8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

2008 Program Preview

Monday, October 27, 2008

8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.


    Adolescent Bariatric Surgery: Implications and Treatment

    CPE Level: Level III       CPE Credit: 1.5 hours      LNC: 5080, 5370, 4160 

    Presenting:  Mary Brandt, MD
                      Susanne Trout, RD, LD, IBCLC, RLC

    Discuss the unique issues that influence treatment and care of adolescent weight loss surgery patients. Identify clinical indications, contraindications, risks and benefits of adolescent weight loss surgery. Criteria for adolescent weight loss surgery and unique nutritional considerations will be addressed.

    Body Composition: Translating Science into Action

    CPE Level: Level II       CPE Credit: 1.5 hours      LNC: 3030, 3010, 3020

    Presenting:  Steven Heymsfield, MD
                      Susie Parker-Simmons, MS, RD, MEd

    Analyze the practicality, safety and accuracy of body composition methodology including anthropometry, impedance, imaging, body density and isotope dilution methods. Identify the global anthropometric standards established by the International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry. Explain the benefits of adopting internationally accepted techniques for anthropometric assessment.
    Planned with Sports, Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutritionists Dietetic Practice Group

    Business Dispute and Ethical Misconduct — What’s the Difference?

    CPE Level: Level II       CPE Credit: 1.5 hours       LNC: 1000, 1050, 7000

    Presenting:  Doris Derelian, PhD, JD, RD, FADA
                      Craig Busey, JD

    Using an interactive panel, identify practices that enable dietitians to make decisions that avoid disputes and/or ethical concerns. Evaluate the difference between a business dispute and ethical misconduct while learning key concepts and principles relevant to business arrangements. Discuss how to avoid complications related to contractual agreements.

    CADE Forum: Dietetics Education Today and Tomorrow

    CPE Level: Level II       CPE Credit: 1.5 hours       LNC: 6000

    Presenting: Kevin Haubrick, MS, RD, LD
                     Sandra Witte, PhD, RD
                     Anne Kendall, PhD, RD, LDN

    Review the new 2008 Eligibility Requirements and Accreditation Standards (ERAS) presented by Board Members of the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education. Describe modifications to the CADE ERAS that impact dietetics education programs and curriculum. Discuss timelines for mandatory implementation of the 2008 ERAS.

    Child Nutrition Initiatives: Less Talk, More Action

    CPE Level: Level II     CPE Credit: 1.5 hours      LNC: 4010, 4150, 6010

    Presenting: Robert Murray, MD               
                     Camellia Patey, MS, RD, SNFS
                     James "Big Cat" Williams 
     
    Less talk and more action! Exciting new research and pilot initiatives engage youth and families to get the foods they need and more physical activity. Leverage new consumer and pilot study research in minority-targeted educational materials and initiatives. Communicate simple, action-oriented messages to promote the Dietary Guidelines “food groups to encourage” and physical activity. Better understand how to engage children and families at home and at school.
    Presented by ADA Partner: National Dairy Council

    Competition for Public Health/Community Nutrition Funding: Strategies for Success

    CPE Level: Level II       CPE Credit: 1.5 hours       LNC: 4050, 4010, 4020

    Presenting:  Susan Foerster, MPH, RD
                      Heidi Blanck, PhD, MS

    Identify the population and individual disease risk of poor diet. Interpret local surveillance statistics to determine projections of health benefits. Utilize risk data to communicate the benefits of healthy lifestyle improvements in seeking funding and participation from partners and policymakers.
    Planned with Public Health/Community Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group

    Electronic Health Record: Open Discussion

    CPE Level: Level I      CPE Credit: 1.5 hours      LNC: 1020, 3005, 5390
     
    Has your facility implemented or is planning to implement an Electronic Health Record (EHR)? Has the Nutrition Care Process been integrated into your current system? Join your colleagues in an open discussion forum on the techniques and templates used at your facility as well as have a chance to preview the contents of the EHR toolkit.
    Planned with Nutrition Care Process/Standardized Language Committee.

