Common Challenges Conducting NFPE: Focus on the Elderly

Presented by

Sandra I. Austhof, MS, RD, LD, CNSC

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Course Details

Run Time:

Program Date:

12/17/2020

CE Expiration Date:

12/16/2023 11:59 PM (ET)

Continuing Education: 1.50 CE for Nurses; 1.50 CPEU for Dietitians / Nutrition and Dietetics Technician, Registered (NDTR)

Course Cost: FREE

Course Description

Learn about the latest evidence relating to physical frailty, sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity in the elderly patient as it relates to malnutrition. Performing a Nutrition Focused Physical Exam (NFPE) can be a challenge in this patient population due to loss of lean muscle mass and muscle strength. Enhance your knowledge through patient examples on how to perform a successful NFPE in the elderly. Presented by Sandra I. Austhof, MS, RD, LD, CNSC

Course Objectives

1. Describe the conditions of sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity in the elderly as they relate to malnutrition.
2. Discuss physical frailty in the elderly and its association with malnutrition.
3. Identify the challenges when conducting a NFPE for inpatient and outpatient elderly patients.

Original Program Date: December 17, 2020; Expiration date: December 16, 2023 Continuing Education: 1.5 CPEU for Registered Dietitians/Registered Dietetic Technicians - CDR level: II

Steps to obtain a certificate: 1) View the course 2) Pass the test 3) Complete an evaluation

Continuing Education

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Nestlé Health Science is a Continuing Professional Education Accredited Provider with CDR, the credentialing agency for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Accredited provider number NE008. Activity Type for Dietitians: Self Study (740 Web Based)