04/26/04

Highlights of XIV International Congress of Dietetics May 28-31, 2004

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 26, 2004

Media contacts: Prior to May 28, 2004
Lori Ferme or Irene Perconti, 800/877-1600, ext. 4802 or 4806
 
May 28-31, 2004
Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois
On-site Press Room: Room 323
Phone: 312/595-5905

Highlights of XIV International Congress of Dietetics May 28-31, 2004

Please note: Speakers, sessions and room numbers are subject to change or cancellation. For updates, consult the program book, which will be available in the Press Room.

Friday, May 28
Opening Ceremony and Keynote Address
8:30 a.m. - 10 a.m., Festival Hall B
The session will feature opening remarks from Irene McKay, SRD, FBDA, ICDA chairman and Fellow of the British Dietetic Association; Ronald S. Moen, MS, chief executive officer of the American Dietetic Association; and Marsha Sharp, MSc, RD, chief executive officer of Dietitians of Canada. The keynote address will be given by Stephen Lewis, former Canadian diplomat and former United National Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa. Lewis will speak on developing a global perspective in dietetics practice and utilizing professional skills to become international health-care leaders.

Cultivating Communities of Practice: Frances Fisher Memorial Lecture
1:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Etienne Wenger, PhD
This session honors Frances Fisher, one of the United States’s leading nutrition educators. Wenger will discuss the concept of communities of practice and how they can be developed and utilized by dietetics professionals nationally and internationally.

Special Olympics Nutrition Programs for Healthy Athletes
1:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Hilary Colgan, MSc, MINDI; Joan Medlen, RD
This session will cover development of a health promotion program within the Special Olympics Healthy Athletes Program. Panel members will discuss formation of nutrition assessment and education for a program in the United States and expansion to Europe, Latin America and Asia.

Poverty, Food Insecurity and Obesity: A Paradox
1:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Margaret Haase; Manuel Pena, MD; Marilyn Townsend, PhD, RD
Issues of access, quality, income and education as they relate to poverty, food insecurity and obesity will be examined in an international context.

Improving Patients’ Satisfaction for Meals: Mission Possible
1:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Mary Easaw-John, BSc; Mee Thong, BSc, MBA
A hospital stay can be an anxious, fearful experience and meals can break the monotony. This session will discuss the value of food surveys and one-on-one interviews in assessing and meeting patients’ expectations and improving their hospital experience.

The Epidemic of Childhood Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes: Current Research and Treatment Strategies
3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Stephanie Gerken, RD, LD, CDE; Francine Kaufman, MD
This session will cover programs designed to address childhood obesity, such as promoting physical activity and good nutrition.
 
Coaching to Accelerate Effectiveness
3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Carollyne Conlinn, MBA, MPH, RD; Zoey Ryan, BSc, RDN
This session will cover the evolving role of dietetics professionals from expert sources of nutrition information to “health coaches,” who assist clients in practical and specific personal ways.

The Nutrition Component of Substance Abuse Programs
3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Lena Darrell, MPH, RD; Jocelyn Rodrigues, MPH, RD, CDN
Speakers will discuss complex nutrition issues related to HIV and hepatitis C infection among the substance abuse population.

Saturday, May 29
Criteria and Classification of Obesity in Japan and Asia-Oceania Region
8 a.m. - 9 a.m.
Shuji Inoue, MD, PhD
This session will cover major causes of obesity in Japan.

A Systems Approach to Community Food Security: Canadian Perspectives
8 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Ellen Desjardins, BSc, MHSc; Corinne Eisler, RDN; Wayne Roberts, PhD
This session will encourage participants to share information about their own roles in community food security projects and the effect of such programs upon the availability of and control over healthy food for all in a community.

School Nutrition Policies in Canada
10:30 a.m. - noon
Mary McKenna, PhD, RD
This session offers an opportunity to learn about the the School Policy: Activity and Nutrition Survey project, view the SPANS Web site and discuss the status of school nutrition policies internationally.

Building Healthy Communities through Participatory Food Security Initiatives: The BC Pregnancy Outreach Programs Experience
10:30 a.m. - noon
Kim Carver; Jennifer Cody, RDN; Jeni Luther
Speakers will discuss how they developed peer networks as a tool to further self-sustaining food security initiatives among geographically distant and ethnically diverse programs and communities.

International Initiatives in Managing Adult Obesity
10:30 a.m. - noon
Angelo Tremblay, PhD; Michael Zemel, PhD
This session will highlight research and clinical trials showing benefits of dairy and calcium in the prevention and management of obesity and insulin resistance.

