Geriatric Clinical Nutrition

Nutrition care changes with age. In older adults, the goals extend well beyond weight, cholesterol, or general prevention — nutritional care must also protect strength, function, cognition, independence, medication safety, and quality of life. A recommendation that is reasonable for a younger adult may be inadequate, unrealistic, or harmful when applied to an aging patient without adaptation. This course gives practitioners a structured framework for doing that work well.

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Disordered Eating

Healthy Aging

Weight Management

Hormonal Health

Gut Health

Diet Decoder

Clinical Nutrition

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Hours

A different clinical framework

Older adults are not simply younger adults with more diagnoses. Aging changes body composition, appetite, digestion, renal function, medication burden, inflammatory tone, cognitive reserve, dentition, mobility, taste, and the ability to prepare or access food.

Clinical nutrition for this population requires a different priority order. The question is not only what improves a biomarker. It is also what preserves function.

Modules

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Geriatric assessment fundamentals

Building an intake process that captures function, safety, intake, independence, and clinical risk across the older-adult patient.

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Protein and sarcopenia

Developing protein and strength-preservation strategies that are realistic for aging patients, including resistance-training referral and meal-distribution considerations.

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The geriatric blood pane

Interpreting common laboratory findings with age, medication burden, symptoms, and functional status in mind.

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B12 deficiency in the aging patient

Recognising B12 deficiency patterns earlier, and understanding appropriate testing, referral, and support options.

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Polypharmacy and drug-nutrient interactions

Identifying drug-nutrient concerns relevant to the aging patient and communicating appropriately with the broader healthcare team.

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Cognitive decline nutrition

Supporting cognitive-health conversations with realistic nutritional frameworks and clear referral thresholds.

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Frailty syndrome

Identifying frailty risk earlier and prioritising nutrition strategies that protect strength, mobility, and independence.

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Cultural, psychosocial, and end-of-life considerations

Building care plans that respect the patient's context, values, functional stage, and goals of care.

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Geriatric assessment fundamentals

Building an intake process that captures function, safety, intake, independence, and clinical risk across the older-adult patient.

Module

Protein and sarcopenia

Developing protein and strength-preservation strategies that are realistic for aging patients, including resistance-training referral and meal-distribution considerations.

Module

The geriatric blood pane

Interpreting common laboratory findings with age, medication burden, symptoms, and functional status in mind.

Module

B12 deficiency in the aging patient

Recognising B12 deficiency patterns earlier, and understanding appropriate testing, referral, and support options.

Module

Polypharmacy and drug-nutrient interactions

Identifying drug-nutrient concerns relevant to the aging patient and communicating appropriately with the broader healthcare team.

Module

Cognitive decline nutrition

Supporting cognitive-health conversations with realistic nutritional frameworks and clear referral thresholds.

Module

Frailty syndrome

Identifying frailty risk earlier and prioritising nutrition strategies that protect strength, mobility, and independence.

Module

Cultural, psychosocial, and end-of-life considerations

Building care plans that respect the patient's context, values, functional stage, and goals of care.

Module

Geriatric assessment fundamentals

Building an intake process that captures function, safety, intake, independence, and clinical risk across the older-adult patient.

Module

Protein and sarcopenia

Developing protein and strength-preservation strategies that are realistic for aging patients, including resistance-training referral and meal-distribution considerations.

Module

The geriatric blood pane

Interpreting common laboratory findings with age, medication burden, symptoms, and functional status in mind.

Module

B12 deficiency in the aging patient

Recognising B12 deficiency patterns earlier, and understanding appropriate testing, referral, and support options.

Module

Polypharmacy and drug-nutrient interactions

Identifying drug-nutrient concerns relevant to the aging patient and communicating appropriately with the broader healthcare team.

Module

Cognitive decline nutrition

Supporting cognitive-health conversations with realistic nutritional frameworks and clear referral thresholds.

Module

Frailty syndrome

Identifying frailty risk earlier and prioritising nutrition strategies that protect strength, mobility, and independence.

Module

Cultural, psychosocial, and end-of-life considerations

Building care plans that respect the patient's context, values, functional stage, and goals of care.

What you'll be able to do

Conduct a geriatric nutrition assessment that captures function, intake, safety, independence, and clinical risk.

Screen for sarcopenia and frailty patterns, and build realistic protein and strength-preservation strategies.

Interpret geriatric laboratory findings with age, medication burden, and functional context in mind.

Recognise B12 deficiency patterns earlier, and understand appropriate testing, referral, and support.

Identify drug-nutrient interactions relevant to statins, PPIs, metformin, thyroid medication, and other common prescriptions.

Apply nutrition frameworks for cognitive decline, including MIND-style dietary principles used clinically.

Recognise psychosocial, dental, appetite, and food-access barriers affecting intake in older adults. and gut-brain-axis relevance, and introduce low-risk regulation strategies appropriately.

Know when to involve family members, caregivers, pharmacists, or specialists, and how to communicate across care teams.

