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53 years, the Nevada Dietetic Association has been providing
quality continuing education to the RDs and DTRs of Nevada.
This year, we were excited to be hosted by St. Rose Dominican
Hospital http://www.strosecares.com/
Siena Campus in Henderson NV. |
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NDA Board works hard all year to meet the needs of NDA members,
but it was the amazing Bonnie Johnson who put all the pieces
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O'Sullivan-Maillet, PhD, Rd, Past-President of the American
Dietetic Association (just last year), highlighted the trends
and challenges impacting dietetics practice in "Leading
the Future of Dietetics". She energetically described a
vision of our profession and the work setting looking towards
2017 (the 100th Anniversary of ADA), and pointed us towards
strategically activating that vision. Look on the ADA website
http://www.eatright.org
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trends? You've already seen our population eating out often,
seeking more convenience foods (both restaurant take-out and
grocery store ready-to-eat), and expanding their taste buds
with culinary diversity. But did you know that many other ancillary
healthcare professions are requiring advanced degrees for entry
level positions? Or in hospitals across the country Registered
Dietitians are gaining order writing privledges.
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that we were thinking about the future, Michele Cowee, RD, CDE,
NDA President, led us through the new Professional Development
Portfolio process. |
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points: Remember, the self-assessment is for your use only,
no one else will be looking at it, or grading it. Include broad-based
goals so a number of various topics can be counted for credit.
You don't have to meet all the goals you submit. And don't forget
that if you achieve an advanced certification (i.e. CDE or CNSD)
or are studying for an advanced degree (MS, PhD), make sure
those are possible goals. Lastly, holding an elected office
in NDA (or any of the DPGs) can count for up to 3 hours per
year. For more information about the new re-certification process
for your RD or DTR credentials, refer to the CDR website at
www.cdrnet.org.
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| Jan
Neubert & Debbie Klein reviewed MNT and assisted participants
in completing the applications for Medicare provider numbers. |
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Marketing
nutrition education was presented by Jennifer Anderson,
PhD, RD. She recommended we keep our messages simple and
focused. This was demonstrated by examples from many different
state programs including "Eat 1 More Today"
a campaign targeting women aged 25-50 years, encouraging
them to start by consuming just one more fruit or vegetable. |
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also pointed out the Marketing Mix 4 P's: Product, Price,
Place, Promotion. When a school followed this advice,
re-positioning a milk vending machine first in a line
of soda machines, the result was double the sales of milk.
Thank you to the Dairy Council of Utah/Nevada http://www.dairycouncilutnv.org/
for sponsoring this presentation. |
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Understanding
upcoming trends will be important in planning our careers
and educational goals. Nevada Beef Council http://www.nevadabeef.org/
sponsored Felicia Busch MPH, RD, FADA, who presented "Food
Trends and Their Impact on Nutrition Education and Dietitians".
In society we already see time demands in our own lives
and those of our clients. Unfortunately, literacy is still
a big problem (21% of the US population are functionally
illiterate) and despite the increasing trend of obesity,
there is decreased access to fresh & reasonably priced
food (especially in the mega cities). Speaking of obesity,
the statistics are frightening. According to the Department
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& Human Services, 58 million Americans are overweight, 40
million are obese, and 3 million are morbidly obese. 63% of
children age 5-17 are not active enough for optimal growth.
Nutraceuticals & pharmaceuticals are the #1 product sales
on the Internet. And for those of us tired of hearing about
low carb diets, the good news is that more people are paying
attention to food labels. The even better news? This trend will
pass (estimates are that they will fade in 2 to 4 years). |
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Over
60 RDs, DTRs and dietetic students attended the NDA Annual
Meeting this year. The NDA Board would like to extend their
appreciation to St. Rose Dominican Hospital for sharing their
lovely facilities; to Paul Deignan, the Manager Nutrition
Services and his staff for preparing and serving the most
delicious food you could never have imagined came from a hospital
kitchen; and our biggest heartfelt thanks and admiration to
Bonnie Johnson for the incredible job she performed by putting
this whole event together.
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