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I had no patients at work today, so I spent the day exploring some nutrition/dietetics resources and getting really excited about some of the information that's out there. Most of the links below are geared toward professionals (Sorry... most of you...) but I hope those of you who are only here for the food will find some of the stuff interesting anyway. Here's what I've been reading today:
I'm writing an article on some "off-beat" nutrition-related resolutions for my clinic's January newsletter. One of my tips is to buy new dinnerware, based on Brian Wansink's research that shows that we tend to serve ourselves larger portions when we have larger plates, bowls and even serving spoons. Going through his site and his blog again is really motivating me to hurry up and finish The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle so I can get into Mindless Eating and Marketing Nutrition.
As a fairly new dietitian, I always feel like there's room for improvement when it comes to my counselling skills. Sometimes being the only dietitian on staff is tough as there is no one to observe and/or bounce ideas off of. So I was happy to find that in this month's Dietitians of Canada Diabetes, Obesity and Cardiovascular Network SCOPE Notes, they had a link to Molly Kellogg's website. Molly is both a registered dietitian and licensed clinical social worker whose practice mostly focuses on working with other health professionals to improve their practice. She has a whole list of counselling tips on her website and I'm seriously considering getting her workbooks.
Also in this month's SCOPE notes:
Interactive DRI for Health Professionals - Yoni pointed out that this doesn't really have an application because people eat food, not nutrients, but I do like how all the numbers are there for say, meal planning (I think this is why it's for health professionals), and clicking on each vitamin or mineral will take you to a corresponding factsheet which does include food sources.
AdvancingIn is a Canadian website that offers free, online continuing education programs for healthcare professionals in a variety of fields. Of interest to dietitians right now are probably the diabetes, endocrinology and cardiovascular health portals, and there's an obesity portal in the works by the Canadian Obesity Network and mdBriefcase (another free Canadian online cont-ed website).
Last but certainly not least, the DC publication Practice is now in blog format,
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5 comments:
Excellent collection of links (and lovely photo), Vincci.
I'm now off to read the Ryerson Declaration.
Thank you for this link which I reached from Weighty Matters. It is time to add the science to the beliefs..something that has stimulated me to share with the physicians who have not caught up with the recent advances starting to be available to those of us supporting patients with endocrine issues. I am a senior (age 65) nurse working with First Nations communities in the north...and seem often to be standing alone in my efforts to change the rate of diabetes and its complications. PS I also use teleheath from my office to the north in between visits....have you had the opportunity to do that? There is such a shortage of medical services far from the large centres. It is exciting and a worthwhile addition to my private practice. it will be up to the younger professionals to increase their professional satisfaction and explore the possibilities for leading others to reach out. Think about it! I am currently in northern BC right now. Mahri
Elaine - Thank you! I always love yours and Kathryn's links so it's always nice to have something to give back for all that I'm taking!
Mahri - I interpreted the Ryerson Declaration to mean adding some belief and art to the science, but I find your interpretation interesting and pertinent as well. I unfortunately do not have access to Telehealth in my practice but the point that you make is true in that a lot of dietitians, especially in rural areas or even private practice, feel that they do not have the support they need to practice as effectively as they can. It's definitely something I may look into in the future.
I'm finally getting up-to-date with my blog reading, including your links post. Great resources Vincci. I have been hearing a bit about Brian Wansink recently, and was considering buying his book. Good to know he has a blog, so I can get a taste of his work first.
Next I'm off to read the Practice blog post.
Thanks for all the interesting links Vincci - it's so interesting to hear what's going on in the profession in other countries.
The Ryerson declaration sounds intriguing. I appreciate that you've had to take the "Practice" link down but are there any resources you'd recommend elsewhere that give an overview of it?
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