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

2008 Program Preview

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

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


    Emergency Preparedness and Pandemic Influenza: Personal and Professional Roles

    CPE Level: Level II       CPE Credit: 1.5 hours       LNC: 5000, 7000, 4000

    Presenting:  Diane Moreau-Stodola, MS, RD, CD
                      Laura McNally, MPH, RD, FADA

    Articulate key roles and responsibilities for nutrition professionals personally and professionally during a natural or manmade disaster including pandemic influenza. Identify key resources needed for preparedness planning in clinical, community and school settings. Describe the federal, state and local emergency preparedness and response systems related to health, medical and food assistance programs.

    Female Athlete Triad and Body Composition Issues in Collegiate Sports

    CPE Level: Level II       CPE Credit: 1.5 hours       LNC: 3030, 6010, 4060

    Presenting:  Ingrid Skoog, MS, RD, CSSD
                      Randy Bird, MS, RD, CSSD, CSCS

    Using a case study format, recognize the female athlete triad in the context of collegiate sports, apply a multidisciplinary approach to treatment and address body composition changes for male athletes. Evaluate approaches taken to change body composition within the college athlete while maintaining proper fuel for practices and competitions. Examine the role of the sports dietitian as an integral member of a multidisciplinary team approach in the care of collegiate athletes.

    FoodSmart and Fit: An Obesity Intervention for Young Women

    CPE Level: Level II       CPE Credit: 1.5 hours       LNC: 6010, 4010, 4020

    Presenting:  Paula Kellogg Leibovitz, MS, RD, CDE
                      Daren Anderson, MD

    Utilize evidence-based self-management goal setting to promote healthy eating and physical activity in a poor and publicly insured or uninsured population. Discuss the FoodSmart and Fit program and its use of a participatory approach to help direct program content. Examine the effectiveness of consistent personal contact and its use for recruitment and retention in this population.

    From Data Table to Dinner Table: Nutrition Communications for Consumers

    CPE Level: Level II       CPE Credit: 1.5 hours      LNC: 4000, 4030, 4100

    Presenting:  Kyle Shadix, MS, RD
                      Susan Borra, RD

    As the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans loom on the horizon, step back and view dietary guidance through consumers’ eyes: Are they getting the messages and putting them into action? Explore consumer perceptions toward key food and health topics, identify barriers that get in the way of making healthful food choices and lifestyles and highlight opportunities to bridge the “diet disconnects” that consumers face in real life.

    It Takes a Team: Targeting Patient and Provider Education

    CPE Level: Level II       CPE Credit: 1.5 hours      LNC: 3070, 5410, 6050

    Presenting:  Linda Nahlik, PharmD, CACP
                      Carolyn Banner, RD, LDN, CNSD

    Describe the relationship of vitamin K in warfarin pharmacology and its role in effective and safe anticoagulation. Identify patient education techniques that target foods and supplements that significantly alter warfarin response. An interdisciplinary approach to anticoagulation management and diet education to meet the 2008 National Patient Safety Goal for Anticoagulation will be utilized.

    Multicultural Encounters: A Guest for Cultural Competence

    CPE Level: Level II      CPE Credit: 1.5 hours      LNC:1040, 1060, 7050

    Presenting: Lilly Cheng, PhD, CCC

    Enhance awareness and competencies in patient cultural diversity and the connections between culture, cognition and language. Explore models for the development of cultural competence and incorporate into client communication. Analyze a variety of cultural considerations within the clinical process.
    Planned with Chinese Americans in Dietetics and Nutrition Member Interest Group

    Nutritional Challenges of Absorption in Gastrointestinal Surgical Patients

    CPE Level: Level III       CPE Credit: 1.5 hours       LNC: 3000, 5220, 5440

    Presenting:  Carol Parrish, MS, RD
                      Cynthia Yoshida, MD, AGAF

    Evaluate the potentially significant alterations in absorptive function as a result from gastrointestinal (GI) surgery. Assess both the precipitating factors in relationship to removal and/or alteration of a particular segment of the GI tract, as well as the indirect physiologic effects of that removal. Using didactic and case study format, review the diagnostic tools, treatment and monitoring of malabsorptive consequences secondary to select GI surgical interventions.

