Registration details

Pre-Conference

Draft schedule; subject to change. All times EST.  Food for Health pre-conference workshop registration can be purchased as an add-on to the general conference registration.

Thursday, May 4 2023

7:45am -  8:25am
Registration desk opens - Breakfast on own (not provided on May 4, 2023)

8:30am - 4:30pm

Food for Health Pre-conference workshop 2023 

8:30am - 4:30pm
Food for Health Workshop 2023: Advancing Food Systems Sustainability
 

SEE PRE-CONFERENCE PROGRAM

4:30pm - 5:00pm
Break

5:00pm - 6:15pm

AGM 2023 

Trainee Events

5:00pm - 6:15pm
Annual General Meeting 2023

Notice of Annual General Meeting

Carving Out Your Career Path - Trainee Career Panel (5:00pm - 6:00pm)

SESSION/CHAIR OVERVIEW

Panelists: Megan Nechanicky, MS, RD - Bell Institute of Health & Nutrition
General Mills; Jean-Philippe Drouin-Chartier, RD, PhD - Université Laval; Shirin Panahi, PhD - Canadian Nutrition Society, and William Yan, PhD - Scientist Emeritus
This event is supported by the CIHR INMD Training and Community Support Grant

TRAINEE NETWORKNG SOCIAL

All trainee attendees welcome (6:00pm)
This event is supported by the CIHR INMD Training and Community Support Grant

6:30pm - 7:30pm

Opening Reception  

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Opening Reception
(included in conference registration fee)

Conference Schedule


Day 1: Friday, May 5, 2023


Draft schedule; subject to change. All times EST

Registration details

Friday, May 5, 2023

7:00am - 7:55am
Registration desk opens | Breakfast Buffet | Exhibit & Poster/Infographic Expo 

8:00am - 10:30am

Plenary Sessions

8:00am - 8:05am
Opening Remarks

Speakers : Lindsay Robinson, PhD - CNS President and Benoît Lamarche, PhD - Local Committee 

8:05am - 9:15am
Health Canada Updates

Speakers: Stephen Norman, Director, Bureau of Nutritional Sciences and Sylvie St-Pierre, Manager Research and Data Analyses, Office of Nutrition Policy and Promotion

SESSION/CHAIR OVERVIEW

9:20am - 10:30am

The Nutrition Graduate Student and Trainee Award Oral Presentations


Finalists

  • Amélie Bélanger, Université Laval 

  • Jessi Lau, University of Guelph

  • Nikki Webb, University of Manitoba  

  • Matineh Rastegar Panah, University of Toronto

The Nutrition Graduate Student and Trainee Award and Oral & Poster competition presentations brought to you by Haleon 

Nutrition Requirements in Disease-Related Malnutrition: Narrowing the Knowledge-to-Action Gap
Speakers: Carla Prado, PhD, RD - University of Alberta;  Puneeta Tandon, MD, MSc Epidemiology - University of Alberta and Josie Jakubowski, MSc - Queen's University

SESSION/CHAIR OVERVIEW

Session sponsored by Abbott

10:30am - 11:00am
Break | Exhibit & Poster/Infographic Expo  
 10:45 - 11:00 Break

11:00am - 12:15pm

Concurrent Sessions

11:00am - 12:15pm
School Meal Program in Canada:  Ensuring Proper Nutrition

Speakers: Juliana Cohen,    ScM, ScD - Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Amberley T. Ruetz, PhD - University of Saskatchewan and Alexandria White, Student/Research Assistant - Mount Saint Vincent University

SESSION/CHAIR OVERVIEW

11:00am - 12:15pm
Is Maple Syrup a Natural and Beneficial Alternative to Sucrose for Metabolic Health and Exercise Performance?

Speakers: André Marette, PhD - Université Laval and Jonathan Tremblay, PhD - Université de Montréal 

SESSION/CHAIR OVERVIEW

Session sponsored by Québec Maple Syrup Producers

11:00am - 12:15pm
Nutrition Guidelines for Seniors: Do they Need More Protein?

