May 8th, 2015 – Mid Pacific Country Club, Lanikai Hawai’i
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7:00 a.m. Registration, Morning Refreshments & Vendor Exhibits
7:30 a.m.
Ruby Hayasaka, MA, MS, RD, LDN, HDA President
Building Connections
8:00 a.m.
Pat Crawford, PhD, RD
Reducing Obesity and Related Chronic Disease Risk in Youth: Current Research & Future Directions
9:00 a.m.
Dr. Laurie Tom, MD
The Diabetic’s Diet: An Endocrinologist Perspective
9:30 a.m.
Dr. Ramona Wong, MD
What Do Nephrologists & Patients Want From MNT CKD?
10:15 a.m. Break
10.30 a.m.
Ruby Hayasaka, MA, MS, RD, LDN, HDA President
Mike Tengan, BA, NASM-CPT, CES, WLS, NSCA-CPT
Connections – Community
11:00 a.m.
Jane White, PhD, RD
Identification and Documenting of Adult and Pediatric Malnutrition: The Academy/ASPEN Collaboration
12:00 p.m. Lunch, Vendor Exhibits, Raffle
12:30 p.m. HDA Awards, Introduction of Incoming President and HDA Board
1:00 p.m.
Ann Ditzler, MBA, MS, RD, LD & FSHN Council Mentoring Hui
Connections – Students
1:15 p.m.
Amy Tousman, MPH, RD, LD, CDE
Consumer Protection: It’s Our Priority
2:00 p.m.
Ruby Hayasaka, MA, MS, RD, LDN, HDA President
The Gift and Opportunity of the Dietitian Nutritionist
2:15 p.m. Break
2:30 p.m.
Jo Robinson, Investigative Journalist
Restoring the “Medicine” to the Modern Diet
3:30 p.m.
Jinan Banna, PhD, RD, CDN
Connections – Research
4:00 p.m. Closing