful partnerships that have proven successful in many different settings. Learn the details of successful projects and outcomes from those who have recognized success in these efforts. Speakers will share effective strategies to apply in a variety of settings.

Planned with the Clinical Nutrition Management and the Management in Food and Nutrition Systems Dietetic Practice Groups.

Learning Objectives:

  • List common barriers between Dining Service and Clinical Nutrition.
  • Identify successful strategies for productive collaboration.
  • Utilize tools for building partnership opportunities and successful outcomes.

Performance Indicators:

  • 2.2.3 Identifies opportunities for shared benefit and/
    or vision.
  • 3.1.2 Fosters a culture in which diversity and crossteam collaboration are valued.
  • 4.2.8 Identifies and implements a plan to address
    the problem, issue or challenge

    Moderator(s)

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    Debby Kasper, RDN, LDN, SNS

    Premier, Inc.

  • Speaker(s)

  • Promoting the Collaboration Between Food Service and Clinical Nutrition: Stories of Success -

    Kelly Danis, RDN, LDN, FAND

    Director of Clinical Nutrition

    UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside

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    Shey Schnell, MHA, RDN

    Regional Director, Performance Improvement

    University of Vermont Halth Network

  • Promoting the Collaboration Between Food Service and Clinical Nutrition: Stories of Success -

    Patricia Oliver, MS, MBA, RDN

    Director of Nutrition

    UCLA Healthcare