Dietitians of Canada

Speaker: Leslie Whittington-Carter, RD
Dietitians of Canada, as the voice of the profession, engages in advocacy to increase the profile of dietitians and nutrition services. Leslie Whittington-Carter, DC's Ontario Government Relations Coordinator, provides examples of DC's leadership and advocacy across many sectors, and shares tips on creating successful advocacy strategies that members can use. Originally presented at the Ottawa Regional Conference, audience members also share their advocacy success stories.
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Speaker: Natalie Jobin, PhD, RD
(In French) Natalie Jobin revealed the results of the landmark research project "Tout le monde à table", the largest study ever of Quebec families' eating habits. Natalie was the lead for this study conducted by Extenso, the reference centre for human nutrition within the department of nutrition at l’Université de Montréal. The key finding of the study highlighted the lack of planning for the evening meal. Add to this the lack of participation by children in meal preparation despite their interest in lending a hand. Further, it was revealed that 1 in 3 families eat dinner in front of the television. In light of these results, the Tout le monde à table team stressed the importance of changing societal norms to once again embed family meals at the heart of Quebec family values.
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Speaker: Renata Micha, PhD RD
Financial support provided by: Beef Information Centre, Canadian Pork Council, Dairy Farmers of Canada and Egg Farmers of Canada
Public health emphasis on reducing saturated fatty acid consumption without considering the replacement nutrient or, more importantly, the many other food-based risk factors for cardio-metabolic disease is unlikely to produce substantial intended benefits. Although investigation of individual nutrients provides important information of potential underlying mechanisms of health effects, people make decisions about eating whole foods that contain multiple macro- and micronutrients in various amounts. Thus, food based scientific research and policy recommendations may be most relevant in the modern era to understand and reduce the pandemics of chronic disease occurring in nearly all nations.
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Speaker: Liane Faulder
We’re all used to discussions about how changing one’s diet or attitude towards food can lead to better health and a better life. But food columnist Liane Faulder of the Edmonton Journal says rethinking your relationship with food can lead to meaningful change in other ways. Food – the appreciation of it, the cooking of it and the sharing of it – can also be a valuable life guide, a tool for personal growth and a way to create community.
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Lecturer: Lynda Corby MSc, MEd, RD, FDC
The Ryley-Jeffs Memorial Lecture is always a highlight of the DC conference. Lynda Corby, the lecturer selected by the DC Board of Directors, provided an insightful presentation on how leadership must come from both the head and the heart, and how passion inspires and nurtures change and collaboration in practice.  
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The Annual General Meeting is a once a year opportunity for all members to be inspired by the achievements of our association and those of individual members. The Board of Directors report highlights the many accomplishments of the association over the past year. We encourage all members to take 30 minutes to learn how your membership has been invested this year.
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Dietitians of Canada presented a national webcast in March 2010 for dietitians and other health professionals to facilitate the implementation of the growth charts with Canadian health practitioners.
Speaker: Donna Secker PhD, RD, FDC. Moderator: Lynda Corby MSc, MEd, RD, FDC
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Excellent efforts are being made by the health profession community to create awareness in society to eat well, even while rates of obesity continue to increase. This is prompting governments and others to think about innovative strategies to enhance effectiveness of health promotion messages with new approaches such as social marketing, an audience-centric environmental change framework. In this presentation, Dr. Sameer Deshpande, PhD, Associate Professor of Marketing, Faculty of Managment, Centre for Socially Responsible Marketing, University of Lethbridge highlights practical ways to apply social marketing principles to nutrition communications so that dietitians may better achieve behaviour change objectives. Dr. Desphande's research interests include many areas of health promotion, healthy lifestyle and behaviour change where applying principles of social marketing have been shown to be effective.
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was first presented on Tuesday May 31, 2011, 1:00 p.m. Eastern and is archived for viewing for 365 days. Dr. Luiza Kent-Smith, PhD, RD, MSc, Professional Leader Nutrition and Dietetics, Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon presents and discusses the preliminary results of the 2010 nutritionDay Survey. She is joined by registered dietitians Brenda Arychuk and Kathy Vagianos (hospital & long term care) who took part in the survey and share their experiences and expectations. To find more information on “nutritionDay” or “nutritionDay Canada” go to www.nutritionday.org and www.dietitians.ca/nutritionday. This webcast will be presented in English. 
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June 28, 2011; 1:00 - 2:30 pm EST. This webcast is offered on a complimentary basis by the Canadian Foundation for Dietetic Research (CFDR) and the Canadian Council of Food and Nutrition (CCFN) and will be archived until June 28, 2012 following the live presentation.
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• Adult Bariatric Clinical Nutrition by Carlene Johnson Stoklossa
  Host: DC Diabetes, Obesity and Cardiovascular Network
  Sponsor: Bioclinic Naturals
  Patients with obesity have highly specialized needs related to assessment, weight management, surgical readiness and post-surgical management. Hear an overview of the evidence and practice guidelines for adult weight management and bariatric surgical clients. Included are strategies to improve nutritional status, improve control of nutrition-related co-morbidities and optimize lifestyle factors associated with improved weight and health for adults with obesity.
• The Role of Microbiota in Medical Nutrition Therapy by Wendy Dahl, PhD, RD
  The fascinating role of the microbiota in human health and disease and the interrelationships with nutrition is a rapidly expanding area of research. Explore the current and potential roles of medical nutrition therapy (MNT) in modulating the gastrointestinal microbiota to enhance immunity and wellness in the context of GI disease, respiratory infection, renal disease and other conditions, emphasizing practice applications.
• Awareness of Malnutrition in Canada: What New Options are Available by Patricia Anthony, PhD and Luiza Kent-Smith, PhD
  Host: DC Nutrition Support Network
  Sponsor: Nestlé HealthCare Nutrition
  Malnutrition is a risk factor for prolonged hospital stay, delayed recovery and increased morbidity and mortality. Our speakers discuss the new Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) short form that allows for quicker identification of elderly persons needing nutrition intervention, and the process and results of Canada’s pilot participation in the worldwide nutritionDay 2010.

