Activity Number and Title
19CE081 - Nutritional Considerations in Common Comorbidities of Hemophilia
Purpose Statement
This online learning activity aims to enable learners from the federally-recognized U.S. Hemophilia Treatment Center Network (USHTCN) to develop competencies regarding the roles and responsibilities of the registered dietitian nutritionist on the multidisciplinary comprehensive care team, and to gain familiarity with nutritional considerations in common comorbidities of hemophilia, to include hepatitis C, HIV, iron deficiency anemia, osteoporosis, obesity, and dyslipidemia.
Educational Objectives
- Discuss the roles and responsibilities of the Registered Dietitian Nutritionist on the hemophilia comprehensive care team
- Examine the components of the nutrition assessment administered by the Hemophilia Treatment Center Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
- Evaluate nutrition objectives and dietary interventions for common comorbidities of hemophilia
- Identify important considerations and discussion points for persons with hemophilia regarding dietary supplements
Target Audience
Registered dietitian nutritionists, nurses, physical therapists, social workers, and other members of the multidisciplinary comprehensive care team at U.S. Hemophilia Treatment Centers (HTCs) who are involved in or support the nutritional health of patients.
Topics/Content
At HTCs, patients may experience nutritional challenges related to hepatitis C, HIV, iron deficiency anemia, osteoporosis, overweight and obesity, and dyslipidemia, in addition to other comorbidities. There is an important role on the multidisciplinary bleeding disorders comprehensive care team for a registered dietitian nutritionist or other qualified individual to promote optimal nutritional health, to provide nutrition services, to make appropriate individualized nutrition recommendations, and to support pediatric and adult patients until their personal nutrition goals are met. To facilitate development of nutrition-related competencies among USHTCN staff, this online learning activity will review the roles and responsibilities of the registered dietitian nutritionist on the hemophilia comprehensive care team, the components of the nutrition assessment administered by this professional, the nutrition objectives and dietary interventions for common comorbidities of hemophilia, and the important considerations and discussion points regarding use of dietary supplements among persons with hemophilia.
Faculty w/ credentials
Date of Original Release
May 3, 2019
Expiration Date
5:00 PM Eastern, May 4, 2020
Method of Participation
The estimated time to complete this activity is 45 minutes. In order to receive contact hours, you must complete the following prior to the course expiration date:
- Read the Program Announcement Form
- Complete the learning activity
- Complete the evaluation
- Complete the post-test with a score of 70% or better
- Upon successful completion of the post-test your certificate of completion will be available to print or save
Accreditation Statement and Contact Hours
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing Continuing Nursing Education is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Centers Commission on Accreditation.
This activity is provided for 0.75 contact hours under ANCC criteria.
Contact Information
System Requirements
- 2 gigabytes of RAM
- High speed internet connection
- Any one Internet browser:
- Firefox (Most Current Version)
- Safari (Most Current Version)
- Google Chrome (Most Current Version)
- MS Internet Explorer (Most Current Version)
- Cookies and JavaScript must be enabled in all browsers.
- All browsers must have flash plug in installed and enabled.
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