Welcome to the DCE e-Update—a monthly e-mail to inform you of upcoming DCE happenings.
Table of Contents
- Chair-Elect for 2010-2011
Amy Hess-Fischl, MS, RD, LD, BC-ADM, CDE
- Secretary
Carolyn Harrington, RD, CD, CDE
- Nominating Committee (2 to be elected):
- Rosalyn Haase, MPH, RD, CD, BC-ADM, CDE
- Charlotte Hayes, MMSc, RD, LD, CDE
- JoAnne Rizzotto, MEd, RD, LDN, CDE
- Carrie Swift, MS, RD, BC-ADM, CDE
- Rosalyn Haase, MPH, RD, CD, BC-ADM, CDE
- House of Delegates (HOD)
Maryann Meade, MS, RD, CD-N, CDE
| ADA Position Nominating Committee: Commission on Dietetic Registration: |
DCE Members Mary Ellen Beindorff, RD, LD (MO) Lynn Umbreit, MS, RD (NM) Barbara Grant, MS, RD, CSO (ID) Marsha Stieber, MSA, RD (AZ) |
The Opening Session will air live at 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, March 22, and the subsequent Webinars will convene at 2 p.m. Eastern Time on different days throughout the following 4-6 weeks. These are live, so check your time zone. Each Webinar will offer different insights into how government works and will highlight ADA members who are making a difference.
The fee for ADA members will be $19.00 per session for the Opening as well as for each of the other sessions. There is also a group rate of $89 available for the Opening Session. If, at the time of registration for the Opening Session, you also register for any of the other Public Policy Workshop Webinars, a further discount of $19 is awarded. In other words, register for one or more Webinars (in addition to the Opening Session), and the Opening Session is free. This special offer is available only until March 1.
For more information and to register go to http://www.eatright.org/HealthProfessionals/content.aspx?id=4294967905.
It is advised that DCE members participate in their Affiliate’s plenary sessions for the Opening Session and work through and with their Affiliate Public Policy Coordinators to visit Members of Congress as a constituent.
After the sessions are concluded, the DCE Leadership will be identifying which DCE Members attended the PPW 2010. These results will help DCE to formulate a grass-roots list to help further legislative efforts for diabetes.
Topics: Glycemic Index and carbohydrate counting in blood glucose control, macronutrient and micronutrient recommendations for patients with diabetes, educational strategies for patients to promote better adherence to treatment. Speaker to give two 1-hour presentations with Powerpoint.
Audience: nutritionists, dietitians, physicians and undergraduate students.
Spanish language: not necessary
Expenses: Travel, hotel and food covered by the Conference, $1500 honorarium by DCE. If you are interested in representing DCE as a speaker, please submit abstract and CV to naomi.wedel@gmail.com by March 10.
It is through the generous support of our corporate sponsors that DCE is able to fulfill our mission and vision.
Learn who these sponsors are and how they have helped DCE by going to http://www.dce.org/sponsors/current.asp. It is thanks to them that DCE can serve its members.
Check them out and say thanks to any of their representatives that you see.
From the eUpdate editor: If you have questions, suggestions or comments about the DCE e-Update itself, please contact Linda Ro at tyero@sbcglobal.net. For technical difficulties, contact info@webnoxious.com.
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