Integrating nutrition into practice

Personalized Nutrition Assessment

Gain expertise in the field of personalized nutrition assessment through our comprehensive course tailored for clinicians. Throughout this program, you will acquire the skills and knowledge needed to combine extensive patient input with quantitative and qualitative data in nutrition assessment, enabling you to create a tailored framework for care. By identifying the most relevant areas for intervention, you’ll be better equipped to provide personalized nutrition guidance that can make a significant impact on your patients’ health and well-being.

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Participants will:

Personalized Nutrition Assessment

Advanced Practice Module
$ 99
  • Acquire the skills and knowledge needed to combine extensive patient input with quantitative and qualitative data in nutrition assessment
  • Identify the most relevant areas for intervention
  • Includes Clinical Reference Sheets such as "Basic Labs", "Advanced Labs", "Food Frequency Questionnaire" and more
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Become a Certified Personalized Nutrition Practitioner

This module is part of the coursework requirement for the Certified Personalized Nutrition Practitioner credential.

Earn up to 3 CE/CME

The ANA designates this enduring material for a maximum of 3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.

The BCNS designates this activity for a maximum of 3 Continuing Education credits for Certified Nutrition Specialists.

Presenters

Michael Stone, M.D., M.S., IFMCP

Michael Stone is a leader in the functional medicine field in the areas of developmental programming of health or disease, improving chronic disease, and encouraging chronic health and well-being. A focus of his work is the nutrition-focused physical exam. He is a writer, researcher, functional medicine educator, and mentor of undergraduate, resident, and practicing clinicians. He is co-founder and medical director of Ashland Comprehensive Family Medicine, practicing in Ashland, Oregon. Dr. Stone received undergraduate and graduate degrees in nutrition prior to receiving his medical degree from University of Washington, followed with residency and fellowship completion at UCLA Ventura and board certification in family medicine. He is faculty at the Institute of Functional Medicine (IFM) and received their Linus Pauling award recipient in 2019 and is an IFM Certified Practitioner.

Victoria Yunez Behm, MS, MTS, CNS, LDN

Victoria Yunez Behm is a Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS) and Licensed Dietitian-Nutritionist. She received her undergraduate degree from Messiah University, MS in Nutrition from MUIH, and MTS from Duke University. Her work centers around how systems, people, and food intersect to create meaning, community well-being, and whole-person health. Victoria has dedicated her career to translating nutrition information for students, professionals, and the public. She brings a unique perspective on nutrition and bioethics to the table, illuminating the effects of inequitable systems on health disparities, access to food, and access to nutrition services and information for vulnerable populations.

ANA Specialty Training Program Disclaimer

The American Nutrition Association and the Board for Certification of Nutrition Specialists, and each of its respective affiliates, directors, officers, and/or agents (collectively, “ANA”) provide this program (the “Program”) solely for the purpose of providing information to participants. The material presented in the Program has been prepared in good faith with the goal of providing accurate and authoritative information regarding the subject matter covered. ANA will endeavor to provide updates and additions to the Program as needed.

The information presented in this Program is not meant to take the place of medical training or intervention. Completion of the Program or any section of it does not confer any practice rights or privileges. Practice rights are based on state licensure laws which vary from state to state and by profession. Participants should familiarize themselves with and abide by the scope of practice regulations as set forth in applicable licensure laws, regulations, and other rules.

ANA makes no representation or warranty of any kind regarding any information, apparatus, product, or process discussed in the Program, and ANA assumes no liability therefore.

WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, THE INFORMATION AND MATERIALS PROVIDED IN THE PROGRAM ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS-IS” BASIS AND MAY INCLUDE ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR OTHER INACCURACIES. THE PARTICIPANT ASSUMES THE SOLE RISK OF MAKING USE AND/OR RELYING ON THE INFORMATION AND MATERIALS PROVIDED IN THE PROGRAM. ANA MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ABOUT THE SUITABILITY, COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS, RELIABILITY, LEGALITY, UTILITY, OR ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION AND MATERIALS PROVIDED IN THE PROGRAM. ALL SUCH INFORMATION AND MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

This material is the confidential and proprietary information of the American Nutrition Association and may not be shared with any parties other than those who have registered in the Program. Any reproduction or transmission of all or part of the Program materials, whether by electronic, mechanical, recorded, other means, without prior written consent of the American Nutrition Association shall be an infringement.

