WEBINAR SERIES
The MacDonald Center for Nutrition Education and Research (MCNER) 2023-2024 Feeding the Need Webinar Series
October 4 2023 | 12 - 1 PM ET
Using Trauma Informed Care When Discussing Weight in Clinical Practice
Discussing weight in a clinical setting is a difficult task for most health care providers, yet nearly 75% of Americans have some weight-related struggle and conversations about weight are inevitable. Poor communication about weight results in increased internalized weight bias, delayed access to care and lower patient motivation and autonomy. Given the high rates of weight-based stigma in the US, most patients with weight concerns will have faced some form of discrimination, bias, stigma, or outright abuse/neglect during their lives, including in healthcare settings. Learning how to talk with patients about weight is challenging, yet open communication is essential to the use of evidence-based treatment. Join us and learn how to improve your communication skills with patients and clients about weight through the application of the trauma-informed care (TIC) model in clinical practice, which may enhance patient satisfaction and autonomy, reduce internalized weight bias, and facilitate access to effective, evidence-based obesity care.
Earn 1 free contact hour (RN) or 1 CPEU (RD/RDN/DTR)
Upon completing this activity, the learner will be able to:
- Increase awareness of the trauma/obesity connection as well as possible mediating factors between the two.
- Understand the what and why of trauma informed care (TIC) in obesity management.
- Learn how to apply trauma-informed principles to the standard clinical care of including the movement towards holistic health-focused (rather than weight/BMI-only focused) outcomes.
Robyn Pashby, PhD
Robyn Pashby, PhD is a Clinical Health Psychologist and Owner/Director of DC Health Psychology as well as co-founder of The Modern Psychologist’s Online Mind Body Health Program. Dr. Pashby earned her PhD in Medical and Clinical Psychology from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine. She serves on the National Board of Directors of the Obesity Action Coalition and is an author or co-author on numerous peer-reviewed journal articles addressing weight-related psychological and behavioral interventions and communication practices and frequently presents nationally on these topics.
Visit villanova.edu/COPE or email mcner@villanova.edu to join our Contact list or for more information on how to become a Webinar Sponsor. A non-profit center, MCNER is based in the Fitzpatrick College of Nursing at Villanova University. MCNER supports and develops educational programs for health professionals, educators, work sites and the public.
**Please note our Center (formally known as COPE) is changing names to the MacDonald Center for Nutrition Education and Research (MCNER). Please be patient as we make this transition as you may see us use both names interchangeably.
Details on CE Credits
There are no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies for those involved with the ability to control the content of the activity.
To receive a CE certificate, you must individually register online for the webinar and attend the full program. All nurses must complete an online evaluation.
Villanova University M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Villanova University M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing MacDonald Center for Nutrition Education and Research is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited Provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). CDR Credentialed Practitioners will receive 1 Continuing Professional Education Unit (CPEU) for completion of this activity.
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a leading cause of and contributor to death in the U.S., disproportionately impacting historically underserved populations and it is well known that food insecurity increases the risk of developing diabetes and its complications. Increasingly, practitioners are screening for social determinants of health, including food insecurity in healthcare settings, however, they are not always aware of the interventions and strategies available to address both food insecurity and diabetes. While the relationship between food insecurity and diabetes is complex, there are several promising policies and programs that can support both food security and health. Join us to learn about the mechanisms that underlie the association between food insecurity and diabetes, along with the research, policy, and practice opportunities that exist to address food insecurity and reduce diabetes-related health disparities.
Earn 1 free contact hour (RN) or 1 CPEU (RD/RDN/DTR)
Upon completing this activity, the learner will be able to:
- Identify and understand a rationale and strategy for screening for food insecurity in the clinical setting.
- Describe the range of interventions and policies that exist for addressing food insecurity and diabetes.
Roni Levy, MPH, RD
Roni Levy, MPH, RD, is Director of Research and Evaluation at the Seligman Lab of the University of California’s Center for Vulnerable Populations, where she manages a number of food and nutrition security-based interventions and programs, including an evaluation of the impact of federal assistance programs on diabetes-related outcomes and a Feeding America Food as Medicine grant, providing programmatic and evaluation support for 21 food bank-health care partnerships. She coordinated the Healthy Eating Research Food Bank Nutrition Standards Expert Panel and led the writing and development of this guidance which has been widely diseminated and adopted by food banks to provide nutritious options. Ronli is author or co-author on numerous journal articles focusing on nutritional standards for charitable food systems, food insecurity and diabetes, and assessing and monitoring nutrition security to promote improved outcomes and reach, engagement and effectiveness in diabetes prevention.
Visit villanova.edu/COPE or email mcner@villanova.edu to join our Contact list or for more information on how to become a Webinar Sponsor. A non-profit center, MCNER is based in the Fitzpatrick College of Nursing at Villanova University. MCNER supports and develops educational programs for health professionals, educators, work sites and the public.
**Please note our Center (formally known as COPE) is changing names to the MacDonald Center for Nutrition Education and Research (MCNER). Please be patient as we make this transition as you may see us use both names interchangeably.
Details on CE Credits
There are no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies for those involved with the ability to control the content of the activity.
To receive a CE certificate, you must individually register online for the webinar and attend the full program. All nurses must complete an online evaluation.
Villanova University M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Villanova University M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing MacDonald Center for Nutrition Education and Research is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited Provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). CDR Credentialed Practitioners will receive 1 Continuing Professional Education Unit (CPEU) for completion of this activity.
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DETAILS ON CE CREDITS
To receive a CE certificate, you must individually register online for the webinar, attend the full program and complete an online evaluation.
Villanova University M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Villanova University M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing MacDonald Center for Nutrition Education and Research is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited Provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). CDR Credentialed Practitioners will receive 1 Continuing Professional Education unit (CPEU) for completion of this activity.
CDR members: Any feedback about the quality of the activity can be sent directly to CDR at QualityCPE@eatright.org
