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February 2023 · Volume 13, Issue 2
Practice Guidance Toolkits - There for you!
In April 2013, the PEN® Team introduced the Practice Guidance Toolkits. These toolkits make the access to essential information on nutrition assessment, diagnosis, intervention, monitoring, associated tools and education materials based on nutrition-related conditions/diseases more 'up-front' and easier to retrieve. The toolkits present information in a format consistent with Nutrition Care Process Terminology (NCPT) with direct access to succinct information that dietitians use in their practice. The toolkits are a stand-alone tool used primarily for clinical knowledge pathways and also include the associated Summary of Recommendations and Evidence.
To find them on the PEN home page, click on the Toolkits icon, which leads to all available toolkits.
They can also be found on the Knowledge Pathways Table of Contents page. Click on any of the icons under the Practice Guidance Toolkit column. Alternatively, within a knowledge pathway, click on the “Toolkit “ tab on the right-hand side of the page. The Toolkit tab will only display as an option if the knowledge pathway has a toolkit.
Helpful Features in the Toolkits
- Click on any of the items on the Table of Contents of the right-hand side of a toolkit to get quick, direct access to any section within the toolkit.
- Flags! Where information is specific to a particular country, you have the option of seeing only your country’s information or viewing other’s information as well. Simply click the box at the top of the page for the country information that you would like to view, and it will be displayed (or alternatively unclick the box to hide it).
Below is a list of toolkits that have recently been added or updated:
- Bone Health and Osteoporosis Practice Guidance Toolkit
- Gastrointestinal System - Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Practice Guidance Toolkit
- Musculoskeletal/Connective Tissue Disorders - Fibromyalgia Practice Guidance Toolkit
- Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Practice Guidance Toolkit
Adapted from an April 2013 PEN eNews article.
How Do I … access PEN® client handouts from the PEN® Handout Collection?
- Most handouts have been translated into French.
- Some have other language translations (Chinese, Hindi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Spanish, Tamil, Urdu and Vietnamese).
- There are cultural adaptations to some handouts: African, Caribbean, Chinese, Gujarati, Hispanic, Latin, North and South Asia, North and South Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan. Some of these have also been translated, as in the example below: Heart Healthy Eating: Triglycerides – Adapted North Indian and Pakistani and translated into Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu.
- Add your customized nutrition advice to the Notes section by entering it from your computer under the ‘Additional Notes From Your Health Care Professional’, (See How do I…Customize Notes to Client Handouts) or you can write your comments in the Notes section of a printed copy.
- Add your company logo in the Distribution By box
- Print out or email the handouts to your clients.
- go to the Help icon at the top of the PEN home page,
- go to Using PEN Power Tools and click on the various sections you need.
- Read the PEN eNews article: How do I… Customize Client Handouts .
February 2023 ·
Volume 13
(2)
A Publication of the PEN System Global Partners,
a collaborative partnership between International Dietetic Associations.
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