Professional Development Chair
Amy K Hood, MPH RD CNSD
NC Division of Public Health
Nutrition Services Branch
and UW Hospitals and Clinics
National Dairy Council hosting FREE Webinar--Fri July 30, 2:30-4p EDT
The National Dairy Council is hosting a FREE webinar, “New Directions in Lactose Intolerance: Moving From Science to Solutions.” The webinar is open to all health and nutrition professionals on Friday, July 30 from 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET.
See attached flyer for more information? Feel free to share this information with your colleagues. If you or your colleagues are unable to attend, a recording of the presentation will be posted on NationalDairyCouncil.org for future viewing.
Planning A Conference? Apply for PNPG Speaker Stipends!
PNPG announces the availability of Speaker Stipend Awards for Winter/Spring 2010-11. Awarded funds may be applied to travel expenses and/or speaker honorariums.
Applications for the Winter/Spring Awards must be received by the October 15, 2010 for events scheduled between December 1, 2010 and May 31, 2011. Award announcements for the Spring deadline will be mailed by November 15, 2010.
The purpose of the Speaker Stipend Progam is:
Balancing the Nutritional Needs of VLBW Infants with the Protective Properties of Human Milk
“Balancing the Nutritional Needs of VLBW Infants with the Protective Properties of Human Milk” webinar
FREE member benefit. This webinar was broadcast live in Nov 2009, but is now available to be viewed on-line. Log in at the PNPG web site. Go to "my courses" and scroll down to find this item's link. Two CEUs are available to members who successfully complete the quiz.
Pediatric Weight Management Webinar - Now Available for Member Viewing
The "Pediatric Weight Management: Nutrition Assessment and Intervention Strategies" webinar as sponsored by PNPG and WMDPG and presented by Paula Mrowczynski-Hernandez, RD, LD and Shelley Kirk, PhD, RD, LD is now available on the PNPG website for member viewing. It will be archived on the webisite for 1 year.
The webinar discusses nutrition assessment tools used for overweight and obese children as well as different communication and education strategies for counseling children and their caregivers about weight management.
PNPG members can access the webinar, download the handouts, and take the post-test for CEU credit by following these steps:
VLBW Infants and Human Milk Webinar is Now Available Online
Balancing the Nutritional Needs of VLBW Infants with the Protective Properties of Human Milk as presented by Dr. Paula Sisk and sponsored by Medela is now available for member viewing on the PNPG website. Please use the following steps to access the webcast.
