Leadership and quality in nutritional care: our role in today's world.

As the only profession whose sole concern is the application of nutritional science in the lives of people, we are responsible for leadership in the provision of high quality nutritional care for the people of the world. Meeting our responsibility requires true professionalism as specialists and generalists at both the individual and the Association level. Our client systems must include all those who wield power in influencing nutritional practices. The lone dietitian in a small hospital is as much a part of our overall endeavor as the nutritional policy maker at the international level.