Upcoming GDDA Meetings and Events - Mark Your Calendar...
March GDDA Career/Networking Meeting and Expert Panel
When: Tuesday, March 16th
6:00-8:00 pm
Where: Undercurrent, 327 Battleground Ave, Greensboro, NC
What: As a special treat for National Nutrition Month, GDDA will be hosting a career/networking night at the Undercurrent downtown. Join your colleagues to learn more about a variety of unique jobs in dietetics. Hear directly from a panel of your peers about their experiences--challenges, barriers, vision for the future...it's up to you to ask the questions and direct the conversation. Panelists specialize in:
- eating disorders
- HIV/AIDS
- gerontology/geriatrics
- writing and publication
- consulting
- sales and distribution
- marketing
- education
Seize this opportunity to get to know your fellow members better while enjoying good food and a pleasant atmosphere. Come armed with business cards, questions, and a sense of camaraderie and fellowship. Meanwhile enjoy delicious hot and cold hors d'oeuvres Undercurrent-style courtesy of GDDA. A cash wine and beer bar will also be available. RSVP to GDDA Secretary Polly Ellsweig at pellsweig@triad.rr.com by Friday, March 12th. Members only for this event please.
'Weekend Warrior' Mini-Nutrition Support Traineeship
When: March 13-14, 2010
Where: The University of Virginia
The University of Virginia Health System presents the 'Weekend Warrior' Mini-Nutrition Support Traineeship.
This program covers a variety of issues in nutrition support, including enteral and parenteral nutrition, fluid and electrolytes, feeding the obese patient, feeding the post surgical patient and more.
For more information on this program and other educational opportunities including webinars and week-long traineeships, please visit: www.healthsystem.virginia.edu or contact Stacey McCray at sf8n@virginia.edu.
Certificate of Training in Childhood and Adolescent Weight Management program is coming to Raleigh, NC
When: March 18-20, 2010
Where: Marriott Crabtree Valley Hotel, 4500 Marriott Drive, Raleigh, NC
Registration information is located on the CDR Website at http://www.cdrnet.org/wtmgmt/childhood.htm.
Visit the CDR Website at www.cdrnet.org for additional information.
NCDA Annual Meeting 2010
Save the Date for the NCDA 77th Annual Meeting & Expo!
When: April 18-20, 2010
Where: Sheraton Imperial Hotel & Convention Center, Durham, NC
"Movers & Shakers: How We're Making a Difference"
Registration information and program will be posted by late January on the NCDA website!
*Please support the NCDAF Scholarship Fund by making a donation for the silent auction at the Annual Meeting. For a donation form contact Lorraine Matthews at 910-640-1858 (H) or 910-640-6615 x. 247 (W) or email her at lorraine.matthews@columbusco.org.
Go to our News site for more detailed information.
**The NCDA invites you to submit abstracts for the Poster Sessions at the Annual Meeting. It's not too late! The deadline for receipt of abstracts and completed forms is 5 pm ET on February 26, 2010. Go to the NCDA website for the instruction sheet and application form.
For more information click here.
Healthy Kids Day
When: Sunday, April 25th from 2-5 pm
Where: Grasshopper's Stadium (and adjoining streets)
What: Last year, many of you represented your agency or organization at this event, which was held in Center City Park. This year Healthy Kids Day is Bigger and Better!
It will include a fun walk for kids, physical activities provided by YMCA staffers AND the first 500 people who attend will get a pass to the Grasshopper's game at 4 pm that day! Participants will be required to visit multiple tables and have a card punched at each one, which they can redeem for their passes to the game.
Join again this year by providing educational materials, incentives, healthy foods, and activities about health for children. Please let Get Healthy Guilford know if you plan to participate by March 15th so that they can make sure you have a table reserved.
Please email Linda or Leslie at gethealthyguilford@ymcagreensboro.org.
SNAP Workshop: Sugar Is Not a Poison, Presented by Vanderbilt Diabetes Research & Training Center
When: Johnson City, TN, Millennium Center, 2001
Millennium Place Johnson City, TN 37604
Where: May 10th - 11th, 2010
What: The Dietitian's Role in Diabetes Management: A Diabetes Workshop for Dietitians.
Speakers:
Dianne Davis, RD, LDN, CDE - has extensive experience in intensive management of type 1, type 2 and gestational diabetes as well as health promotion and weight management.
Becky Gregory, MS, RD, LDN, CDE - has many years of experience in clinical management of patients with type 1, type 2 and gestational diabetes.
This 2-day 'hands-on' workshop is designed to prepare dietitians for their role as an integral part of the diabetes team.
The workshop provides guided exercises that simulate patient encounters.
Topics covered include:
- alternative meal planning strategies
- strategies for nutrition with meds
- working with blood glucose records
- a systematic approach to helping patients with behavior change
The workshop has been presented to 1081 registered dietitians in 32 locations since it began in 1994.
Cost: $260 for normal registrants; $315 for late registrants
CEU hours: 13 hours
For more information, please email rd.workshop@vanderbilt.edu or visit the website www.mc.vanderbilt.edu.
Coming Soon: RD-Provided Nutrition Counseling Coverage for Obese/Overweight Children
ADA partnering with the Alliance Healthcare Initiative. www.healthiergeneration.org
Requires use of ADA's Pediatric Weight Management Nutrition Practice Guidelines. Tool kit due out this fall.
ADA's Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo
- 2010 - Boston, Massachusetts; November 6-9, 2010
- 2011 - San Diego, California; September 24-27, 2010