Educating Tomorrow’s Practitioners
10:30 a.m. - noon
Shawna Berenbaum, PhD; Sandra Capra, PhD, APD; Karen Greathouse, PhD, RD; MHSc; Elizabeth Solis, MPH
This session will cover challenges for dietetics education and practice in different countries, including potential coordination of education standards to improve practice around the world.

Can Biotechnology Feed the World? Biotechnology and Food Security in Developing Countries
10:30 a.m. - noon
R. Jeffrey Burkhardt, PhD; Hans Herren, PhD; Per Pinstrup-Andersen, PhD
A variety of experts including an ethicist and a dietetics professional working in Africa will debate issues of biotechnology from a variety of perspectives.

The Dietitian of the Future: Competencies through Lifelong Learning
2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Wendy Hu, BSc; Morag MacKellar, SRD, FBDA; Linda Tapsell, PhD, APD, MHPEd
This session will cover issues facing dietetics educators in Australia, the United Kingdom and China.

Can Regulation Decrease Hospital Malnutrition?
2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Peter Furst, MD, PhD; Gerdien Melis; Annalynn Skipper, MS, RD, FADA; Saskia van Kleef
Speakers will explore a regulatory approach to decreasing hospital malnutrition by examining programs that require nutrition screening and assessment of patients.

Nutrition Security in HIV/AIDS: Global Challenges for Dietitians
2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Cade Fields-Gardner, MS, RD; Roy Kennedy, MS, RD; Andrew Thorne-Lyman, MS, RD
According to the World Food Programme, effective food security programs targeted to vulnerable populations such as people with HIV/AIDS require integration of interventions. Panel members will include nutrition and dietetics professionals who have been instrumental in developing policies and guidelines.

Communicating Healthy Eating to Children
2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Keith-Thomas Ayoob, EdD, RD; Richard Elder, MBA; Joyce Slater, MSc, BS, RD
Overweight/obesity is a major public health problem worldwide, particularly among children, requiring effective partnerships and communications programs. The session will highlight two programs, Activate and Kids in the Kitchen, that were created by pooling human, financial and intellectual resources.

Population Based Programming in the Community
2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Morag MacKellar, SRD, FBDA; Corilee Watters, PhD, MSc, BSc
This session will cover the Scotland Forth Valley Food Links project, which has been in effect for 18 years to improve community food intake, and the Canadian Alberta Heart Health project, which shows how regional health authorities use scientific knowledge to create public health interventions.

Dietetic Perspectives on Nutrition Policy
4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Diane Beth, MS, RD; Kathryn Kolasa, PhD, RD; Nobuo Yoshiike, MD
Speakers will present information from the National Institute of Health and Nutrition in Japan and an initiative in North Carolina designed to increase healthy eating and physical activity.

Pediatric HIV Nutrition Care Strategies
4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Peggy Papathakis, MS, RD; Pamela Rothpletz-Puglia
Speakers will cover methods and strategies used to care for children with HIV.

Complementary Care in Pediatrics
4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Roberta Anding, MS, RD; Janet Schlenker, BASc, RDN; Sunita Vohra, MD, FRCPC
Speakers will discuss the growing use of complementary care in North America and in other countries, especially among children.

How Food Choices and Trade Policy Affect Health and Global Food Security
4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Kristin Dawkins; Ron Labonte, PhD, MA, BA
What do food choices and trade policy have to do with each other? How do they affect health and food security? Why should dietetics professionals care? An international panel of experts will consider these questions.

Sunday, May 30
Journey from Nutrition Science to Adequate Intake in Hospitals
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Jens Kondrup, MD
This session will cover new recommendations from the European Society for Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition and ways in which the guidelines have been implemented by Danish health authorities.

Nutrigenomics: Another Piece of the Puzzle
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Bruce German, PhD; Patrick Stover, PhD
Speakers will cover the potential of nutrigenomics to shape the future practice of dietetics.

Eating Behavior in Eating Disorders: Treatment and Prevention
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Marle Alvarenga, PhD, MSc, RD
This session will present results of a Brazilian study of strategies used by a multidisciplinary team to treat bulimia nervosa.

Risk Assessment of Food Supplements for Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Muireann Cullen, PhD
In Ireland, supplements could until recently be placed on the market without prior safety assessment. The speaker will discuss how assessments on types of products and ingredients used has enabled the Irish food safety authority to fulfill its mission.

Getting the Word Out to Rural Folks about Food Assistance and Improving Food Stamp Program Use: A Partnership for Research and Results
1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Virginia Barnard, BS; Pamela Gordon; Mary Higgins, PhD, RD, LD
Speakers will discuss food assistance programs for for seniors plus research and outreach campaigns to inform families, particularly older adults living in rural areas, about the availability of food assistance programs.

