Free
60mins
Learning Disabilities and Nutrition
Tackling Health Inequalities
Briony Caffrey
Wednesday 21 June 2023 20:00–21:00 BST
Learning Disabilities and Nutrition
Tackling Health Inequalities
Briony Caffrey
Wednesday 21 June 2023 20:00–21:00 BST
Free
60mins
CONTENT AND LEARNING OBJECTIVES
People with learning disabilities experience significant health and healthcare inequalities. Whether you work in acute, community, primary care or specialist services, your next patient or client could have a learning disability. This webinar will detail the health inequalities affecting those with learning disabilities and what nutrition professionals can do to support positive health outcomes.
Do you know what a reasonable adjustment is and your responsibilities to put these in place for your patients or clients?
It is important that all nutrition and healthcare professionals understand the challenges and inequalities that people with learning disabilities face to ensure the best possible care is given.
In support of Learning Disabilities Week, this webinar discusses health inequalities affecting those with learning disabilities and what nutrition professionals can do to support patients and clients.
We’ll cover:
- What learning disabilities are
- Specific health inequalities impacting this population group
- Incorporating specific needs for this population in dietetic assessment
- Communication strategies for working with people with learning disabilities
We’re also joined by guest chair, Angela Norris RD, to guide discussions and live Q&A.
Watch this webinar to:
Gain understanding of
- What learning disabilities are
- What specific health inequalities the population faces
- How the role of dietitians and other nutrition professionals is well placed to support positive health outcomes
Be aware of
- Legal frameworks which underpin dietetic practice when working with people with learning disabilities
- How this relates to HCPC updated Standards of Proficiency
- Communication strategies
Be able to
- Identify challenges faced by this population and consider how to problem solve for effective dietetic plans
- Focus a dietetic assessment to incorporate specific needs for this population
- Communicate a dietetic plan
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Expert speakers
Briony Caffrey
Highly Specialist Dietitian, Dietetic Clinical Lead for Learning Disabilities, Cornwall Adult Community Learning Disabilities Service
Briony Caffrey is a Highly Specialist Dietitian and Dietetic Clinical Lead for Learning Disabilities at the Cornwall Adult Community Learning Disabilities Service. She is passionate about health equity and serving people with a Learning Disability. Briony describes herself as a health activist, advocating for a fairer and more informed society by raising awareness with an evidence-based approach. She is also the founder & chair of the BDA Learning Disabilities Subgroup.
CHAIR
Angela Norris
Professional Head of Dietetics, Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust
Angela Norris is a Registered Dietitian with over 13 year of experience working for a Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism Trust. She is passionate about promoting dietetics in this specialism and trying to reduce health inequalities for service users.
CPD CERTIFICATE & LEARNING MATERIALS
This webinar is approved for CPD by the AfN
This training supports registrants with upholding the equity aspect of EDEI, as it will support not only the recognition of where inequalities may occur and why, but also provide practical advice on activities that can be undertaken to minimise these and provide equity of service
Webinar slides and links to other key resources will be sent within 2 weeks of viewing the webinar, along with a separate personalised CPD certificate to save for your files. Add hello@mynutriweb.com to your safe senders to ensure you receive them.
This webinar has been kindly supported by BDA Learning Disabilities Specialist Subgroup
About BDA Learning Disabilities Specialist Subgroup
The Learning Disabilities Specialist Subgroup of the British Dietetic Association is committed to raising awareness of the dietetic needs of the Learning Disabilities population and reducing diet related physical health inequalities. They raise the profile of dietitians working with this client group and provide support and guidance to this network. The group represent dietetics within stakeholder and multi-disciplinary and multi-agency forums
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