Strength Starts With a Fork: Nutrition Screening for
Older Adults (Recorded Webinar)
Presented by Leslie Bonci and Roberta Anding
This course is a recording of a previously hosted live webinar event. Polling and question submission features are not available for this recording. Format and structure may differ from those of standard Medbridge courses.
Malnutrition in older adults is common, underrecognized, and deeply consequential for strength, mobility, recovery, and overall quality of life. This webinar cuts through the noise with a clear, evidence-based look at why malnutrition develops, how it presents across community and clinical settings, and what clinicians can do to identify it early. Participants will learn how to use validated screening and assessment tools, interpret nutrition-related red flags, and translate findings into practical, interdisciplinary interventions that support healthier aging. Scope of practice guidelines will be highlighted.
Learning Outcomes
- Appraise the functional consequences of malnutrition in older adults by analyzing clinical indicators across community and rehabilitation settings
- Critique the efficacy of validated screening tools in distinguishing malnutrition risk from the physiological changes of normal aging
- Formulate evidence-based, individualized intervention strategies to mitigate malnutrition risk and improve clinical outcomes
- Justify clinical decision-making and intervention selection through the evaluation of complex malnutrition case studies
- Coordinate interprofessional referral patterns based on an assessment of scope of practice boundaries for nutritional care
Meet your instructors
Leslie Bonci
Leslie Bonci is a registered dietitian; a board-certified specialist in sports dietetics; the owner of Active Eating Advice (Be fit, fed and fearless!), a nutrition consulting company; and a cofounder of Performance 365, a sports nutrition consulting company. She is currently the sports nutrition consultant for the Kansas…
Roberta Anding
Roberta Anding is a registered dietitian and nutrition consultant for the Baylor College of Medicine Corporate Programs team. She is an instructor in the Baylor Department of Orthopedic Surgery. Roberta is faculty at Rice University and is currently the sports dietitian for the Rice Owls. She is the former sports dietitian…
Chapters & learning objectives
1. Nutritional Risk Factors for Older Adults
Nutritional risk factors include: weight loss, mobility issues, loneliness, cognitive impairment, medication, poor dietary choices, and food insecurity. Healthcare providers should develop skills to assess these risks to improve outcomes.
2. The Early Warning System: Nutrition Screens That Actually Work
Nutrition screening tools for healthcare professionals should be evidence based, practical, and easy to use. This chapter explores a diverse range of clinical tools applicable across multiple practice settings Screening versus assessment will be defined.
3. The Screening Sleuth: Cracking the Malnutrition/Undernutrition Case Step by Step
This case-based chapter brings the reality of malnutrition into sharp focus. The screening process will help healthcare professionals identify risk factors, interpret results, and select targeted interdisciplinary strategies to support recovery.
4. Question and Answer Session
This chapter is a viewer-submitted question and answer session facilitated by Leslie Bonci and Roberta Anding.
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