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
4:30pm - 5:00pm
Break
5:00pm - 6:15pm
AGM 2023
Trainee Events
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
(included in conference registration fee)
Conference Schedule
Day 1: Friday, May 5, 2023
Draft schedule; subject to change. All times EST
Friday, May 5, 2023
7:00am - 7:55am
Registration desk opens | Breakfast Buffet | Exhibit & Poster/Infographic Expo
8:00am - 10:30am
Plenary Sessions
Speakers : Lindsay Robinson, PhD - CNS President and Benoît Lamarche, PhD - Local Committee
Speakers: Stephen Norman, Director, Bureau of Nutritional Sciences and Sylvie St-Pierre, Manager Research and Data Analyses, Office of Nutrition Policy and Promotion
9:20am - 10:30am
Finalists:
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Amélie Bélanger, Université Laval
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Jessi Lau, University of Guelph
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Nikki Webb, University of Manitoba
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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 sponsored by Abbott
10:30am - 11:00am
Break | Exhibit & Poster/Infographic Expo
10:45 - 11:00 Break
11:00am - 12:15pm
Concurrent Sessions
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
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 sponsored by Québec Maple Syrup Producers
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
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
Omega-3 and Immunity: From Cardiometabolic Risk to Cancer
Speakers: May Faraj, PDt, PhD - Université de Montréal and Catherine Field, PhD - University of Alberta
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
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Break | Exhibit & Poster/Infographic Expo
3:30pm - 4:45pm
Concurrent Sessions
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 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
Advocating for Early Nutrition Support Interventions
Speakers: Michele McCall MSc, RD - McCall Dietetics and Nicole Journault, RD - Alberta Health Services
5:00pm - 6:30pm
Poster/Infographic Session | Exhibit Expo | Reception
6:30pm
Social Activity
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
Saturday, May 6, 2023
7:00am - 7:55am
Registration desk opens | Breakfast Buffet | Exhibit & Poster/Infographic Expo
8:00am - 10:30am
Plenary Sessions
Speaker: to be confirmed
Speakers: Louis Pérusse, PhD - Université Laval, David Mutch, PhD - University of Guelph and Guiomar Masip,PhD - McGill University
Finalists:
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Kelsey Cochrane, University of British Columbia
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Jennifer Lee, University of Toronto
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Jaqueline Munhoz, University of Alberta
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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
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
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
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
12:15pm
Lunch
12:30pm - 1:00pm
Award Lecture
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
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
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
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 sponsored by Abbott
3:00pm - 3:25pm
Break | Exhibit & Poster/Infographic Expo
3:30pm - 4:45pm
Concurrent Sessions
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
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
The CHANGE Program - A National Update
Speakers: Robert Boushel - University of British Columbia and Doug Klein MD FCFP MSc - University of Alberta
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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