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January 2009 Vol. 4 No. 1 |
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Happy New Year from RD411.com! Message from Nancy Collins, PhD, RD, LD/N, FAPWCA If your new year’s resolution was to be more productive, help is here! RD411.com offers a multitude of free, customizable resources covering all aspects of healthcare. This month, there are over 40 new items for you to review and utilize. Many of them are borne out of requests I receive. I take all requests to heart and try to provide the things you need to do your job better and quicker. With budget cuts, we are all doing more on less but I am resolved to keep RD411.com free and easily accessible. Please contact me at Nancy@RD411.com with any comments or ideas. Watch this spot next month for the unveiling of my latest innovation! Here is a hint: This will be a great help to private practice dietitians, entrepreneurs, outpatient dietitians and anyone trying to market their facility, business or practice.
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I am so glad that many of you have taken my advice and purchased a Clickfree automatic backup drive. Read my personal story about the fire in my office and you will see how I discovered this amazing product! I am sure you will rest easier knowing your files are safe. If you have not yet taken steps to protect your electronic files, I am happy to announce that I have been able to get our discount offer extended until March 31, 2009. RD411 users can get a 15% discount and free shipping by entering coupon code cfr331. If you don’t routinely back up your computer, you are at risk for losing your files. I have found the simplest back up system ever called the Clickfree Automatic Backup. You don’t need any computer knowledge because all you have to do is plug it into your USB port. Then sit back and watch it make a copy of all your documents, photos, slide sets, and other important files
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Do you need a new diet manual? The 2009 edition of the highly respected Florida Diet Manual (Manual of Medical Nutrition Therapy) will be available in February. The new version will include several new sections as well as Spanish language patient education materials. This diet manual is unique in that it is available in three formats: as a traditional hard copy, online via the Internet, and in an Intranet format for healthcare facilities. For more information, visit www.eatrightflorida.org.
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NuMedix brings us a new FREE course entitled Vitamin D: The New Nutraceutical. 2008 might be regarded as the year of vitamin D. The journals were eagerly reporting the results of dozens of new studies while the popular press was getting the information out to the masses. Click here to read the latest on vitamin D and receive your one hour education credit.
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Each month Dr. Collins will highlight one book she recommends. Safe Dining for the Susceptible Customer: Seven Professional Views During Survey by former surveyor Linda Handy and Wayne Toczek is a book designed to be entertaining as well as educational. If you work in the long-term care setting, this book is a must read about a fictionalized CMS survey. It guides readers through the varying perspectives of the survey team and facility staff as the fictional facility is found to be out of compliance and receives a rating of “immediate jeopardy.” Readers may obtain 6 CE credits after completion of the optional self-study guide. Ordering information is available at www.handydietaryconsulting.com and www.innovaservices.info.
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The more successful each individual dietitian is, the more successful the profession is as a whole. Think of RD411.com as your virtual assistant. The less time you spend reinventing the wheel, the more time you’ll have for your patients and clients – and yourself. You are welcome to download, modify, and distribute any materials you find on RD411.com for free.
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Here is a partial list of the new additions to RD411.com. Click on each title below to view the complete article. Look for the download buttons in the upper right corner of each article if you would like to use it in your practice. Let RD411.com save you time so you can get back to the business of nutrition. Medicare Changes to the Hospital Inpatient PPS: Pressure Ulcers - Revised! New Patient Education Materials New Toddler and Kid Resources New Career Building Resources And hundreds of more FREE resources on www.RD411.com
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| Free Pasta Sample Kit for RD411.com Users! Can a great tasting pasta have a low glycemic index? Dreamfields Pasta contains only 5 grams of digestible carbs and has 5 grams of fiber. Like other premium pastas, Dreamfields is made primarily with durum wheat semolina, which is why it has all of the flavor and texture of traditional pasta. RD411.com users can get a free sample kit so you can taste it and see for yourself. Just click here and a free kit will be mailed to you via the US Mail.
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| Products News Finally a soda a dietitian can love! Zero sugar. Nutrient enhanced. Visit www.nutrisoda.com for more information.
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| Want to Help a Busy Colleague? RD411’s philosophy is simple – the more successful each individual dietitian is, the more successful the profession is as a whole. This is a community site and we welcome submissions, ideas, and suggestions from all colleagues and practitioners. If you have developed a great policy, a helpful form, or have another idea to share, contact Dr. Nancy Collins, PhD, RD, LD/N at RD411Office@gmail.com. Our goal is to get you out of the office and back with patients or clients doing what you do best!
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