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2008 GDA Annual Meeting
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Platinum Sponsor
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“Cultivating our Local Connections: Food, Profession and Networking”
April 3-4, 2008
Cobb Galleria Centre - Atlanta, GA
Hotel Accommodations may be made at:
Sheraton Suites Galleria**
2844 Cobb Parkway, SE
Atlanta, GA 30339
(770) 955-3900
**Please mention GDA Annual Meeting when reserving rooms.
Click here to register online.
Click here to download a meeting brochure.
Click here to download the CPE’s Credit & Hours and the Learning Needs Codes
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THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2008
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6:30 am
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Registration Opens
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7:30 am - 8:00 am
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Ballroom F
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Continental Breakfast
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8:00 am - 9:30 am
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Ballroom F
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Welcome and Keynote Speaker
Food Choices in America: Why Americans Eat What We Do
Amanda Archibald, RD
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9:45 am - 10:45 am
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Room 102
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Cooking Demo: Local Harvest
Cathy Conway, B.S., President, Avalon Catering
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Room 106
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Technology 101: Emerging Trends in Technology
Nadine Fisher, MS, RD, LD
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11:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Room 102
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Eat Local: Connecting with Sustainable Farms
and Foods In Georgia
Alice Rolls, Executive Director, Georgia Organics
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Room 106
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Disordered Eating and Neurochemistry:
How Much is in Your Head?
Jennifer Burnell, RD, LD
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12:00 pm - 1:20 pm
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Ballroom F
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Lunch and GDA Business Meeting
Kelly Schriver, MS, RD, LD , GDA Outgoing President
Cristina Caro, MBA, RD, LD , GDA Incoming President
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1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
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Room 102
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Greening Our Nutrition Practice
Amanda Archibald, RD
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Room 106
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Non Alchoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Children
Miriam Vos, MD, MSPH
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2:40 pm - 3:40 pm
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Room 102
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TransFats
Rebecca Mullis, PhD, RD
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Room 106
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Cooking Up Healthy Changes with Fit Kids
Cristina Caro, MBA, RD, LD and Beth Passehl, MS
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3:45 pm - 5:15pm
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Ballroom F
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Diabetes and Nutrition Therapy Dilemmas: 2008
Marion Franz, MS, RD, LD, CDE
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5:30 pm - 7:30pm
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Ballroom G
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Awards Ceremony & Wine and Cheese Reception,
followed by Feast with Friends
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7:30PM - until
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Maggianos
Cumberland Mall
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Managing Malabsorption in the Cancer Patient:
Indications for Use and Dosing of Pancreatic Enzyme
Replacement Therapy
CPE: 0.5 hours
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FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 2008
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6:30 am
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Registration Opens
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7:30 am - 8:00 am
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Ballroom F
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Continental Breakfast
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8:00 am - 9:30 am
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Room 102
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Georgia Seniors Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program;
WIC and Seniors
Panel:
Rebecca Bengle, B.S.
Doris Evans-Gates, BSW, MS, CHES
Jeanne Putzel, RD, LD
Stephanie Sinnett, RD, LD
Gwenyth Johnson, RD, LD
Skip Glover, Farmer Participant
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Room 106
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Nutrition for Bariatric Surgery
Debbie Daley, RD, LD/N
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9:40 am -10:40 am
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Room 102
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Emory University Sustainability Initiative:
Greening a College Campus
Patricia Ziegenhor-Erbach, MS, RD, LD, PHR
Christy Cook, B.A.
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Room 106
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Update of Vitamin D
Elizabeth M. Kitchin, MS, RD
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10:45 am - 11:45 am
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Room 102
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Exploring Healthy Eating at School:
Farm to School, Health Programs and Policies
Erin Croom, MS
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Room 106
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Medical Nutrition Therapy for Spinal Cord Injury and Acquired Brain Injury Patients
Amanda Miller, MS, RD, LD
Yvonne Portelli, RD, LD, CDE
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11:45 am - 2:15 pm
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Ballroom F
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Exhibits, Posters
Box Lunch at 12:15pm
Roundtables at 1:00pm
Desserts at 1:45pm
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2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
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Room 102
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Modern Ethics for Dietetics
Sylvia Escott-Stump, MA, RD, LDN
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Room 106
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Diet and Autism: Linking Together the Pieces of the Puzzle
Aida Miles, MMSc, RD, CSP LD, CNSD
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3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
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Room 102
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Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace
Sylvia Escott-Stump, MA, RD, LDN
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Room 106
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How to Make More Dough in Dietetics
Joanne Lichten, PhD, RD
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SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 2008 - POST CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
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7:30 am
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Registration Opens
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8 am - Noon
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Room 113
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Nutrition Care Process, Introductory Workshop
Joan Fischer, RD, LD
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Room 114
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Nutrition Care Process, Advanced Workshop
Barb Hopkins, RD, LD
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PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
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- Provide Professional Development Opportunities in specialized and general areas of practice.
- Identify national and local trends in nutritional health and explore the role of dietetics professionals in addressing problems associated with these trends.
- Review current recommendations and guidelines for improving nutrition practice.
- Create networking opportunities with colleagues and leaders in the field of dietetics and nutrition.
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CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
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The registration fees include program admission, program materials, exhibits, refreshment breaks, and lunch on Thursday and breakfast and lunch on Friday.
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CANCELLATION POLICY
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Cancellation of pre-registration must be made in writing one week before the conference begins. Substitution of personnel is recommended in lieu of cancellation. Cancellations made less than one week will receive only a 50% refund of registration fee. Refunds for cancellations received less than four weeks prior to the conference will be issued after the Annual Meeting concludes.
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HOTEL REGISTRATION
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A block of rooms at the Sheraton Suites Galleria has been reserved for your stay on a first-come, first serve basis.
Reservations should be made directly with the hotel by calling 1-800-325-3535. Reference the Georgia Dietetic Association when making your room reservations by March 2 to ensure your rate of $109 (Single), $119 (Double), $129 (Triple), $139 (Quad).
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DIRECTIONS
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- From Interstate 85 (North) - Take Interstate 85 South to Interstate 285 West. Exit onto Cobb Parkway/State Highway 41 (Exit 20). Turn left at the light. The hotel is immediately on the right.
- From Interstate 75 /Interstate 575 (North) - Take Interstate 75 or Interstate 575 to Interstate 285 West. Exit onto Cobb Parkway/State Highway 41 (Exit 259). Turn left at the light. Proceed to the hotel located on the right.
- From East - Take Interstate 20 to Interstate 75 North and proceed to Interstate 285 West. Exit onto Cobb Parkway/State Highway 41 at Exit 259B. Turn
left at the light. The hotel is immediately on the right.
- From Interstate 75 (South) - Take Interstate 75 north to Interstate 285 west. Exit onto Cobb Parkway/State Highway 41 (Exit 259B). Turn left at the light. The hotel is immediately on your right.
- From Interstate 85 (South) - Take Interstate 85 to Interstate 20 West. Proceed to Interstate 285 North. Travel on I-285 North and exit onto Cobb Parkway/State Highway 41 (Exit 19). Turn left at the light. The hotel is immediately on the right.
- From West - Take Interstate 20 to Interstate 285 North. Exit onto Cobb Parkway/State Highway 41 (Exit 19). Turn right at the light. The hotel is immediately on the right.
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