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DIETETIC SEMINAR FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, Degenerative Diseases and their Behavioral Origins: Risk Factors, Protective Factors and Interventions. A One Day Conference for Registered Dietitians and Other Health Professionals. RDs Will Earn 5 Continuing Education Hours  (pre-approved by the ADA). Fulfills CPEU levels 2 and 3. Codes 4040, 4090, 5110, 5120, 5160, 5190, 5200. July 9, 2010, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown, PA

SPEAKERS:

NEAL BARNARD, MD

Neal Barnard

Neal Barnard, MD is a clinical researcher, principal investigator or co-investigator on several clinical trials investigating the effects of diet on health, including most recently a study on dietary interventions in diabetes, funded by the National Institutes of Health and conducted under the auspices of the George Washington University School of Medicine, and is the author of many publications in scientific and medical journals

BRENDA DAVIS, RD (CANADA)

Brenda Davis

Brenda Davis, RD, is Lead Dietitian, Diabetes Wellness Research Project, Canvasback Missions, Majuro, Marshall Islands, a dietitian in private practice, co-author of 7 books, and Food and Nutrition Director, TRACS, Kelowna BC, Canada

HANS DIEHL, DrHSc, MPH, FACN, CNS

Hans Diehl

Hans Diehl, DrHSc, MPH, FACN, CNS is a Clinical Professor of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA and Director, Lifestyle Medicine Institute, Loma Linda, CA

BOB LEROY, RD, EdM, MS, MAT

Bob Leroy

Bob LeRoy, RD, EdM, MS, MAT, is Nutrition Advisor, North American Vegetarian Society, and was certified as an Exercise Test Technologist by the American College of Sports Medicine

PROGRAM TOPICS

  • Facilitating Cardiovascular Disease Reversal Successfully through Diet and Lifestyle: The CHIP Program
  • Successful Disease-Reducing Diet and Lifestyle Interventions, in a population disproportionately susceptible to incidence of type II diabetes
  • The Influence of Allergens and of Food Components that Directly Affect Brain Chemistry, upon risks of depressive, behavioral, cognitive and neurological disorders
  • Breaking the Food Seduction: Understanding the biological basis for maladaptive food habits, and practical skills for assisting patients to break food addictions and to become familiar with the disease risk related health effects of commonly craved foods
  • Translating Research Literature into Public Health Dietary Recommendations: Identifying common ground among risk factors and among protective factors for cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, osteoporosis, auto-immune diseases and eating disorders

Registration Begins at 8:30am, Program Concludes at 5:30pm

RATES

  • If you register by June 15, the one day Dietetic Seminar is $100. After June 15, the rate is $125. Fee includes all lectures and a vegan lunch. Press here to Register.
  • If you are  registered for the full Vegetarian Summerfest Conference, July 7-11, there is no extra charge to attend the Dietetic Conference. Details about the full conference can be found here.
  • If you want to add the weekend portion of Vegetarian Summerfest to your one day Dietetic Conference you can find details here.
 
 


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