Incorporating a Registered Dietitian into Your Pulmonary Cardiac Rehabilitation and Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation

Presented by Heather McCormick, MS, RDN, LD, CDE and Ruth Rasmussen, MA, MS, RDN, LD, CCRP

Disclosures: No relevant disclosures.

1.00 AACVPR CEUs

This presentation will review how Mount Carmel Health System's cardiopulmonary rehabilitation program utilizes their registered dietitian services effectively in helping both pulmonary patients and cardiac patients.

The objective of this presentation is to clarify to the listener key areas to engage the outpatient cardiac rehab patient with nutrition. Specifics will be given on how nutrition education is implemented within the Oklahoma Heart Hospital's intensive cardiac rehab and outpatient cardiac rehab program.

Learning Objectives:

1.) Understand the uniqueness of pulmonary patients' nutritional needs.

2.) Provide examples of how to incorporate a registered dietitian in pulmonary rehab.

3.) Provide insight on how to utilize a registered dietitian in cardiac rehab.

4.) Understand key areas and times to target patients with nutrition education.

5.) Give examples of how nutrition education relates to value-based care.

6.) Understand how involvement of a dietitian influences outcomes and behavior changes.

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