Full Schedule

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM MST

2023 Wimpfheimer-Guggenheim International Lecture: Reducing Global Hunger through Community and Food Systems Initiatives

Location: Colorado Convention Center, Room 601, 603, 605, 607

Moderator: – New York University

Speaker: – Kroger Health

Speaker: – Detroit Food Policy Council

Speaker: – Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition

Food Systems Development and SustainabilityPublic Health

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM MST

Aging Comes in All Colors and Cultures: Celebrating Diversity in Food, Nutrition and Maturity

Location: Colorado Convention Center, Four Seasons Ballroom 4

Moderator: – University of Missouri

Speaker: – S&S Nutrition Network, Inc

Speaker: – University of Missouri

Nutrition through the LifecyclePublic Health

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM MST

An In-Depth Look at Nutrition Management of an Anephric Preterm Infant

Location: Colorado Convention Center, Room 501-504

Moderator: – Cincinnati Children's

Speaker: – Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Medical Nutrition TherapyNutrition through the Lifecycle

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM MST

ChatGPT: Friend or Adversary in Educating Future Dietitians

Location: Colorado Convention Center, Mile High Ballroom 2A-3C

Moderator: – University of the District of Columbia

Speaker: – Rutgers University- School of Health Professions

Speaker: – Geo Laws Consulting

Higher EducationTechnology Impacting Practice

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM MST

Diet, Mental Health, and Heart: Stepping Stones to Better Cardiovascular Health

Location: Colorado Convention Center, Four Seasons Ballroom 2 & 3

Moderator: – Medifast

Speaker: – John Hopkins School of Medicine

Speaker: – Pennsylvania State University

Behavioral and Mental HealthMedical Nutrition Therapy

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM MST

Pathways to Prevention Next Steps: Nutrition as Prevention for Improved Cancer Outcomes

Location: Colorado Convention Center, Four Seasons Ballroom 1

Moderator: – University of Kansas Medical Center

Speaker: – National Cancer Institute

Speaker: – HealthPartners Institute

Speaker: – Weill Cornell Medical College

Medical Nutrition Therapy

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM MST

Patient Outcome Metrics: The Missing Piece of Inpatient Staffing

Location: Colorado Convention Center, Room 201, 203, 205, 207

Moderator: – The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Speaker: – Case Western Reserve University

Speaker: – UC Davis Medical Center

Business and ManagementProfessional Standards and Advocacy

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM MST

Rethinking RDN Leadership from Curriculum to Corporation

Location: Colorado Convention Center, Mile High Ballroom 4A-F

Moderator: – Reckitt/ Mead Johnson Nutrition

Speaker: – Luby’s Culinary Services

Speaker: – The Pennsylvania State University

Business and Management

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM MST

The Impact of Ultra-Processed Foods on Dietary Patterns, Appetite Regulation, and Health Outcomes

Location: Colorado Convention Center, Bellco Theatre

Moderator: – Boston University

Speaker: – St. Catherine University

Speaker: – New York University School of Global Public Health

Public Health

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM MST

Upping the Game: Athletics and Academics Partnerships for the Win

Location: Colorado Convention Center, Room 505-507

Moderator: – University of Arizona

Speaker: – University of Arizona

Higher EducationSports, Fitness and Performance

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM MST

Using Data-Driven Strategies to Develop Nutrition Education Tools

Location: Colorado Convention Center, Mile High Ballroom 1A-F

Moderator: – United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion

Speaker: – Urban Emu

Speaker: – United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion

Technology Impacting Practice

9:40 AM – 9:55 AM MST

Learning Lounge: 3 Tips to Nail Your Next Job Interview

Location: Colorado Convention Center, Mile High Ballroom Lobby

Learning Lounge Speaker: – Cincinnati Children’s Hospital

10:00 AM – 11:30 AM MST

A Neurosequential Bottom-Up Approach to Healing of Trauma-Based Eating Disorders: The RDN and Therapist Collaboration

Location: Colorado Convention Center, Mile High Ballroom 2A-3C

Moderator: – Within Health

Speaker: – Tammy Beasley Nutrition, LLC

Speaker: – Dryden Holland Consulting, LLC

Behavioral and Mental Health

10:00 AM – 11:30 AM MST

Building a Global, Inclusive and Sustainable Food and Nutrition Profession

Location: Colorado Convention Center, Mile High Ballroom 4A-F

Moderator: – Dominican University

Speaker: – Western Regional Health Authority, Jamaica W.I.

