Clinical Tips: The New Commission on Dietetic Registration/Professional Development Portfolio Process: You're in the Driver's Seat.
After more than 25 years of credentialing dietetic professionals, the Commission on Dietetic Registration is revising the format for logging continuing professional education. As of 2001, the new system will be phased in over 5 years. Each registered dietetic professional will now plan a course of continuing education to meet personal and professional growth needs. This is a very exciting process and one that has many asking questions of "why, how, when, and where." This article is designed to put a perspective on the new process.
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Ann
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Ann Coulston, MS, RD, is an established expert in clinical nutrition and research. Currently she serves as a nutrition consultant to the food and healthcare industry, public relations firms, and internet companies. She has more than 20 years' experience in clinical research at Stanford University Medical Center where her research focused on the nutritional needs of adults and the elderly. Ms. Coulston's special interest is in the nutritional management of diabetes and dyslipidemias, particularly in the role of dietary carbohydrate. She is a past president of the American Dietetic Association.