CPD POINTS

For each event, we list the CPD points value for NSA members who are on the NSA Register of Nutritionists. (Note that different points scales apply for NSA events and non-NSA events.)

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FEBRUARY 2012

Nutritional Management of Chronic Kidney Disease

WHEN:            24 February (Friday)
WHERE:          Webinar
CPD points:     10

The speaker is Dr Katrina Campbell, who will discuss Minimising risk and optimising blood chemistry in early-stage kidney disease. The time is 10.30-11.30am AEDT. For more information and to register click here

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MARCH 2012

Advances and Controversies in B-Vitamins and Choline

WHEN:            5 - 8 March
WHERE:          Leipzig, Germany
CPD points:     25

The conference program covers a broad range of topics:
1. B-Vitamins: Pre- and postnatal health
2. B-Vitamins and age-associated diseases: 1. Neurology 2. Coronary and cerebral events  3. Osteoporosis / B-vitamins & Diabetes and renal dysfunction & CVD
3. Molecular mechanisms
4. Advances in choline and cobalamin research / B-Vitamins and choline: Alcohol and liver function
5. Nutrients as methyl donors /Transsulfuration and glutathione metabolism
6. (Epi)genetics, Diseases: The role of nutrients / Concerns on B-vitamin supplementation: cancer risk

More details, including abstract submission (deadline = 30 October) and registration (early bird deadline = 31 January), click here

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Health Benefits for Polyphenol-rich Foods and Beverages:  Latest Science

WHEN:            22 March [Thursday], all day
WHERE:          Adelaide
CPD points:     15

Full details of program, and registration, here

The symposium (organised by International Life Sciences Institute) provides a scientific update on the role of polyphenols in human health and disease prevention, including the science behind current polyphenol dietary recommendations. It also explains why discussion now needs to focus on specific polyphenols in food and drink rather than generic ‘antioxidants’. Speakers include
Prof Jonathan Hodgson (Uni WA) ~ Polyphenols and health – conclusions of the Heart Foundation position paper, and the evidence from human trials
Prof Kevin Croft (Uni WA) ~  Overview of polyphenol bioactivity. Are polyphenols antioxidants?
Prof Alan Crozier (Uni Glasgow) ~ How are polyphenols metabolised?
A/Prof Rob van Dam (Uni Singapore) ~ Evidence from population studies for health benefits of polyphenol rich foods and beverages   
Dr Janet Bryan (Uni SA) ~ Can polyphenols influence cognition and cognitive decline with aging?
Dr Roger Hurst (Plant & Food Research, NZ) ~ Can polyphenols help to prevent asthma, and other allergic inflammatory conditions?   
Dr Roman Buckow (CSIRO) ~ Novel processing techniques to enhance and conserve polyphenols in foods and beverage
Dr Alison Coates (Uni SA) ~ Health effects of cocoa, grape and oat polyphenol 
A/Prof Russell Keast (Deakin Uni) ~ Olive oil polyphenols
Dr Izabela Konczak (CSIRO) ~ Polyphenols from Australian native fruits - effects on carcinogenesis pathways   
Ms Hazel Fowler (FSANZ) ~ Communicating health benefits of polyphenols to consumers
Dr Britt Burton Freeman (US National Centre for Food Safety & Technology) Health Benefits of fruit polyphenols   

Full details, and registration for this conference here.

Case studies: what does the science mean for consumers? Industry perspectives from Katherine Tocchini (Unilever Australia), Dr Leisa Ridges (Nestle), Dr Roger Bektash (Mars Australia)

Cost $290 [$110 current full time PhD students, $50 other current students] 

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Lifestyle Approaches for the Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease Conference

WHEN:            30-31 March
WHERE:          Perth
CPD points:     15

The program includes these sessions:

• Lifestyle (Diet, Physical and Mental Activity) and AD ~ speakers are Laurie Beilin, Nikos Scarmeas, Barry Halliwell, Michael Valenzuela
• Biomarkers and Lifestyle ~ Sid O'Bryant, Markus Wenk, Suzanne Craft, Allen Roses
• Hormones and Biomarkers ~ Carl Cottman, Sanjay Asthana, Christian Pike
• Intervention Strategies ~ Laura Baker, Nicola Lautenschlager, Amit Dias, Paul Taylor
• Discussion/Debate on holistic life-style intervention designs for improved cognitive function in those at risk of MCI/AD
• Public Lectures: Nikos Scarmeas, Paul Taylor, Suzanne Craft, Radha Murthy, Michael Valenzuela

More details (including registering - $300, full; $250, student) here

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APRIL 2012

National Sustainable Food Summit 2012

WHEN:           April 3-4
WHERE:          Sydney
CPD points:    15

The summit will focus on the limits and challenges to Australia’s current system – to examine what new frameworks and emerging solutions will help support a sustainable and resilient food system for Australia now and in the future. Speakers include Jeremy Rifkin, Julian Cribb, Colin Chartres, Olivier De Schutter, Kirsten Larsen, Robert Pekin, Nicola Watts and Michael Croft.  The meeting is organised by the Three Pillars Network (a not for profit organisation which aims to create a leading knowledge network on sustainability and resilience in Australia).

