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MainelicenseddietitianshaveayearlylicenserenewalwithaDecember31stdeadline.Continuingeducationis
duebySeptember1st.
Fifteen(15)continuingeducationhoursarerequiredtorenewalicense,andeleven(11)hoursareallowedfrom
onlinecontinuingeducationcourses(correspondencecoursesCategory2).
MaineBoardofLicensingofDieteticPractice
ViewtheBoardWebsiteorEmailtheBoard
Phone:2076248626
CERequired:15hoursperyear
HomeStudyAllowed:11hours(correspondencecoursesCat2)
LicenseExpiration:12/31,annually(CEdue9/1)
NationalAccreditationAccepted:"mayapproveallcoursesapprovedbyADA"
Notes:Minimum4hoursfromCat1livecourses
DateofInfo:11/13/2015
ProfessionalDevelopmentResources,Inc.isaFloridanonprofiteducationalcorporation501(c)(3)thatoffers
150+online,videoandbookbasedcontinuingeducationcoursesforhealthcareprofessionals.Weareapprovedby
theAmericanPsychologicalAssociation(APA)theNationalBoardofCertifiedCounselors(NBCC)the
AssociationofSocialWorkBoards(ASWB)theAmericanOccupationalTherapyAssociation(AOTA)the
AmericanSpeechLanguageHearingAssociation(ASHA)theCommissiononDieteticRegistration(b)
theAlabamaStateBoardofOccupationalTherapytheFloridaBoardsofSocialWork,MentalHealthCounseling
andMarriageandFamilyTherapy,Psychology&SchoolPsychology,Dietetics&Nutrition,SpeechLanguage
PathologyandAudiology,andOccupationalTherapyPracticetheOhioCounselor,SocialWorker&MFTBoard
andBoardofSpeechLanguagePathologyandAudiologytheSouthCarolinaBoardofProfessionalCounselors&
MFTsandbytheTexasBoardofExaminersofMarriage&FamilyTherapistsandStateBoardofSocialWorker
Examiners.

ContinuingEducationCoursesforDietitiansandNutritionists

Dysphagia:TheTeamApproachtoBestPractice
Dysphagia:TheTeamApproachtoBestPracticeisa1houronlinecontinuingeducation(CE)coursethatfocuses
ontheinterdisciplinaryteamapproachtoidentifying,treatingandmanagingdysphagia.Dysphagiaisawidespread
problemintheelderly,withmanygoinguntreated.Olderadultsareatanincreasedriskduetohavingmanyfactors
thatleadtoswallowingdifficulties.Someoftheseareadiagnosisofstroke,dementia,pneumoniaandParkinsons
disease.Manyhavegeneralizedweaknessandcomorbiditiesthatalsocontributetoareducedswallowing
response.Thedecreasedabilitytoswallowcanleadtoothercomplications,butthelargestconcernsarewith
dehydration,weightlossandmalnutrition.Thiscoursewasdevelopedtoassisttheinterdisciplinaryteam[Speech
LanguagePathologist(SLP),RegisteredDietitianNutritionist(RDN),OccupationalTherapist(OT)andSocial
Worker]inthemanagementofdysphagia.Topicscoveredincludetheswallowingprocess,typesofdysphagia,risk
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factors,signsandsymptoms,howdysphagiaaffectsthebody,screeningandassessment,rolesofthe
interdisciplinaryteam,nutrition,andtreatmentoptions(NationalDysphagiaDiet,thickenedliquids,freewater,and
rehabilitativestrategies).

CaffeineandHealth
Caffeineisarapidlyabsorbedorganiccompoundthatactsasastimulantinthehumanbody.Theaverageamount
ofcaffeineconsumedintheUSisapproximately300mgperpersonperdaytheequivalenttobetweentwoand
fourcupsofcoffeewithcoffeeaccountingforaboutthreefourthsofthecaffeinethatisconsumedinthe
Americandiet.Thisisconsideredtobeamoderatecaffeineintake,which,accordingtomanystudies,canpromote
avarietyofhealthbenefits.Butsomestudiesclaimotherwise,evensuggestingthatoneortwocupsofcoffeea
daymaynegativelyimpactourhealth.So,whatarewetobelieve?Thiscoursewillanalyzethepotentialhealth
benefits,aswellasthenegativesideeffects,ofcaffeineconsumptiononavarietyofhealthconditions,
including:dementiaandAlzheimersdisease,headache,cancer,Parkinsonsdisease,gallstones,cardiovascular
disease,hypertension,type2diabetesmellitus,fibrocysticbreastconditions,premenstrualsyndrome,pregnancy
andlactation,osteoporosis,athleticperformance,andweightcontrol.

NutritionforEatingDisorders
KarinKratina,PhD,RD,LD/NMichelleAlbers,PhD,RD,LD/NEffectivetreatmentofeatingdisordersrequires
multidimensionalandindividualizedinterventions.Educationthataddressesthenormalnutritionalneedsandthe
physiologiceffectsofstarvationandrefeedingisacriticalcomponentoftreatment.Managementoftenrequires
longtermnutritionalcounselingofthepatientwhichmayextendseveralyears.Thiscoursewilldescribethe
rationaleanduseofprovidingMedicalNutritionTherapy(MNT)forthetreatmentofAnorexiaNervosa,Bulimia
Nervosa,EatingDisorderNotOtherwiseSpecified,andBingeEatingDisorder.Includedare:CriteriaforDiagnosing
EatingDisordersRoleofDietingintheDevelopmentofEatingDisordersSymptomologyTreatmentOverview
NutritionTherapyReconnectingwithHungerandSatietyUseofExerciseWorkingwithaTherapist
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PharmacotherapyInPatientversusOutPatientTreatmentRefeedingEstablishingaDietary/EatingPattern
ComparingTraditionalandHealthatEverySize(HAES)ApproachestoHealthEnhancementRecoveryfrom
EatingDisordersNutritionCareProcessandtheCoreMinimumGuide.ThiscoursewasdevelopedbytheFlorida
AcademyofNutritionandDieteticsfortheirManualofMedicalNutritionTherapytoprovideLicensedand
RegisteredDietitian/Nutritionists(RDNs)andtechnicianswithevidencebased,nonbiasedinformationonnutrition
foreatingdisorders.

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