What's included

Assessment tools Geriatric nutrition intake framework, nutritional health checklist, appetite and weight-change review, sarcopenia risk screen, frailty screening prompts, and a food access and meal-preparation review.

Clinical planning tools Protein planning guide, meal-distribution worksheet, resistance-training referral prompts, B12 assessment guide, cognitive nutrition framework, and a functional-priority planning worksheet.

Medication and laboratory resources Drug-nutrient interaction reference cards, geriatric laboratory review checklist, B12 and methylmalonic acid interpretation guide, thyroid and medication timing prompts, polypharmacy discussion guide, and a referral and red-flag checklist.

Patient and family communication tools Protein needs explanation guide, family conversation template, cognitive-health nutrition handout, frailty prevention overview, medication-review discussion prompts, and end-of-life nutrition reflection prompts.

The full track, or a single course

Individual courses answer focused questions. The full track teaches you how those questions connect. A patient on a GLP-1 medication may also carry sarcopenia risk, gut symptoms, micronutrient gaps, and a disordered-eating pattern at the same time. Treating each in isolation misses the case. The value of the full track is seeing the whole picture.

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Live case reviews, where inc

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The clinical problem this course solves

Many aging patients receive dietary advice that is too generic. "Eat less." "Reduce salt." "Lower fat." "Just eat healthy." These messages miss the more urgent clinical concerns: muscle loss, low intake, medication-related nutrient depletion, functional decline, cognitive vulnerability, and the gradual loss of independence. For older adults, nutrition care must be specific enough to protect function.

This course moves practitioners from report interpretation to clinical prioritisation.

The integrative role

Older adults benefit when clinicians can hold both medical risk and nutritional opportunity in view at the same time. The clinical skill lies in knowing when to optimise, when to simplify, when to refer, and when the most therapeutic intervention is protecting dignity, strength, and independence rather than adding another recommendation.

Who this course is for

Practitioners who see or plan to see older adults dealing with muscle loss, frailty, poor appetite, weight loss, polypharmacy, B12 deficiency risk, cognitive decline, reduced mobility, chronic disease burden, or food access challenges. Also relevant for clinicians whose patients ask about longevity and healthspan goals.

Relevant practitioner types: naturopathic doctors, integrative medical doctors, dietitians and nutrition professionals, health coaches and allied health practitioners supporting older adults within scope, and clinicians building a geriatric, longevity, or healthspan-focused practice.

FAQ

Does completion expand my scope of practice?

No. You remain responsible for working within the laws, standards, and scope of your jurisdiction.

Who can enrol?

NDs, MDs, residents, dietitians, and eligible allied health professionals working within their scope.

Are live sessions included?

CONFIRM: number, format, and availability of live case-review sessions.

How long does it take?

CONFIRM: study period, access window, and expected weekly commitment.

Do the courses have to be done in order?

They can be taken on their own, but full-track learners should follow the recommended sequence, since later courses build on the foundational framework.

Is this a diploma?

No. It is a structured professional-education track that awards a certificate of completion.

Can I take courses individually?

Yes. Each of the seven courses can be bought separately.

FAQ

Does completion expand my scope of practice?

No. You remain responsible for working within the laws, standards, and scope of your jurisdiction.

Who can enrol?

NDs, MDs, residents, dietitians, and eligible allied health professionals working within their scope.

Are live sessions included?

CONFIRM: number, format, and availability of live case-review sessions.

How long does it take?

CONFIRM: study period, access window, and expected weekly commitment.

Do the courses have to be done in order?

They can be taken on their own, but full-track learners should follow the recommended sequence, since later courses build on the foundational framework.

Is this a diploma?

No. It is a structured professional-education track that awards a certificate of completion.

Can I take courses individually?

Yes. Each of the seven courses can be bought separately.

FAQ

Does completion expand my scope of practice?

No. You remain responsible for working within the laws, standards, and scope of your jurisdiction.

Who can enrol?

NDs, MDs, residents, dietitians, and eligible allied health professionals working within their scope.

Are live sessions included?

CONFIRM: number, format, and availability of live case-review sessions.

How long does it take?

CONFIRM: study period, access window, and expected weekly commitment.

Do the courses have to be done in order?

They can be taken on their own, but full-track learners should follow the recommended sequence, since later courses build on the foundational framework.

Is this a diploma?

No. It is a structured professional-education track that awards a certificate of completion.

Can I take courses individually?

Yes. Each of the seven courses can be bought separately.

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B12 deficiency in the aging patient

Polypharmacy and drug-nutrient interactions

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Frailty syndrome

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The geriatric blood pane

B12 deficiency in the aging patient

Polypharmacy and drug-nutrient interactions

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Geriatric assessment fundamentals

Protein and sarcopenia

The geriatric blood pane

B12 deficiency in the aging patient

Polypharmacy and drug-nutrient interactions

Cognitive decline nutrition

Frailty syndrome

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