Clinical Nutrition Services
A PART OF PATIENT CARE SERVICES DEPARTMENTS
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Clinical Nutrition Services provides medical nutrition therapy services to patients within ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ (SHC) as well as the community.
The department consists of clinical dietitians with the professional title and credential of Registered Dietitian (RD).
Our staff of highly experienced and specialized RDs provide evidence-based nutrition care to optimize patients’ recovery and well-being in the inpatient and outpatient settings.
Clinical Nutrition
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Roles and Specialization
What we do
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Leadership Team
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Registered Dietitians
Our Registered Dietitians are integral members of medical and clinical care teams and are routinely consulted for their expertise in nutrition care practice. Examples of what each RD at SHC does are:
- Provides nutrition care through evidence-based medical nutrition therapy
- Specialization in patient populations and disease states
- Possesses clinical knowledge to be routinely consulted for their expertise
- Interacts closely with physicians, nurses, social workers, therapists and other care team members to optimize care and recovery
- Monitors patient’s disease process and makes formal nutrition recommendations to their clinical care team
- Develops and implements individualized nutrition care process and care plans for each patient
- Counsels patients, families and care givers on a variety of therapeutic diets and nutrition strategies to aid in managing disease symptoms and/or prevention of disease
In addition to direct patient care at ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½, our team of clinical dietitians also participate in and lead quality improvement projects across the organization. Examples of current and past quality improvement projects include:
- Nutrition-focused physical exam training and malnutrition documentation
- Developing high risk enteral nutrition feeding protocols
- Assessing frailty in solid organ transplant
- Enhancing weight management interventions and patient resources in Primary Care
- Volume based tube feeding protocols in ICU settings
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Nutrition and Dietetic Technicians
Stanford Clinical Nutrition Services also includes our Nutrition and Dietetic Technicians, who work closely with the Registered Dietitians to provide patient care.
Examples of what each Nutrition and Dietetic Tech at ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ does are:
- Performs basic nutritional risk screening
- Obtains nutrition and diet history for nutritional assessments
- Observe and monitor oral intake and weight trends to determine effectiveness of nutrition interventions
- Provide basic nutrition educations as appropriate
Community Programs
ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½Ìýclinical dietitians also serve our local community by deliveringÌýnutrition and wellness talksÌýin conjunction with the Stanford Medical Library, Stanford Medicine patient and caregiver events and other local community groups.
