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Opportunities to Address Malnutrition in Post-Acute Care Settings

Featuring Rya Clark, RD, LD, CNSC, CLSSGB, Clinical Nutrition Manager at TIRR Memorial Hermann, and Jen Bruning, MS, RD, LDN, Director of Nutrition and Brand Innovation at Incite Strategic Partners.

December 10, 2020

QCDR Malnutrition Measures Increase Opportunities to Document Standardized Malnutrition Care

Featuring Catherine D’Andrea, RDN, LDN, Manager of Quality Initiatives at the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and Angel Valladares, MPH, Research Scientist II at Avalere Health.

November 10, 2020

Overcoming Challenges in Telehealth and Malnutrition Quality Improvement

Featuring Wendy Everett, ScD, Senior Advisor at Avalere Health, and Cory Brunton, MSN, BSN, RN, Senior Analyst in Health Economics and Outcomes Research at Abbott.

October 27, 2020

MQii COVID-19 Q&A Session

Featuring Beth Mordarski, RDN, LD, NFPE Program Manager, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics; Beth Taylor, DCN, RD-AP, CNSC, FAND, FASPEN, FCCM, Research Scientist, Barnes-Jewish Hospital; and Sadeq Quraishi, MD, MHA, MMSc, Tufts Medical Center, Director of Tufts Anesthesia Research Center and Co-Lead of COVID-19 Innovations Team (PPE; Ventilator Solutions.

April 28, 2020

A Closer Look into the Role of Nutrition in ERAS Protocols

Featuring Paul Wischmeyer, MD, EDIC, FASPEN, FCCM, Professor of Anesthesiology and Surgery, Associate Vice Chair for Clinical Research, Anesthesiology Physician Director, TPN/Nutrition Support Service, Duke University School of Medicine; and Gina Ward, MS, RDN, CDE, Clinical Nutrition Manager and Certified Diabetes Educator, Davis Hospital & Medical Center.

April 22, 2020

Applying MQii Learnings and Leadership to Improve the Landscape of Malnutrition Care

Featuring Bob Blancato, MPA, National Coordinator at Elder Justice Coalition and Defeat Malnutrition Today Coalition; Executive Director of National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs and Jeanne Blankenship, MS, RDN, Vice President of Policy Initiatives and Advocacy at Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

March 17, 2020

How Malnutrition Presents in Patients with Mental Health Conditions

Featuring Sharon Lemons, MS, RDN, CSR, FAND, Senior Dietitian at My Health, My Resources of Tarrant County and April N. Hackert, MS, RDN, CEDRD, Psychiatric Clinical Research Dietitian at Choose to Change Nutrition Services.

February 19, 2020

Improving Patient Outcomes & Decreasing Hospital Costs Through Nutrition: The Project Experience

Featuring Amanda Goldman, MS, RD, LD, FAND, Healthcare Industry Sales Strategist at Gordon Food Service and Sharon Siegel, RD, LD, System Clinical Nutrition Manager for Sodexo.

January 29, 2020

Importance of Evaluating and Implementing Malnutrition Screening Tools

Featuring Rebecca Edwards, MS, RD, LD, CNSC and Paul Blakeslee, RD-AP, LD, CNSC, Senior Clinical Dietitians at Maine Medical Center and Jennifer Doley, MBA, RD, CNSC, FAND, Regional Clinical Nutrition Manager and Dietetic Internship Director at Carondelet St. Mary’s Hospital.

December 10, 2019

Elevating the Value of Malnutrition Care Within Your Facility

Featuring Christy McFadden, MS, RDN, CSO Quality Improvement Specialist at Spectrum Health.

November 7, 2019

Extending the Reach of Hospital-Based Nutrition: Improving Patient Recovery Beyond the Acute Care Setting

Featuring Gerry Howick, RD, Clinical Nutrition Supervisor at Legacy Health; Jessica Settles, RD, LD at Flowers Hospital; and Wendy Everett, ScD, Senior Advisor at Avalere Health.

September 5, 2019

Optimization of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) for Nutrition Care

Featuring Cass Kight, PhD, RDN, CNSC, Clinical Nutrition Specialist at the University of Wisconsin Health System and Curt Calder, MBA, RDN, CD, Solutions Analyst in Care Transformation at Intermountain Healthcare.

