NCAND Educational Meeting in April 2025
Date: Friday, April 11, 2025
Location: McKimmon Center - Raleigh, NC
Registration Rates
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In person Meeting
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Student (Current student member NCAND)
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$50
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NCAND RD Member (Current RD member of NCAND)
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$100
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Non-Member
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$150
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Registration for the meeting will close on April 8, 2025. Onsite registration may be available.
Agenda:
Agenda to be updated as speakers are confirmed.
Time
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Session Title/Speaker
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8:00 am
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Registration Opens/Coffee/Visit Exhibitors
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8:25 - 8:30 am
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Welcome and Announcements
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8:30 - 9:30
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"The Neurobiological Nexus: Understanding the Brain-Nutrition Interplay in Eating Disorder Treatment" - Leah L Graves, RDN, LDN, CEDS-C, FAED
Lecture Summary: Recent advances in the neuroscience of eating disorders highlight how differences in brain circuitry may influence eating behavior, food selection, and overall nutritional state. This presentation will explore how understanding these neurobiological factors can lead to more effective, individualized nutrition therapy. The session will outline evidence-based strategies for integrating neurobiological insights into tailored nutritional interventions, optimizing treatment outcomes for individuals with eating disorders.
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9:30 - 10:30
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"Weight Neutral Approaches to Eating Disorders" - Ayron E Walker, MS, PhD, RDN, LDN
Lecture Summary: Many approaches to eating disorder diagnosis, prevention, and treatment are centered around weight. However, disordered eating and eating disorders can (and do) happen at any size. In fact, some research suggests that eating disorder behavior happens more among individuals that are concerned about their weight. Therefore, this lecture will provide an engaging and interactive discussion and presentation on weight-neutrality in eating disorder prevention, care, and treatment.
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10:30 - 11:00
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Break - Visit Exhibitors
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11:00 am - 12:00 pm
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"The Dietitians' Role in Supporting Eating Disorder Recovery" - Jennifer N Tebb, MS, RDN, CSSD, LDN, CEDS
Lecture Summary: Do you feel prepared to support your patients with disordered eating patterns? People seeking nutritional intervention may feel uncertain or judgmental of their relationship with food which can increase their susceptibility to disordered eating. Additionally, it is common for patients needing support for an eating disorder to establish care with a dietitian first before working with a therapist or medical provider. This presentation aims to provide basic information about eating disorders and disordered eating patterns for all dietitians, especially those who do not specialize in prevention and treatment of disordered eating. Current criteria for diagnosing and identifying disordered eating will be reviewed. Methods of screening for disordered eating and partnering with eating disorder specialists will be identified. The role of the dietitian in preventing disordered eating patterns with food, and treating eating disorders will be discussed.
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12:00 - 12:30
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Lunch & Visit Exhibitors
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12:30 - 1:30
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"Seeing RED-S: How to Identify and Support Athletes with Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport" - Liz Hurley Raynor, MS, RD, LDN, CSCS
Lecture Summary: It's estimated that 87% of athletes ages 14-34 have at least 1 symptom of RED-S. In this presentation we'll define RED-S, discuss how to identify signs and symptoms, review recent research on RED-S and Low Energy Availability (LEA), and provide recommendations for supporting athletes with RED-S as a dietitian.
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1:30 - 1:45
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Coffee Break & Visit Exhibits
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1:45 - 2:45
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"Fixing One Thing to Break Another" - Jayme Limbaugh
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2:45 - 3:45 pm
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Sports Nutrition: inflammation, and recovering from injuries
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3:45 pm
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Adjourn
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Agenda subject to change without notice.
Exhibitor/Sponsor Information:
Exhibitor registration options

Exhibitor registration closes on Friday, April 4, 2025 or whenever exhibit space sells out, whichever happens first.
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