The Essential Pocket Guide for Clinical Nutrition - Hardcover

Width, Mary; Reinhard, Tonia

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1284197832 ISBN 13: 9781284197839

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2020

Synopsis

The Essential Pocket Guide for Clinical Nutrition, Third Edition is a quick-reference guide for dietitians, students, and other health professionals actively engaged in clinical nutrition, providing them with immediate access to evidence-based information on nutritional assessment, nutrition support, and nutrition considerations for specific diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and pulmonary disease. Using the latest nutritional guidelines, the authors utilize a consistent chapter format that includes sections on disease process, treatment and nutritional intervention, and patient education, making it easy to find the relevant information. New sections consider the nutrition implications of dementia, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s; nutritional care for bone marrow transplant patients; food safety in intestinal transplant operations; and more.

About this title

About the Authors

Mary Width is a Professor-Teaching and Director of the Graduate Coordinated Program in Dietetics at Wayne State University. She teaches Advanced Clinical Nutrition, Management in Dietetics, and coordinates the supervised practice experiences for the dietetic students. Past work experiences include clinical nutrition, clinical management, food service management, long-term care consulting, and private counseling in the areas of childhood obesity and eating disorders. Mary is the website manager for both the Michigan Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the Southeastern Michigan Dietetic Association (SEMDA), past President and Membership Chair for SEMDA, and past Chair of the Michigan Nutrition and Dietetic Educators and Preceptors group.

Tonia Reinhard is a Professor-Teaching in the Department of Nutrition and Food Science. She is a Fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, past President of the Michigan Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and past President of the Michigan Nutrition and Dietetics Institute. Previous work experience includes serving as a manager of clinical nutrition, community program director, and consulting. She has authored nine books, numerous technical papers for industry and consumers, and presented lectures to diverse groups, including dietitians, nurses, teachers, physical therapists, medical students, and industry trade groups. She has also conducted international workshops on the Nutrition Care Process in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1284197832
• ISBN 13: 9781284197839
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 538