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Program Date: 18 July 2023
Publication Date: 20 December 2023
Continuing Education Credits: Nurse Contact 1.0 CE; Dietitian 1.0 CPEU
In this course, Michelle Schneider, MS, RD, CNSC, CCTD, FASPEN, will review elements of a nutrition-focused physical exam in the intensive care unit; describe manifestations of muscle and fat loss in patients with obesity; identify common skin and mouth conditions in patients with obesity; and discuss how to interpret clinical findings with the context of obesity. Originally presented as a live webinar on 18 July 2023.
Performance Indicators: 4.2.1, 8.2.1, 10.1.2, 10.2.5
Activity Code: 180402
Lead Clinical Dietitian
Froedtert Hospital
Milwaukee, WI, USA
Michelle is the Lead Clinical Dietitian at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, WI. She is a certified nutrition support dietitian (CNSC) and certified clinical transplant dietitian (CCTD) and has over 12 years of experience in critical care nutrition. She is an active member of several ASPEN committees, a past president of WiSPEN, and an NFPE trainer with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Her main interests revolve around enteral feeding during hemodynamic instability, nutrition in end-stage liver disease, and disease-related malnutrition and micronutrient deficiency, and she has published over a dozen peer-reviewed articles on these topics. Michelle received the Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year award in 2016, and the Distinguished Nutrition Support Dietitian – Advanced Clinical Practice Award in 2020, and she achieved FASPEN designation in 2021.
Abbott Nutrition’s Provider Statement for Nursing CEs:
Abbott Nutrition Health Institute is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nursing Provider #CEP 11213.
Abbott Nutrition’s Statement for Dietitian CPEUs:
This educational activity has been prior-approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). CDR credentialed practitioners will receive the specified continuing professional education units (CPEUs) for completion of this program/material.
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