    From Addiction to Recovery: The Role of the Dietitian

    CPE Level: Level I       CPE Credit: 1.5 hours       LNC: 5350, 4090, 5410

    Presenting:  Kevin McCauley, MD
                      Theresa Yosuico Stahl, RD, LDN

    Discuss the misconceptions about addictions and the role of the dietitian. Identify the special nutrition needs of recovery. Explore techniques for group nutrition education for patients with addiction.
    Planned with Behavioral Health Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group

    Hot Topic — Nutrition, Health and Literacy: Why is this a "Hot Topic" for Dietetics Practice and Research?

    CPE Level: Level I      CPE Credit: 1.5 hours      LNC: 1040, 6060, 9020

    Presenting: Elena Carbone, DrPH, RD, LDN
                     Jamie Zoellner, PhD, RD

    Gain insight into experiences of low-literate individuals. Compare and contrast definitions of literacy. Listen to findings from current research related to nutrition literacy. Become aware of practice, research and policy opportunities to promote nutrition literacy.

    Making the Scope of Dietetics Practice Framework Work for You

    CPE Level: Level I       CPE Credit: 1.5 hours       LNC: 1010, 7100, 1070

    Presenting:  Patricia Samour, MMSc, RD, LDN
                      Rita Johnson, PhD, RD, FADA, LDN

    Gain practical information on how to garner professional recognition in the workplace and maximize skills using the Scope of Dietetics Practice Framework. Based on real success stories, this unique session will guide members in using valuable resources to gain organizational support for expanding scopes of practice.

    Original Contributions: Translating Research into Dietetics Practice (Part 2) — Diabetes and Weight Management

    CPE Level: Level III       CPE Credit: 1.5 hours       LNC: 5370, 5190, 4040 

    Development and Accuracy of E-kindex: A Novel Dietary Index and a Self-monitoring Tool That Is Associated with Obesity Status in Children
        -Presenting:  Chrystalleni Lazarou, MSc

    Weight Management Designed for Veterans
        -Presenting:  Jennifer Elsey, MS, RD, LD

    Development of a Web-based Diabetes Self-management Intervention for Use in Private Practice
        -Presenting:  Linda Brown, MAg, RD, LD/N

    Resting Energy Expenditure in Overweight and Obese Adults: Agreement between Indirect Calorimetry and Prediction Formulas
       -Presenting:  Jane Ziegler, DCN, RD, LDN, CNSD

    Change in Eating Habits of College Students and Increased Weighted Discrepancy Score Calculated with the Body-image Ideals Questionnaire
        -Presenting:  Cynthia Moore, PhD, RD

    Improving Maternal Weight Gain and Infant Birth Weight by Implementing the American Dietetic Association’s Nutrition Practice Guidelines for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus across a Continuum of Care
        -Presenting:  Mary Baun, RD, CDE, LDN

    Glycemic Control in Subjects with Impaired Fasting Glucose Can Be Positively Affected by Citrus Extract Supplement: Pilot Clinical Study
        -Presenting:  Malkanti Evans, PhD

    The Science of Organics: Nourishing the Land, Animals and People

    CPE Level: Level II       CPE Credit: 1.5 hours       LNC: 8018, 2020, 2080

    Presenting:  Helen Costello, MS, RD, LD
                      Charles Benbrook, PhD

    Discuss the growing body of research related to the organic production of foods and how it relates to human and environmental health. Gain a deeper understanding of the science behind links between food production systems, agricultural chemical and animal drug use, healthy development among children and preventable diseases during adulthood.

    Standardized Parenteral Nutrition: Applications for Dietitians

    CPE Level: Level II       CPE Credit: 1.5 hours       LNC: 5440, 5410, 7100 

    Presenting:  Ainsley Malone, MS, RD, LD, CNSD
                      Martin Kochevar, MS, RPh, BCNSP

    Parenteral nutrition (PN) standardization can potentially improve the safety and efficiency of PN therapy. Apply recommendations developed by a task force of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) for the use of standardized PN.
    Planned with the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

    Taking a Closer Look at Practitioner Accountability and Responsibility: Open Discussion

    CPE Level: Level I      CPE Credit: 1.5 hours     LNC: 1000, 7090, 7200

    Do you work in a practice setting that involves a RD/DTR team? Are you looking for clarification of supervision, roles, and responsibilities? Join your colleagues in an open discussion forum on the implementation and impact of the 2008 Standards of Professional Performance (SOPP) and Standards of Practice (SOP) in Nutrition Care and collaborate on how to utilize these standards. 
    Planned with ADA Quality Management Committee.