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Western Maryland Members- we need
your input!
The Clinical Nutrition Division of the Maryland Dietetic Association
(MDA) is planning a continuing professional educational activity in your
area.
Mid-September or early October have been proposed as potential dates.
Please fill out our survey and
e-mail your responses by July 12 to
Carolyn Gaydos.
Western Maryland
Proposed Continuing Education Survey
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Top Researchers Present Latest Data on Diet and Cancer
at Third Annual Cancer and Nutrition Symposium
The Cancer
Project will host its third annual Cancer and Nutrition Symposium
for health professionals on Saturday, August 16, at the Hyatt
Regency in Bethesda, Md. Registered Dietitians (R.D.s) and Dietetic
Technicians Registered (D.T.R.s) will be eligible to receive five
Continuing Professional Education Units (CPEUs) upon completion of
the conference.
As emerging evidence shows the complex
role of healthy food choices in cancer prevention and survival, top
researchers, including John Pierce, Ph.D., of the Women’s Healthy
Eating and Living (WHEL) study, and Rowan Chlebowski, M.D., Ph.D.,
of the Women’s Intervention Nutrition Study (WINS), will join
Neal Barnard, M.D., president of The Cancer Project, for a daylong
exploration of groundbreaking research on cancer and nutrition.
Top experts from around the United
States will share findings from their recent studies on the role of
plant-based diets in cancer prevention and survival during the third
annual Cancer and Nutrition Symposium.
Who:
The symposium will feature the following expert speakers:
 | John Pierce, Ph.D., professor and researcher at the University of California, San Diego Medical Center, will present the results of his WHEL study on the role of a plant-based diet in breast cancer progression.
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Rowan
Chlebowski, M.D., Ph.D., professor of medicine at
the David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California
Los Angeles, will discuss the results of WINS, which evaluated
the role of a low-fat diet in breast cancer recurrence. |
 | Ruth Marlin,
M.D., associate
director of the Northern California Melanoma Center at St.
Mary’s Medical Center in San Francisco, will discuss results
from her recent trial with Dean Ornish, M.D., about lifestyle
factors in prostate cancer. |
 | Mark J.
Messina, Ph.D.,
of Loma Linda University and co-author of
The Simple Soybean and Your
Health, will share his research on soy and cancer. |
 | Alison M.
Duncan, Ph.D., professor at the University of Guelph,
will speak about her research on soy and prostate cancer. |
 | Neal Barnard,
M.D., president of The Cancer Project, will summarize
its research and education initiatives.
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Registration: Open to all health
professionals; continental breakfast and lunch are included.
Register by May 31 to pay the “Early Bird Special” price of $69
for the conference. After May 31, the conference will cost $119.
Certificates will be given to R.D.s and D.T.R.s who attend the
entire symposium as receipt of five CPEUs. Please register
online at:
www.CancerProject.org/Symposium
For more information about
the Cancer and Nutrition Symposium, visit
www.CancerProject.org/Symposium or contact Edith Sodolo at
202-244-5038, ext. 339, or
esodolo@cancerproject.org.
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International & American Associations of
Clinical Nutritionists IAACN 17th Annual Scientific Symposium
- "The Role of Clinical Nutrition in Pre
& Post Traumatic Care"
When: September 4 - 7, 2008
Location: Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel
700 Aliceanna Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: 410-385-3000
Room Block: IAACN
For Registration Form & Symposium Agenda go to:
www.iaacn.org
(call the IAACN office for special RD first time
attendance registration fee)
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8th Annual Renfrew Center Foundation Conference
For Professionals - Feminist Perspectives and Beyond: The
Power of Therapeutic Relationships in the Treatment of Eating Disorders
. This is a four-day seminar for behavioral health professionals
and dietitians. Offers 22.5 CEUs.
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Commission
on Dietetic Registration
The Commission on Dietetic Registration
will be offering Certificate of Training in Childhood and
Adolescent Weight Management
programs on the following dates:
 | June 5-7, 2008
Austin, TX |
 | September 4-6, 2008
Cincinnati, OH |
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Visit the CDR
Web site to obtain a registration form and to view the
certificate requirements, timeline, registration deadlines and agenda.
 | Online Training:
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