Renal Disease: A Deep Dive for the Registered Dietitian
RENAL DISEASE: A DEEP DIVE FOR THE REGISTERED DIETITIAN
This webinar will review the kidneys, their function, the five stages, nutrition guidelines, as well as deficiencies that can develop with kidney disease, and the different types of dialysis treatments. MNT for each stage will also be discussed.
Upon successful completion of this one-hour course, the participant should be able to:
  • Review kidney anatomy and functions.


  • Identify the different kidney disease stages.


  • Discuss nutrition guidelines for each stage.
Live Event Date: Jun 17, 2025
Expiration Date: Jun 30, 2028
Performance Indicators/Learning Objectives: 5.2.1, 9.1.4, 9.2.1, 11.1.1
Target Audience: RDs, DTRs, Health Professionals
Number of Credits: 1.0
Total Cost: 1 Site Credit

About the Presenter: Barbara Truitt, MS, RDN, LDN
Barbara Truitt

Barbara currently teaches online nutrition courses for Rasmussen University and is a Renal Dietitian for two DaVita Clinics. Barbara started with DaVita in Feb 2023. She is responsible for all patient education as well as review of monthly labs and daily fluid reports. Before this, Barbara was the Clinical Coordinator for Keiser University where she placed students in their supervised practice sites. She is a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. She is a contributor to two publications, the first one Food Folklore: Tales and Truths About What We Eat, and You Can’t just Eat a Cheeseburger which is a true story about a young woman who struggled with an eating disorder. Before academia, Barbara worked in hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, dual diagnosis centers and had her own private practice.

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