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- Title
Historical Perspective and Current State Review: Advancing Lifelong Learning and Continuing Professional Education in Nutrition and Dietetics to Expand Opportunities, Equity, Access, and Future Transformations.
- Authors
Gonzalez, Andie Lee; Lynch, Patricia A.; Dorner, Becky; Arensberg, Mary Beth
- Abstract
Lifelong learning has been integral to advancement of the nutrition and dietetics profession and its practitioners. Both the United States (US) Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (Academy) advocate for continuous skill development and professional growth. Responding to evolving environmental trends and diverse practice perspectives, the CDR joined the Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education organization in 2020, and the CDR is transforming its own continuing professional education (CPE) requirements and prior-approval program. This paper presents a historical perspective and a current state narrative review, chronicling past and recent developments in nutrition and dietetics CPE in the US, including opportunities for reflective learning and interprofessional continuing education (IPCE). Also explored are the establishment and expansion of the Joint Accreditation organization and its standards, as well as applicable case examples. Additionally, this paper outlines the CDR and the Academy's strategies for advancing inclusion, diversity, equity, and access (IDEA) within the profession and identifies how CPE advancements may facilitate accessible and equitable CPE for an increasingly diverse membership of practitioners. Nutrition and dietetics professionals stand to benefit from a more comprehensive understanding of changes in CPE and the opportunities they may bring to the future of the profession.
- Subjects
UNITED States; DIVERSITY &; inclusion policies; DIETETICS education; PROFESSIONAL employee training; HEALTH outcome assessment; NUTRITION education; LEARNING strategies; CONTINUING education; MEMBERSHIP; DECISION making; INTERDISCIPLINARY education; PROFESSIONAL associations; MANAGEMENT
- Publication
Dietetics, 2023, Vol 2, Issue 4, p321
- ISSN
2674-0311
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/dietetics2040023