More details here

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American Society for Nutrition Annual Conference

WHEN:             21-25 April
WHERE:           San Diego, California, USA
CPD points:     25

The preliminary program is now online for the next American Society for Nutrition annual conference, to be held in San Diego. A wide range of topics include Energy balance: a new paradigm; Strategic, global approaches to improve breastfeeding rates; Controversies regarding reported trends: has the obesity epidemic leveled off in the US?; Adopting healthy and sustainable food services guidelines; The role of dietary components in leptin resistance; Sustainable food systems: an integrated approach for a healthy population and a healthy planet; Utilising a multi-level team approach: lessons learned from the Vitamin D DRI-setting activity; Fructose sycrose and high fructose corn syrup: modern scientific findings and health implications: Food insecurity and health across the lifespan; Zinc nutrition: from discovery to global health impact; Recipe for success - real world nutritional translation blended with food science; Health impact of whole grains, bran and cereal fiber; Probiotics for optimal nutrition: from efficacy to guidelines, metabolic regulation by amino acids for optimal health and more.

For further details, click HERE

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MAY 2012

2nd International Conference on the Science of Nutrition in Medicine and Healthcare

WHEN:         4-6 May
WHERE:        Melbourne
CPD points:   50

Themes ~ Gastrointestinal Metabolism; Mood & Anxiety Disorders; Hormonal Regulation & Modulation.  It also includes a pre-conference Epigenetics & Nutrigenomics workshop. Organisers promise an impressive line-up of recognised leaders in science, research and clinical application from Australasia and beyond. The conference is presented by ACNEM (Australasian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine), in collaboration with NSA and Food and Nutrition Sciences Division of CSIRO. More details here

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ISBNPA (International Society for Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity) ~2012 Annual Meeting

 

WHEN:          May 23-26
WHERE:        Austin, Texas
CPD points:  25

Mar 2 is deadline for “early bird” registrations, and Late-breaking abstracts.  Keynote speakers are
•Prof Molly S. Bray, Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama
•Prof Pedro C. Hallal, Department of Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil
•Robert Kaplan, Associate Director for Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, [US] National Institutes of Health
•Prof Cheryl L. Perry, University of Texas School of Public Health,
•Dr K. Srinath Reddy, President, Public Health Foundation of India
•Prof Juan A. Rivera, Director, Center for Research in Nutrition and Health, National Institute of  Public Health in Mexico.
More details here 

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International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids (ISSFAL) Annual conference

 

WHEN:         May 26-30            
WHERE:       Vancouver, Canada                   
CPD points:  25

Mar 26 is deadline for “early bird” registration. The twelve plenaries include: Pathways for the generation of dysfunctional HDL; Preventive cardiology: lipoprotein, not lipids; Fatty acids and regulation; Neuroimaging of biochemical changes during stroke; Fatty acids & cell signalling; Fatty acids & immune system. Also featured are two “global interest” lectures (Innovations in fats for human health; Fishless future ~What are we doing to the oceans?), a dinner debate (Who listens to dietary recommendations?) and an idea for our own ASM (a poster session with wine & cheese).
More details here

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JUNE 2012

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JULY 2012

2nd Joint Conference of the New Zealand & Australian Societies of Animal Production

WHEN:          2-5 July
WHERE:         Lincoln, NZ
CPD points:    25

Deadline for 1-page paper submission is 10 February. Details of program, speakers here

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AUGUST 2012

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SEPTEMBER 2012

Annual Food Industry Forum for Nutrition Research

WHEN:           3 September
WHERE:         Sydney
CPD points:    15

This will be co-hosted by the University of South Australia, the University of Newcastle and CSIRO Food and Nutritional Sciences. With a full day scientific program concluding with dinner, the Forum will once again provide current perspectives from local and overseas experts based on the latest nutrition research addressing such challenging themes as “Food for the Mind” and “Nutrition Policy – Where Government, Science and Industry Intersect”.  Click here for details of past meetings in this series, and - soon - details of this year’s meeting.

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New Age Dietetics: Harnessing Technology for Practice

WHEN:           4 September
WHERE:         Wollongong
CPD points:   10

This is a satellite event to the 16th International Congress of Dietetics, and is being organised by Yasmine Probst. For more information, click here

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16th International Congress of Dietetics: LEAP: Leadership, Evidence and Advancing Practice

WHEN:           5-8 September
WHERE:         Sydney
CPD points:   25

Information here . Some 50 concurrent sessions are grouped as: Growing the Profession; Practice Domains;  Research in Practice; Food and Nutrition Science. A random selection (in alphabetical order)
Coeliac disease: nutrients at risk, associated type 1 diabetes and noncompliance
    Diet and lifestyle related disease
    Diet, sport and lifestyle
    Dietary methodology and nutritional assessment
    Dietary patterns and behaviours
    Food innovation
    Food security
    Guidelines for the nutritional management of adult kidney Transplant (AKTx) recipients
    Health of indigenous communities
    Nutritional genetics – discovering new practice horizons
    Nutrition and the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease Food composition
    School nutrition education programs
    Weight loss interventions

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OCTOBER 2012

Australian and New Zealand Obesity Society (ANZOS) 2012 Annual Scientific Meeting: For Our Children’s Children

WHEN:           18-20 October
WHERE:         Auckland, NZ
CPD points:   25

Abstracts due 28 May; Early Bird Registration closes 31 August. For information, click here on http://www. anzos2012.com

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**2013**

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SEPTEMBER

International Congress of Nutrition (sponsored by IUNS)

WHEN:           15-20 September
WHERE:         Granada, Spain
CPD points:    50 (sponsored by IUNS)

For information: http://www. icn2013.com/

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