Bobbi McVay

Nov. 5, 2021
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Code of E thics for the P rofessionof Dietetics
1.T he die teti cs pra ctit ion er c on duc ts himse lf/he rse lf with ho ne sty, inte gri ty, a nd fa irne ss. 2 .Th e die tetic s p rac titi on er p rac tice s d iet eti cs bas ed on sci en tific pri nci ple s a nd cu rren t in formati on . 3. The die te tics pr act ition er pre se nts su bsta nti ate d i nfo rma tion an d i nte rpre ts con trov er sia l in formatio n with ou t pe rso nal bia s, rec og niz ing tha t le git ima te d iffe ren ce s o f op ini on e xis t. 4 .Th e die tetic s p rac titi on er a ssu me s re sp on sib ility an d a cco un tab ility fo r pe rso na l c omp ete nce in pr act ice, co ntin ua lly str ivin g to in cre as e p rofe ssi ona l k no wle dge an d s kill s a nd to a pp ly t hem in pr acti ce. 5. Th e d iete tics p rac titio ne r rec og niz es an d e xerc ise s pro fes sio nal jud gment wit hin the limits of his /he r qu alif ica tio ns and co llab or ate s with othe rs, se ek s c oun sel , or ma ke s re fer rals as ap pro pri ate . 6. The di ete tics p ract itio ner pro vid es su ffic ien t in format ion to e na ble cli en ts a nd oth ers to ma ke t hei r own i nfo rme d d eci sio ns. 7.Th e die teti cs pra ctiti on er prot ect s c onfi de nti al in for mat ion an d make s f ull disc lo su re a bou t a ny l imi tat ions on hi s/he r a bi lity to g ua rant ee fu ll co nfi den tial ity. 8.T he die te tics pra cti tion er pro vid es pro fess io na l se rvic es with o bje ctiv ity an d wi th res pec t fo r th e u niq ue ne eds an d v alu es of ind ivid ual s. 9. The die te tics pr act ition er pro vid es pro fes sio na l se rvi ces in a man ner tha t is se nsi tiv e to cu ltu ral d iffe re nce s a nd doe s n ot dis cri min ate aga in st o the rs on t he ba sis of rac e, e thn ici ty, c ree d, relig ion , d isa bil ity, sex , ag e, se xua l o rien tati on , or na tion al o rig in. 10.T he die te tics pr acti tion er do es not eng ag e in s exu al hara ss men t i n c onn ect ion wit h p rof ess ion al p rac tic e. 11.T he die te tics pr acti tion er pro vid es obj ect ive ev alu ati ons of per for man ce for emp loy ee s a nd cowork ers , c an did ates fo r empl oymen t, st ude nts , p rof ess ion al a ss oc iati on member shi ps , award s, o r s cho la rsh ips . Th e d iete tic s p rac titio ne r ma ke s a ll r eas ona ble e ffor t to avo id bia s i n a ny kind of pro fe ssi ona l ev alu ati on of oth ers. 12 .The di ete tics p rac titio ner is ale rt t o s itua tion s t hat mi ght cau se a c on flic t o f int ere st o r h av e th e a ppe ara nc e o f a con flic t. T he di ete tics pra cti tion er pro vid es full dis cl osu re whe n a rea l o r p oten tia l co nfl ict of inte res t ar ise s.
20 20 Aca dem y of Nut ritio n a nd Die tet ics . (2 021 ). J our na l of the Ac ade my o f Nu trit ion and Di ete tic s , 12 1(2 ), 3 79 –38 3. http s:// do i.o rg/1 0.1 016 /j.ja nd .2 020 .11 .01 3
Equality and Justice in Healthcare

Rights and Responsibilities

Understanding and Promoting
“The Catholic tradition teaches that human
Racial Diversity in Healthcare dignity can be protected and a healthy
Settings to Address Disparities in community can be achieved only if human
rights are protected and responsibilities
Pandemic Crisis Management
“efforts should be taken to address the gaps in
are met. Therefore, every person has a
clinical training and education, and medical practice fundamental right to life and a right to
to avoid the recurring patterns of racial health those things required for human decency.
disparities that become especially prominent in Corresponding to these rights are duties
community health emergencies.”
and responsibilities--to one another, to our
families, and to the larger society.”

Sarfraz, A., Sarfraz, Z., Barrios, A., Agadi, K., Thevuthasan, S., Pandav, K., KC, M., Sarfraz, M., Rad, P., & Michel, G. (2021). Understanding and
promoting racial diversity in healthcare settings to address disparities in pandemic crisis management. Journal of Primary Care & Community
Health, 12, 215013272110183. https://doi.org/10.1177/2150132721101835
 Creating a culturally
competent environment

Cross-cultural competence in action:

the power of building bridges
Nina Frauenfeld

(2017). Cross-cultural competence in action: the power of building bridges | Nina Frauenfeld | TEDxCIFE. Retrieved from
https://www.ted.com/talks/nina_frauenfeld_cross_cultural_competence_in_action_the_power_of_building_bridges?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&u
tm_source=tedcomshare
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Social Justice and Health Why should I care? Health care — More than 30% of direct medical costs faced by
U.S. Blacks, Hispanics and Asian-Americans can be tied to health inequities. Because of inequitable access to care and other health-
promoting resources, these populations are often sicker when they do find a source of care and incur higher medical costs.

References:

Social Justice and health. (n.d.). Retrieved November 5, 2021, from https://www.apha.org/what-is-public-health/generation-public-
health/our-work/social-justice.
Understanding & Delivering Person Focused Care

In Nelson’s article, A Call to Action To address Disparities in

palliative Care Access he expresses, “The genesis of palliative
care was developed through a traditional Western lens, which
dictated models of interaction and communication (Nelson,
2021).”

As we move in the direction of a culturally competent

environment, the historically designed healthcare systems will
need to address the society as a whole. In Nelson’s article, he is
focusing on the branch of Palliative care which addresses a
person’s care during life-limiting illness, and often during end of
life care. This care model needs to consider opportunities of
addressing individualized patient care needs through the lens of
equity, to engage in cultural diversity and justice in Healthcare

Nelson, K. E., Wright, R., Fisher, M., Koirala, B., Roberts, B., Sloan, D. H., Wu, D. S., & Davidson, P. M. (2021). A call to action to address
disparities in Palliative Care Access: A Conceptual Framework for individualizing care needs. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 24(2), 177–180.
https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2020.0430
Influencing Minds: