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It is only right that doctors understand the causes of their patients’ illnesses and have the knowledge to help them get well.
Legislation in D.C. and New York would require continuing education on nutrition.
Seventy-three percent of physicians feel that patient visits should
include nutrition guidance, but only 15 percent feel “totally prepared” to
offer it, according to a new poll commissioned by the Physicians Committee
for Responsible Medicine, a nonprofit with more than 12,000 doctor members.
The poll, conducted by SIS International Research, asked 40 Washington,
D.C., area physicians questions about their nutrition education and
preparedness to offer patients nutrition counseling. The poll also found
that:
“It is only right that doctors understand the causes of their patients’
illnesses and have the knowledge to help them get well,” said Physicians
Committee president Neal Barnard, MD, FACC, at a recent hearing on a bill
that would require continuing education on nutrition for physicians
practicing in Washington, D.C.
The Continuing Nutrition Education Amendment Act of 2019, which was
introduced in the D.C. Council by Councilmember Mary Cheh, would “provide
information and skills to enable health professionals to incorporate
nutrition counseling into clinical practice, which may include: general
nutrition throughout the lifecycle; nutrition assessment; the role of
nutrition in disease prevention, management, and treatment; nutrition topics
related to medical specialties such as obstetrics and gynecology,
cardiology, and oncology; food insecurity and its impact on health; and
obesity treatment and prevention.” New York introduced similar legislation
earlier this year: A7695/S5887.
D.C. is projected to have 131,194 cases of heart disease in 2030, nearly
four times the number in 2010. Recent statistics show that type 2 diabetes
takes an extraordinarily high toll in Wards 7 and 8. Statistics also show
disproportionate colorectal cancer incidence in these same wards. Good
nutrition can play a role in improving these conditions.
“Nutrition CME is a win-win for doctors and dietitians,” says Susan Levin,
MS, RD, director of nutrition education for the Physicians Committee and a
dietitian with the Barnard Medical Center. “A nutrition prescription from a
doctor means a referral to dietitian who gets the opportunity to transform a
patient’s serious illness to a success story.”
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