Vermont Dietetic Association

Vermont Dietetic Association Annual Conference

Dietitians Working for
Healthy Food and Communities

April 28th-April 29th, 2010
Doubletree Hotel
1117 Williston Road South Burlington, VT 05403

• For Program Brochure click on link (pdf link)
• For Detailed Agenda click on link (pdf link) 
• For Registration Form click on link (pdf link)

The Program*: At a Glance
*Program has been approved for continuing education credits
 (4/28-2.0 CEUs, 4/29-7.0 CEUs)

Wednesday April 28th: 5:00-8:00pm 
Cooking Close to Home

• Registration, Cocktail Hour, Networking
• Dinner & Presentation Panel:  Healthy Food Options in Food Systems
    Kathy Alexander
    Diane Imrie, MBA, RD
    Abbie Nelson     

Thursday, April 29th:  8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Dietitians Working for Healthy Food and Communities

• American Heart Association: Weighs in on Sugars and Cardiovascular Health (pdf)
  Keynote Rachel K Johnson, PhD, MPH, RD
• The Vermont Blueprint for Health: How RD's Fit Into Vermont's Chronic Care Reform Intiative
  Robin Edelman, MS, RD, CDE, CD
  Sue Johansen, RD, CD, CDE
  Sylvia Gaboriault, MS, RD, CDE, CD 
• Overfed yet Undernourished: Solving the Paradox (pdf)
  Keith Ayoob, Ed.D, RD, FADA
• Mindful Eating
  Laura Biron, MBA, RD, CD, 2009 Recipient of the B. Hiser Award  
• Nutrigenomics & the Dietitian (pdf)
  Dr. Rebecca Guy, PhD
• The Raw Milk Debate: Value of Raw Milk as a Healthy Food
   Dr. Catherine Donnelly, PhD
   Lindsay Harris, Farmer (pdf)
   Moderator: Keith Silva, Across the Fence

A special thanks go out to our sponsors for helping us make this a special event.  Below are links to their websites for more information on their products.

Speaker Sponsors:
New England Dairy & Food Council

Breakfast & Food Sponsors:
New England Dairy & Food Council
Cabot Creamery & Cooperative
Dreamfields Foods

Exhibitors:
Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger

Merck & Co., Inc.

Price Chopper Supermarkets

New England Dairy & Food Council

Nestle Healthcare Nutrition, Inc. 
www.nestlenutrition.com/us 
Kid Essentials link. Nestle-Nutrition Products link
John M. Douglas (District Manager), Nestl'e HealthCare Nutrition, Inc.
Tel: 1 800.285.2889; Voice Mail: 4235; Fax:  518.583.0285; Cell: 518.879.7793
Email: john.douglas@us.nestle.com 

Diabetes Research Center, FAHC



Disclaimer regarding presentation links: These are the views of the speakers and not necessarily of VDA or ADA