Professional regulation of nutritionists: where are we now?

Professional regulation of nutritionists: where are we now?

Waterlow's (1981) Sixth Boyd Orr Lecture on a 'crisis of identity for nutrition' stimulated the Nutrition Society's drive to professionalisation. Twenty-five years on, the Society begins a new stage; first, towards an independent voluntary regulator, and then towards statutory regulation. It is timely to reflect on progress and identify the remaining challenges. The Society has made impressive ...

Continuing professional development--where are we now?

This year we have extended the project to provide a school and accommodation for AIDS orphans and abandoned children, further down the hillside. Alongside this is a health and nutrition rehabilitation unit that involves both mothers and pregnant women with training in mothercraft, child rearing and nutrition, and we are currently building another large rondavel in this outer circle, which will ...

Reflection for the undergraduate on writing in the portfolio: where are we now and where are we going?

Introduction: The portfolio can be seen as a tool for assessmentof a variety of learning activities that differ in content, usage, andassessment. The portfolio not only meets the learner’s educationalneeds but also the political and public reassurance demand thatthe health professional has achieved the required competency ofthe curriculum that allows him or her to practice safely with orwithout...

Amyloidosis-where are we now and where are we heading?

CONTEXT Amyloidoses are disorders of diverse etiology in which deposits of abnormally folded proteins share distinctive staining properties and fibrillar ultrastructural appearance. Amyloidosis ultimately leads to destruction of tissues and progressive disease. With recent advances in the treatment of systemic amyloidoses the importance of an early diagnosis of amyloid, and a correct diagnosis ...

Where are we now? Where are we going?