Speaker: – Monash University and Moyne Health Services Port Fairy

Speaker: – University of Delaware

Public Health

10:00 AM – 11:30 AM MST

Framing Scoping Review and Thematic Analysis Take-Aways Through the Individual + Policy, System and Environmental Framework

Location: Colorado Convention Center, Room 505-507

Moderator: – Lehman College

Speaker: – Purdue University

Speaker: – University of Florida

Speaker: – Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation

Higher Education

10:00 AM – 11:30 AM MST

Glowing Skin Is In! Can What You Eat Really Impact Your Skin?

Location: Colorado Convention Center, Bellco Theatre

Moderator: – Nestle USA, Inc.

Speaker: – NIH

Speaker: – New York University, Saddleback College, California State University Channel Islands

Speaker: – Nutrition by Robyn, LLC

Nutrition through the LifecyclePublic Health

10:00 AM – 11:30 AM MST

How to Include People with Disability in Nutrition Services and Programming

Location: Colorado Convention Center, Four Seasons Ballroom 4

Moderator: – Lakeshore Foundation

Speaker: – Lakeshore Foundation/NCHPAD

Speaker: – University of Pittsburgh

Professional Standards and AdvocacyPublic Health

10:00 AM – 11:30 AM MST

Integrating Food and Nutrition into Clinical Care: Building the Evidence on Medically Tailored Meals Programs

Location: Colorado Convention Center, Four Seasons Ballroom 2 & 3

Moderator: – The Ohio State University College of Medicine

Speaker: – MANNA

Speaker: – Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation, Harvard Law School

Speaker: – Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy

Medical Nutrition Therapy

10:00 AM – 11:30 AM MST

Interstate Licensure Compacts: The 21st Century Solution to Dietetic Practice and Telehealth Across State Lines

Location: Colorado Convention Center, Mile High Ballroom 1A-F

Moderator: – University of North Florida

Speaker: – The Council of State Governments

Speaker: – United States Department of Defense

Speaker: – Correctional Nutrition Consultants, Ltd., North Canton, Ohio

Professional Standards and Advocacy

10:00 AM – 11:30 AM MST

Providing Better Nutrition Care for the LGBTQ+ Community

Location: Colorado Convention Center, Four Seasons Ballroom 1

Moderator: – UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside

Speaker: – Wolff Center at UPMC

Speaker: – Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Public Health

10:00 AM – 11:30 AM MST

The Bigger Picture of Shortages in Nutrition Support: Implications for Clinical Practice

Location: Colorado Convention Center, Room 201, 203, 205, 207

Moderator: – Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC)

Speaker: – American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (A.S.P.E.N.)

Speaker: – Option Care Health

Medical Nutrition Therapy

10:00 AM – 11:30 AM MST

The Power of Language: Identifying and Eliminating Bias in Practice and Media

Location: Colorado Convention Center, Room 601, 603, 605, 607

Moderator: – Dotdash Meredith

Speaker: – Self-Employed

Speaker: – Dotdash Meredith

Media and Communications

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM MST

REGISTRATION REQUIRED: You Are What You Breathe: A Hands-on Indirect Calorimetry Workshop

Location: Colorado Convention Center, Room 501-504

Workshop Facilitator: – Duke Office of Clinical Research

Workshop Facilitator: – Duke Health / Duke School of Medicine / Duke Office of Clinical Research

Workshop Facilitator: – Duke University Hospital

Medical Nutrition TherapyTechnology Impacting Practice

11:45 AM – 1:15 PM MST

Poster Presentations

Location: Colorado Convention Center, Expo Hall

1:00 PM – 1:15 PM MST

Learning Lounge: The Listening Game: A Rocky Mountain Adventure in Conflict Resolution

