Education

Nutrition Education

The American Society for Nutrition (AACN) offers educational programs to help practitioners improve patient care and health outcomes by developing and maintaining nutrition knowledge, skills, and behaviors essential to promoting health and the treatment and prevention of chronic diseases.

DiscoverNUTRITION

Online learning from the American Society for Nutrition

 

DiscoverNUTRITION is the new, powerful online learning platform from the American Society for Nutrition. Designed to provide an engaging and effective learning experience, it offers research-driven content that is available on demand, at any time and from anywhere. DiscoverNUTRITION is your year-round resource for gaining the knowledge and skills necessary to advance your career.

Free until October 31!

 

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, access The Future of Nutrition in the Cancer Care Cascade: Prevention, Therapy, and Survivorship! Presented by Dr. Steven Clinton, MD, PhD of Ohio State University, this presentation was given during Nutrition in Clinical Practice, a clinically oriented CME program designed by the American Society for Nutrition in partnership with the National Board of Physician Nutrition Specialists to meet the needs of clinicians and educators.

NUTRITION 2024 Session Recordings Now Available!

Recorded sessions and activities from ASN’s annual flagship meeting held June 29 to July 2, 2024 in Chicago, IL can be viewed on demand, at any time and from anywhere!

Available in special collections or as individual activities, don’t miss the opportunity to experience NUTRITION 2024 at your convenience. Current and timely, these activities deliver high-quality, research-driven content covering interdisciplinary topics in nutrition. 

Content includes scientific symposia, award lectures, special events, and sponsored satellite programs. Fees may apply. For courses with a fee, AACN members receive a 50% discount as a member benefit.

RxNutrition

AACN’s RxNutrition online courses provide evidence-based education on the fundamentals of nutrition.

  • Developed by experts in medical education
  • Provides accredited, online continuing medical education (CME) credit to physicians
  • Covers topics related to inpatient and outpatient care
  • Mobile-friendly for convenient learning on-the-go at your own pace
  • Courses features
    • Video presentations
    • Interactive questions
    • Matching games
    • Practice tools and resources
    • and much more!

RxNutrition: Metabolic Syndrome in Adults is available now!

Coming soon to DiscoverNUTRITION! More courses in AACN’s online Rx Nutrition series including:

  • Critical Care Nutrition
  • Addressing Malnutrition in the Hospital:  The Physician Nutrition Evaluation
 

Nutrition Essentials

Coming soon to DiscoverNUTRITION! AACN’s award-winning course designed for anyone who would benefit from increased understanding of nutrition concepts: health coaches, wellness professionals, corporate wellness, health instructors, high school students, and more. Learn the basics from evidence-based nutritional recommendations.

 

Webinars

AACN hosts webinars on a variety of nutrition topics throughout the year. Click here to view past recordings and register for upcoming webinars, and learn how you can partner with AACN on producing a future webinar.

Nutrition Science Teaching Tools

AACN curates free resources for teaching nutrition science and related fields, including recorded sessions from AACN’s flagship meeting, NUTRITION, special collections from AACN journals, webinars, and more.