Virtual Spring Assembly 2023

Program Agenda

Day 1: Wednesday, March 15

5:00 - 6:00 pm          Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics President Presentation
Speaker: Lauri Wright, PhD, RDN, LD, FAND (Academy President-Elect)

6:00 - 7:00 pm          Illinois Academy General Membership Meeting
Speaker: Tina Lam, MS, RD, LDN, CDCES (Illinois Academy President)

Day 2: Friday, March 17

12:00 - 1:00 pm      Tweet, Snap, Post, Share: Ethics
Speaker: Drew Hemler, MSc, RD, CDN, FAND

1:00 - 2:00 pm          Stress Management for Dietitians in the Post Covid Era
Speakers: Crystal Cerderna-Meko, PsyD & Nicole Jeanette Franklin, PsyD, ABPP

Day 3: Wednesday, March 22

3:00 - 4:00 pm        Maternal/Fetal Nutrition Guidelines Through Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
Speaker: Shelby Hernandez, RD, LDN, CLC

4:00 - 5:00 pm          Food for Thought: Diet and the Microbiome
Speaker: Ellen Karlin, MMSc, RDN, LDN, FADA

Day 4: Friday, March 24

12:00 - 1:00 pm          Tackling Food Insecurity One Prescription at a Time
Speakers: Elizabeth Hassinger, MS, RD, LDN & Amy Carie, MS, RD, LDN

1:00 - 2:00 pm          Adapting Nutrition Guidelines to Latine Cultural Foods
Speaker: Krista Linares, MPH, RDN

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Updated May 2024