Renal Dietitians DPG

Renal Dietitians DPG

Practitioners who provide medical nutrition services to chronic kidney disease patients in dialysis facilities, clinics, hospitals, university settings and private practice.


Dietetic Practice Group #21
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Practitioners who provide medical nutrition services to chronic kidney disease patients in dialysis facilities, clinics, hospitals, university settings and private practice.

Members of the Renal Practice Group provide medical nutrition therapy in dialysis facilities, clinics, hospitals, university settings and private practice. Through their direction and leadership, members strive to advance the renal nutrition clinical practice, education and research while promoting continuing education programs for dietitians and other health-care professionals. RPG continues to be on the forefront of legislative and policy initiatives affecting the renal community.

DPG Elected Officers

Area Coordinators

Membership Total

Approx. 2,200

Newsletter Name and Unique Features

Renal Nutrition Forum (RNF) is the quarterly publication with subscriptions and advertising, containing feature articles, regular columns on rehabilitation, education, etc., periodical reviews and reproducible patient education inserts. Subscription rate for the Forum is $35 per year for individuals who are non-eligible for ADA membership, $50 for hospital libraries/institutions.

To subscribe, a check or money order should be made payable to ADA/DPG #21 and send to:

Publications Offered Through ADA; www.eatright.org/catalog

  • A Clinical Guide to Nutrition Care in Kidney Disease, 2005
  • Renal Care Resources and Practical Applications, 2004
  • Guidelines for Nutrition Care of Renal Patients, 2002
  • National Renal Diet: Professional Guide and the National Renal Diet Client Education guides, 2002

You may order these references through ADA's catalog, via the www.eatright.org/catalog Web site or by calling ADA's Member Service Center at 800/877-1600, ext. 5000, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. (Central Time).

Publications Offered Through RPG; www.renalnutrition.org

  • Eating Simply with Renal Disease Brochure (English & Spanish)

Awards, Grants, Scholarships, Stipends and Other Benefits

  • Outstanding Service Award (for RPG members only)
  • Renal Dietitians DPG Academic and Research Scholarships (RPG members only)
  • Renal Dietitians DPG Conference/Meeting Stipends (for RPG members only)

For information, contact Awards Chair Sarah Kruger, MS, RD: sarahkruger@renaladvantqage.com. Stipends and scholarships are for RPG members only.

Membership Benefits

  • Renal Nutrition Forum — 4 issues per membership year
  • Every issue of the RNF offer CPE credits for members.  CPEU inserts can be accessed via http://www.renalnutrition.org/
  • Members Only Section on RPG website that has valuable practitioner and patient resources: http://www.renalnutrition.org/
  • Lending Library: Books, references, audio and video tapes of national meeting sessions (and reference books). A priority of RPG is to purchase and make resources available that are recommended for the CSR exam (for RPG members only)

Networking, Business Meetings, Continuing Professional Education Events, Receptions

  • Visit the RPG Web site www.renalnutrition.org/ for more information.
  • General session Speakers — topic: chronic kidney disease
  • DPG FNCE Showcase

Networks

National Kidney Foundation/Council on Renal Nutrition Enhancement and Promotion of ADA's Strategic Initiatives and Campaigns

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