Location: Colorado Convention Center, Mile High Ballroom Lobby

Learning Lounge Speaker: – Lisa Jones Live

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM MST

REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Practical Skills for Pediatric Dietitians: Infant Enteral and Parenteral Calculations

Location: Colorado Convention Center, Room 501-504

Workshop Facilitator: – Reckitt/Mead Johnson Nutrition

Workshop Moderator: – Reckitt / Mead Johnson Nutrition

Workshop Facilitator: – Independent Contractor

Medical Nutrition TherapyNutrition through the Lifecycle

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM MST

Cooking for the Climate: Multisectoral Strategies to Lead the Sustainable Food Revolution Through Culinary Programming

Location: Colorado Convention Center, Four Seasons Ballroom 2 & 3

Moderator: – Planetary Health Collective

Speaker: – Sprouting Kitchen

Speaker: – Culinary Institute of America (CIA)

Speaker: – Clinical Associate, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria

Food Systems Development and Sustainability

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM MST

Diversity at End of Life: How Different Beliefs and Values Impact the Nutrition Plan

Location: Colorado Convention Center, Mile High Ballroom 1A-F

Moderator: – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Speaker: – Center for ALS Specialty Care, Johns Hopkins

Speaker: – Jefferson Weinberg ALS Center

Medical Nutrition TherapyNutrition through the Lifecycle

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM MST

Expanding Access to Nutrition Care in Vulnerable Populations with Kidney Disease

Location: Colorado Convention Center, Four Seasons Ballroom 1

Moderator: – Element Health, Inc.

Speaker: – Loyola University Chicago/Loyola Medical Center

Speaker: – Colorado Access

Speaker: – Healthy Mission Dietitian, Inc

Public Health

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM MST

Get the Most Out of Electronic Medical Record Integration with a Menu Software System

Location: Colorado Convention Center, Room 505-507

Moderator: – Morrison Healthcare

Speaker: – Morrison Healthcare

Speaker: – Retired from Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Speaker: – Morrison Healthcare

Business and ManagementTechnology Impacting Practice

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM MST

Improving Health Equity Through Diet and Nutrition: Amplifying the Role of Nutrition Professionals

Location: Colorado Convention Center, Mile High Ballroom 4A-F

Moderator: – CBR Nutrition Enterprises

Speaker: – Baylor Scott and White University Medical Center

Speaker: – Feeding America

Speaker: – Diversify Dietetics

Speaker: – NWGA Division of Public Health/Nutrition Services

Public Health

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM MST

Improving Identification of Short Bowel Syndrome to Optimize Nutrition and Hydration Status

Location: Colorado Convention Center, Four Seasons Ballroom 4

Moderator: – Self-employed now

Speaker: – Optum Infusion Pharmacy

Speaker: – The University of Chicago Medicine

Medical Nutrition Therapy

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM MST

Improving Patient Outcomes and Advancing Careers: The Value of Clinician-Researcher Collaborations

Location: Colorado Convention Center, Room 601, 603, 605, 607

Moderator: – Good Nutrition for Good Living

Speaker: – Avalere Health

Speaker: – Department of Veterans Affairs/UT Health San Antonio

Speaker: – Duke University School of Medicine

Technology Impacting Practice

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM MST

Nurturing Neurodivergence: Nutrition and Care Considerations for Children with Autism and ADHD

Location: Colorado Convention Center, Room 201, 203, 205, 207

Moderator: – Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Speaker: – NeuroNutritionKC

Speaker: – Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital

Speaker: – Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Behavioral and Mental HealthNutrition through the Lifecycle

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM MST

Patient-Centered Success: Bridging the Gap Between Eating Disorder and Obesity Clinicians

