An overview of the dietetics professional's training and opportunities in healthcare / Robert S. DeChicco and Laura E. Matarese -- Dietetics education: past, present, and future / Deborah D. Canter -- Advanced-level and specialty practice: how necessary or beneficial are they for practitioners? / Julie O'Sullivan Maillet and Wanda H. Howell -- The economics of dietetic patient care / Elvira Q. Johnson, Chris Biesemeier, and Sylvia Escott-Stump -- Development of the dietetics professional's role as a member of a healthcare team / Beth Leonberg -- Is the dietetics professional an equal player on the healthcare team? / Robert F. Kushner ... [et al.] -- Global dietetics issues / Patricia S. Anthony -- Nutrition screening in acute care / Pam Charney -- Nutrition assessment / Marion F. Winkler and Riva Touger-Decker -- Measuring nutrient intake: are the tools valid for clinical practice and/or research? / Phyllis J. Stumbo -- Conducting research in a clinical practice setting / Esther F. Myers -- Informatics in the new healthcare environment / Syed S. Haque -- Genetics, nutrituional genomics, and dietetics practice: what the dietetics professional should know / Gail P.A. Kauwell -- Hypertension and clinical nutrition practice / Jennifer Muir Bowers -- Nutrition and coronary artery disease / Wanda H. Howell -- Obesity: the challenge for the healthcare professional / Abby S. Bloch -- Nutritional approaches to diabetes mellitus / Judith Wylie-Rosett -- Emerging issues in cancer care and nutrition / Cynthia A. Thomson -- Food-drug interactions / June H. McDermott and Carol J. Rollins -- Issues with alternative/complementary nutrition therapies: their role in clinical practices / Diane Rigassio Radler and Adam Perlman -- Implementing nutrient-based recommendations and dietary guidelines / Ricardo Uauy and Abby S. Bloch -- Global nutrient recommendations and food-based dietary guidelines: tables / Abby S. Bloch.