Clinical Bioethics in Practice

Nutrition and dietetics practitioners are faced with ethical situations and dilemmas virtually every day. Because settings for practice vary, the issues faced by clinicians are very diverse. This continuing education activity is designed to introduce you to the code of ethics for the nutrition and dietetics profession (Code of Ethics), which is based on a system of ethics built on four moral principles that can be applied to your own professional – and sometimes personal – practice situations. 

This continuing education activity is designed to help you earn 3 continuing education credits for dietetics (CDR CPEU).  

Learning Objectives

After completing this activity, nutrition professionals will better be able to:

  1. Identify ethical issues and standards in nutrition and dietetics. 
  2. Compare and contrast ethical issues. 
  3. Recall the four moral principles and standards in the Code of Ethics. 
  4. Apply the Code of Ethics to achieve ethical conduct and practices. 

Additional Information

CDR Activity Type: 
102
CPE Level: 
2
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 3.00 CDR
Course opens: 
10/08/2024
Course expires: 
10/08/2027
Cost:
$25.00
Rating: 
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR 

Dr. Mindy Nelkin, D. Bioethics, RD, HEC-C, is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Certified Healthcare Ethics Consultant (HEC-C). She is a Medical Ethicist at Northwell Health Division of Medical Ethics, a Clinical Assistant Professor of Science Education at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra University and a member of the Northwell Health System Institutional Review Board (IRB).  

Mindy received a bachelor's degree in clinical dietetics from Michigan State University, a master's degree in clinical nutrition from Rush University College of Health Sciences, a second master's degree in clinical bioethics from the Medical College of Wisconsin's Center for the Study of Bioethics, and her doctor of bioethics from Loyola University's Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy. Mindy served on the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ (AND) Code of Ethics Task Force from 2016-2018. 

ABOUT THE EDITOR 

Danielle VenHuizen, MS, RD, is a Seattle-based dietitian and owner of the private practice Food Sense Nutrition. She received a master’s in nutrition from Bastyr University and specializes in nutrition support for complex GI disorders, cardiovascular disease, food sensitivities, and overall nutrition guidance for kids and families. 

Disclosures:

The faculty and planners for this educational activity have no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose. 

An “ineligible company” includes any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients 

In support of improving patient care, Great Valley Publishing Company (publisher of Wolf Rinke Associates) is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

This activity will also award credit for dietetics (CDR CPEU).


RDs and DTRs are to select activity type 102 in their Activity Log. Sphere and Competency selection is at the learner’s discretion.

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (Academy) and Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) are not responsible for the provider’s interpretation of the Academy/CDR Code of Ethics for the Nutrition and Dietetics Profession or its enforcement as it relates to the scenarios and content presented in this activity. 

 

Available Credit

  • 3.00 CDR

Price

Cost:
$25.00
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