Lecturers: Romy Moujaes, MSc, LD & Stephanie Baddour, MSc, LD
CPECS: 15

The Advanced Diet Planning & Follow-up Consultation Practicum is an intensive hands-on course designed to elevate the clinical and counseling skills of dietitians. This advanced training covers the full patient journey, from initial assessment and nutrition interviewing to follow-up consultations, motivational counseling, and sustainable weight maintenance strategies.

The course emphasizes practical learning through simulations, real-life case scenarios, hands-on anthropometric assessment, and applied diet planning exercises. Participants will learn how to confidently conduct nutrition consultations, create efficient and personalized meal plans, improve patient adherence, and optimize long-term outcomes.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Apply advanced counseling and motivational interviewing techniques

• Conduct effective nutrition interviews and patient assessments

• Use anthropometric tools accurately, including BIA interpretation

• Develop practical and individualized diet plans efficiently

• Set SMART nutrition and weight goals

• Manage follow-up consultations professionally

• Adjust meal plans based on patient progress and clinical findings

• Improve long-term patient adherence and weight maintenance outcomes

Course Schedule

Day 1 – Practical Strategies for Health Behavior Change

5:00 – 8:00 PM

• Communication and listening skills

• Counseling strategies for behavior change

• Applied simulations and activities

Day 2 – Anthropometric Assessment

5:00 – 8:00 PM

• Body measurements and assessment tools

• Skinfolds and circumferences

• BIA practice and interpretation

Day 3 – Nutrition Interviewing

5:00 – 8:00 PM

• Building nutrition interview templates

• One-on-one counseling practice

• Feedback and evaluation

Day 4 – On-the-Spot Diet Planning

5:00 – 8:00 PM

• Calorie estimation

• Practical exchange systems

• SMART goals and rapid diet planning

Day 5 – Follow-up Consultations & Weight Maintenance

5:00 – 8:00 PM

• Follow-up note writing

• Editing meal plans

• Motivational strategies

• Weight maintenance approaches

This advanced practicum is ideal for dietitians looking to strengthen both their clinical reasoning and patient communication skills in everyday practice.