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2024 Update: Addressing Food Insecurity, MIND diet, & more

Take the nutrition CME course now REQUIRED in leading medical schools:

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More than 7,000 clinicians have enrolled.

97% said it will change their practice.

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The course recognized by the White House as part of the nationwide Challenge to End Hunger and Build Healthy Communities

Who Created This Nutrition CME Course?

Stephen Devries, MD, wearing a white physician's coat and holding a large basket of colorful vegetablesThe course director is Stephen Devries, MD, a preventive cardiologist, executive director of the Gaples Institute, and Harvard faculty member and educator at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

The course has benefited from the reviews and contributions of a diverse field of experts, notably including Dr. Walter Willett from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, as well as a wide range of registered dietitian nutritionists, pediatricians, lipidologists, practicing physicians, and experts in food insecurity.

2024 Edition Available Now:

Learn to respond to nutrition-related social inequities and food insecurity, physician self-care, the hazards of ultraprocessed foods, and more.

MAKE AN IMPACT WITH NUTRITION CME FROM
THE GAPLES INSTITUTE, A TRUSTED EDUCATIONAL NONPROFIT.

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ACCREDITED NUTRITION CME FROM
THE GAPLES INSTITUTE, A TRUSTED EDUCATIONAL NONPROFIT.

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Experience 4 hours of interactive, high-yield nutrition CME and CEUs at your own pace.

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Rapidly build your skills

Efficiently gain valuable nutrition knowledge and patient-counseling skills.

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Empower your patients

Extend your impact with dynamic patient-education resources included in the course!

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$ 50.00
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More than
7,000
Clinicians
enrolled

What's In the Course?

A solid foundation of nutrition essentials through award-winning interactive nutrition CME:

Module 1
Why Does Nutrition Matter to Your Patients?
  • Why Poor Nutrition is a Health Crisis
  • Clinician Self-Care and Important Ways to Maintain Resilience
  • The Magnitude of Health Benefit Possible from a Healthy Diet
  • Evidence of How Diet Can Improve Health Conditions Including Diabetes, Heart Disease, and More
  • Focus on Whole Food Diets
Stopwatch icon. 30-60 minutes
Module 2
Dietary Fats and Patient Health
  • Saturated Fats: Importance of Healthful Replacement
  • Polyunsaturated Fats, Including the Forms of Omega-3 and What They Do
  • Cholesterol: Sources and Health Risks
  • Monounsaturated Fats and Their Effect on Health and Cardiovascular Risk
  • Oils and High-Temperature Cooking
Stopwatch icon. 30-60 minutes
Module 3
Helping Patients Understand Carbohydrates & Protein
  • Carbohydrates: Chemistry and Food Sources
  • Understanding Glycemic Load
  • What is a Whole Grain?
  • Fiber: A Marker of Dietary Quality
  • Alcohol and Health
  • Dietary Protein: Availability from a Wide Variety of Food Sources
  • Sodium and Calcium: Sources and Recommended Quantities
Stopwatch icon. 30-60 minutes
Module 4
Counseling Your Patients
About Nutrition
  • Food Insecurity and Your Role as a Clinician
  • Popular Diets: Definitions and Scientific Status
  • The 3 Skills of Motivational Interviewing
  • 4 Tips for Rapid Nutritional Counseling
  • How Clinician Resilience and Self-Care Affect Patient Care
  • More than 20 patient Q&A scenarios covering a wide variety of clinical examples
Stopwatch icon. 45-75 minutes

Who Can Take the Course?

This online nutrition course is accredited, earning you four hours of nutrition CME or CEU credit. This course is designed for physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician associates, and dietitians. It is also available to medical schools and students and is currently a required component in the curricula of several leading medical schools. To learn more about our online CME and CEU offerings, check out our frequently asked questions below.

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  • 4 hours of interactive nutrition CME for you
  • Engaging companion resources for your patients
  • Quick-reference sheets you can print or save
  • Interactive clinical scenario-based learning
Unbiased, solid evidence base
You control the pace
Actionable in a busy clinic
Vetted by leading nutrition educators

You'll learn the nutrition science you need, PLUS:

Motivational interviewing
Clinician self-care
Strategies for food insecurity

American Medical Association Members receive a discounted rate.
Contact the AMA at 800-262-3211.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • What kind of nutrition CME and/or nutrition CEU is offered?

    The Gaples Institute nutrition CME course is a thoroughly referenced and annually updated learning resource for all clinicians.

    • PHYSICIANS who complete this nutrition CME earn 4.0 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM.

    Nutrition CEU is also available for:

    • NURSES: 4.0 hours of ANCC Credit
    • NURSE PRACTITIONERS: 4.0 hours of AANP Credit
    • PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS: 4.0 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
    • DIETITIANS: 4.0 hours of CDR Credit
  • Given the time constraints most physicians face, can I really make a difference after taking this medical continuing education course?

    This medical continuing education course is designed to equip clinicians with a solid foundation of nutrition essentials. Equally important, our nutrition courses for physicians outline evidence-based strategies that allow clinicians to make meaningful nutritional interventions in a busy clinical setting. Our nutrition CME for physicians includes resources for rapid dietary assessment, realistic clinical simulations that demonstrate motivational interviewing, and emphasizes rapid methods to communicate to patients that nutrition is a cornerstone of health.

  • Does this course advocate any specific diet, or any specific philosophy about nutrition and health?

    The course is designed without a specific dietary philosophy, the goal being to present a balanced, thoroughly evidence-based summary of the best scientific studies available regarding nutrition and health.

  • Who funded the development of this nutrition continuing education?

    This nutrition continuing education course was developed entirely through philanthropy to the nonprofit Gaples Institute. The Gaples Institute does not seek or accept corporate support.

  • What health and nutrition studies were used in the creation of this online CME and CEU course?

    Over 100 landmark health and nutrition studies are cited, with content and references updated annually. Clickable links are provided throughout the course that encourage learners to dig deeper into the original literature. A PDF reference list of all cited literature is provided at the end of each module’s downloadable key takeaways.

  • What makes the format of this continuing medical education course unique?

    Unlike traditional medical continuing education courses delivered via video or slide-deck, this highly interactive and engaging course is presented in an innovative format that encourages active learning and discovery. It’s unlike any other nutrition CME you’ve encountered.

    Additionally, this online nutrition course is accredited, and has been vetted by leading nutrition scientists, dietitians, and a wide range of educators—so you can be confident that you are receiving high-quality instruction. It’s unlike any other online nutrition CME for physicians you’ve encountered.

  • What is included in my enrollment?

    You’ll receive eight weeks’ access to all four interactive nutrition education modules. Each module includes a downloadable key takeaway sheet plus patient-education resources that are yours to keep.

Enrollment $50. Includes 8-week access to the course plus downloadable takeaway sheets and patient handouts.
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