Nutrition & Dietetics: Practice and Future Trends

Description

Nutrition & Dietetics: Practice and Future Trends provides a comprehensive overview of the Dietetics profession. Now in its fourth edition, this text includes the most recent updates made by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics to its name, structure and internship protocols. The text provides an overview of the career opportunities for dietitians, explaining what they do, highlighting the specific areas of dietetic practice, and listing the requirements to become a dietitian. This text is an invaluable resource for both students and practitioners because of its thorough explanations and insight into the dietetic profession.

New to the Fourth Edition:

• Updated education and experience requirements
• New name for the association, the Foundation, and the journal
• New experience programs
• Expanded practice opportunities
• Updated membership and salary data
• New charts and tables
• Extensive appendix
• Update references
• Current practice audits
• Trends in the dietetics profession

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction to the Profession of Nutrition and Dietetics
Chapter 2 The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Chapter 3 Educational Preparation in Dietetics
Chapter 4 Credentialing of Dietetic Practitioners
Chapter 5 The Nutrition and Dietetics Professional
Chapter 6 The Dietitian in Clinical Practice
Chapter 7 Management in Food and Nutrition Systems
Chapter 8 The Community Nutrition Dietitian
Chapter 9 The Consultant in Health care, Business, and Private Practice
Chapter 10 Career Choices in Business and Health and Wellness
Chapter 11 The Dietitian as Manager and Leader
Chapter 12 The Dietitian as Educator
Chapter 13 The Dietitian as Researcher
Chapter 14 The Future in Dietetics

Appendix A Code of Ethics for the Profession of Dietetics and Process for Consideration of Ethics Issues (2009)
Appendix B Article II of the Bylaws of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Appendix C Associate Members
Appendix D Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Organization Charts
Appendix E Sub-Units of Dietetic Practice Groups and Member Interest Groups
Appendix F Position Paper Update 2012
Appendix G Dietetics Career Development Guide

About the Authors

Esther A. Winterfeldt, PhD-Professor Emeritus, Oklahoma State University (Emeritus), Stillwater, Oklahoma

Esther A. Winterfeldt is a Regents Emeritus Professor at Oklahoma State university. She holds two degrees from the University and a PhD from Ohio State University. She completed a dietetic internship at the University of Michigan Hospitals and then practiced in hospital dietetics in Kentucky, Illinois, and Ohio before returning to Oklahoma as Head of the Nutritional Sciences Department. She served two years at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C. She is a past President of the American Dietetic Association and the ADA Foundation as well as holding other positions in the Association.

Margaret L. Bogle, PhD, RD, LD-U,S, Department of Agriculture

Lea L. Ebro, PhD-Professor Emeritus, Oklahoma State University (Emeritus), Stillwater, Oklahoma