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Nutritional Therapy Services Our Staff and Services
The staff of registered dietitians and dietetic technicians at Virginia Regional Medical Center work with the doctors, nurses, therapists, and other health care professionals to provide optimal care for our patients. They work together to improve nutritional status, prevent malnutrition and dehydration, and to manage Diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, kidney disease, digestive disorders, and many other diseases. They work with patients daily in Acute Care and Inpatient Rehab, teach and consult with patients in the Chronic Disease programs for diabetes, cardiac disease, and pulmonary disease and individually counsel Outpatients referred by their primary MD. Residents of VCC receive ongoing nutrition services from the team as part of their interdisciplinary plan of care. The role of the dietitian is to provide education, guidance, support and encouragement to assist you with achieving your personal nutritional goals and the lifestyle changes necessary for your continuing success. Services include instruction on special meal plans, individualized eating and lifestyle plans, review the lab work, weight loss strategies, and tips for healthy cooking and dining out. As an Impatient at VRMC in Acute Care or inpatient Rehab, you will be visited daily by a professional member of the nutrition team to obtain your menu preferences, select your meals for the following day, and have the opportunity to seek nutrition information to help ou achieve your goals for your personal nutritional health and wellness. In the Chronic Disease Program, you will receive group and/or individualized counseling with the Registered Dietitian, personal support to assist you in making the lifestyle changes necessary for effective chronic disease management. As an outpatient, you can expect a personalized comfortable counseling and coaching session with resources provided for additional learning. In Virginia Convalescent Center (VCC), your preferences and choices are honored, day by day. As a resident of VCC, you and your family are active participants in your nutritional plan of care. What's an RD and a DTR - Registered Dietitians (RD): Registered Dietitians have completed academic and experience requirements established by the Commission on Dietetic Registration, ADA's credentialing agency, including a minimum of a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university and an accredited pre-professional experience program or advanced degree program. RDs must successfully complete a rigorous professional level exam and must maintain ongoing continuing education to maintain their credential.
- Dietetic Technicians (DTR): Dietetic Technicians have earned at least a two-year degree from an accredited college or university and have completed a dietetic technical program approved by ADA's Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education, including supervised practice experience in community programs, health-care and food service facilities. DTRs must successfully complete a rigorous technical level exam and must maintain ongoing continuing education to maintain their credentials.
Calculate Your BMI
The National Institutes of Health use body mass index (BMI) as a measure of body fat based on height and weight that applies to both adult men and women. Use the link below to calculate your BMI, to assess your health risk, and for tips to control your weight, including recipes for health.
http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/
Take A Health Quiz
The American Academy of Family Physicians, in partnership with the American Dietetic Association and the National Council on Aging, has promoted the Nutrition Screening Initiative (NSI). The NSI has succeeded in raising the level of awareness of physicians, politicians, and the public to the importance of nutrition in the elderly. Use the link below to a checklist to determine your nutritional health, total your nutrition score and learn more about the warning signs of nutrition risk.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/980301ap/edits.html
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