
2022 Virtual Florida Food & Nutrition Symposium
Program Agenda
9:30 – 9:45 am
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Peggy O’Neill, MBA, MS, RDN, LD/N, FAND
FAND President
9:45 – 10: 45 am
Title: Precision Nutrition- Recent Advances and Controversies in Genetic Testing
Speaker: Dr. Ahmed El-Sohemy, PhD
LNC:2050.PI: 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 8.1.1, 8.2.3. Level 1
10:45 – 10:50 am
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10:50-11:50 am
Title: Updated Diabetes Guidelines on Meals, Meds, and More
Speaker: Rachel Stahl MS, RD, CDN, CDCES
LNC: 1010, 5190. PI: 8.2.1, 8.2.3, 8.2.4, 10.4.2, 10.4.4, 10.4.5, 10.4.6, 10.3.4. Level 2
11:50 am – 12:00 pm
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12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Platinum Sponsor, Kate Farms
Title: Food, the Gut, and Immunity: How Nutrition Shapes the Developing Immune System. Each participant will receive a lunch or lunch gift card if they choose to participate.
Speaker: Geri Brewster MPH, RD
LNC:2060,2100. PI: 4.1.2, 8.1.2, 8.3.7. Level 1
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm- Concurrent Sessions
Expo: Visit our expo vendors in their virtual booth. Game points can be collected!
Poster Session: Visit our wonderful poster session virtual booth. Presenters will be live to answer your questions.
Student Session: Students can attend this Plant-Based Cooking Demo presented by Sheetal Parikh MS, RDN, LD/N
2:00-2:15 pm
Break
2:15- 3:15 pm
Title: A Bullseye Framework for Group Education: Targeting Behavior Change with D.E.S.I.G.N. in Mind
Speaker: Drew Hemler MSc, RD, CDN, FAND
LNC: 6010, 6030. PI: 9.1.4, 9.2.3, 9.3.2, 9.4.2
9.4.3, Level 1,2
3:15 pm – 3:20 pm
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3:20- 4:30 pm
Title: Ethics for the Nutrition Professional
Speakers: Dr. Cathy Christie, PhD, RDN, LDN, FAND and Lucille Beseler MS, RDN, LDN, CDCES, FAND
LNC: 1050. PI: 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.4, 1.2.6, 1.2.7, 1.2.8, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.3.3. Level 2
10:00 -11:00 am
Platinum Sponsor, Dairy Council
Title: Improving Malnutrition Diagnosis and Documentation
Speaker: Michelle Brown MS, RD, LDN, CNSC
LNC: 5390, 6030 PI: 10.1, 10.1.2, 10.1.3, 10.2.1, 10.2.6, 10.2.14, 10.2.15, 10.6.1.
Level 2,3
11:00 – 11:05 am
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11:05 am -12:05 pm
Title: Lessons Learned in a 40 Year Dietetics Career: Recommendations for the Future
Speaker: Dr. Sari Edelstein PhD, RDN
LNC:1010, 1070, 1120. PI: 3.1.1, 3.1.3, 3.2.6, 3.2.2, 3.2.8. Level 1,2
12:05 pm – 12:10 pm
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12:10 pm -1:20 pm
Title: Celebrating a World of Flavors with Diverse Cultures and Traditions
Speakers: Parikh, Rodriguez, Leftwich, Two Shoes, Yu
LNC:1040, 1060. PI: 8.5, 8.5.1, 8.5.4, 2.1, 2.1.3, 9.3, 9.3.4. Level 1,2
1:20 pm – 1:25 pm
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1:25 pm -3:00 pm
Title: Florida Dietetics and Nutrition Practice Regulations: Brainstorming and Educational Session
Speaker: Dr. Jessica Weissman PhD, RDN, LDN
LNC: 1080. PI: 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.4, 3.2.5, 3.2.6, 3.2.8. Level 2,3
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