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Meeting Schedule
KDDA meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month (unless otherwise noted) from September through May. No meetings are held during the summer months.
Continuing Professional Education Units (CPEUs) may be available for attending meetings. Click here to find out how to obtain CPEUs.
2007-2008 MEETING SCHEDULE
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
TDA Delegate Report
Carolyn Holt, MS, RD, LDN, FADA
11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Location: Sister Elizabeth Assembly Center A, St. Mary's Medical Center North
Click here for directions and parking information
Lunch provided courtesy of St. Mary's Health System
Please RSVP by Friday, Sep 21 to sdkhalsa@utk.edu
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Clinical Update
Putting the Nutrition Care Process Into Practice*
Workshop featuring Dee Pratt, RD, LDN
7:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Baptist West Hospital - Joe & Judy Johnson Conference Center
Registration deadline: October 19
Click here for a registration form
*The ADA's Nutrition Care Process is a "systematic problem-solving method that dietetics professionals use to
critically think and make decisions to address nutrition related problems and provide safe and effective quality
nutrition care" (Lacey, K. and Pritchett, E. Nutrition Care Process and Model: ADA adopts road map to quality
care and outcomes management. J Am Diet Assoc. 2003;103:1061-1072.) All RD's will be required to learn about this
new system. Prior to this meeting, you may find it helpful to review the full ADA journal article from which the above quote was
taken. It is available by clicking here.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Nutritional Aspects of Bariatric Surgery
Greg Mancini, MD and Tesa Finn, RD
3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Location: University of TN Medical Center - Morrison's Conference Room
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Improve Rapport and Communication with Patients
Steve Herzog
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch Meeting and Holiday Social (bring $12)
Location: Naples Italian Restaurant, 5500 Kingston Pike. Call 584-5033 for directions.
Seating is limited. RSVP to Siri-Datar Khalsa Zemel by December 14 at
womensway@bellsouth.net
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
The Role of Vitamin D in Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome
Dr. Michael Zemel
3:30 - 5:00 p.m. Refreshments provided
Location: Fort Sanders West Diabetes Center
Friday, February 22, 2008
Legislative Update: Report from Legislative Chair Darla Henderson & Discussion Panel with Legislators and Local Political
Leaders
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Breakfast Potluck (bring a dish)
Knox County Health Department
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Infant Overfeeding: Research and Medical Perspectives
Katie Kavanagh-Prochaska, PhD, RD and Neil Feld, MD, FAAP
7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Sponsored breakfast (RSVP required by March 1)
Location: East Tennessee Children's Hospital
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Nutrigenomics: From Research to Application
Melissa Hanson-Petrik, PhD, RD and Lou Brooks, RD
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Location: Cherokee Health Systems (new facility on Western Avenue)
May 13, 2008
Awards Ceremony
Details TBA
How To Obtain CPEUs
Specific information on the number of CPEUs, if any, is provided at each meeting. At the meeting
site, simply pick up a certificate for your Professional Development Portfolio.
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