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Registration is now open for the Sept 21, 2010 webinar: Unearthing the Evidence on Micronutrients in Wound Healing

4:00 - 5:00 pm EST

Join us as M Patricia Fuhrman, MS, RD, LD, FADA, CNSD discusses the issues surrounding nutrition management of chronic wounds.

This webinar will:

Save the Date! ADA Public Policy Workshop

Save the Date for ADA's Wildly Popular Public Policy Workshop

Washington DC

Feb 6-8, 2011

More information to come! 

Website Pediatric Coordinator

Recent publications related to pediatric nutrition support:

Burritt E. Use of indirect calorimetry in the pediatric intensive care unit. A case report. Infant, Child & Adolescent Nutrition. 2010;2:246-250.

Gura KM.  Potential benefits of parenteral fish oil lipid emulsions in parenteral nutrition-associated liver disease. Infant, Child & Adolescent Nutrition. 2010;2: 251-257. 

Jones L, Watling RM, Wilkis S, Pizer B. Nutritional support in children and young people with cancer undergoing chemotherapy. [Review]. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 7:CD003298, 2010.

Join Oley in Los Angeles!

Oley Southwest Regional Conference

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

B Level Rotunda

757 Westwood Plaza

Los Angeles, CA

October 30, 2010

10:00 am - 4:30 pm (Registration opens at 9:30 am) 

Don't miss this opportunity to learn from experts in Home Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (HPEN)!

Public Policy Update

Public Policy Update 8/16/10

Weekly On The Pulse updates have been replaced by Eat Right Weekly. This communication is emailed each Wednesday to all ADA members and is a streamlined communication which includes public policy updates formerly provided in On The Pulse.

On August 5th the child nutrition reauthorization act was passed in the Senate. Provisions include expanding nutrition standards to all foods sold in schools and strengthening nutrition education in child nutrition programs. ADA's grassroots efforts were recognized and appreciated by Congress.

Save the Date: ADA's next Public Policy Workshop is February 6-8, 2011 in Washington DC.

Professional Issues Delegate - Need Your Input

I need feedback on the issues that will be discussed at HOD November 5 and 6, 2010.

FSPEN 30th Annual Symposium

The Florida ASPEN Chapter (FSPEN) 30th Annual Symposium

Marriott Delray Beach

Delray Beach, FL

CPEU's provided: 15 Level 2 RD credits

For more information, click here.

For on-line registration, click here.

For room reservations at the host hotel, The Marriott Delray Beach, please call (561) 274-3200.
FSPEN has arranged a conference room rate of $119/night

The Advanced Enteral Nutrition Program

 Dear DNS Members,

Great News! The second offering of the The Advanced Enteral Nutrition Program is now taking application!   The Advanced Enteral Nutrition Program is designed to promote advanced knowledge, expertise and enthusiasm for enteral nutrition (EN).
Read on to see the course description and how to apply.

Review Smartphone Apps for the Journal!

Do you own a smartphone, such as an iPhone, Blackberry, or Droid?  Are you familiar with the wide variety of food and nutrition apps developed for these and other similar phones?  Would you like to share your opinion with your fellow ADA members?  If so, you’re the perfect candidate to join the Journal’s new smartphone app reviewer pool.  Beginning in January of 2011, the Journal’s New in Review column will feature the new Apps in Review section, which will provide Journal readers with information on food and nutrition–related smartphone apps designed for both dietetics practitioners and consumers—but first we need a group of tech-savvy RDs to serve as reviewers.