Nutrition and Weight Loss in Cardiac Rehabilitation
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No dates are currently scheduled for this seminar.
A contemporary one-day workshop
offering a skills update and leading-edge information
essential in designing a comprehensive nutrition and
weight loss program responsive to changing treatment
modalities.
HIGHLIGHTING…
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Defining The “Healthy Diet” For Cardiac
Rehab Patients
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Understanding Nutrition Assessment Tools
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Medical Nutrition Therapy Protocols &
Cardiac Rehab
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Goals For Weight Loss & Management
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Identifying Program Interventions & Who
Can Provide Them
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Current Nutrition Questions Your Patients Will Be Asking (Answers Provided!)
This comprehensive one day workshop
offers practical, leading-edge information to improve
professional competency needed in contemporary
cardiovascular health areas with added information on
cardiac rehabilitation programs. The workshop will share
current best practice models and relevant research in a
format that can be readily adapted and implemented into
your ongoing practice.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND…
This exciting workshop is intended for any
professional involved with cardiac patients,
challenging both the skilled and novice clinician
alike. Specifically, it will benefit:
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Registered Dietitians
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Nurses
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Occupational & Physical
Therapists
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Exercise Physiologists
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Coronary Care Staff
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Cardiac Rehab Staff
BEHAVIORAL OBJECTIVES…
At the conclusion of this workshop, the successful participant
will be able to:
Identify the 3 different phases of Cardiac Rehab and the
components of each phase.
Describe the requirements for
AACVPR certification of Cardiac Rehabilitation.
List the latest research on diets
that claim to reduce cholesterol.
Identify the most recent
guidelines for cholesterol, eating, and obesity.
Describe the current requirements
for exercise frequency and duration.
Identify up-to-date trends in
nutrition to successfully counsel patients.
WORKSHOP CURRICULUM…
PART 1. NUTRITIONAL GUIDELINES FOR THE CARDIAC POPULATION
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AHA-Step 1 and 2 diets
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2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
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My Pyramid
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Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC)
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Mediterranean Eating
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Sodium guidelines
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New National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Guidelines
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Overview of Cholesterol-lowering medications
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Considerations for cardiovascular patients with Diabetes
Mellitus
PART 2. GOALS FOR WEIGHT LOSS & MANAGEMENT
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Obesity Guidelines
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Body Mass Index
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Fad Diets (South Beach, Atkins, The Zone, Weight Watchers,
etc)
PART 3. ORGANIZATION AND
STRUCTURE OF A CARDIAC REHABILITATION PROGRAM
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Phase 1, 2, and 3 Cardiac
Rehabilitation
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AACVPR Certification
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Cardiac Rehabilitation
Reimbursement
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Required Staffing
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Recruiting
PART 4. CURRENT ISSUES IN
NUTRITION
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Alcohol and Heart Disease
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Calcium’s Role in Weight Loss
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Benefits of Introducing Soy into
the Diet
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Fish and Omega 3 fatty acids
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Latest Information on Trans Fat
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Effects of Antioxidants on Heart
Health
WORKSHOP FACULTY…
Spend an exciting and informative day with Debbie Strong, MBA,
LDN, RD. Ms. Strong has spent the last 6 years working
within the cardiac rehabilitation and preventative
cardiology setting and serves as a full-time Cardiovascular
Dietitian for a not-for-profit medical organization
assessing and recognizing the special needs and behaviors of
cardiac rehabilitation patients while advising them
according to their individual needs, coordinating and
promoting a community-based program called Healthy Cookin’
in New Orleans for the local region, and helping manage
hospital partnership known as Good & Hearty (creates
AHA-approved menu selections) with a world-renowned
restaurant in the New Orleans area. She also counsels
clients, including professional athletes, on weight loss as
part of a physician-based comprehensive weight loss program.
Debbie has been featured in such publications as Shape,
Fitness, Health, Self, WebMD, WGNO –TV New Orleans, WDSU-TV
New Orleans, Woman’s World, Associated Press, The New York
Times, and Turner South. Debbie obtained a Bachelor of
Science Degree in Nutrition from Auburn University, Auburn,
Alabama. In addition, she received a Masters of Business
Administration Degree from the University of Alabama at
Birmingham, Alabama, while also working toward a Masters of
Science in Clinical Nutrition.
GENERAL INFORMATION...
REGISTRATION:
You may register on-line by choosing one of the dates at the
top of the page or print out the PDF and simply complete the enrollment form and enclose the
appropriate tuition fee (or credit card info). For those
participants requiring hospital authorization, pre-enroll by
phone once approval is received (checks can arrive
after enrollment). Payment must be received prior to
workshop date. Confirmation will be provided upon
enrollment. No tape recorders please.
Seminar Workbook included in price.
Personalized Certificates of Completion (CE validation) will
be provided at the end of the workshop. Registrations made
inside of 10 days of event will receive Certificates in the
mail.
Tuition and travel/meal expenses related to professional
education may be tax deductible (consult your tax advisor
for more details)
TUITION:
• $139 - Standard
• $129 - 3+ registrations on same enrollment form
(call with groups of 5+ for special reduced pricing)
• $124 - Early Enrollment discount
(Called in or postmarked 21 days
prior to event.)
• $154 - Walk-ins (if space available)
HOURS:
Registration: 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Program Start: 8:00 a.m. Lunch: (On your own) Program Ends: 3:00 p.m.
ACCREDITATION:
Nurses:
Academy Medical Systems is an approved provider of continuing
nursing education by the Michigan Nurses Association, an
accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing
Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
7.2 contact hours will
be rewarded to nursing professionals at the completion of
this workshop. Academy Medical Systems is also a provider
approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing
(#CEP14413) for 7.2 hours, and a provider approved by the
Florida Board of Nursing (#50-19) for 7.2 hours.
Dietitians and Registered Dietetic Technichians:
Academy Medical Systems is a Continuing Professional Education
(CPE) Accredited Provider with the Commission on Dietetic
Registration (CDR). Registered dietitians (RDs) and dietetic
technicians, registered (DTRs) will receive 6 continuing
professional education units(CPEUs)for completion of this
program/material.
Certified Athletic Trainers:
Will receive 6 contact hours for this workshop. Academy
Medical Systems is recognized by the Board of Certification
(BOC) to offer continuing education for certified athletic
trainers.
Exercise Physiologists:
Approved for 7.2 hours by AACVPR. The ACSM recognizes seminars
approved by other accrediting agencies for Certified
Exercise Physiologist re-certification purposes.
Not all accreditations listed due to
limited space. Please call with questions.
Spend an exciting and informative day with Debbie Strong, MBA,
LDN, RD. Ms. Strong has spent the last 6 years working
within the cardiac rehabilitation and preventative
cardiology setting and serves as a full-time Cardiovascular
Dietitian for a not-for-profit medical organization
assessing and recognizing the special needs and behaviors of
cardiac rehabilitation patients while advising them
according to their individual needs, coordinating and
promoting a community-based program called Healthy Cookin’
in New Orleans for the local region, and helping manage
hospital partnership known as Good & Hearty (creates
AHA-approved menu selections) with a world-renowned
restaurant in the New Orleans area. She also counsels
clients, including professional athletes, on weight loss as
part of a physician-based comprehensive weight loss program.
GENERAL INFORMATION...
