© 2024 Canadian Malnutrition Task Force
Primary Care Malnutrition Collaborative:
A Community of Practice
The CMTF Primary Care Working Group is creating a unique opportunity for dietitians working in primary care and the community to share common interests, concerns, challenges, resources and learnings. Through regular informal mentoring sessions, dietitians will brainstorm on how to adopt best practices related to screening, assessing, treating and preventing malnutrition in their adult patients.
Want to Learn, Engage and Discuss with us? Come Join the Primary Care Malnutrition Collaborative by SIGNING UP HERE
By signing up, you express your interest in receiving emails from CNS/CMTF about the Community of Practice mentoring sessions and for dissemination of resources. Those who have joined will also receive access to archived recordings from Community of Practice sessions.
Recently joined the Collaborative and need access to a recording of a previous mentoring session? Contact info@cns-scn.ca with your request.
If you have not signed up for the Collaborative but want to access a recording of our Community of Practice mentoring sessions, please SIGN UP HERE.
Upcoming Mentoring Sessions
December 10, 2024, 12:00-1:00pm ET: “Nutrition Care for Persons Living with Cognitive Impairment or Dementia”
Speaker: Allison Cammer, PhD, RD, Associate Professor, Director of Dietetics. College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan
Click here to register Session details
Future Mentoring session topics:
- February 2025 "Eating Disorders for Adults" - Details to follow
- May 2025 - "Caregiver Awareness" - Details to follow
- June 2025 - "Bariatric Nutrition Counseling Best Practices for Primary Care" - Details to follow
Past Community of Practice Sessions
May 22, 2024 at 12:00 - 1:00pm ET
“Role for Dietitians in Mental Health”
Speaker: Lisa Mowers, RD, Provincial Practice Lead for Mental Health, Nutrition Services, Alberta Health Services
Total number of attendees: 30
March 13, 2024, 12:00-1:00pm ET
“Food Insecurity: Where to from here?”
Speaker: Gerry Kasten, RD, MSc FDC, Lecturer, Food Nutrition and Health, University of British Columbia
Total number of attendees: 41
February 7, 2024, 12:00-1:00pm ET
“Managing Home Enteral Nutrition in the Community”
Speaker: Dr. Don Duerksen MD, FRCPC - Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Manitoba and Medical Director, Manitoba Home Nutrition Program
Total number of attendees: 42
November 30, 2023, 12:00-1:00 pm ET
“Navigating gut permeability & GI intolerance” (for Crohn’s & Colitis Awareness Month)
Speaker: Connie Tuttle, RD, DC
Total number of attendees: 47
May 24, 2023, 12:00-1:00 pm ET
“Malnutrition and Falls”
Speaker: Jennifer Sundberg, RD
Total number of attendees: 49
March 22 2023, 12:00-1:00 pm EST
“From failure to thrive to frailty, disordered eating to substance use and dementia: Tracking Malnutrition Outcomes in Primary Care”
Speaker: Michele MacDonald Werstuck, RD MSc CDE
Total number of attendees: 27
January 26, 2023 - 12:00 - 1:00pm ET
"Nutrition Risk Screening for RNs"
Speakers: Bree Bondar, RN and Rhiannon Quintilio, RD
Total number of attendees: 42
November 23, 2022, 12:00pm - 1:00pm ET
"Subjective Global Assessment- commonly asked questions"
Speakers: Roseann Nasser RD FDC CNSC and Kari McKnight RD
Total number of attendees: 47
June 8, 2022, 12:00pm - 1:00pm ET
"Addressing Malnutrition in Primary & Community Care in Canada- where we are and where are we going?"
Speakers: Heather Keller, RD PhD, Marlis Atkins RD and Leila Goharian, RD, MSc
Total number of attendees: 41
April 20, 2022, 12:00pm - 1:00pm ET
"Food Insecurity and Malnutrition"
Speaker: Krystyna Lewicki, MHSc RD-The Four Villages Community Health Centre
Total number of attendees: 15
March 30, 2022, 12:00pm - 1:00pm ET
"Mental Health & Addictions- Considerations for Primary Care & Community RDs"
Speaker: Michele MacDonald Werstuck, RD MSc CDE - Hamilton Family Health Team
Total number of attendees: 65
February, 16, 2022, 12:00pm - 1:00pm ET
"What you need to know about Anemias and Malnutrition"
Speaker: Marg Alfieri RD, FDC
Total number of attendees: 40
January 26, 2022, 12:00pm - 1:00pm ET
"Nutrition Risk and Weight Stigma- Important Considerations for Practice"
Speaker: Sarah Ross RD, HSC Winnipeg Shared Health
Total number of attendees: 65
November 17, 2021, 12:00pm - 1:00pm ET
“Want to learn what to do after a positive malnutrition screen?”
Speakers: Leila Goharian, MSc, RD and Michele Macdonald Werstuck, RD,MSc,CDE
Total number of attendees: 28
October 13, 2021, 12:00pm - 1:00pm ET
“A Framework to Guide the Implementation of a Malnutrition Screening Tool in Home Care”
Speaker: Leila Goharian, MSc, RD
Total number of attendees: 15
September 15, 2021, 12:00pm - 1:00pm ET
“Getting Started with Screening”
Speaker: Heather Keller RD, PhD, FDC
Total number of attendees: 37