Dietitian Course: Ethics in Dietetics

ETHICS IN DIETETICS

UPDATED FOR 2023

In this webinar, we will review the most current Code of Ethics for the profession of dietetics which is released by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) in conjunction with its credentialing agency, the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). The course will allow you to consider your own ethical approach to professional competence and learn how to best self-monitor your progress.

We'll also review the 4 main Principles and 32 Standards, commonly used terms, and how those relate to AND's values. Discussion will focus on how to apply the Code of Ethics in the workplace and the process and procedure for how to handle ethical complaints. Additionally, we'll go through a few scenarios to discuss how to ethically interact with clients!

This session meets the RD requirement for a unit of "ETHICS" during a 5 year renewal period.

Upon successful completion of this one-hour course, the participant should be able to:

Understand ethics as it pertains to dietetics.

Describe the principles and standards of the profession.

Review the process for consideration of the issues.

Note: The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (Academy) and Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) are not responsible for the provider’s interpretation of the Academy/CDR Code of Ethics for the Nutrition and Dietetics Profession or its enforcement as it relates to the scenarios and content presented in this activity.

Live Webinar Date: Feb 28, 2023 (03:00 PM - 04:00 PM Eastern Time) (US and Canada)

Expiration Date: May 31, 2024

Performance Indicators/Learning Objectives: 1.1.3, 1.1.6, 1.1.7, 1.1.8

Target Audience: RDs, DTRs, Health Professionals

Number of Credits: 1.0

Level(s): 1

Total Cost: 1 Site Credit

About the Presenter: Joanne Rinker, MS, RDN, BC-ADM, CDCES, LDN, FADCES

Joanne Rinker is a Master's level dietitian. She has her BS and MS in Human Nutrition from West Virginia University. Joanne has been a Registered Dietitian certified diabetes educator for 20 years.

Rinker has worked in the diabetes care and education space since her very first job. She has a passion for helping people with diabetes and other diabetes care and education specialist around the US. Highlights of her career include working with the North Carolina Diabetes Prevention and Control Program on the implementation and facilitation of the North Carolina Diabetes Education Recognition Program. As the program coordinator 2006-2013, Joanne was instrumental in building the largest American Diabetes Association (ADA) accredited site in the nation.

Joanne was named the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (ADCES) 2013 Diabetes Educator of the Year and used that opportunity to spread the word about the relationship between diabetes, hearing loss and depression. She served on the ADCES Board of Directors 2015-2017 and became an ADCES Spokesperson in January of 2016. Joanne was the North Carolina Public Health Association President 2013-2014, is a graduate of the Bernstein Fellowship 2015 class and has been published and presented on the national level for both ADCES and ADA.