Lecture Hall Nutrition | General

Nutrition Messages That Change Behavior - Evidence for Practice

Available Credits
CME 0.75
CDR 1
ACPE 0.75

Tami Ross
Tami Ross, RD, LD, CDE
Certified Diabetes Educator
consultant
member of the Board of Directors for
the American Association of Diabetes Educators
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Nutrition therapy is a primary treatment strategy for diabetes. However, it is one of the most challenging for many people with diabetes to implement. Educators can help promote change in eating behaviors through the use of specific, tailored key nutrition messages. A bit of Dr. Seuss wisdom guides this session for a multidisciplinary audience through a review of the characteristics of tailored nutrition messages, as well as the steps in tailoring a nutrition message to promote desired behavior change.

 Goal and Objective
After participating in this activity, the viewer should be better able to:
1. Define what a tailored nutrition message is
2. List the steps in tailoring a nutrition message
3. List 2 characteristics of nutrition messages that promote behavior change

Estimated time to complete this activity is 48 minutes.

Physicians, diabetes educators, and other health care professionals who treat patients with diabetes.
Accreditation and Designation of Credit
The Mount Sinai School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Mount Sinai School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.n/a

Release Date: 03/12/2008 Expiration Date: 12/31/2010
Peer Review: on 03/12/2008
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PRESENT e-Learning Systems is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited Provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). Registered Dietitians (RDs) and Registered Dietetic Technicians (DTRs) will receive 1 continuing professional education units (CPEUs) for completion of this program/material.n/a

Release Date: 03/06/2008 Expiration Date: 02/20/2011
Peer Review: on 03/06/2008
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Nova Southeastern University College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This program has been approved for 0.75 contact hours of General Pharmacy Continuing Education. 0092-9999-09-130-H01-P

Release Date: 01/25/2010 Expiration Date: 10/01/2011
Peer Review: on 10/01/2009
Activity Number: 0092-9999-09-130-H01-P

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Method of Participation
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Complete the 4 steps to earn CE/CME credit:
  • Complete and submit the required pre-test
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  • Complete and submit post-test and program evaluation. Credit will be issued with a passing score of 70% or better.
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Disclosure Information
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It is the policy of PRESENT e-Learning Systems and it's accreditors to insure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all its individually sponsored or jointly sponsored educational programs. All faculty participating in any PRESENT e-Learning Systems sponsored programs are expected to disclose to the program audience any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest that may have a direct bearing on the subject matter of the continuing education program. This pertains to relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or other corporations whose products or services are related to the subject matter of the presentation topic. The intent of this policy is not to prevent a speaker with a potential conflict of interest from making a presentation. It is merely intended that any potential conflict should be identified openly so that the listeners may form their own judgments about the presentation with the full disclosure of the facts.
Tami Ross, RD, LD, CDE Tami Ross has disclosed that she serves as a consultant for McNeil Nutritionals and has received an Honoraria from Abbott Diabetes Care and Eli Lily and Co.