Nutrition competencies for medicine: an integrative review and critical synthesis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Globally, 11 million deaths are attributable to suboptimal diet annually, and nutrition care has been shown to improve health outcomes. While medically trained clinicians are well-placed to provide nutrition care, medical education remains insufficient to support clinicians to deliver nutrition advice as part of routine clinical practice. Competency standards provide a framework for workforce development and a vehicle for aligning health priorities with the values of a profession. Although, there remains an urgent need to establish consensus on nutrition competencies for medicine. The aim of this review is to provide a critical synthesis of published nutrition competencies for medicine internationally.

Design

Integrative review.

Data sources

CINAHL, Medline,

SUBMITTER: Lepre B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7996665 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature