Abstract
It is the position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics that nutrition informatics
is a rapidly evolving area of practice for registered dietitian nutritionists and
nutrition and dietetic technicians, registered; and that the knowledge and skills
inherent to nutrition informatics permeate all areas of the dietetics profession.
Further, nutrition and dietetics practitioners must continually learn and update their
informatics knowledge and skills to remain at the forefront of nutrition practice.
Nutrition informatics is the intersection of information, nutrition, and technology.
However, informatics is not just using technology to do work. The essence of nutrition
informatics is to manage nutrition data in combination with standards, processes,
and technology to improve knowledge and practice that ultimately lead to improved
quality of health care and work efficiency. Registered dietitian nutritionists and
nutrition and dietetic technicians, registered, are already experts in using evidence
to practice in all areas of nutrition and dietetics. To remain at the forefront of
technological innovation, the profession must actively participate in the development
of standards, processes, and technologies for providing nutrition care.
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Footnotes
This Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics position was approved by the Academy’s Council on Research on April 10, 2019. This position is in effect until December 31, 2026. Position papers should not be used to indicate endorsement of products or services. All requests to use portions of the position or republish in its entirety must be directed to the Academy at [email protected] .
Authors: Sarah Rusnak, MS, RD, LD (The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH); Pamela Charney, PhD, RD (University of North Georgia, Dahlonega, GA).
STATEMENT OF POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.
FUNDING/SUPPORT There is no funding to disclose.
Reviewers: Andrea Anderson, RDN, CD, CDE (Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Chicago, IL); Ann F. Childers, MS, MHA, RDN, LD (Prisma Health Richland Hospital, Columbia, SC); Anne Davis, PhD, RDN, FAND (University of New Haven, West Haven, CT); Tamara Melton, MS, RDN, CPHIMS (Atlanta, GA); Constantina Papoutsakis, PhD, RDN (Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Chicago, IL); Jessie M. Pavlinac, MS, RD, CSR, LD (Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR); Carolyn A. Silzle, MS, MBA, RD, FAND (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA); Sharon Solomon, RD (Morrison Healthcare, Parsippany, NJ); Martin M. Yadrick, MBI, MS, RDN, FAND (Computrition, Inc, Kansas City, MO).
Academy Positions Committee Workgroup: Rick Hall, PhD, RDN, FAND (Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ) (chair); Sandra J. Morreale, MBA, RD, FADA, FAND (Arlington Heights, IL); Cyndia Kanarek Culver, MS, RD, LD (Smyrna, GA); Curt Calder, MBA, RDN, CD (Intermountain Healthcare, Ogden, UT) (content advisor).
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