Location: Colorado Convention Center, Mile High Ballroom 2A-3C

Moderator: – MaineHealth Weight and Wellness Program

Speaker: – Morehouse School of Medicine

Speaker: – Accanto Health

Speaker: – THE F WORD FAT

Medical Nutrition Therapy

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM MST

Unleashing Your Dietetics Superpowers Through Storytelling

Location: Colorado Convention Center, Bellco Theatre

Moderator: – National Kidney Foundation of Illinois

Speaker: – Wellness Concepts Inc

Speaker: – Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Media and Communications

3:10 PM – 3:25 PM MST

Learning Lounge: From Stage Fright to Stage Lights: 5 Strategies to Present with Confidence

Location: Colorado Convention Center, Mile High Ballroom Lobby

Learning Lounge Speaker: – LiveBest

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM MST

Achieving Sustainable RDN Satisfaction While Incentivizing RDN Deliverables

Location: Colorado Convention Center, Room 201, 203, 205, 207

Moderator: – Sodexo

Speaker: – Texas Children's Hospital

Speaker: – Valley Medical Center

Speaker: – Novant Health NHRMC

Business and Management

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM MST

Anti-Obesity Medications: Mechanisms of Action, Lifestyle Implications, and Future Developments

Location: Colorado Convention Center, Bellco Theatre

Moderator: – Intellihealth Inc.

Speaker: – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Speaker: – PENN Metabolic Medicine

Medical Nutrition Therapy

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM MST

Dietary Supplements in the Military: Use, Threats, and Proposed Educational Solutions

Location: Colorado Convention Center, Four Seasons Ballroom 1

Moderator: – Henry M. Jackson Foundation in support of Consortium for Health and Military Performance, Uniformed Services University

Speaker: – Henry M. Jackson Foundation in support of Consortium for Health and Military Performance, Uniformed Services University

Speaker: – Uniformed Services University

Sports, Fitness and Performance

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM MST

How to Prove RDN Value in Post-Acute Long-Term Care

Location: Colorado Convention Center, Room 601, 603, 605, 607

Moderator: – S&S Nutrition Network, Inc

Speaker: – Cascadia Healthcare

Speaker: – S & S Nutrition Network, Inc

Business and Management

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM MST

Integrating Cultural Sensitivity and Inclusivity in Global Foods and Counseling and Communications Courses

Location: Colorado Convention Center, Mile High Ballroom 1A-F

Moderator: – University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Speaker: – MyPlate2Yours, LLC

Speaker: – University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Media and CommunicationsHigher Education

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM MST

Learning Community and Student Engagement Through the Community of Inquiry Framework in a Dietetics Program

Location: Colorado Convention Center, Room 505-507

Moderator: – Norfolk State University

Speaker: – James Madison University

Higher Education

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM MST

Milk Versus Plant Based Milk Alternatives: Can the Science Settle The Score?

Location: Colorado Convention Center, Four Seasons Ballroom 2 & 3

Moderator: – Nestle USA, Inc.

Speaker: – San Diego State University

Speaker: – University of Minnesota

Food Systems Development and Sustainability

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM MST

Practical Application of the IDDSI Framework: A Spotlight on Indian Cuisine

Location: Colorado Convention Center, Mile High Ballroom 4A-F

Moderator: – NutriPledge (Private Practice)

Speaker: – Memorial Hermann Health System

Speaker: – California Polytechnic State Univ Pomona, Dr Sangeeta Nutrition (Private Practice)

Medical Nutrition Therapy

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM MST

The RDN’s Role in Reducing the Trifecta of Metabolic Risks in Diabetes Care

Location: Colorado Convention Center, Mile High Ballroom 2A-3C

Moderator: – Self-employed

Speaker: – Professional Nutrition Consultants, LLC

Speaker: – MedStar Health

Medical Nutrition Therapy

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM MST

UH Food for Life Markets: Addressing Food Insecurity and Related Chronic Illnesses Through Nutrition Programming

Location: Colorado Convention Center, Four Seasons Ballroom 4

Moderator: – Sodexo

Speaker: – University Hospitals

Speaker: – Sodexo Healthcare at University Hospitals

Public Health