6/7/24 - Gluten Ataxia; Spotlight: Nicole Hahn; Question from Build Up LTC group; 4 Things You Don't Want to Miss & more

💡Spotlight: 2️⃣Questions for Nicole Hahn, MS, RDN, CNSC

(Nicole is one of the moderators for Build Up Dietitians CLINICAL group and also Build Up Dietitians Weight Management Group)

Connect with Nicole on LinkedIn click HERE

Question #1: What’s your current role as a dietitian and what do you like best about it?

Current role: Senior Manager, Clinical Nutrition. I love the Clinical setting and as a manager I can still be part of inpatient Clinical care plus work to advance people, procedure and practice.

Question #2: What’s one thing you’ve learned by being a moderator for Build Up Dietitians?

“…it's very much like precepting.  You forget what knowledge you have accumulated over the years and then questions come that you have to think about how to explain to those who haven't yet had that experience.  You have to remember that everyone's path is different.  Knowing which resources may be able to help someone is also hard to keep straight.”

🙋‍♀️Question in the Build Up Dietitians LTC Group

Answers:

Larra S. “…not being undermined by other professions thinking they know everything about nutrition.”

Natalie F. “….If had to pick just one: accurate weights and heights that are entered in a timely manner so that I don’t have to hunt them down. Especially for new admits.”

Michelle G. “…adequate staffing in the dietary department…”

Brooke “…adequate time to do our job. Administration often thinks we can get 32 hrs worth of work done in 16 because they have no idea what we actually do and are only looking at $$.”

American Society for Nutrition - Build Up MINI Meet Up

❓🌾Have you heard of Gluten Ataxia?

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"Gluten ataxia is a rare immune-mediated disease in which the body’s immune system attacks the nervous system as a reaction to ingestion of gluten. It can be related to celiac disease as well as non-celiac gluten sensitivity. Those with gluten ataxia often don’t always have the same digestive issues as those found with celiac disease. A strict gluten-free diet improves symptoms for those with gluten ataxia. Early diagnosis and treatment through the gluten-free diet can help stop progression and further cerebellum damage"

https://www.beyondceliac.org/celiac-disease/related-conditions/gluten-ataxia/#:~:text=Those%20with%20gluten%20ataxia%20often,progression%20and%20further%20cerebellum%20damage.

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4️⃣Things You Don’t Want to Miss

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