2024 Virtual Fall Assembly

Autumn Innovations: Tech, Taste, and Sustainability

Date: Fri, Sep 13, 2024 at 8:00 AM

Registration will open early August

Program Agenda

8:00 - 8:10 am      Introduction and President’s Address
Speakers: Madhu Jain, MS, RD, LDN (Illinois Academy CPI Chair)

Jen Zuercher, PhD, RD, LD (Illinois Academy President)

8:10 - 9:10 am      What is a sustainable diet and food system, and how can RDNs accurately communicate this

Speaker: Joan Salge Blake , EdD, RDN, LDN, FAND 

9:15 - 10:15 am      Precision nutrition—recent advances and controversies in genetic testing

Speaker: Ahmed El-Sohemy, PhD

10:20 - 11:120 am      There's an App for That! Strategies to Integrate Apps into Clinical Practice

Speaker: Rachel Stahl Salzman, MS, RDN, CDN, CDCES   

Past Events

2020 Virtual Fall Assembly

Enjoy this slide show of the various speakers. Thank you to our sponsor, Illinois Farm Families. 

2019 In-Person Fall Assembly

We would like to thank our Sponsor, Illinois Farm Families for putting on a spectacular event.

Members were able to interact with local Illinois farmers while touring a dairy and beef farm. 

Updated June 2024