Detecting and Correcting Malnutrition in Family Practice: A Collaborative Approach

Interprofessional Webinar Series:

Detecting and Correcting Malnutrition in Family Practice:  A Collaborative Approach

This webinar was held on November 29, 2016. View the slide deck here [PDF] – or watch the recording below.

Malnutrition in seniors is an urgent issue:

• Each malnourished person costs the healthcare system about $2,000 per hospital stay
• Accounting for about 8% of hospital budgets (approx. $2 billion)
• One out of three seniors are at nutrition risk
• Nutrition risk is an independent indicator of change in health related Quality of Life
• One out of two seniors enter hospital malnourished
• There is a need for greater nutrition attention for vulnerable older adults
• There is strong evidence to support benefits of nutrition support and team-based care to improve outcomes

Learner Objectives:

• Identify the negative effects of malnutrition on health outcomes and health care costs and the importance of screening seniors for risk of malnutrition
• Review and share validated screening tools to use in clinical practice and interprofessional treatment algorithms
• Focus on outcome measures in this population

Brought to you by:

• Dietitians of Canada Ontario Family Health Team Network
• Dietitians of Canada Primary Health Care Action Group
• Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario