Nutrition on a Budget

This 1-hour live continuing education activity is designed to provide healthcare professionals with a practical, evidence-informed approach to delivering nutrition recommendations in cardiometabolic care. Despite the well-established role of nutrition in preventing and managing metabolic disease, clinicians often face challenges translating dietary guidelines into realistic, patient-centered strategies due to barriers such as cost, food access, time constraints, and patient adherence.

This session will address the gap between nutrition science and clinical implementation. Participants will review key factors that impact the effectiveness of nutrition counseling and learn how to prioritize high-impact dietary interventions that support metabolic health while remaining feasible for diverse patient populations. Emphasis will be placed on simplifying nutrition communication, identifying and addressing common barriers, and applying a structured, repeatable framework within routine clinical encounters.

Through case-based examples, learners will explore how to adapt nutrition recommendations to individual patient contexts, improving adherence and clinical outcomes. This activity is intended for pharmacists, physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, and other healthcare professionals involved in the management of cardiometabolic conditions.

Target Audience

This activity is designed for healthcare professionals involved in the prevention and management of cardiometabolic conditions, including: Pharmacists Physicians (family medicine, internal medicine, cardiology) Nurse Practitioners Physician Assistants Registered Nurses Registered Dietitians and other nutrition-focused clinicians It is particularly relevant for clinicians practicing in primary care, ambulatory care, and cardiometabolic settings who provide patient counseling on lifestyle and nutrition, and who are seeking practical, evidence-informed strategies to improve the implementation and effectiveness of nutrition recommendations in real-world clinical practice.

Learning Objectives

  • Recognize key barriers that impact the implementation of nutrition recommendations in cardiometabolic care, including cost and accessibility.
  • Prioritize high-impact, evidence-based dietary strategies that support metabolic health while remaining practical for patients to implement.
  • Apply a streamlined counseling approach to deliver clear, realistic nutrition guidance within routine clinical visits.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AANP
  • 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 ANCC

     

     

     

  • 1.00 Attendance
  • 1.00 CDR
Course opens: 
05/16/2026
Course expires: 
05/16/2027
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
0
Reviewer(s)

Amanda Dipasquale

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Leslie Edmunds

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Hannah Moore

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Megan Morrison, PharmD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Speaker, Instructor, Faculty(s)

Lara Zakaria, PharmD RPh MS CNS CDN

has a financial relationship (Advisor) with Allergy Research Group;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Fullscript;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Solaria Bio;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Ortho Molecular Products;.

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare and Revelar Health LLC.AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 

 

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

 

 

Physicians
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

Pharmacists
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this continuing education activity for 1.0 contact hours.

 

Nursing
Credit being awarded: 1.0  ANCC contact hours

 

Physician Associates
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until 05/16/2026 . PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

 

Nurse Practitioners
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Accreditation Standards of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) through the joint providership of AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare and JP.  AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is accredited by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education. Provider number: 030803. This activity is approved for 1.0 contact hour(s) (which includes 0.0 hour(s) of pharmacology).

 

Dietitians


 

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AANP
  • 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 ANCC

     

     

     

  • 1.00 Attendance
  • 1.00 CDR

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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