NOTE: This module is currently being reviewed and updated. We are unable to offer CPE credits at this time, but once the update is complete credits will be provided again. The module below is available for information and background on this topic. Please click here for other CPE modules currently being offered for CPE credit.

Have you ever delivered important nutrition information to a client or patient, but felt you weren’t getting through?

We are all consumers of nutrition information, and as consumers, we appreciate it when information is personalized to fit our needs.  As health professionals, it is our job to communicate accurate nutrition information to all types of consumers.  The key is delivering practical messages that consumers can relate to and use in their lives. 

To help facilitate this, IFIC Foundation has developed an ADA-approved online CPE program, “A New Nutrition Conversation with Consumers,” which is available to Registered Dietitians and other health professionals. 

This course will give you a first-hand look at what consumers are thinking and feeling about nutrition while providing various tools and tips to communicate better with your audience.  After successful completion of the CPE certified questions, you will receive one CPE credit hour toward maintaining your dietetic registration and a certificate of achievement.

*To learn more about IFIC Foundation, click here.

Learning Objectives:

After reviewing “A New Nutrition Conversation with Consumers,” health professionals will be able to:

1. Understand how consumers view and use nutrition messages
2. Use the message development model to create and test messages so they are relevant to a consumer audience
3. Communicate nutrition messages to consumers in a way that they can understand and utilize in their lives

Suggested Learning Codes:

1000  Professional Skills
1090  Media Skills
4100  Social Marketing
6000  Education, Training, and Counseling

Instructions:

Step 1: View the New Nutrition Conversation slide presentation including the accompanying presentation script that explains the subject matter in depth.

You can view or download a PDF of the presentation and accompanying script through the link below. (Save the presentation to your computer by right-clicking on the link and choosing "save target as.")

(NOTE: You need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to view the PDF.)

• New Nutrition Conversation Presentation (PDF)

Step 2: Review the CPE Questions for New Nutrition Conversation to ensure that you have met the Program Objectives. When you are finished, view the CPE Quiz Answers.

Step 3: Follow this link to provide an on-line evaluation of this CPE Module.

Step 4: Download the Certificate of Completion and put it in your files to verify completion of the CPE program and to receive one CPE credit hour.