This activity consists of a webinar on the health benefits of avocados. The webinar is presented by Dr Monique Piderit, a private practicing registered dietitian with a keen interest in evidence-based nutrition.

An outline of the topics include:

• Introduction: from hype to evidence
• Cardiovascular health and lipid management
• Blood glucose control and Type 2 diabetes risk
• Gut health and the microbiome
• Across the lifespan: children, adults, and elderly
• The Mediterranean diet and avocados
• Practical implications for dietitians

This 1-hour webinar provides practical guidance on how to conduct constructive, ethical, and high-quality peer reviews for the South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition. It is presented by Prof Mieke Faber, SAJCN Deputy Editor.

Webinar Highlights:

• The role and responsibilities of a good reviewer
• Ethical considerations in peer review
• How to evaluate scientific manuscripts critically and constructively
• Writing effective review reports to guide the Associate Editors in their decisions

After watching the recorded webinar, answer a set of multiple-choice questions to pass the activity and qualify for CEU. This activity is accredited for 1 clinical CEU.

Here you can find some important policies and guidelines for dietitians.

There is no cost, but you still need to add the activity to your basket in order to gain access. There is no CEUs allocated to this activity.

This webinar describes how food additives are regulated, how it affects health, and what the dietitian’s role is in the management of adverse reactions to food. This webinar includes a demonstration of Allegrow – South Africa’s first Food Allergy Support App.

Implementing privacy conditions is not only a legal requirement for healthcare practitioners, but also a personal benefit. Any organisation, or individual person, who collects and processes personal information in the course of doing business must comply with PoPIA.

This activity unpacks the scope of registered dietitians in South Africa and provides an overview of the various important roles dietitians play in optimising the health of all South Africans. It also provides background on what (future) dietitians may need to consider before starting a career path, and ideas and considerations for various supplemental income streams.

This activity provides an overview of the human microbiome, particularly the gut microbiome, and its vital role in digestion, immune function, and overall health.

‘‘Eat like a king in the morning, a prince at noon, and a peasant at dinner.’’ Chrononutrition is the study of the interaction between biological rhythms and nutrition, along with the relationship between these factors and human health. Although it is still a relatively new field of research, it is already clear that the timing of food intake has effects on health and disease risk.

This activity consists of a webinar on nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics and the ethical implications in the dietetic practice. The webinar is presented by Associate Professor Janetta Harbron, ADSA Advocacy and Knowledge Transfer portfolio holder and a senior lecturer at the University of Cape Town.

A webinar presented by Zelda Ackerman on the link between childhood obesity and eating disorders in adolescence. The complications of childhood obesity, the early management thereof, and the treatment of eating disorders in childhood and adolescence are discussed.

These focus area standards for registered dietitian nutritionists in nutrition support provide a guide for self-evaluation and expanding practice, a means of identifying areas for professional development, and a tool for demonstrating competence in delivering nutrition support care and services. They are used to assess current level of practice and to determine the education and training required to maintain currency in a focus area and advancement to a higher level of practice.

The standards and indicators for registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs) in management of food and nutrition services are written with the leader in mind – to support an individual in a leadership role or who has leadership aspirations. The Standards of Professional Performance is intended to be used by RDNs for self-evaluation to assure competent professional practice.