Member Spotlight
Weight Management Fellowship Awarded to
Dr. Delores James
In 2008, leaders within ARAMARK and the Weight Management Practice Group met and began the conception of the Weight Management Fellowship. The Fellowship, fully sponsored by ARAMARK, was created to actively engage a registered dietitian and support the professional development for a service learning project that promotes healthy lifestyle changes with respect to weight management. The Fellow would devote 15% of their time on the service learning project and develop a product that would be shared with all WM DPG members. In return, the Fellow would be awarded $10,000. This year, in the first year of offering, there were eight, outstanding applications and we are proud to announce that the first Weight Management Fellowship was awarded to Delores James, PhD.
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WM Highlights
ADA Medical Nutrition Therapy Effectiveness Evidence Analysis Project
Visit the EAL® website to view the strong evidence that MNT resulted in improved clinical outcomes and reduced costs in the outpatient setting for people with obesity, diabetes, disorders of lipid metabolism and other chronic diseases.
The EAL® is a free member benefit to all ADA members. To view the MNT Effectiveness project, go to www.eatright.org and sign-in with your ADA member number, then select Evidence Analysis Library from the list on the ADA home page.
The MNT Effectiveness evidence analysis project can be found on the EAL® in the Outcomes Management System section under the Nutrition Care Process tab, or is easily located by using the A to Z Index.
Congratulations to those WM members who helped complete this important project
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Upcoming Events
Beyond the Handout: Motivational Interviewing Skills for Behavior Change webinar
July 29, 2009 from 1-2pm EST
Eileen Stellefson Myers, RD, MPH
This webinar is offered free to only Weight Management (WM) members and will provide one CPEU credit. Usual cost of webinars is $25; this one free webinar covers the cost of your annual WM membership! Sign in to the member section to find out more.
Eileen has lectured and published on motivational interviewing and effective nutrition counseling strategies. Eileen wrote "Motivational Interviewing: Guiding Clients through Change" for the Summer 2008 Weight Management DPG Newsletter. Eileen is also the author of a manual for counseling clients with eating disorders titled "Winning the War Within: Nutrition Therapy for Clients with Eating Disorders" which is in its second edition.
WM Continuing Education
Did you miss the WM/DCE Symposium?
You can still listen to the fantastic speakers and cutting edge topics!
We've recorded the professional sessions and they are available now! Read more... |
Weight Management in the News
Severe Obesity Increases Risks Of Health Problems During Surgery
Source: Circulation
http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.192575v1
Evaluation of Fruit Juice Intake and Body Mass Index Within a Sample of Ontario Preschoolers
Source: Infant, Child, and Adolescent Nutrition
http://can.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/1/3/170
A Prospective Study of Weight Gain after Premenopausal Hysterectomy
Source: Journal of Women’s Health
http://www.liebertonline.com/doi/abs/10.1089/jwh.2008.1019
Position of the American Dietetic Association: Weight Management
Source: Journal of the American Dietetic Association
http://www.adajournal.org/article/S0002-8223(08)02204-9/abstract
*These weight managment updates are courtesy of the ADA Knowledge Center: The Daily News List is a daily newsletter informing ADA members of news affecting food, nutrition and health. To get the Daily News in your mailbox each day go to
www.eatright.org/dailynews |