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• Professional Communication: Helping the Good get ‘Gooder’ by Sophie Desroches, PhD and Anna Leiper, MSc
  Host: DC Consulting Dietitians Network
  Helping clients successfully implement recommendations for dietary change is a singularly important skill for dietitians. Our speakers discuss the research literature on successful counseling techniques and present practical tools to help you help your clients reach and maintain their nutrition goals.
• From Theory to Practice: Integrating Client-Centered Counseling into the Nutrition Care Process by Hollie Raynor, PhD
  Host: DC Diabetes, Obesity and Cardiovascular Network
  Sponsor: Becel Centre for Heart Health
  A must-hear session for practical guidance on conducting client-centred conversations around lifestyle improvements! Dr. Raynor uses her unique combination of knowledge and skills as a psychologist and dietitian to help you think about how to shift practice from education-based intervention strategies to client-centred care during assessment, treatment, planning and follow-up. Presentation highlights a new resource called Instigating and Implementing Eating and Physical Activity Behaviour Change: A Lifestyle Intervention Manual and Toolkit available from the Diabetes, Obesity and Cardiovascular Network.
• Crafting our Stories: Art, Leadership, and Change in Dietetics by Lucy Aphramor, Jacqui Gingras, PhD, Cheryl McLean and Catherine Morley, PhD
  Host: DC Advisory Committee for Professional Affairs
  Dietitians can engage in creative and critical endeavours to help illuminate the complexities of dietetic practice associated with leadership and change. By presenting different modes of self-expression, you’ll hear about ideas and strategies for being an agent of change in the practice of dietetics using creative self-expression as a model for change.

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• 30 Days and 30 Nights: A Food Safety Case Study by Frank Miller
  Host: DC Food Service Management Network
  Sponsor: Council for Biotechnology Information
  A major food safety incident can happen anywhere, anytime, to anyone. Every on-site operator should have a plan in place, not only for minimizing that possibility but also for dealing with such a crisis should it occur. This case study presentation of the experience at University of Western Ontario includes best practice advice on how to be prepared for and avoid a food safety crisis.
• Creative Menu Planning: Meeting Patients’ Expectations by Nicole Howlett and Shemina Patni
  Host: Food Service Management Network
  How do you design a hospital menu that meets Canada’s Food Guide and the Dietary Reference Intakes while maintaining high levels of patient satisfaction? Our speakers share how they successfully developed a menu that meets this nutrition goal while addressing the preferences of a diverse population, providing a sense of comfort for those patients and playing a significant role in their healing process.
• The Olympic Training Table: Fuelling Elite Athletes Going for Gold by Angela Dufour and Nanci Guest
  Hosts: DC Sports Nutrition and Food Service Management Networks
  How do you feed millions of meals to 2400 athletes, coaches and officials from over 200 countries over 16 days? Get a first hand experience of what was involved in preparing for the 2010 Olympics to ensure a safe, high nutritional quality, culturally diverse menu, and the sport and facility factors that influenced the Vancouver games meal services.
• Are we Making Decisions Based on Evidence? by Manon Bureau
  Host: DC Food Service Management Network
  Sponsor: Sodexo
  Can performance indicators in food service be influential in important decisions such as resource allocation? Learn about the process of choosing appropriate indicators, the importance of documentation and applying the findings to common issues faced by food service operators.

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• Building Capacity for Food Security in Canada . . . Beyond 2010 by Lise Bertrand, Mustafa Koc, PhD, Elaine Power, PhD and Patricia Williams, PhD
  Host: DC Nutrition and Food Security Network
  A strong food movement is emerging across Canada and dietitians are uniquely positioned to play a role as partners, facilitators and leaders in moving the food movement within and across key sectors and at multiple levels to build food security. Our panelists reflect upon and then challenge dietitians to examine some key questions to help shape the path forward to build capacity for food security in Canada beyond 2010.
• Working Together to Support the Breastfeeding Pair by Daina Kalnins and Iola Panetta
  Host: DC Pediatric Nutrition Network
  Dietitians and lactation consultants have the opportunity to support mothers and help them initiate and continue to breastfeed for a duration that will be of most benefit to mother and infant. Hear a series of case studies that illustrate ways to support breastfeeding when the infant has difficulty feeding.
• Knowledge of Bodies and Bodies and Knowledge: Implications for Dietetic Theory and Practice by John Coveney, PhD
  Host: DC Advisory Committee for Professional Affairs
  Through examining the origins of knowledge in public health and nutritional science, Professor Coveney examines the moral tensions concerning food, eating and appetite embedded in western cultures. His work goes to the heart of assumptions informing the theory and practice of food policy and public health nutrition.