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Due to the COVID-19 emergency transition to remote learning, an undergraduate class in nutrition and dietetics modified a face-to-face experiential “escape room” assignment into a comparable online experience. The online assignment was structured so that students had to use knowledge and clues to move through each step of the Nutrition Care Process; students proceeded through the escape room individually until each successfully “escaped.” An important component of this assignment was the postactivity debriefing process, which took place via video conferencing in small groups. Students indicated that they were pleasantly surprised at the effectiveness of the online assignment. However, analytics showed that students progressed through most of the steps fairly quickly; thus, instructors plan to improve future deployments by using a variety of interactive assessments and adding more layered criteria and clues within each of the escape room steps.

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Dietitians are responsible for using evidence-based practice to mitigate the effects of obesity; however, it is unclear how dietitians use research to guide weight management interventions. The aim of this pilot study was to identify the barriers of research utilization and implementation of evidence-based practice in adult weight management. A survey was disseminated to dietitians working at least part-time with people with obesity. Dietitians seem to value research and evidence-based practice; however, implementation may be an issue. The pilot study found that workplace setting may provide a barrier to research utilization, but dietitian opinion of current screening and referral guidelines may also be a significant barrier to implementing best practices in adult weight management.