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Latest trends in cardiovascular nutrition

Critically appraise cardiovascular nutrition research and translate technical information into practical advice on food and eating in order to provide evidence-based practice.
Evaluate dietary eating patterns (including Mediterranean, plant-based and low saturated fat) to select an approach that meets a patient’s needs.

CPD 11.0 hours accredited learning

Learning format Self-paced online, start anytime

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Overview

The "Latest Trends in Cardiovascular Nutrition" course equips healthcare professionals with the latest evidence-based strategies for improving heart health through nutrition. Participants will explore evolving research, current dietary recommendations, and best practices for managing cardiovascular disease (CVD) through diet. Topics include the Mediterranean and DASH diets, healthy fats, nutrient supplements, and food trends. With a focus on practical application, this course provides the knowledge needed to support patients in making sustainable dietary changes for optimal heart health.

Meet your presenter

Dr Hannah Mayr

Post-doctoral researcher, Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH), Brisbane

Dr Hannah Mayr is an Accredited Practicing Dietitian who recently completed her PhD thesis at La Trobe University. Under the principal supervision of leading Mediterranean diet researcher, Prof Catherine Itsiopoulos, she investigated the effect of a Mediterranean versus low-fat diet on inflammation and adiposity in patients with coronary heart disease.

Hannah has published a number of reviews, methods and results-based papers within this work and received the ‘New Researcher Award’ at the 2018 Dietitians Association of Australia National Conference for her thesis work exploring a novel dietary assessment tool, the Dietary Inflammatory Index. Her research and practice interests are in dietary patterns and interventions, chronic disease and metabolic health.

Hannah currently works as a post-doctoral researcher at Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) in Brisbane and externally with La Trobe, which includes activities to enable implementation of the Mediterranean diet into routine care for chronic disease management. At PAH she leads a mentorship group focused on research capacity building for clinical dietitians. She also teaches into the Master of Nutrition and Dietetics at Bond University and she is passionate about engaging dietetics students in research activities.

CPD hours

Education hours5.0

Reviewing performance hours6.0

Total CPD hours11.0

Accreditations

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

Accreditation number: 482811

Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine

Accreditation number: 38578

Short course fee

$295

Course includes:

Focused learning on a specific clinical topic
Practical knowledge for everyday practice
Led by experienced clinicians
Lifetime access to course materials

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11.0 CPD Hours
11.0 PDP Hours

Counts towards

Advanced Certificate of Clinical Nutrition
Primary Certificate of Medical Nutrition and Chronic Disease

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