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NDA
Annual Meeting 2005
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by Washoe Medical Center, Reno, NV
Beyond
Will Power: The Art & Science of Weight Management
April 29-30, 2005
What
a great way to start the weekend, being greeted by Hershey
Kisses all over the tables (shhh, we won't tell who
ate *5* before Dayle Hayes, MS RD started her presentation
on "How to Eat Chocolate and Other Nutrition Secrets
for Health and Pleasure". She reminded us to slow
down and enjoy our food - which may be why French women
do not get fat. Yes, portion control definitely plays
a big role (check out the NIH website at http://hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/portion/
for portion distortion slides), she suggested helping
your clients find the little changes they can make for
the rest of their lives. Dayle was sponsored by the
National Cattlemen's Beef Association & Nevada Beef
Council. You can find some of her great insights via
the wonderful EatRightMontana program of handouts &
other nutritional information at http://www.montanadieteticassociation.org/promo.html
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What
goes well with chocolate? Champagne maybe? Carolyn Prusa
from Southern Wine & Spirits imparted us with "The
Secret to Pairing Food and Wine" in Remedees Restaurant.
Amazing how a bite of Parmesan cheese changes how we taste
the Sauvignon Blanc, or that Viognier matches that spicy
seafood dish. Everyone has his or her own favorite flavors
and next time you are out dining, don't be afraid to ask
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Our
evening reception for Award Winners and the start of our
annual Silent Auction ,supporting our Student Scholarship
Program, followed: |
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Student
Scholarship Winners:
Kandice
Petersen,
Jennifer
Hokensen,
Aurora Buffington
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Late
registration on Saturday expertly handled by Treasurer
Holly Lee Brewer.
This
years meeting hosted 30 members,
1
50 yr member,
5 board members,
and 11 students.
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Herzog, MS, RD, sponsored by Coram Healthcare, and Dr.
Robert Watson, Western Surgical Group, |
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took
us through the current strategies in Bariatric surgery
and nutrition recommendations. |
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The
annual NDA Business meeting minutes are available CLICK
HERE. |
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a wonderful buffet lunch and visit with our vendors (thanks
so much for your support all year long), Mark Meskin,
PhD, RD, FADA led us through "Evaluating Weight Loss
Supplement Claims". In conclusion, he provided us
with some useful advice if our patients are considering
supplementation: 1) Cost verses Efficacy, 2) Probability
that increasing intake/status is toxic, and 3) Probability
that scientific evidence doesn't apply to humans. He suggests
looking at "Dr. Shapiro's Picture Perfect Weight
Loss", "Volumetrics" by Barbara Rolls,
and "Eat More, Weight Less" from Dr. Dean Ornish.
But most importantly, we should be counting steps, not
calories as in "The Step Diet" by Hill, Peters
& Jortberg. He pointed us to the free online handout
"The 10 Commandments of Weight Loss" from Vicki
Adcock, Communicating Food For Health, 2003. http://www.foodandhealth.com/10command.pdf |
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See
a newspaper article about her great team here: http://www.unr.edu/nevadanews/detail.aspx?id=472
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Molly
Kellogg, MS RD (sponsored by the Dairy Council of Utah/Nevada)
encouraged us in "Motivating Patients to Take Control
of Their Health". You can find more information at
her website www.mollykellogg.com and a Motivational Practice
book with discussion at www.motivatehealthyhabits.com. |
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The
2004-2005 NDA Board would like to thank all the sponsors,
vendors, speakers, and all the participants at this years
meeting. See you in Las Vegas in 2006. |
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course we all recognized the name Sachiko St. Jeor, PhD,
RD, FADA - Professor & Director Nutrition Education
and Research Program, University of Nevada School of Medicine
and recognized nationally and internationally for her
work in nutrition assessment, weight management, and nutrition
in medical education. Of course obesity is now the #1
"nutrition" problem in the United States. And
she encouraged us to create a new "black bag"
of tools for nutrition assessments. How many of us know
that we should be measuring waist circumference at the
iliac crest? But remember, interaction with physicians
and documentation is key to reimbursement. Familiarize
yourself with the proper ICD-9-CM codes and CPT codes
and include obesity as a comorbidity to the major diagnosis
if appropriate. Watch for a new Cutter-St.Jeor REE factor. |
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