Exam Room Nutrition: Where Busy Clinicians Learn About Nutrition
As a clinician, your patients are asking:
“What should I eat for diabetes?” “How do I lose weight?” “My child is so picky. What do I do?” But here’s the problem—you probably didn’t learn much about nutrition in school. The National Academy of Sciences recommends 25 hours of nutrition education for med students. Most of us? We got maybe 5.
Enter Exam Room Nutrition. Hosted by Colleen Sloan, a PA and RD with over a decade of experience, this podcast gives you clear, actionable strategies to tackle those tough nutrition questions with confidence—even when you’re pressed for time. From picky eaters to diabetes management, I’ll renew how you approach nutrition.
Exam Room Nutrition: Where Busy Clinicians Learn About Nutrition
67 | Is Your Patient Noncompliant or Just Struggling?
Ever feel like you're just spinning your wheels with certain patients? You dish out all the right advice, but somehow the change just doesn’t stick? I've got some tough love for you: more information doesn't equal better results. Maybe that patient who just won't seem to change isn't noncompliant, they're just struggling with something.
Grab the Behavior Change Toolkit Here! Provide exceptional nutrition education and translate information into action that guides your patients to make behavior changes that last.
Behavior change is so complicated because it requires a person to disrupt a current habit while simultaneously fostering a new, unfamiliar set of actions. Today's episode will teach you strategies that make helping your patients change as easy and stress-free as possible.
Key Takeaways:
- Build Genuine Connections:
- Discover why connection is key and how listening more than talking can make your patients feel seen, heard, and valued.
- Focus on Behaviors, Not Just Results:
- Understand how behaviors and habits drive outcomes, and why success isn’t just about numbers.
- Explore evidence-based strategies like shrinking tasks and setting prompts to make behavior change more manageable.
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Resources mentioned:
- Switch by the Heath Brothers
- Atomic Habits by James Clear
- Tiny Habits by B.J. Fogg
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Disclaimer: This podcast is a collection of ideas, strategies, and opinions of the author(s). Its goal is to provide useful information on each of the topics shared within. It is not intended to provide medical, health, or professional consultation or to diagnosis-specific weight or feeding challenges. The author(s) advises the reader to always consult with appropriate health, medical, and professional consultants for support for individual children and family situations. The author(s) do not take responsibility for the personal or other risks, loss, or liability incurred as a direct or indirect consequence of the application or use of information provided. All opinions stated in this podcast are my own and do not reflect the opinions of my employer.
