Public Health Specialist Group - Digi-Dietitians: How digital health can change nutrition and dietetics practice

Hosted by Public Health Specialist Group

The digital transformation of healthcare is occurring rapidly across the UK and globally. New data and digital technologies (e.g., electronic health records, mHealth, artificial intelligence, wearable devices) are disrupting well-rehearsed clinical and public health workflows. Dietitians have a unique opportunity to lead the digital transformation of the allied health workforce and demonstrate how digital health can help to achieve the Quadruple Aim of Healthcare: better outcomes, reduced costs, better patient experience, and better clinician experience.

This webinar will explore how data and digital technologies are changing nutrition and dietetics practice. Presentations will include evidence-based practices and innovations across three digital health transformation 'Horizons':

Speakers

Horizon 1: Digital health foundations - Dr Oliver Canfell, PhD RD APD, Lecturer in Nutritional Sciences (KCL), Digital Health Emerging Leader Fellow (2020-2023)

Horizon 2: Data & analytics - Dr Kathryn Dalrymple, PhD PGDipStat, Lecturer in Nutritional Sciences (KCL)

Horizon 3: New models of care - Sinead Burke RD, Allied Health Clinical Digitisation Officer, Clinical Lead CKD Dietitian Royal Free London NHS Trust

Learning outcomes:

At the end of the webinar, participants will be able to:

1. Understand the key concepts of digital health as they apply to nutrition and dietetics, including 'nutrition informatics'

2. Classify the three horizons of digital health transformation and how to pragmatically apply them in healthcare settings

3. Understand key pillars to building digital health foundations in public health systems (Horizon 1)

4. Apply data and analytics principles in routine care and health systems (Horizon 2)

5. Discuss clinical case studies of digital health in nutrition and dietetics practice (Horizon 3)

6. Argue for the role of a digitally competent nutrition and dietetics workforce

This webinar will be hosted on Zoom.

Cost

The webinar is open to everyone and is free to attend.

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