Posted by Danny Rubino - Director of Operations - www.Dietitians.net

Hello RDs,

I have come across an issue over the last few months that I wanted to bring to your attention. As you may know by following our Twitter Account, or by visiting our SignUp Page, I randomly post real verified patient requests that are submitted through our website when people are unable to find a local registered dietitian. When they submit these requests it doesn’t mean that there is not an RD available to help them in their local area….it just means that those RDs have not joined our network yet.

So, our team here are Dietitians.net works to find a local dietitian for the patient by using a number of different resources that we have available to us. We have a variety of databases and websites that we use to locate RDs, one of them obviously being the American Dietetic Association’s Website, Eatright.org. While this site is a great source for information for both patients and RDs alike, the incredible amount of info on the site can make it a little intimidating for potential new patients to try and navigate to find their local dietitians.

The issue that I have come across several times in the last few weeks is that the RD that we are trying to contact to refer a patient to has incorrect information on their listing. Most of the time the contact phone number has been incorrect, at which point we attempt to contact the RD by using the email, but by the time (and this varies) the RD receives our email and responds to let us know that they are accepting new patients…the patient has usually moved on to another website and found help.

Some other issues I have found are incorrect links to websites, incorrect addresses, incorrect email addresses, languages spoken, etc. So, I just wanted to alert all of the RDs who are members of the ADA and encourage you all to visit the site, and make sure that your contact information is up to date.

Please comment on this post if you do come across an error on your listing, or if you have already had to update your info you can comment on what steps you took to accomplish this. 

Posted By: Danny Rubino - Director of Operations - www.Dietitians.net

Hello RDs,

First, we’d like to take the opportunity to thank all you for all of the great feedback we have been receiving about the new site. We are taking all of your recommendations into consideration as our main objective is to make our sites as informative and productive for not only the visiting patients, but also for our RD members.

We are writing this post to address a couple things that have been brought to our attention by more than a few RDs in response to our emails that we have sent out so far.

‘Dietitian Schools’ - We are aware of the current misrepresentation of this category and will be replacing the current listings with a number of universities that offer didactic programs and coordinated programs that lead up to earning the RD credential. Thank you all for being thorough while going through the site and pointing this out to us.

Registered Dietitians vs. Nutritionists - We are also aware of the differences in qualifications and requirements of earning an RD credential. We only market our products and services to registered dietitians who are members of the ADA. We will continue to focus our efforts on promoting the RD industry and connecting patients with our members. Thank you again for the numerous offers to write a post highlighting the differences.

We hope that you all continue to frequently visit the site, and continue to become new members of our RD network. We look forward to continuing to grow our network and work with our members to create the most cost-effective marketing solution available to the RD community.

Follow us on Twitter or visit the Sign Up page to keep up to date with site upgrades, welcoming new members, and randomly posted patient leads. You can also visit the About Us page of the site to view our archive of emails that we have sent out to our RD mailing list.