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Both the Dietitians on Demand Nutrition Support Training Program, and the Nutrition Support Skills Course by Edge Clinical Nutrition offer continuing education for dietitians. Both cover enteral and parenteral nutrition. But they are not built the same way. Depending on your goals (clinical mastery vs. surface-level review), one may serve you better than the other.
Transparency, Author, and Publication Date
One of the first things I look for in any advanced clinical course is when it was published, when it was last updated, and who authored the materials. Nutrition science changes rapidly. In the past five years, we’ve seen substantial changes in ICU protein dosing, ILEs (lipid emulsions), fiber in critical care, energy needs, and more.
The Dietitians on Demand nutrition support course page does not clearly state when they published the course, whether they have recently updated or revised it, or which dietitian(s) contributed to creating it. When you’re investing in advanced education, these things really matter.
The Nutrition Support Skills Course is fully updated and aligned with the ASPEN Adult Nutrition Support Core Curriculum (4th edition Core Curriculum).
Depth of Education: Infographics vs. Clinical Reasoning
There’s a big difference between seeing an infographic or “at-a-glance” resource, and learning how to think like a nutrition support clinician. Many of the Dietitians on Demand modules are infographic-based. Infographics are helpful for review, but they don’t actually teach nutrition support. Infographics miss the “why” behind guidelines, clinical nuance, grey areas, and individual judgement calls you make with each patient. I teach you all of this in my course, because clinical decision-making matters in practice, and it will help you pass the Certified Nutrition Support Clinician (CNSC) exam, which can help you earn more money as a clinical dietitian.
The CNSC exam isn’t just a test of how well you can memorize guidelines. It tests your application of those guidelines. So, infographics are not helpful for CNSC mastery.
Continuing Education Credits
Dietitians on Demand offers 15 CPEUs, as compared to 23.5 with the Nutrition Support Skills Course. Furthermore, my course counts for 1 ethics credit, which is required every 5-year cycle. This means once you pass your CNSC exam, or have enough CPEUs, you don’t have to go searching (or pay extra for) the required ethics credit. Ethics is also a component of the CNSC exam.
Enteral Nutrition: Information vs. Mastery
Dietitians on Demand offers an enteral nutrition calculations infographic, while my Nutrition Support Skills Course offers a 70 minute enteral nutrition calculations lecture, 4 enteral nutrition case studies, and a 45 minute step-by-step video answer key.
Rather than throwing static answers at you like most courses, I explain the art, as well as the science, of nutrition support, helping you understand the why behind guidelines, and training you to think like a clinician. Here are all the modules in my course.
The Dietitians on Demand course offers a “PN electrolyte infographic”, but covers limited detail on case-based application. Infographics don’t teach the why behind nutrition support, or explain the art, as well as the science, of nutrition support.
My Nutrition Support Skills Course includes a 70 minute lecture on PN Indications, Access and Composition, a 40 minute lecture on PN math, and an 80 minute lecture showing step-by-step answers to each case study, including showing you how to customize electrolytes in a PN order, balance chloride:acetate, and ensure your PN is safe from a calcium-phosphate solubility perspective.
Customizing electrolytes is not something you can master from an infographic.
Content that isn’t Offered in the Dietitians On Demand Course
The Nutrition Support Skills Course also includes:
- 1-hour Ethics in Nutrition Support lecture (1 CPE)
- 30-minute Refeeding Syndrome lecture
- 90-minute lecture series on Fluid and Electrolyte balance
- 30-minute lecture on Acid/Base balance
- 40-minute lecture on medications in nutrition support
- A TPN Calculation Cheat Sheet helping you write flawless CPN and PPN orders
- Acid/Base Balance Quick-Reference Guide cards
- A 21-page Medication Quick Reference Guide
- 170 clinical vocabulary terms
- A 110-page physical binder shipped to you
- Access to me, a nutrition support expert, for 1-on-1 help
The binder alone becomes a long-term clinical reference and jump-starts CNSC preparation.
Expert-Level Instruction from a Trained Teacher
With the Dietitians on Demand course, you purchase the item and have no option to follow up, ask questions, or get 1-on-1 mentorship. I maintain relationships with my students, and answer their questions directly. I am uniquely positioned to demystify complex clinical concepts and train dietitians to practice at top of scope.
- I hold my a master’s degree in nutrition with an emphasis on education
- I completed a pharmacy-level nutrition support ASHP/ASPEN Nutrition Support Certificate (2024)
- I am a graduate of the Duke University Clinical Nutrition Fellowship & Online Course (2024)
- I am a two-time nominee for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Excellence in Practice Award (Entrepreneurial category) for building this course, and my CNSC Exam Study Guide
- I taught college nutrition for five and a half years, and know the challenges and opportunities modern-day students face
I was one of only 4 dietitians worldwide to be accepted into this prestigious and competitive program. I graduated at a ceremony in September 2025 at the ESPEN conference in Prague, and continue to remain connected to Fellowship colleagues at the annual ASPEN conference.
Evidence-Based Alignment
One of the biggest differences in these courses is that, instead of creating standalone cheat sheets detached from source material, my Nutrition Support Skills Course provides direct integration with ASPEN resources, dozens of links to primary evidence, as well as numerous ASPEN Practice Tools and Factsheets. Everything in my course points you back to the most evidence-based, up-to-date material available from ASPEN, so you’re not left fact-checking, wondering if the resources are relevant to current practice, or scrounging for resources. I have spent almost ten years collecting the best clinical resources, and provide them to you in handy PDF format.
Price: Why the Nutrition Support Skills Course Costs More
If you’re a serious dietitian, you need serious resources. You are paying for: 23.5 CPEUs, advanced clinical nutrition content, case-based training, updated guidelines, a physical 110-page binder, acid/base training, fluid and electrolyte training, and depth instead of surface-level summaries or infographics.
Choose Dietitians on Demand if you:
- Want infographic-style summaries
- Are not seeking CNSC-level mastery
- Want a shorter time commitment and fewer CPEUs
- Don’t think you’ll have any questions and don’t need 1-on-1 support or mentorship
Choose Edge Clinical Nutrition if you:
- Want to know the “why” behind the ASPEN guidelines
- Want to think and practice like a clinician
- Plan to take the CNSC exam
- Want step-by-step video case studies
- Need in-depth training on acid/base balance and electrolyte customization
- Need to master parenteral nutrition and learn how to write PN orders from scratch (you’ll have to do this on the CNSC exam)
- Need a resource that is fully updated and aligned with ASPEN guidelines
- Don’t want to scrounge the Internet searching for resources; everything is assembled for you inside the course and binder
- Want a 110-page physical reference binder to use in your clinical work
- Want 23.5 CPEUs, including 1 ethics credit
- Want access to a real, live person, a trained instructor, and a nutrition support expert
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