Speakers: Heather Keller RD PhD FDC FCAHS- University of Waterloo and Nancy Rodriguez, PhD, RDN, FACSM - University of Connecticut

SESSION/CHAIR OVERVIEW 

Session sponsored by NSERC-PFSNRA

12:15pm  
Lunch 

12:30pm - 1:00pm

Award Lecture

12:30pm - 1:00pm
Khursheed Jeejeebhoy Award Lecture: "Diet and IBD - From Theoretical to Practical Application"

Award recipient: Maitreyi Raman, MD MSc FRCPC CAGF - University of Calgary

DESCRIPTION

Supported by Abbott Laboratories Co.

1:00pm - 1:40pm
Poster/Infographic Session | Exhibit Expo

1:45pm - 3:00pm

Concurrent Sessions

1:45pm - 3:00pm
Digital Kids: Tackling Unhealthy Food Marketing in a Digital World
Speakers: Emma Boyland, PhD, MBA - University of Liverpool and Kathryn Backholer - Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition.
Moderated by Mary L’Abbé - University of Toronto

SESSION/CHAIR OVERVIEW

1:45pm- 3:00pm
Omega-3 and Immunity: From Cardiometabolic Risk to Cancer

Speakers: May Faraj, PDt, PhD - Université de Montréal and Catherine Field, PhD - University of Alberta

SESSION/CHAIR OVERVIEW

1:45pm - 3:00pm
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS): What Are the Current Surgical Nutrition Practices in Canadian Hospitals?
Speakers:  Natalia Tomborelli Bellafronte, BSc (NutrSc), RD, MSc, PhD - McGill University and Chelsia Gillis, RD PhD CNSC - McGill University

SESSION/CHAIR OVERVIEW

3:00pm - 3:30pm
Break | Exhibit & Poster/Infographic Expo  

3:30pm - 4:45pm

Concurrent Sessions

3:30 - 4:45pm
Affordable Nutrition: How Food Prices Impact Food Insecurity and Ways to Support Healthy Eating

Speakers: Craig Gundersen, PhD - Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty and Richard Matern, Director of Research, Food Bank Canada

SESSION/CHAIR OVERVIEW

Session sponsored by General Mills

3:30 - 4:45pm
Early Life Determinants of Dietary and Lifestyle Behaviors
Speakers: Véronique Gingras, Dt.P., PhD - Université de Montréal, Jennifer Woo Baidal, MD - Columbia University and Jocelyne Labonté, RD, MSc - Mount Saint Vincent University

SESSION/CHAIR OVERVIEW

3:30 - 4:45pm
Advocating for Early Nutrition Support Interventions

Speakers:  Michele McCall MSc, RD - McCall Dietetics and Nicole Journault, RD - Alberta Health Services 

SESSION/CHAIR OVERVIEW

5:00pm - 6:30pm

Poster/Infographic Session | Exhibit Expo | Reception

6:30pm 

Social Activity

Starting 6:30pm

Advance ticket purchase required for some social events
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Day 2: Saturday, May 6, 2023


Draft schedule; subject to change. All times EST

Registration details

Saturday, May 6, 2023

7:00am - 7:55am
Registration desk opens | Breakfast Buffet | Exhibit & Poster/Infographic Expo 

8:00am - 10:30am

Plenary Sessions

8:00am - 8:05am
Opening Remarks

Speaker:  to be confirmed

8:05am - 9:15am
Recent Advances in Understanding Gene-Diet Relationships in Obesity: Opportunities and Challenges for Precision Nutrition 

Speakers: Louis Pérusse, PhD - Université Laval, David Mutch, PhD - University of Guelph and Guiomar Masip,PhD - McGill University

SESSION/CHAIR OVERVIEW   CO-CHAIR BIO

9:20am - 10:30am
The Nutrition Graduate Student and Trainee Award Oral Presentations


Finalists: 

  • Kelsey Cochrane,  University of British Columbia 

  • Jennifer Lee, University of Toronto

  • Jaqueline Munhoz, University of Alberta

  • Manon Bordeleau, Université Laval

The Nutrition Graduate Student and Trainee Award and Oral & Poster competition presentations brought to you by Haleon

10:30am - 11:00am
Break | Exhibit & Poster/Infographic Expo  

11:00am - 12:15pm

Concurrent Sessions

11:00am - 12:15pm
Using Community Partnerships to Spread Nutrition Risk Screening in Older Adults

Speakers: Catherine Chan, PhD - University of Alberta and Marlis Atkins, RD - Alberta Health Services

SESSION/CHAIR OVERVIEW

11:00am - 12:15pm
Are All Omega-3 Supplements Equal for the Brain?

