This year there are over 30 educational sessions, including the "Great Vitamin D Debate", feeding kids, the current dietary guidelines, MyPlate, wound healing, and the latest on food and nutrition trends.
The theme, "Nutrition Experts - Making a Difference" showcases the expanding role of the dietitian in the community, medical field, education, media, business and government.
2011 Highlights
To view the complete Educational Sessions and Speakers,
visit http://eatrightflorida.org
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Media: For additional information, contact
Christine A. Stapell, MS, RD, LDN, Executive Director
Florida Dietetic Association
850-386-8850; cstapell@eatrightflorida.org
Christine A. Stapell, MS, RD, LDN, Executive Director
Florida Dietetic Association
850-386-8850; cstapell@eatrightflorida.org
Sunday
Pre-convention Workshop:
Dreams to Reality: Build a Booming Private Practice & Corporate Wellness Business
Dreams to Reality: Build a Booming Private Practice & Corporate Wellness Business
Faye Berger Mitchell, RD, LD and Denice Ferko-Adams, MPH, RD, LDN
Sunday, 9:00am to 1:00pm
Preventing Medical Errors
Catherine Christie, PhD, RD, LD/N, FADA and Susan Mitchell, PhD, RD, LD/N, FADA
Sunday, 3:00pm to 5:00pm
Opening Session - Lifestyle Medicine
Edward “Eddie” Phillips, MD
Sunday, 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Monday
The New Dietary Guidelines: Putting Policy into Practice.
Amy Mobley, PhD, RD
Amy Mobley, PhD, RD
Monday, 8:30am to 9:30am
Diagnosis and Management of Food Allergies: New Guidelines.
J. Andrew Bird, MD
J. Andrew Bird, MD
Monday, 8:30am to 9:30am
The Antioxidant Paradox
Jeffrey Blumberg, PhD , FACN, FASN
Jeffrey Blumberg, PhD , FACN, FASN
Monday, 9:45am to 10:45am
Ethnic and Racial Influences on Birth Outcomes
Michael Lu, MD, MPH
Monday, 9:45am to 10:45am
Become A Training Expert... Make a Difference One Training Session at a Time
Maureen Leugers, MBA, RD, CD
Monday, 9:45am to 10:45am
Read It Before You Eat It.
Bonnie Taub-Dix, MA, RD, CDN
Monday, 11:00am to 12:00pm
Monday, 11:00am to 12:00pm
Nutrition and Wound Healing.
Joseph Molnar, MD, PhD
Joseph Molnar, MD, PhD
Monday, 11:00am to 12:00pm
7 Tips to Successfully Brand Your Business
Susan Mitchell, PhD, RD, LD/N, FADA
Monday, 11:00am to 12:00pm
Opportunities Abound for Nutrition Experts with Kids Eat Right!
Katie Brown, EdD, RD, LD
Monday, 2:30pm to 3:30pm
Feeding the Critically Ill Patient
Gail Cresci, PhD, RD, CNSD, LD
Monday, 2:30pm to 3:30pm
Biomedical & Health Informatics: Making a Difference With Information
William “Bill” Hersh, MD
Monday, 2:30pm to 3:30pm
The Gluten-Free Boom...What’s the Buzz All About?
Peter HR Green, MD and Shelley Case, RD
Peter HR Green, MD and Shelley Case, RD
Monday, 3:45pm to 5:15pm
Sign Me Up! Getting Credentialed to Bill for Nutrition Services.
Milton Stokes, MPH, RD, CDN
Milton Stokes, MPH, RD, CDN
Monday, 3:45pm to 5:15pm
Making Sense of Science.
Cindy Heroux, RD, LD/N and Tara Gidus, MS, RD, LD/N, CSSD
Cindy Heroux, RD, LD/N and Tara Gidus, MS, RD, LD/N, CSSD
Media hype, celebrity endorsements and misleading marketing leaves millions of people drowning in a sea of confusion about nutrition, natural products and supplements.
Monday, 3:45pm to 5:15pm
Tuesday
Portion Size Me.
James Painter, PhD, RD
James Painter, PhD, RD
Tuesday, 7:00am - 8:00am
Drug - Supplement Interactions and Nutrient Depletions
Alan Agins, PhD
Tuesday, 8:00am to 9:30am
Nutrition-Focused Physical Assessment
Cindy Hamilton, MS, RD, CNSD
Tuesday, 8:00am to 9:30am
Probiotics Through Life Stages.
Jo Ann Hattner, MPH, RD
Tuesday, 9:45am to 10:45am
Family Mealtime: On and Beyond the Table.
Georgia Kostas, MPH, RD, LD
Georgia Kostas, MPH, RD, LD
Tuesday, 9:45am to 10:45am
Biochemistry of Protein as a Nutritional Element of Chronic Disease
Joyce Ann Gilbert, PhD, RD, LD
Tuesday, 9:45am to 10:45am
Customizing the Interstitial Cystitis Diet.
Julie Beyer, MA, RD
Tuesday, 11:00am to 12:00pm
Understanding Molecular, Physiological and Clinical Aspects of Iron Metabolism
Mitchell Knutson, PhD
Tuesday, 11:00am to 12:00pm
Magnesium and the Metabolic Syndrome
Stella Volpe, PhD, RD, LD/N, FACSM
Tuesday, 2:30pm to 3:30pm
Advances in Bariatric Surgery for the morbid obese.
Samuel Szomstein, MD, FACS
Tuesday, 2:30pm to 3:30pm
Samuel Szomstein, MD, FACS
Tuesday, 2:30pm to 3:30pm
The Health Benefits of Wine.
Mary Flynn, PhD, RD, LDN
Mary Flynn, PhD, RD, LDN
Tuesday, 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Spreading Your Nutrition Message Cooking Demos that Dazzle.
Michelle Dudash, RD
Michelle Dudash, RD
Tuesday, 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Diabetes Research at Work Today; Future Directions in Research
Della Matheson, RN, CDE and Jennifer Marks, MD, FACP, FACE
Tuesday, 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Wednesday
Wednesday
How to Eat Mindfully in a Mindless Eating World.
Susan Albers, Psy.D
Susan Albers, Psy.D
Wednesday, 8:00am to 9:30am
Meeting the Needs of Today and Tomorrow through Improved Agricultural Practices.
Daniel Goldstein, MD and William “Bill” Harris, PhD
Daniel Goldstein, MD and William “Bill” Harris, PhD
Wednesday, 8:00am to 9:30am
Front-of-Package Nutrition Rating Systems and Symbols.
Alice Lichtenstein, D.Sc
Alice Lichtenstein, D.Sc
Wednesday, 9:45-10:45
Micronutrients and the Triage Theory: How Deficiency is Linked to Diseases of Aging
Joyce McCann, PhD
Wednesday, 9:45am to 10:45am
Hormones in Midlife: A Matter of Balance
Cindy Geyer, MD
Wednesday, 11:00am to 12:00pm
Strong Bodies, Smart Minds: Making a Difference in Schools to Prevent Childhood Obesity, Promote Healthy Weights, and Support Academic Success.
Dayle Hayes, MS, RD
Dayle Hayes, MS, RD
Wednesday, 11:00am to 12:00pm
The Great Vitamin D Debate.
Glenville Jones, PhD and Reinhold Vieth, PhD
Glenville Jones, PhD and Reinhold Vieth, PhD
Wednesday, 12:15pm to 2:00pm
Teaching Nutrition: Best Practices and Innovation in the Classroom
Joan Thompson, PhD and Jennifer Turley, PhDWednesday, 2:00pm to 4:00pm
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