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Jun

Telegram, Telephone, and Yes, Telenutrition!

6/25/2012 5:51:52 PM by Nancy G Collins PhD RD LDN

Telegram, Telephone, and Yes, Telenutrition!... read more

Jun

The Pain of Digital Change

6/25/2012 10:48:42 AM by Lindsey B Hoggle MS RD

Much like most health professionals, I monitor (or “lurk” if you use present day social media slang) multiple e-mail lists. I recently began observing the variety of opinions on the usefulness-- or not--of health information technology. My thinking is that it seems that we are all at a different stage in the adaptation to a life gone digital. One of the points made by one commenter was that ... read more

Apr

The Future of Food - Report on Academy Sponsored Conference

4/4/2013 11:12:51 AM by Brian Sarna

Collaboration—and innovation— have taken on a new meaning in health care.Yesterday's FUTURE OF FOOD – Food Security in the 21st Century conference hosted by Washington Post Live was an eye opener. I attend many events in DC, but this one left me feeling an urgency to do more—and to examine ways technology and digital communication can help.While the program was only 5 hours long, Mary Jordan, a Pu... read more

Jun

Practicing Ethically

6/13/2012 4:38:30 PM by Martin M Yadrick MBA MS RD FADA

I just completed an on-line graduate course on Ethics in Informatics. One of the requirements was to complete a class project (term paper or voice-over PowerPoint) on an issue related to ethics. Since I'm always trying to pull nutrition into any informatics class forum discussions or projects, I decided to do my project on Ethics in Dietetics Practice. ... read more

Jun

The Rock Stars of Health Innovation

6/7/2012 3:38:54 PM by Lindsey B Hoggle MS RD

This week is Health IT Innovation week in Washington, DC—and the events exceeded my expectations in every realm. The Health Data Initiative Forum III sponsored the Health Datapalooza on Tuesday/Wednesday—a sold out event that hosted an expo of 100 innovative new health IT companies, provided standing room only panel presentations and included presentations by multiple keynote leaders in thi... read more

Jun