Evidence Based Medicine: How Does It Apply to Nutrition?
1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Christina Biesemeier, MS, RD; Laura Stewart, BSc, BA, SRD; Naomi Trostler, PhD, RD;
Dr Varsha, BSc, MSc, PhD, RD
Speakers will cover developments in evidence-based medicine as a preferred way to develop clinical practice guidelines for nutrition care; and the use of diabetes and renal guidelines developed in the United States and their application in other cultures or countries.

International Approaches to School Feeding Programs
1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Clare Miller, MS, RD; Kristina Wikstrom; Shigeru Yamamoto, PhD
Speakers will give an overview of school feeding programs in Japan, Sweden and the United States and provide perspective on the importance of school nutrition programs in improving the health status of children.

Scottish Food and Health Coordinator
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Gillian Kynoch
This session will address Scotlands’ key national objectives to improve health through a multi-element diet and nutrition action plan.

Tools and Technology for Active Managerial Control of Food Safety and Security
3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Mary Ann Hogue, MS, RD, FADA
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have identified five risks factors that most commonly cause the estimated 76 million cases of foodborne illness annually in the U.S. This session will provide recommendations to be put into immediate use, including identification of the risk factors and solutions.

Ryley-Jeffs Award
3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Stanley Zlotkin, MD, PhD, FRCPC
Dietitians of Canada’s Ryley-Jeffs Memorial Lecture honors the spirit of Violet Ryley and Kathleen Jeffs, early leaders in the dietetics profession in Canada. The 2004 lecture will be given by Stanley Zlotkin, a pioneer in reducing vitamin and mineral deficiency among children. Zlotkin will highlight the development, formative research and distribution of the micronutrient ‘Sprinkles’ - a simple and successful approach to supplying iron and other micronutrients to at-risk children.

Monday, May 31
Roots to Food Security:A Sustained Community Led Initiative Tackling Community Food Issues in Scotland
8 a.m. - 9 a.m.
John Brennan
This session will examine the dilemma of a thriving European capital city with a large number of citizens struggling to achieve adequate nutrition levels for basic well-being and review eight years of work on food and health issues in the city.

The Pros and Cons of the Glycemic Index
8 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Marion Franz, MS, RD; Adri Vermeulen, MSc, BSc, SRD
This session will cover the international importance of strategies to prevent type 2 diabetes and research findings on use of the glycemic index in the practice of dietetics.

Spotlight on Population-Based Approaches to Nutriton Monitoring and Surveillance
8 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Winsome Parnell, MSc, RD; Catherine Woteki, PhD
Speakers will discuss dietary intake monitoring of food and nutrients using community-level approaches as well as international opportunities and challenges to dietetics professionals in using national surveys for assessment and planning.

Women: The Key to Food Security
10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Eve Crowley, PhD; Frances Lappe; Wangari Maathai, PhD
Speakers will address issues, possible answers and success stories for empowering women to eliminate chronic hunger and malnutrition.

Building Healthier Communities Using a Social Marketing Approach: The California Project LEAN Experience
10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Paula Benedict, MPH, RD
This session will cover the use of a community-based social marketing approach in the design of health and nutrition promotional campaigns and low-income population groups in California.

Food Biotechnology: How Should Dietetics Professionals Communicate with Consumers and Other Stakeholders?
10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Lynne Brown, PhD, MS, RD; Ellen Desjardins, BSc, MHSc; Milly Ryan-Harshman, PhD, RD
Speakers will discuss how food biotechnology activists and the food industry together can facilitate progress towards global food security; the effects of food biotechnology on community food security and public health; and ways dietetics professionals can influence policy and effectively communicate with consumers.

XIV International Congress of Dietetics
The theme of the Congress is Sharing Global Perspectives-Building Our Common Ground. The program centers around five areas addressing the global scope of dietetics practice:

  • Building healthy communities
  • Food security: ensuring safe, healthy and appropriate food for all
  • Issues in the dietetics profession
  • Food administration management
  • Nutrition strategies for new epidemics.

For more information on the Congress, visit www.internationaldietetics.org.

American Dietetic Association
With nearly 70,000 members, the Chicago-based American Dietetic Association is the nation’s largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. ADA serves the public by promoting optimal nutrition, health and well-being. Visit ADA at www.eatright.org.

Dietitians of Canada
With 5,000 members who meet academic and experience standards, Dietitians of Canada is the only professional association of dietitians in Canada and is one of the largest organizations of dietetics professionals worldwide. Visit DC at www.dietitians.ca.