© 2023 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.
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Upcoming Mentoring Sessions
November is Crohn’s & Colitis Awareness Month!
November 30, 2023, 12:00-1:00 pm ET
“Navigating gut permeability & GI intolerance”
Speaker: Connie Tuttle, RD, DCE
Instead of breakout sessions, attendees will be given the opportunity to ask questions and engage in a discussion with the speaker and other attendees.
Future Mentoring session topics:
- January 2024: “Nutrition Support in the Community”, speaker: Dr. Don Duerksen
- March 2024 for Nutrition Month: “Addressing Food Insecurity with your clients”
- May 2024 for Mental Health Month: “Role for Dietitians in Mental Health”
Dates, speaker & registration details to follow
Past Community of Practice Sessions
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