2022 Annual Meeting

The following purchase options are available for the session recordings from the 2022 Annual Meeting.

Please send an email to eatrighttn@gmail.com with the purchase option you prefer and an invoice will be sent to you along with direct links of the recordings. Upon completion of viewing the presentations, TAND will provide you with CEU certificates.

April 23 Sessions

Updated Diabetes Guidelines: Meals, Meds, and More (1.00 CPEU)

Speaker

• Rachel Stahl, MS, RD, CDN, CDCES

Description

• The session will equip RDs with evidence-based guidelines and tools to apply the most updated nutrition therapy guidelines into practice to improve outcomes for patients with prediabetes and diabetes. The session will also highlight several medications for diabetes treatment and the role of diabetes technology in clinical practice. The speaker will share personal experience of incorporating the presentation content into practice and share resources for practical application.

Learning Objectives

• Describe key concepts and latest evidence on nutrition therapy for patients with prediabetes and diabetes
• Review oral agents, non-insulin injectables, and insulin for patients with diabetes
• Discuss the role of diabetes technology in clinical practice

CEU Level 2

Poster Session (0.50 Poster CPEU)

Description

This session included detailed reviews and Q&A for the specific posters listed below.

• Are undergraduate mentoring sessions effective in preparing dietetic students for their dietetic internship?
• The Association Between Body Image and Intuitive Eating Practices
• The Implementation of Treatment Protocols Among the Dietetics Team for Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients

Nutrition at the End of Life (0.75 Ethics CPEU)

Speaker

• Shaynee Roper, MEd, RD, LDN, FAND

Description

• This presentation will distinguish between hospice versus palliative care. We will also discuss end of life nutrition versus nutrition for health. In addition, this session will cover the different emotions present at the end of life and nutrition issues related to the end of life process. The role of the caregiver will be clearly defined. This presentation will provide caregivers with several nutrition helpful hints and discuss the complications of force feeding patients. We will review nutrition support at the end of life – benefits versus risks, and conclude with a thorough discussion of ethical considerations for this time.

Learning Objectives

• Understand the role of nutrition at the end of life
• Discuss nutrition-related issues at the end of life
• Explore ethical concepts at the end of life

CEU Level 2

April 30 Sessions

Are Dietary Restrictions a Gateway to Disordered Eating? (1.50 CPEU)

Speaker

• Hilmar Wagner, MPH, RDN, LN, CD

Description

• It is estimated that up to 23 million Americans follow a vegetarian or vegan diet with another 3 million adhering to a gluten-free diet. What factors come into play in people’s decisions to pursue certain dietary restrictions? Why and how do disordered eating and eating disorders become entwined in these changes, often hijacking well-meaning health improvement efforts and instead leading to negative physical and mental health outcomes? During this session, find out what the risk factors are, who is most susceptible, what to look for and what to do if you suspect that good intentions have gone bad.

Learning Objectives

• Describe the distinctions between vegetarianism, veganism, and gluten-free dietary restrictions
• Understand the possible interconnectedness between dietary restrictions and the formation of disordered eating/eating disorders in clinical practice
• Incorporate the principles of evidence-based eating disorder treatment into guidance for clients with restricted diets
• Assess the severity of eating disorder symptoms and refer clients to specialized care as needed

CEU Level 2

Poster Session (0.50 Poster CPEU)

Description

This session included detailed reviews and Q&A for the specific posters listed below.

• Guiding Lights: Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching Can Undergird ACEND’s Tips for Strategies to Improve Registration Exam Pass Rates
• Effects of prior nutrition education on knowledge of function of carbohydrates and content of individuals’ food choices
• What are clients’ perceptions and attitudes regarding the effectiveness and attainability of patient-centered goals created during a consultation with a registered dietitian?

Red Rover, Red Rover…Let the Dietitians Come Over! (1.00 CPEU)

Speaker

• Mary Angela Miller, MS, RDN, LD

Description

• It used to be so straightforward: to thrive as a dietitian, become a clinical practice expert. As traditional hierarchies flatten, today’s interdisciplinary teams and structures provide expanded roles for nutrition and dietetics professionals. In order to leverage these opportunities we must employ strategies that operate effectively, horizontally and diagonally. We will review case studies and challenging career moves of dietitians who have evoked change for themselves and for their organizations.

Learning Objectives

• Explain today’s organizational structures, especially in health care, where most dietitians practice, and how they have progressed from traditional vertical hierarchies to flatter organizations
• Identify the opportunities and challenges these changes have created for dietetic professionals working within them
• Analyze and apply tactics to successfully address real life scenarios and career moves and adjustments
• Understand flexibility among all allied health practitioners is required to fully integrate into a interdisciplinary health care delivery system

CEU Level 2