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Current Concepts in Nutrition & Aging

September 13, 2012

Pyle Center in Madison, WI

Webcasts available in October via UW-Extension, Cooperative Extension’s

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You Will Learn

  • How to apply positive psychology principles to your practice to achieve better health and wellness outcomes across all stages of life and promote successful aging.
  • How to create logic models that focus evaluation approaches and will help demonstrate your program’s impact to public stakeholders.
  • New therapeutic approaches to address Parkinson’s disease and methods to evaluate their efficacy and safety.
  • Useful ways to apply The Heart Truth Program information into your food service operation.
  • The psychosocial components deemed necessary for a quality dying process and the ethical issues that emerge when such quality is lacking.
  • How to eat for your eyes!
  • About powerhouse foods – what they are and what educational materials are available to reach your clients.
  • Current evidence-based research concerning kilocalorie and protein needs of older adults.
  • What changed in the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

Who should attend:

  • Dietitians
  • Nutrition program directors
  • Nutrition educators
  • Social workers
  • Physicians
  • Pharmacists
  • Nurses
  • Professionals who work with older adults

If you work in inpatient or outpatient settings such as community centers, hospitals, long-term care facilities, ambulatory care, and home health settings, you will come away from this conference with information and skills you can use in your practice settings.

Refunds and Cancellation policy: If you cancel your conference registration ten working days prior to the program, you will be charged an administration fee of $25. If you are a confirmed registrant and cancel less than ten working days prior to the program date, you are responsible for the entire fee.
If you cancel your registration, please make a note of the cancellation number. Substitutions from the same agency are permitted.

Planning Partners

  • UW-Madison, Department of Nutritional Sciences
  • Wisconsin Dietetic Association
  • UW-Madison, Institute on Aging
  • UW-Extension, Cooperative Extension, Family Living Programs

 

2011 Keynote webcasts:
Applications of Positive Psychology

Eating for Your Eyes

 

Brochures

Current Concepts in Nutrition and Aging 2011 Brochure

Current Concepts in Nutrition and Aging 2010 brochure

Current Concepts in Nutrition and Aging 2009 brochure