The Geriatric Diet: The Geriatric Nutrition IDS is designed to introduce medical students to elderly patients’ physiological changes, nutritional needs, risks for malnutrition, and adaptive approaches to food preparation and consumption. Medical students will learn about how to screen for malnutrition, develop dietary interventions, and counsel elderly patients and their family members about how to eat healthfully in their later years. Attendees to provide their on transportation to the Optional Hands-on Cooking Modules
