Enhanced Clinical Assessment for Dietitians Working with Adults

Facilitator: Tanya Rumney, Caroline Goodger & Mary Phillips

**NEW COURSE**

This brand new course, aimed at dietitians at entry and enhanced level of practice,  will be delivered at the BDA office in Birmingham.  Upon completing the course, attendees will understand how to conduct a more detailed clinical assessment in dietetic practice, utilising relevant physical and functional assessments, and demonstrate their application in the acute setting.

The course will:

1. Introduce the topic of clinical assessment and its relevance to modern dietetic practice.
2. Explore physical and functional assessment and its application to modern dietetic practice.
3. Conduct suitable physical and functional assessments and consider how to embed them into dietetic practice using the model and process. 
4. Refresh knowledge of anatomy and physiology relevant to physical and functional assessment.
5. Consider the safety aspects of conducting assessments, such as manual handling.
6. To be able to identify a clinically deteriorating patient and recognise when and how to escalate.
7. Be able to evidence change in practice through completion of post course case-based discussion presentation

Pre-course - Attendees on this course will be required to attend a two-hour online introduction to clinical assessment for the dietetic workforce  online workshop four weeks before they attend the face-to-face session on the 24th February 2026

Post course - Four weeks after completing the course, attendees must participate in a 90 minute online session where they deliver a case-based presentation and lead a discussion. This session is a mandatory component of the course, designed to demonstrate how attendees plan to apply their learning in practice. Upon completion, participants will receive their certificate of attendance.

Full programme coming soon

Cost

• BDA Member £250
• Non-Member £350

Please note that you must register here to secure your place on this course; the BDA will not guarantee your place via purchase order numbers emailed to us.

The online registration must be completed, and your purchase order number must be quoted on the online registration below.