Speakers: Nathalie Bernoud-Hubac - INSA de Lyon, Mélanie Plourde,PhD - Université de Sherbrooke and Bijou Andriambelo, PhD Student - Université de Sherbrooke

SESSION/CHAIR OVERVIEW

11:00am - 12:15pm
Apps, Apps, and More Apps: The Science and Art of Incorporating Mobile Health Apps into Clinical Practice
Speakers: Rachel Stahl Salzman, MS, RD, CDN, CDCES - Weill Cornell Medicine, Guillaume Couture - Équipe Nutrition and Bridve Sivakumar, PhD Candidate - Ontario Tech University

SESSION/CHAIR OVERVIEW

12:15pm
Lunch 

12:30pm - 1:00pm

Award Lecture

12:30pm - 1:00pm
Young Investigator Award for Outstanding Research Lecture: "Generating, evaulating, and using evidence in nutrition: concepts and controversies"

Award recipient: Russell de Souza, ScD, RD - McMaster University

DESCRIPTION

Supported by Abbott Laboratories Co.

1:00pm - 1:40pm
Poster/Infographic Session | Exhibit Expo  

1:45pm - 3:00pm

Concurrent Sessions

1:45pm - 3:00pm
Exploring Food Literacy from a Gender Perspective: Implications to Fairly Support Healthy Eating Habits

Speakers: Joyce Slater, RD, MSc, PhD - University of Manitoba, Geneviève Lavigne, PhD - Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières and Mélissa Bélanger, RD, PhD(c) -  Université Laval

SESSION/CHAIR OVERVIEW

1:45pm- 3:00pm
The Role of Plant-Based Diets on Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Metabolism
Speakers: Richard Bazinet, PhD - University of Toronto,  David Mutch, PhD - University of Guelph and Julia Hatherell, MSc - University of Guelph

SESSION/CHAIR OVERVIEW

1:45pm - 3:00pm
Community-based Nutrition Strategies to Strengthen Health in Older Adults

Speakers: Tommy Cederholm, MD, PhD - Uppsala University; Nancy Presse, PhD RD - Université de Sherbrooke, and Flavio Vieira, Ph.D., M.Sc. - University of Alberta

SESSION/CHAIR OVERVIEW

Session sponsored by Abbott

3:00pm - 3:25pm
Break | Exhibit & Poster/Infographic Expo  

3:30pm - 4:45pm

Concurrent Sessions

3:30 - 4:45pm
Hospital-related Malnutrition: At the Crossroad of Evidence-based Initiatives and Advocacy

Speakers: Katherine Ford, PhD MSc RD  - University of Waterloo, Carlota Basualdo-Hammond, RD, MSc, MPH - Alberta Health Services and Vanessa Trinca, MSc - University of Waterloo

SESSION/CHAIR OVERVIEW

3:30 - 4:45pm
Food Affects Mood, Within Individuals and in the Next Generation!
Speakers: Elnaz Vaghef Mehrabani, PhD - ACHRI, University of Calgary, Karen Davison, PhD RD - Institute for Life Course & Aging, University of Toronto and Julia Dabravolskaj, MSc, Ph.D - University of Alberta

SESSION/CHAIR OVERVIEW

3:30 - 4:45pm
The CHANGE Program - A National Update

Speakers: Robert Boushel - University of British Columbia and Doug Klein MD FCFP MSc - University of Alberta

SESSION/CHAIR OVERVIEW

5:00pm - 6:00pm

Trainee Symposium - From Nutrition Scientist to Nutrition Communicator

Speaker: Kyly Whitfield, PhD, Mount Saint Vincent University


SESSION/CHAIR OVERVIEW

This event is supported by the CIHR INMD Training and Community Support Grant

6:30pm - 7:00pm

Pre-Banquet Reception 

7:00pm 

CNS Awards Banquet

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