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💡Spotlight: 2nd Career RD - Melissa Roberts
Q#1: What was your job/role BEFORE you decided to become a dietitian and has it helped you in your current position?
Answer: “I worked 24 years (in ER registration and bed board) at the hospital that where I born before finally graduating from college and becoming an RD.…My prior background in the hospital gave me the experience and confidence to talk to anyone from doctors to housekeepers to every variety of patient. I also didn't have to study medical terminology very much…”
Q#2: What made you want to go back to school to become a dietitian?
Answer: “My parents have been "dieting" my whole life - my mom to lose weight and my dad to gain weight & about 15 years ago my dad was diagnosed with celiac disease. Eventually I took a weight loss class with my mom as her support person and then watched as many family members changed their diets and improved their health. Then I went and had a chat with the dietitian/chair of the nutrition department at University of MD…”?
Q#3: What do you like best about being a telehealth RD?
Answer: “I am able to work with rural hospitals that aren't able to hire a full-time dietitian. Working mostly virtually, I get to do a little of everything! Just yesterday, I virtually attended rounds, wrote tube feed recommendations and chart notes, attended LTC Care Conferences, and saw outpatients in multiple states; then, I went to the local university and substitute taught the Human Nutrition class. This also lets me be available for my last kid at home who has some mental health struggles.”
Q#4: What advice would you give someone considering going back to school to become a RD?
Answer: “In 5 years it doesn't matter if you do or don't, you will still be 5 years older. Choose to do!"…
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❓Food Noise Questionnaire
We’ve been hearing a lot about “food noise” in regard to the use of GLP-1’s for obesity management, but how do you qualify, quantify and define “food noise”? Here’s an interesting paper worth checking out. Development and validation of the Food Noise Questionnaire
4️⃣Things You Don’t Want to Miss
1. Determinants of Adherence to Obesity Medications
Determinants of adherence to obesity medication: A narrative review
2. From Australia - On Classifying Obesity
'A terrible tool': The problem with BMI
“…the commission is proposing two categories for obesity to ensure people receive appropriate health advice and evidence-based care. The proposed categories are pre-clinical obesity and clinical obesity.
Clinical obesity is defined as a condition where obesity is linked to noticeable signs or symptoms of reduced organ function, or a significant decline in the ability to perform daily activities. Whereas pre-clinical obesity is defined as a condition of obesity where a person has normal organ function and no ongoing illness.”
3. Podcast: “The Health Exchange”
Dietitian and former Build Up Dietitians admin, Dustin Moore, is a guest on this podcast talking about heart health.
4.Substack: Red Flags of Quackery
The Red Flags of Quackery - by Eric Fish, DVM, PhD
Red flags to look for when assessing information on-line. What do you look for?
I am trying very hard to understand the food noise piece. As a registered dietitian in early intervention, I see the beginnings of possible disordered eating between parent and child feeding and eating relationships. I wish the mental health issues were addressed more- how families grew up around food, using food for pain, etc.