August 7, 2019

Improving Nutrition Care for Surgical Patients: Pre-Admission through Inpatient Stay Recommendations

Featuring Ashley Matthews, MS, RDN, LD, CNSC, PMP, One WellStar Clinical Nutrition Lead in Atlanta, Georgia, and Ken Nepple, MD, FACS, Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Urology at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinic.

July 16, 2019

Acute Care to Next Site of Care Hand Offs: Continuation of the Nutrition Plan, Documentation, Intervention and Implementation

Featuring Angela Lago, MS, RD, LDN, CNSC, Clinical Nutrition Manager at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, North Carolina.

June 25, 2019

Nutrition-Focused Physical Exam Mini-Session

Featuring Beth Mordarski, RDN, LD, NFPE Program Manager, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

May 29, 2019

The RDN/Oncology Patient Relationship: How Nutrition Interventions Work

Featuring Natalie Stephens, RD, Lead Dietitian at the Ohio State University Medical Center and Suzanne Dixon, MPH, MS, RDN, Epidemiologist and Senior Medical Writer at The Mesothelioma Center in Orlando, Florida.

April 24, 2019

MQii Learning Collaborative Participant Dissemination Workshop

Featuring Catherine D’Andrea, RDN, LDN, Manager, Quality Initiatives, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics; Amanda Goldman, MS, RD, LD, FAND, Quality & Wellness Director for Catholic Health Initiatives Food & Nutrition Services; and Sharon Siegel, RD, LD, System Clinical Nutrition Manager for KentuckyOne Health.

March 1, 2019

MQii Learning Collaborative Participant Dissemination Workshop

Featuring Catherine D’Andrea, RDN, LDN, Manager, Quality Initiatives, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics; Mujahed Khan, MBA, RDN, LDN, Senior Manager, Quality Improvement, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics; and Sherri Jones, MS, MBA, RDN, LDN, SSGB, FND, Senior Improvement Specialist, UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside.

February 13, 2019

Snapshots from Three Current Learning Collaborative Members

Featuring Barbara Sherwood, MS, RDN, CD, Clinical Nutrition Manager at Intermountain Healthcare; Lori Hartz, MS, RDN, CD, Manager of Nutrition and Diabetes, Wound/IV at ThedaCare; and Louise Merriman, MS, RD, CDN, Director of Clinical Nutrition at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.

December 14, 2018

Addressing Malnutrition within the VA Hospitals and Beyond: Lessons and Opportunities for Non-VA Organizations

Featuring Kristy Becker MS, RDN, LD, FAND; Kelli Horton, MPH, DCN; Sherri Lewis, MS, RDN, LD/N; and Gail Schechter, MBA, RD from the VA.

December 6, 2018

Engaging the Patient in Nutrition Care Planning in the Hospital and Beyond

Featuring Karim Godamunne, MD, Chief Medical Officer of the North Fulton Hospital in Atlanta and Grace Whiting, JD, President and Chief Executive Officer at the National Alliance for the Caregiving.

November 30, 2018

Opportunities to Advance Care Transitions and Coordination for Malnourished Hospitalized Adults

Featuring Josefina Carbonell, SVP of Long Term Care & Nutrition, Independent Living Solutions and President, Florida Community Care, Dalila Suazo, RDN, LDN, CDE Sr. Director Nutrition Operations, Independent Living Systems, and Rya Clark, RD, LD, CNSC, Clinical Nutrition Manager at TIRR Memorial Hermann.

November 13, 2018

Nutrition-Focused Physical Exam Mini-Session

Featuring Beth Mordarski, RDN, LD, NFPE Program Manager, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

September 17, 2018

Performing Malnutrition Screenings

Featuring Christina Biesemeier, MS, RD, LDN, FADA, Director of Clinical Nutrition Services, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and Angela Lago, MS, RD, LDN, CNSC, Clinical Nutrition Manager, New Hanover Regional Medical Center.

July 20, 2018

The Burden and Impact of Malnutrition in the Hospital

Featuring Evelyn C. Granieri, MD, Chief of the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Aging at Columbia, and Kelly A. Tappenden, Ph.D., R.D., FASPEN, Human Nutrition Endowed Professor and University Distinguished Teacher-Scholar at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Editor-in-Chief of ASPEN’s Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition.

June 6, 2018
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