    Original Contributions: Translating Research into Dietetics Practice (Part 3) — Nutrition Support and Chronic Disease

    8:00 to 9:00 a.m.

    CPE Level: Level III       CPE Credit: 1.5 hours       LNC: 5440, 5060, 5340

    The Role of Dietitian Order-writing Privileges in Improving Parenteral Nutrition Utilization
       -Presenting:  Yimin Chen, MS, RD, CNSD

    Centralized Formula Preparation in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Reduces Incidence of Microbial Contamination
        -Presenting:  Caroline Steele, MS, RD, CSP, IBCLC

    Impact of Evidence-based Practice Web-based Modules for Members of the Dietitians in Nutrition Support and Renal Dietitians Dietetic Practice Groups on Their Perceptions, Attitudes and Knowledge of Evidence-based Practice
        -Presenting:  Anna Parker, MS, RD, CDE, CNSD
     

    The Organics Debate: Is the Premium Worth It?

    CPE Level: Level II       CPE Credit: 1.5 hours       LNC: 8018, 4070, 2020

    Presenting:  Gary Rogers, PhD
                      Marianne Smith-Edge, MS, RD, LD, FADA

    Identify the scientific principles of organic farming. Discuss the economic issues of organic production and the relationship to retail cost for consumers. Gather tips on how to educate clients on the perceived risks and benefits of organic products and understand the specific nutritional and health concerns of conventional versus organic dairy products.

    Research Symposium (Part 1): Snapshots of ADA/ADAF Research

    LNC: 9020, 5000, 5370   

    Presenting: Debra Krummel, PhD, RD,LD
                     Linda Snetselaar, PhD, RD, LD
                     Joanne Spahn, RD, MS, FADA
                     Gail Kauwell, PhD, RD, LDN

    This session will highlight the preliminary findings from the Enhanced Nutrition Component of the CARLE Medicare Demonstration project where the program was expanded to include an RD at the population disease management level and provide MNT for medical conditions not currently covered by Medicare. Preliminary results from the BCSBS NC Research project evaluating impact of MNT for obesity will be provided, as well an update on other ADA/ADAF research projects, including the NIH-funded BMI2 project focusing on using motivational interviewing as a pediatric overweight prevention intervention, clinical productivity and staffing research, and useablity testing for nutrition diagnoses and EBP toolkits.   

    Session time: 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m

    **Followed by Research Symposium: Frontiers in Dietetics: Gene-Environment Interactions and Metabolism in Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes (Part 2) from 9:15 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

    Sodium Intake and Children: The Emerging Science

    CPE Level: Level II       CPE Credit: 1.5 hours       LNC: 2090, 4040, 5070

    Presenting:  Gary Beauchamp, PhD
                      Bonita Falkner, MD

    Review the latest evidence on sodium intake in children and the development of chronic disease. Discuss how salt taste develops and the impact of children's dietary and lifestyle factors on health.

    Specialty Practice in Oncology Nutrition: Open Discussion

    CPE Level: Level I     CPE Credit: 1.5 hours      LNC: 1000, 5150, 9030 
     
    Do you work in oncology nutrition? Whether you are new to the specialty area or have many years of experience, join your colleagues for an open discussion on moving your practice to the next level. Discussion will cover using the Standards of Practice and Standards of Professional Performance in Oncology Nutrition as a self-evaluation tool, ADA's Evidence Analysis Library and Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines in Oncology Nutrition, and the Board Certification in Oncology Nutrition exam. Come with your questions and join the discussion!
    Planned with Oncology Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group

    Using New Online Resources to Estimate Dietary Supplement Intake

    CPE Level: Level II       CPE Credit: 1.5 hours      LNC: 1020, 2090, 3040

    Presenting:  Joanne Holden, MS
                      Johanna Dwyer, DSc, RD

    Using research and evidence-based reviews supported by the Office of Dietary Supplements and the National Institutes of Health, explore why accurate estimates of total intakes of vitamins and minerals are imperative for dietetic research and practice. Navigate the first release of the analytically-based Dietary Supplement Ingredient Database (DSID-1) for assessing total nutrient intake in the US population and discuss implications for practice.