Credit Opportunities
March 13-14, 2010
The University of Virginia Health System presents the 'Weekend Warrior' Mini-Nutrition Support Traineeship. This program covers a variety of issues in nutrition support, including enteral and parenteral nutrition, fluid and electrolytes, feeding the obese patient, feeding the post surgical patient and more.
Contact: Stacey McCray
Web site: http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/digestive-health/nutrition/education.cfm
May 10-11, 2010
SNAP Workshop: Sugar Is Not a Poison, Presented by Vanderbilt Diabetes Research & Training Center:
The Dietitian's Role in Diabetes Management: A Diabetes Workshop for Dietitians.
Speakers:
Dianne Davis, RD, LDN, CDE - has extensive experience in intensive management of type 1, type 2 and gestational diabetes as well as health promotion and weight management
Becky Gregory, MS, RD, LDN, CDE - has many years of experience in clinical management of patients with type 1, type 2 and gestational diabetes
• This 2-day 'hands-on' workshop is designed to prepare dietitians for their role as an integral part of the diabetes team.
• The workshop provides guided exercises that simulate patient encounters.
• Topics covered include:
- alternative meal planning strategies
- strategies for nutrition with meds
- working with blood glucose records
- a systematic approach to helping patients with behavior change.
• The workshop has been presented to 1081 registered dietitians in 32 locations since it began in 1994.
Where: Johnson City, TN, Millennium Center, 2001 Millennium Place, Johnson City, TN 37604
Cost: $260 for normal registrants; $315 for late registrants
CEU hours: 13 hours
Contact: rd.workshop@vanderbilt.edu
Web site: http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/root/vumc.php?site=SNAP
Your link to nutrition and health.