DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS AND NUTRITION SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
Birmingham, AL

February 26 – 29, 2012

This is a four day program with the purpose to improve the nutritional status of infants, children and adolescents by updating health professionals in infant, child and adolescent nutrition at both the individual and public health level.  In addition, we will have 1/2 day devoted to New Dietary Guidelines and How it Relates to Pediatrics, Life course Theory and Application in Maternal and Pediatric Nutrition, How Feeding Styles/Practices Interact with Choices and Perceptions about Food and Nutrition, and Family-based Pediatric Weight Management . This course is designed for dietitians and other professionals who are involved in the care of children.

Topics include: Pediatric Growth and Development, Feeding Concerns and Disordered Eating, Genetics, Sports Nutrition, Sleep Problems,  Community  Assessment and reviews of current treatments in Pulmonary, GI, Renal, Cardiology, Inborn Errors of  Metabolism, Children with Special Health Care Needs.

CEU: 26 hours has been requested from the Commission on Dietetic Registration

For more information call Charlene Rhoades at (205) 939-9254 or see our website at http://adolescent.chsys.org

SAVE THE DATE:  Friday, September 28, 2012, 12:30-5:00 pm EDST

LOCATION:

Webcast & Howard Baker Center
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Knoxville, TN

REGISTRATION OPENS:  August 17, 2012

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From the Department of Nutrition, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

The Fall 2012 Promoting Healthy Weight Colloquium will focus on the last Bright Futures developmental stages of adolescence and pregnancy, and will begin to transition to understanding parenting, nutrition, and physical activity from a Life Course framework.  Colloquium presentations are intended for practitioners, family members, and researchers.

The speakers will include:

Jamie Stang, PhD, MPH, RD
Associate Professor, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, The University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

Jo Kendrick, MSN, RNC, WHNP
Clinical Instructor, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Clea McNeely, DrPH
Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Betsy Haughton, EdD, RD, LDN
Professor Emeritus, Department of Nutrition, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Colloquium Offered Onsite and Online!

The Colloquium will be offered live from the Howard Baker Center on the University of Tennessee, Knoxville campus.  For those unable to attend in person, live web conferencing will be available that includes the ability to submit questions to the speakers via the Internet. High speed Internet access makes viewing quicker and easier!

Registered Dietitians and Certified Health Education Specialists can receive continuing education credits.

Visit the Promoting Healthy Weight Colloquium website for more information and to view prior colloquia!