ANA hereby grants permission to registrants to share the Client Handouts with their clients, but only in the format provided, you may not add any logos, names, or customization and you must maintain on the Handouts the ANA copyright information and branding.

Access to each self-study Program is designated with a specified duration. Participants must complete the Program and view and download materials before the expiration of use. No access to course materials will be available after expiration of the Program. Once a Program is purchased, ANA is unable to issue refunds, credits, or transfers for any Program.

The learner is responsible for meeting all Program prerequisites. Completion of any Program does not entitle the learner to a certification, which involves a separate application process and credential awarded with the Board for Certification of Nutrition Specialists.

Certification Requirements
Certification Requirements

To be eligible for the Certified Personalized Nutrition Practitioner (CPNP) credential, candidates must meet each of the following requirements:

1. Education

Degree and Training Requirements

Degree Requirement: The candidate must hold one of the following:

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in the field of nutrition, dietetics, or related health science field from a United States regionally accredited college or university, or its foreign equivalent; or
  • Master of Science or doctoral degree in health science or medicine, from a United States regionally accredited college or university, or its foreign equivalent;   

“Regionally accredited” means an institution that was accredited, at the time the degree was awarded, by a regional accreditation body in the United States which is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the United States Department of Education. Degrees from institutions outside the U.S. must be from that country’s equivalent of a regionally accredited U.S. institution and translated. Licenses from countries outside of the U.S. must be translated and have nutrition in legal scope of practice.


Training Requirement: All candidates must have completed all three modules of the American Nutrition Association (ANA) Personalized Nutrition Practitioner Training program. Please do not apply to sit for the exam until you have completed the training program.

2.  Examination

The candidate must pass the Certification Examination for Personalized Nutrition Practitioners. 

The Certification Examination for Personalized Nutrition Practitioners is designed to test the knowledge and skills acquired by those who have successfully completed the educational requirements outlined above.  

The CPNP Exam is offered year-round and can be taken once the training is complete.

To apply for the CPNP Exam: https://lms.theana.org/courses/56097

3. Experience

  • State license or certification as a healthcare practitioner in the U.S. with nutrition in legal scope of practice, including MD/DO, DC, ND, NP, PA, APRN, Pharmacists, RDN, or foreign equivalent; and
Disclosure

In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, planning committees, moderators, faculty, and all others in control of the educational content of the continuing education activity must disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies that they may have had within the past 24 months. If an individual refuses to disclose financial relationships, they will be disqualified from being a part of the planning and implementation of the activity. Owners and/or employees of an ineligible company with business lines or products relating to the content of the activity will not be permitted to participate in the planning or execution of any accredited program. All listed relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies for individuals in control of content have been mitigated.

Accreditation

The American Nutrition Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American Nutrition Association designates this enduring material for a maximum of 40 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The Board for Certification of Nutrition Specialists designates this activity for a maximum of 40 Continuing Education credits for Certified Nutrition Specialists.

Disclosure

In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, planning committees, moderators, faculty, and all others in control of the educational content of the continuing education activity must disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies that they may have had within the past 24 months. If an individual refuses to disclose financial relationships, they will be disqualified from being a part of the planning and implementation of the activity. Owners and/or employees of an ineligible company with business lines or products relating to the content of the activity will not be permitted to participate in the planning or execution of any accredited program. All listed relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies for individuals in control of content have been mitigated.

A complete listing of disclosures for all those involved in developing and influencing the content of this activity is below.

Conflict of Interest (COI) Mitigation

All relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies listed for individuals in control of content have been mitigated using a multi-step process including independent peer review of presentations.

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