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NDA Annual Meeting 2006 Enhancing Professional Practice: Past, Present, and Future April 21-22, 2006 Palace Station Hotel and Casino Las Vegas, NV
The morning started off with a welcoming by our lovely NDA President, Libby Lovig, RD, followed by a Celebration of Past NDA Presidents. Holly Brewer, MS, RD, CDE, our President-Elect, acknowledged all the hard work and dedication that many women had made by contributing their efforts to lead our organization.
Following this, Felicia Busch, from the Nevada Beef Council, gave a valuable talk on a unique topic: nutrition communication and how to effectively deal with the media. She reminded us to have an action plan and told us how mental noise therapy can affect communications. Two speakers provided us with updates on Celiac Disease: Dr. Howard Baron, Pediatric Gastroenterologist and Associate Professor at the University of Nevada School of Medicine, provided an interesting overview of the pathophysiology, epidemiology, and clinical testing for Celiac Sprue. It was intriguing to learn that many with Celiac Disease are asymptomatic and that the current incidence of the disease is about 1 in every 133 healthy people in the US!	Teresa and Dr. Baron
During our delicious gluten-free lunch

Lorna Dunn-Crabb spoke about the practicality of following a gluten-free diet and reminded us of all the hidden sources of gluten and cross-contamination that can occur during manufacturing and also at home.
Janet McDonald, a Public Affairs Specialist with the FDA, provided us with information on new regulations for mandatory trans fat labeling on FDA-regulated foods, new requirements for allergen labeling and future labeling issues, such as establishing a definition for "gluten-free" labeling. Peggy Turner, MS, RD, faculty member of the University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, gave an enlightening talk on PDA uses in health care, including a useful demonstration nutrition-related applications. This was very helpful since we need to keep up with current trends in technology. The afternoon concluded with the traditional and amusing Silent Auction (the wine and cheese were big hits), and an Evening Reception with hor d' oeuvres (did anyone find out what was in the green cheese?), Vendor Exhibits, and Awards.


	Holly Brewer presents Libby Lovig with a gift in which she can horse around!
Kandice Pearson received the undergraduate Student Award	Aurora Buffington received the Dietetic Student Award.
Dairy Council received the Business Partner Award - was accepted by both Libby Lovig and Bonnie Johnson. Jolyn Wirshing received the RYDY Award which was accepted for her by Barb Scott.
On Saturday morning, a delicious and healthy breakfast bar sponsored by the Dairy Council of Utah/Nevada awaited the participants, some of whom had just finished a brisk & refreshing morning walk with Aurora Buffington (UNLV Intern) who led them around the courtyards and Rose gardens of Palace Station. Dr. James Hill started the morning with a humorous and entertaining presentation of a very serious subject - a huge epidemic- obesity. Dr. Hill urged dietitians to focus on helping people prevent weight gain, and made it very clear that "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" since people who initially find it easy to lose the weight find that trying to prevent weight re-gain is a much more difficult process.
Dr. Hill stressed that "small" changes are a "big" idea, but it works and encouraged one such step as simply being to use a pedometer every day to encourage more movement. Other small changes he encouraged included eating breakfast, increasing dairy products, consistent protein intake, regularity of meals, and whole grains. For more information log on to the website www.americaonthemove.org or you can read his book, THE STEP DIET.

What do Abbott, Roche, LifeScan, Novo Nordisk, BD, Bayer Healthcare, Medtronic, Animas, GlaxoSmithKline, and Pfizer all have in common? They are all competitive companies that share the same goal - making life simpler for the millions of people who live with diabetes. These companies had interactive demonstrations at their booths and goodies galore for the participants. Associations such as the Nevada Educational Associates for Diabetes (NEAD), Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF), Nevada Diabetes Association for Children and Adults (NDACA) as well as other health care organizations were also present to pass out handouts and let professionals know of the many educational and support services available to our patients.
Saturday's lunch included nicely prepared salad, pasta, and bread (for those feeling deficient in gluten from the previous day).
Dr. Claude Lardinois shared with participants his concept of the "foot and fork disorder" which he exclaimed, "Americans are literally digging their graves with a fork." Another striking comment he made is that due to the rising incidence of obesity and diabetes, this current generation of college students will be the turning point for a downward trend of life expectancy as our bad lifestyle habits will eventually start to kill us at an earlier age. Dr. Lardinois shared his expertise on medications and because of their side effects urged all of us to start exercising 60 minutes a day to avoid problems ourselves. He relayed an impactful message; Type 2 Diabetes is expected to occur in a staggering third of our sedentary population who are also addicted to sugar and processed foods.
Luckily, we had an exercise physiologist following up with an "exercise prescription" that emphasized the importance of cardiovascular work-outs, muscle strength, and flexibility that was not only beneficial for us professionally, but personally too. Sue Feder, from the Canyon RanchSpa Club said we should aim to expend at least 1,000 calories per week in scheduled physical activity.
She compared a personal trainer to a nutritionist, and an exercise physiologist to a registered dietitian, and encouraged us to seek the highest level of professional advice in this area for ourselves and our clients, especially if working with clientele who might have physical limitations.
	Holly raffle's off a Ratchet set!
Dr. James Snyder capped off the conference by relating some of the newer developments in the treatment of diabetes including his opinion on the inhaled insulin and reviewed the biochemistry that will allow for new procedures that might include regeneration therapy and islet cell transplants. He stressed the bright future we have to look forward to as the advances are amazing for treating diabetes. So we finished the conference in a very optimistic way and have hope for ourselves and the clients we serve.
	Thank you to the NDA Board! Top row from left to right: Kay Oring, Barb Paulsen, Kathy Lindow, Joe Dibble, Debbie Klein Bottom row from left to right: Mary Agnes Boni, Libby Lovig, Barb Scott, Holly Brewer