Registered Dietitian Nutritionists and Nutrition and Dietetics Technicians, Registered, Are Ethically Obligated to Maintain Personal Competence in Practice

Abstract

An Ethics Opinion reflects the interpretation or application of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics/Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) Code of Ethics for the Profession of Dietetics by the Ethics Committee. This interpretation or application by the Ethics Committee is in response to a specific ethics issue facing the Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) or Nutrition and Dietetics Technician, Registered (NDTR), in practice.An Ethics Opinion is an educational guide for RDN and NDTR conduct; it is meant to be a comprehensive review of the issue.