The MNU ethos will always be 'first do no harm'. Knowing when to refer clients on to specialists within a particular clinical area or practitioners with more client experience is imperative for our graduates. If you suspect something may be outside of your scope of practice, then it probably is.
read moreAs an MNU Certified Nutritionist, you will not be able to advise on medical issues to any great extent. As we discuss in some of our lectures, working with certain clinical populations can be very difficult, and often it’s much more ethical for a client to spend their time & money on seeking specialist support from clinicians/dietitians.
MNU will give you a good understanding of the nutritional science and practical skills required to support clients with specialist clinical conditions, and how to liaise with other medical professionals to give the client the safest and most effective support possible; which also means knowing when to refer out to specialists.
If you would like to discuss referring a client on or need advice on who to refer them to, please do ask the Mac-Nutrition Mentoring Lab Community group.