Nutrition Education in Fellows

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The purpose of this research study is to assess comfort of cardiology fellows and faculty with nutrition and its role in cardiovascular disease and to determine if increasing education in this arena will change clinical practice.

Detailed Description
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The aim of this project is to educate the fellows and faculty about nutrition. This will be done with a 3-hour nutrition module provided by the Gaples Institute. The Gaples Institute is a non-profit organization advocating natural strategies balanced with conventional medicine. The module will be provided free of charge for this education. There will also be a prevention education conference once every five weeks. The secondary aim is to affect change in clinical practice among fellows and faculty. With an intensive nutrition education spanned over six months, the goal is to see if investigators can affect change in clinical practice. The nutrition module online will be available to those who participate in the study. The study participants are required to complete the 3-hour nutrition module prior to the six month completion of this study.

Official Title
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How Nutrition Education in Cardiology Fellows and Faculty Affects Clinical Practice Over a Six-Month Period

Conditions
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Medical Education

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Nutrition survey
* Other: Educational Conference
* Other: 3-hour nutrition module


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: All general cardiology fellow, faculty, internal medicine, residents, fellows will be asked to be part of this study. Male or females, 25 years or older Exclusion Criteria: None

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 25 Years
Maximum Age: 65 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Cardiology fellows and faculty<br>Fill out a nutrition survey three times at 0, 3, and 6 months and be present at a prevention educational conference every 5 weeks until the end of the study. This group will also complete a 3-hour nutrition module prior to study completion. | Other: Nutrition survey<br>* Survey will be done prior to the initiation of the education<br>Other: Educational Conference<br>* A prevention educational conference will be available to attend once every 5 weeks.<br>Other: 3-hour nutrition module<br>* Nutrition module will be provided by the Gaples Institute to participants as part of this study. This will be completed online via e-mail<br>* Other names: Nutrition module;|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Changes in behavior will be measured by method of Nutrition Survey | Nutrition Survey will be assessed at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months for changes in behavior. | Change from Baseline, 3 months, and 6 months | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Nutrition Education, Cardiology Fellows