How will continuing education for licensed dietitians be affected by the new Professional Development Portfolio process of the Commission on Dietetic Registration?
The timeframe and number of hours required for licensure in Georgia will remain the same and Licensed Dietitians can continue to use certain Continuing Professional Education activities for both licensure and CDR recertification. The major change that will occur with the Professional Development Portfolio is that CDR will no longer automatically send out yearly records of continuing education to all Registered Dietitians. However, individual Licensed Dietitians can request a record of continuing education from CDR by completing a Verifications Worksheet and submitting it to CDR approximately 8 10 weeks before the report is needed. CDR will determine if the learning activity merits CPE units, print out a record of continuing education, and send it to the individual requesting the information. Licensed Dietitians could then use this record for verification of continuing education requirements if the Board audits them. Click here to view a comparison chart of acceptable CPE activities (av
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