2012 Virginia Dietetic Association Annual Meeting: Elect to Fulfill Your Full Potential in 2012! 

The Southwest Virginia Dietetic Association cordially invites you to join us for VDA's 83rd Annual Meeting from March 25-27, 2012 at the Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center in Blacksburg, VA. An outstanding agenda with 19.5 hours of continuing education opportunities has been developed to include a wide variety of presentations from nationally acclaimed speakers and VDA experts on the latest food and nutrition topics. Please explore our program website to see the full meeting schedule, learn about our featured presenters and sponsors, and register for the meeting.

Elect to fulfill your full potential in 2012!

http://www.cpe.vt.edu/vada/index.html

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2012 West Virginia Dietetic Association Annual Meeting: "Seven Decades of Service"

2012 marks the 70th anniversary of the West Virginia Dietetic Association.  The educational sessions will be held in Morgantown on May 16 and May 17 at the Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center.

Educational Speakers include:
(Wednesday May 16, 8 am) Catharine Powers "Feeding Children: The RD's Role at Home, School and in the Community"
(Wednesday, May 16, 1:30 pm) Dr. Jim Painter "International Food Guides".

(Thursday, May 17, 9 am) Lynn Spaulding "Fiber, Prebiotics and Probiotics: Assisting in the Challenge of Bowel Management in the Elderly"
(Thursday, May 17, 10:30 am) Peter Beyer "Inflammatory Bowel Disease"
(Thursday, May 17, 3 pm) Sarah-Jane Bedwell "Nutrition and Eye Health"

Other speakers include Susan Poindexter "Viva Mexico", Jill Johnston "Coding for Malnutrition-A Success Story at WVUH", ADA President Silvia Stump and more.

For information, contact Cindy Gay by email gayc@wvuhealthcare.com.

To exhibit on May 17, contact Sharon Maynard by email sharon.maynard@drink-milk.com.

Website is: www.eatrightwv.org

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ONLINE CEU OPPORTUNITIES

The University of Virginia Health System Webinars - http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/digestive-health/nutrition.cfm

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics -   www.eatright.org

Under Professional Development, click "Log On and Learn" for more information about the following free CPE opportunities.
PubMed Tutorial (1 CPE)
Promoting Healthy Eating Among Youth (1 CPE)
Star Method of Negotiating (1 CPE)

USDA- to learn more about the following free CPE opportunities, go to
www.cnpp.usda.gov/CPEcredits.htm

MyPlate: Food Guidance System Education Framework (1 CPEs)
MyPlate: USDA's New Food Guidance System (2 CPEs)

NIH
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Online Continuing Education Series: http://nccam.nih.gov/videolectures/



International Food Information Council (IFIC)
Go to http://ific.org/adacpe/index.cfm to learn more about these free CPE opportunities:

Food Biotechnology 101: A Primer on the Science & the Public Debate (1 CPE)
All About Caffeine (1 CPE)
Sugar Alcohols (1 CPE)
All About Carbohydrates and Health (1 CPE)
New Nutrition Conversation With Consumers (1 CPE)
A New Nutrition Conversation with Consumers about Fats in Food (1 CPE)

FARMER'S MARKETS IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA

http://vagrown.vi.virginia.gov/default.aspx?market_type=%27RFM%27%2C+%27WFM%27&rid=5