2024 Updates from the 3 Military Service Leads for Nutrition and Dietetics

April 22, 2024

Target Audience

This activity provides continuing education for dieticians and dietetic technicians. A certificate of attendance is available for other attendees.

Learning Objectives

Army:

  1. Understand the mission and vision of the Army’s 65C consultants to the Office of the Surgeon General.
  2. Describe three priority areas for the Army’s 65C Nutrition and Dietetics concentration area.
  3. Articulate three ways nutrition professionals can personally assist with sustaining the profession of military dietetics.

Navy:

  1. Explain the organization of the Navy dietetics community, where we are stationed, staffing, and resources we use.
  2. Comprehend Navy dietetics’ operational capabilities and how we are being utilized.

USAF:

  1. State the 5 areas of Dietetics that USAF (US Air Force) Registered Dietitians (RDs) most often are assigned.
  2. Summarize the significant changes affecting the Air Force Medical Service (AFMS).
  3. Describe how the Air Force Medical Command (AFMED) reorganization impacts how USAF medical personnel relate to the Air Force/installation structure; discuss how this change is related to organizational changes within Defense Health Agency (DHA).
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 2.00 Certificate of Attendance
  • 2.00 CDR

    The Defense Health Agency, J-7, Continuing Education Program Office is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). CDR Credentialed Practitioners will receive 2.00 Continuing Professional Education units (CPEUs) for completion of this activity/material.

Course opens: 
04/22/2024
Course expires: 
09/30/2024
Event starts: 
04/22/2024 - 8:00am EDT
Event ends: 
04/22/2024 - 10:00am EDT
Part of: 
FY24 Joint Advanced Dietetics Symposium (JANDS)
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Army LTC Justin Kocher. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.
Air Force Lt Col Heidi Clark, M.S., R.D. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.
Navy LCDR Melissa Amescua, M.S., R.D., MSC. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.
All relevant financial relationships have been resolved.

Disclosure

DHA J-7 staff, Planning Committee Members and reviewers have no financial or non-financial interest to disclose. All faculty members have no financial or non-financial interest to disclose.

Available Credit

  • 2.00 Certificate of Attendance
  • 2.00 CDR

    The Defense Health Agency, J-7, Continuing Education Program Office is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). CDR Credentialed Practitioners will receive 2.00 Continuing Professional Education units (CPEUs) for completion of this activity/material.

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