HI DNS Members,

Here are the outcomes of the 4 motions that came out of the Fall HOD meeting:

Public Health Nutrition and Community Health Nutrition

Hello DNS Membership:

DNS is pleased to present the single slate ballot of candidates for office for the 2013-2014 year:

Chair-elect:  Beth Taylor MS, RD, LD, CNSD

Nominating Committee Apprentice: Elizabeth Pash, MS, RD, LDN

Hi Everyone!

The fall HOD meeting was enlightening and productive. Please see the attachments to find the minutes from the meeting as well as the 4 motions that came out of it. I voted in support of all 4 motions. Let me know your thoughts - do you agree with how I represented you? Remember, I am your voice and I will always do my best to represent DNS and your interests.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, my dear Colleagues!

Sincerely,

Jennifer A. Wooley, MS, RD, CNSC

DNS is pleased to offer a Student Scholarship which enables an undergraduate or a graduate student in the field of nutrition/dietetics to attend a nutrition support related conference. One scholarship in the amount of $500 is awarded each year to help cover conference registration and travel expenses.

For more details, please see the attached information letter and scholarship application form.

Please send completed application materials and direct your questions to the Nominating Committee Apprentice, Tamara Karosanidze, at tk7d@virginia.edu

Student Scholarship application deadline is January 15, 2013.

A note from Beth.....

Friends and Colleagues:

I have been selected to be on the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) 2013 Council Slate of Candidates for an “At-Large” seat. This is very exciting not only for me, but the dietetic profession as well. The ball was started in motion after DNS member Ainsley Malone nominated me to be considered for the ballot – Thanks Ainsley!

If you are passionate about decreasing type II Diabetes in our country - consider becoming a part of this important effort!

Beth

Congratulations to Stephanie Dobak, RD, LDN, CNSC and Patricia Esposito, MS, RD, CD-N recipients of the DNS Professional Development Scholarship.  Stephanie is a clinical dietitian at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, where she covers the neurology ICU, medical/surgical wards, and rehabilitation unit.  Patricia is a neonatal nutritionist at the Connecticut Children's Medical Center in Hartford, CT.  Both are planning to use their scholarship funds to attend A.S.P.E.N.'s 2013 Clinical Nutrition Week in Phoenix.  We look forward to hearing their reports after they attend this meeting.

This study is a post hoc analysis of the NICE-SUGAR study database. The aim was to explore the relation between moderate and severe hypoglycemia and the risk of death. you can find the article on the New England Journal of Medicine's website:
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1204942#t=abstract

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