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The Colorado Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (CAND) is a non-profit professional organization representing Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs), Dietetic Technicians, Registered (DTRs) and dietetic students in Colorado. As an affiliate of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND), the nation’s largest organization of food and nutrition professionals, CAND and its more than 1,200 members serve the public by promoting optimal nutrition, health and well-being in a variety of settings.

Registered Dietitian/Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RD/RDNs) are highly educated and trained health professionals who provide nutrition education and dietetic services. All RD/RDNs have at the minimum a bachelor’s degree, have completed a qualifying internship, passed a national registration examination and complete ongoing continuing education.

Search our site for information about the dietetics profession, opportunities and events for dietitians in Colorado and the latest news and information on nutrition and health. We are here to serve you!

Join AND Now! Interested in becoming a CAND member? Membership in the CAND is limited to AND members who select Colorado as their affiliate state. Our organization grows stronger with every new member.

september

19sep12:00 pm1:00 pmWEBINAR: Changing the conversation: culinary techniques to meet the needs of a client's diagnosis without sacrificing flavor for the aging population

24sep11:00 am12:00 pmWEBINAR: Building a strong future: optimizing nutrition to support strength throughout adulthood

27sep7:00 am4:00 pmRocky Mountain Association of Diabetes Educators Annual Conference

october

11oct8:00 am4:15 pmColorado Dietitians in HealthCare Centers Annual Educational Conference

11oct8:00 am4:30 pmWorkshop: Advancing Care Through Technology for Insulin-Requiring Patients with Diabetes

Event Details

Advancing Care Through Technology for Insulin-Requiring Patients with Diabetes

This one day diabetes professional education experiential learning workshop utilizes a unique, hands on curriculum delivered in a participant-centered learning environment.
We are pleased to bring this workshop to Colorado.

OUR WORKSHOP EXPERIENCE INCLUDES:
• Challenges in Diabetes Management
• Emerging CGM Technologies for Diabetes Therapy
• Optimizing blood glucose monitoring
• Future technology for MDI patients
• Simulation of life with diabetes
• Interactive patient cases and pattern management
• Patient Engagement and Challenges

WORKSHOP FACULTY:
• Satish Garg, MD
• Viral Shah, MD
• Christie Beatson, RD, CDE
• Liz Beck RD, CDE
• Nichole Schneider, NP
• Jerry Meece, BPharm, FACA, FAADE, CDE

Email info@LifeScanDiabetesInstitute.com for workshop registration instructions

Please include your credentials and place of employment
This workshop is sponsored by LifeScan Diabetes Institute and there is no fee for you to attend!
Certain state and federal laws require pharmaceutical, medical device and other companies to disclose expenditures provided to physicians and other
healthcare professionals. The LifeScan Institute, LLC may report information about such expenditures, including the value of the meals provided in
connection with the program, as required by law. Once reported, such information may be publicly accessible.

Time

(Friday) 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Location

Anschutz Medical Campus

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18octAll Day19CPNP Nutrition Symposium

Event Details

Save the Date! Plan on attending this year’s CPNP Nutrition Symposium October 18^th and 19^th in Chicago, IL! Your registration will allow you to attend any of the nonticketed sessions for CPNP, NASPGHAN, and APGNN meetings. Scholarships will be available!

Thursday, October 17^th

Come a day early to attend NASPGHAN’s post-graduate courses. State of the art presentations include challenging celiac cases, new therapies in chronic cholestatic diseases, and role of the diet in IBD.

Friday, October 18^th

NASPGHAN’s Annual Meetings Nutrition Focused Topics include:

Intestinal Failure and new fat emulsions
Hot Topics and Blended Feeds
Role of diet in IBD

New this year- CEU credit for RDs in these NASPGHAN sessions!!

APGNN morning session including Obesity education.

Saturday, October 19^th, CPNP Nutrition Symposium Highlights

Nutrition Support Teams: transitioning from inpatient to outpatient, formation and workings of a nutrition support team
Transplant Nutrition: pre- and post- transplant nutrition therapy focusing on liver and heart transplant
Cystic Fibrosis: understanding the impact of the GI team on the cystic fibrosis patient, updates on nutritional care of the cystic fibrosis patient
NICU Malnutrition: highlights and limitations of the NICU malnutrition consensus guidelines and tools for identifying malnutrition in the NICU
The breakout sessions will include nutrition follow up of the post-NICU patient, thickening in pediatrics and a resource sharing session on low FODMAP diet.

Link to full CPNP Symposium Schedule, Saturday, October 19^th:

http://members.naspghan.org/Annualmeeting/Speaker_Tabs/2019_Annual_Meeting/2019_Annual_Meeting_Program_at_a_glance/CPNP_Nutritional_Symposium.aspx

Early Bird Registration Deadline: August 20, 2019

Registration fee $150 (CPNP members), $200 (non members)

Please see online program for more information. Questions? Email us at cpnp.naspghan@gmail.com

Time

october 18 (Friday) - 19 (Saturday)

Location

Sheraton Grand Chicago

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november

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