Session 305

Thursday, September 26, 2024  ~  3:30 - 4:30 p.m. (CDT)

1.2 CNEs

LOCO-MOTIVE: Get Crazy About Your Health

Description

Have you forgotten that the recommendations you give to family, friends, co-workers, and patients also apply to you? Healthcare providers and leaders often spend so much time caring for and thinking of others, they tend to neglect their own health, opting to “worry about it later.” The goal of this presentation is to shift that focus to one of self-care that can lead to a longer health span. The science behind three important pillars of health--nutrition, movement, and sleep--will be discussed, as well as the impact they have on your health. Topics such as gut health, brain health, chronic inflammation, fasting, exercise, stages of sleep, and more will be detailed, drawing associations between these factors and one’s nutritional choices. Finally, practical tips on how to incorporate recommendations into one’s lifestyle will be offered to stop that runaway train down the track that leads to chronic health problems to one of motivation toward longevity and vibrant health.

Target Audience

Hospice and Home Care Leaders

Speaker(s)

Meridith Gierhart, MS, RDN, LD Nutrition Services, Ascension Living Hope, Wichita, KS                                                                                                                 Meridith Gierhart is a registered and licensed dietitian nutritionist. She obtained a Bachelor of Science in Dietetics and Nutrition from Fort Hays State University and a Master of Science in Dietetics and Nutrition from the University of Kansas Medical Center. Over the last 30 years, she has worked in various areas of dietetics, including as an active-duty officer and dietitian in the United States Navy, as a community dietitian for both the American Red Cross Good Neighbor Nutrition Program in Wichita, and the Sumner and Harvey County WIC Programs, and as a consultant RD in long-term care in the Greater Wichita area. She currently works as a clinical dietitian for Ascension Living Hope PACE program serving the elderly population.

Continuing Education

Kansas Home Care & Hospice Association is approved as a provider of CNE by the Kansas State Board of Nursing. This course offering is approved for 1.2 contact hours applicable for APRN, RN, or LPN relicensure. Kansas State Board of Nursing provider number: LT0287-0314. 

Other disciplines will need to apply independently – a certificate of attendance for 1.0 CE hours will be provided.