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Exam Room Nutrition: Where Busy Clinicians Learn About Nutrition
Exam Room Nutrition: Where Busy Clinicians Learn About Nutr…
This show simplifies nutrition for the busy medical professional. Feel confident answering your patient's nutrition questions.  Together with her guests, Colleen Sloan, a Pediatric Physician Assistant and Registered Dietitian, offer practical strategies that bridge the gap between nutrition and medicine. This to-the-point podcast empowers Doctors, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners and other healthcare providers with the nutrition education you need to transform lives. You'll be equipped with actionable tips that will renew how you approach nutrition with your patients.  Explore ways to provide nutrition counseling, despite a hectic schedule with limited time, and learn to answer your patient's nutrition questions with confidence and compassion. With topics from infant feeding and picky eaters, to diabetes management and weight loss, no matter what field you work in, you will learn useful strategies that will empower you and your patient!
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Exam Room Nutrition: Where Busy Clinicians Learn About Nutrition

Exam Room Nutrition Podcast

Where busy clinicians learn actionable nutrition tips. Explore ways to provide nutrition counseling, despite a hectic schedule with limited time, and learn to answer your patient's nutrition questions with confidence and compassion.

Recent Episodes

Oct. 29, 2025

132 | It’s Not Your Job to Make Patients Change

It’s not your job to make patients change. Your job is to create the environment where change feels possible. In this conversation, I sit down with Staci Belcher, RDN, an Internal Family Systems–informed dietitian, to unpack ...
Oct. 22, 2025

131 | AI Won’t Take Your Job (If You Learn to Use It)

AI is everywhere. Is it coming for our jobs… or just taking mundane tasks off your plate? If you’ve felt equal parts curious and cautious, this conversation will calm the noise and show you some brilliant ways AI makes your l...
Oct. 15, 2025

130 | A Slightly Spicy Heart-Health Debate: Real Talk Between a PA & RD

What happens when a dietitian and a PA sit down to talk about heart disease—from both sides of the exam room? In this episode, Colleen brings together two heart health experts: Michelle Routhenstein, MS, RD, CDCES, a cardiova...

Recent Blog Posts

Sept. 21, 2025

Introducing Allergens: A Step-by-Step Guide to Early Allergen Introdu…

Immediately after I just told a new mom it was time to introduce peanut to her baby, she fearfully looked up and said, “Are you serious… now? He’s only five months.” You’ve probably had that same moment in clinic. The…

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Aug. 2, 2025

Beyond Taste: How the 5 Senses Shape a Child’s Eating Behavior

As a pediatric provider, you’ve likely heard it all: “She says it smells weird.”“He spits it out before it even touches his tongue.”“They won’t eat anything unless it’s beige.” We often blame t…

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July 19, 2025

The Portfolio Diet

Disease Spotlight | Dyslipidemia As we all know, elevated LDL cholesterol is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. It's a battle we fight daily in our clinics, and while medication plays a crucial role, we also recognize the power of…

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About the Host

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Colleen Sloan

PA-C, RDN and Founder of Exam Room Nutrition

Colleen Sloan received her Masters of Medical Science from Nova Southeastern University and has been a practicing Pediatric PA since 2017. Prior to going to PA school, she worked as a Registered Dietitian helping patients on their weight loss journey. Her goal with Exam Room Nutrition podcast is to bridge the gap between medicine and nutrition. She loves animals, a good cup of coffee and reading books with her 14 year old daughter.