CDR Update Spring 2015 NDEP Area Meetings
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CDR Update
Spring 2015 NDEP Area Meetings
Update Topics
• Registry Statistics
• Entry-Level Dietetics Practice Audit
• PDP – Practice Competencies Initiative
• Graduate Degree Registration Eligibility Requirement Resources
• Database Transition From Social Security Numbers
• Online Registration Eligibility System Revision
• Advanced Clinical Nutrition Practice Credential
• Interdisciplinary Specialist Certification
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Registry Growth StatisticsRegistered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN)
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Registry Growth StatisticsNutrition and Dietetics Technician, Registered (NDTR)
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New Registrants per YearRegistered Dietitian Nutritionists
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New Registrants per YearNutritionand Dietetics Technician, Registered
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NDTR Geographic Distribution
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Dietetic Technician Pathway III to Registered Dietitian Status
2009-2014
Current CDR Initiatives 2015
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CDR 2015 Entry-Level Dietetics Practice Audit Task Force
EXAMINATION PANEL MEMBERS
Paula Kellogg Leibovitz, MS, RD, CDE, CD-N Chair
Molly Gee, MEd, RD, LD
Kathryn K. Hamilton, MA, RDN, CSO, CDN, FAND
Khursheed P. Navder, PhD, RDN, FAND
Aspen S Perovich, MS, RD, LD
Kevin L. Sauer, PhD, RD, LD
Megan Sexton, MS, RD, LD
ACEND REPRESENTATIVE
Kathleen Creedon, RD
COMMUNITY SERVICE MATTER EXPERTS
Feon Cheng, MPH, RDN
Jeri Finn, MS, RD
CLINICAL SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS
Karen Brtko, DTR
Le Greta Hudson, MS, RDN, LD, CDE
Jin Kuo, RDN
Julie A Mallory, MS, RD, LD
FOOD SERVICE/MANAGEMENT SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTSSharon M. Doughten, MS, RD, LDJennifer L. Gardner, RDJeffery Ketcham, MBA, RDIsolda Lyon, RDJodi L. Weber, DTR
CONSULTANTSDick Rogers, PhDLeanne Worsfold
What is a Dietetics Practice Audit?
• Quantitative measure of what dietitians and dietetic technicians actually do in practice.
• Comparisons of those measures with previous practice audits
• Identification of distinctions between entry-level RD and DTR practice
• Empirically investigate adequacy of “entry-level” operationally defined in the past as the first three years following registration
Dietetics Practice Audits
• Update ACEND Dietetics Education Program Accreditation Standards
• Update Examination Content Outline
(Test Specifications)
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Dietetics Practice Audit TimelineFall 2014
– Dietetics Practice Audit Planning
– Dietetics Practice Audit Task Force Appointment
January – May 2015
– Survey Instrument Development and Review
June 2015
– Survey Distribution
August 2015
– Survey Closed
March 2016
– Examination Test Specifications Updated
Dietetics Practice Audit Timeline (cont)
May 2016
– Dietetics Practice Audit Results Published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
June 2016
– New Test Specifications Distributed to Educators
Fall 2016
– Results Presented at FNCE 2016
January 2017
– New Test Specifications Implemented for Dietitian and Dietetic Technician Examinations
Practice Competency-based Professional Development Initiative
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Step 1 Learning Plan: Reflect and Assess to Create Your Learning Plan
Important Implementation Dates
•Newly credentialed practitioners:
First Group: June 2, 2015-May 31, 2021
• Recertifying credentialed practitioners:
Second Group: June 1, 2016-May 31, 2021
Third Group: June 1, 2017-May 31, 2022
Fourth Group: June 1, 2018-May 31, 2023
Fifth Group: June 1, 2019-May 31, 2024
Sixth Group: June 1, 2020-May 31, 2025
Educator Tool - Kit• Goal Wizard tutorial
• Dream Wizard demonstration
• YouTube video
• Lesson plan
• Recorded presentations
• FAQ
• Key messages
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Graduate Degree for Entry-Level Eligibility
Effective January 1, 2024
Outcome of Joint MeetingJanuary 2013
Consensus Agreement #1:
Move Entry-level Degree Requirement to Graduate Level
for RD/RDN Eligibility
Joint Leaders MeetingJanuary 17-19, 2013
Meeting Focus:
To come to consensus on how to address the recommendations in the Visioning Report in light of feedback from members and the HOD dialogue session (fall 2012)
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March/April 2013 CDR Meetings
CDR considered:
• Review of Joint leaders Meeting Summary
• Input from ACEND Representatives
• ACEND Timeline for New Standards Development
• Stakeholder notice of change in entry-level registration eligibility requirements
CFP Visioning ReportCFP Recommendation #1
Elevate the preparation for the future entry-level RDN to a minimum of a Graduate degree from an ACEND-accredited program.
CDR Motion – April 2013Move to change the entry-level registration eligibility education requirements for dietitians beginning in 2024 from a baccalaureate degree to a minimum of a graduate degree. All other entry-level dietitian registration eligibility requirements remain the same.
CDR’s Motion does NOT require that the graduate degree be granted by an ACEND accredited program.
Eligibility Criteria for RDN
Current
• Baccalaureate degree from a US accredited college or university or foreign equivalent
• ACEND-accredited DPD program
• ACEND-accredited supervised practice (coordinated program, dietetic internship, or ISPP)
2024
• Graduate degree from a US accredited college or university or foreign equivalent
• ACEND-accredited DPD program
• ACEND-accredited supervised practice (coordinated program, dietetic internship, or ISPP)
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Effective January 1, 2024
This Date Does Not Impact
The ACEND Standards
Development Process
Graduate Degree Registration Eligibility Requirement
Current RDNs
Not Required
to Obtain
Graduate Degree
Eligibility Criteria Exception
The Content Outline Will
Change Over Time Based on
Dietetics Practice Audit Results
Registration Examination Content Outline
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Next Steps
• On-going communications to stakeholders
• Review and update of registration eligibility systems and information
CDR Database Transition
From Social Security Numbers to Mother’s Maiden Name
and Birthdate
Online Registration
Eligibility Application
Enhancements
Institutional Score Report 24/7 Access
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CDR Website Resources
Preceptor Online Training Course
Coming soon….
Assessing Prior Learning Online Course
Advanced Clinical Nutrition
Practice Credential
Clinical nutrition practice is the provision of direct nutrition care to
individuals and/or groups.
Additional News Bites...continued
New Interdisciplinary
Specialist Credential
Board Certified Specialist in
Obesity & Weight Management (CSOWM)