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Registration is Now Available!
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:
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.
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Weekly On The Pulse updates have been replaced by Eat Right Weekly.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.