2008 Program Preview
Monday, October 27, 2008
9:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
FNCE Excursions
Eat Fresh, Eat Local in the Chicagoland Area
Get a firsthand look at sustainable agriculture with a panel of area farmers who will discuss what they grow, how they market and methods used to educate the consumer on how to use fresh grown foods. At Northern Illinois University's Naperville facility you will also enjoy a lunch and demonstration of organic foods. The tour will also include a stop an an area farm to see marketing techniques of fresh food products and your guide for the entire event, Ross Ament, president of the Agriculture Tourism Partners of Illinois, will lead the discussion and provide insights along the way.
Enhancing Services with Technology: From the Electronic Medical Record to Room Service and Retail
CPE Level: Level I CPE Credit: 1.5 hours LNC: 1020, 8050, 7210
Take a firsthand look at how the Nutrition Care Process fits with the cutting edge technology of the electronic medical record at one of the nation's foremost early adopting facilities — Northwestern Memorial Hospital and its recently opened Prentice Women's Hospital. See how Food and Nutrition Services works closely with clinicians to provide state-of-the-art medical care. See close hand the screening and assessment process for medical nutrition therapy as recorded in the facilities' interdisciplinary computerized charting system using the Nutrition Care Process; technology used for education in a patient-centered care model; and the Dining On Call patient room service delivery system. Attendees will enjoy lunch at the Fresh Market at Fairbanks, the Prentice on-site restaurant, which uses an innovative approach to emphasize fresh, whole foods.
Inside the Devil in the White City
Walk in the footsteps of the heroes and villain of The Devil in the White City, Eric Larsen’s best-selling story of good and evil at the World’s Columbian Exhibition of 1893! Starting at McCormick Place, you will travel to the site of the nefarious Dr. Holmes’ hotel, the Midway area of the Fair and walk around the Exhibition’s grounds — better known now as Jackson Park — where you will see the Olmsted-designed lagoons and Wooded Island, the renovated Japanese Garden, the Fine Arts Building (the only structure here left from the Fair) and other remarkable points of interest. Food was, of course, a major feature of the Fair. You will learn about the many types that were available and the new scientific interest in food. Everyone will have her/his own copy of the historic map of the Fair. The tour includes history and stories about Daniel H. Burnham and Frederick Law Olmsted not in the book, including the impact of the Fair on Burnham’s City Plan of 1909. The tour is led by landscape historian Barbara Geiger, whose specialty is the late 19th century. Wear comfortable shoes — you will walk about one mile, slowly. A snack box will be provided for the short bus ride back to McCormick Place.