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Mavra Ahmed, PhD
Department of Nutritional Sciences
University of Toronto
Digital Kids: Tackling unhealthy food marketing in a digital world
Harvey Anderson, Professor
Nutritional Sciences
Toronto
Nutrition Guidelines for Seniors: Do they Need More Protein?)
Marlis Atkins, Nutrition Services Director
Alberta Health Services
Using Community Partnerships to Spread Nutrition Risk Screening in Older Adults
Kathryn Backholer, Professor
Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition
Deakin University
Regulating Big Food in the Era of Big Data
Carlota Basualdo Hammond, MSc, MPH, RD
NFLES
Alberta Health Services
Advocating for systems changes to prevent, detect and treat malnutrition in hospital settings: a Case Study Example from Alberta
Nathalie Bernoud-Hubac, Professor
Biosciences
INSA Lyon
Docosahexaenoic acid-containing phospholipids as neuroprotective agents
Robert Boushel, Professor
School of Kinesiology
University of British Columbia
The CHANGE Program: Benefits for patients, health care teams and trainees
Emma Boyland, Chair of Food Marketing and Child Health
Department of Psychology
University of Liverpool
Towards effective restriction of unhealthy food marketing
Tommy Cederholm, Professor
Public Health ad Caring Sciences
Uppsala University
Effects of exercise and nutrition in older persons living in community-based elderly care homes
Catherine Chan, Professor, PhD
Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Science
University of Alberta
Hospital-related malnutrition: at the crossroad of evidence-based initiatives and advocacy
Catherine Chan, Professor, PhD
Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Science
University of Alberta
Using Community Partnerships to Spread Nutrition Risk Screening in Older Adults
Stéphanie Chevalier, Associate Professor, RD, PhD
School of Human Nutrition
McGill University
Apps, Apps, and More Apps: The Science and Art of Incorporating Mobile Health Apps into Clinical Practice
Juliana Cohen, Associate Professor, ScM, ScD
Nutrition
Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health & Merrimack College
Effective strategies to increase school meal participation and consumption
Guillaume Couture, President and CEO of TeamNutrition.ca
TeamNutrition ÉquipeNutrition
McGill
A practical example for clinic integration
Karen Davison, Researcher
Institute for Life Course & Aging
University of Toronto
The Intersections of Nutrition and Mental Health: A Life Course Perspective
May Faraj, Professor, P.Dt, Ph.D
Nutrition
University of Montréal
Omega-3 as a therapy to reduce adipose tissue inflammation and diabetes risk in subjects with hyperapoB
Guylaine Ferland, Professor
Nutrition
Montréal
Are all omega-3 supplements equal for the brain?
Catherine Field, Professor of Nutrition, CRC in Human Nutrition and Metabolism
Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science
Alberta
The use of the bioactive lipid DHA to be part of breast cancer treatment, a journey from bench to bedside
Laurie Flood, Chair, Metabolic Syndrome Canada
Board
Metabolic Syndrome Canada
The CHANGE Program - a National update
Laura Forbes, Associate Professor, PhD, RD
Family Relations and Applied Nutrition
University of Guelph
Food affects mood within individuals and in the next generation!
Katherine Ford, Postdoctoral Fellow, PhD MSc RD
Department of Kinesiology & Health Sciences
University of Waterloo
Advancing Malnutrition Care: spreading and scaling implementation of evidence-based nutrition care in Canadian hospitals
Katherine Ford, Postdoctoral Fellow, PhD MSc RD
Department of Kinesiology & Health Sciences
University of Waterloo
Nutrition requirements in disease-related malnutrition: Narrowing the knowledge-to-action gap
Chelsia Gillis, Assistant Professor
School of Human Nutrition
McGill University
Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS): What are the current surgical nutrition practices in Canadian hospitals?
Véronique Gingras, Assistant professor
Nutrition
Université de Montréal
Eating in the absence of hunger and its perinatal or early life determinants
Craig Gundersen, Snee Family Endowed Professor
Economics
Baylor University
Food Prices and Food Insecurity
Rhona Hanning, Professor/ PhD, FDC
School of Public Health Sciences
U of Waterloo
Perspectives on Food Security and Sustainable Food Systems from work with Indigenous Peoples and Communities
Anneke Hobson, Founder and Director
Drawdown Dietetics
Dietitians for Climate Change Mitigation
James House, Professor; Ph.D.
Food and Human Nutritional Sciences
Manitoba
Affordable Nutrition: How food prices impact food insecurity and ways to support healthy eating
Nicole Journault, Registered Dietitan
Nutrition Services, Alberta Health Services
Peripheral Parenteral Nutrition in critically ill non-vented COVID+ patients
Heather Keller, Professor/ Nutrition & Aging Research Chair
Kinesiology & Health Sciences
University of Waterloo
Older adults at nutrition risk; strategies for meeting needs.
Heather Keller, Professor/Research Chair Nutrition & Aging
Kinesiology & Health Sciences
University of Waterloo
Community-based nutrition strategies to strengthen health in frail older adults
Heather Keller, Professor/Chair Nutrition & Aging
Kinesiology & Health Sciences
University of Waterloo
Using Community Partnerships to Spread Nutrition Risk Screening in Older Adults
Doug Klein,
Family Medicine
University of Alberta
The CHANGE Program : A National Update
Genevieve Lavigne, Ph.D. & Postdoctoral fellow
Psychology
Universite du Quebec a Trois-Rivieres
Being a mother in and around the kitchen: An influential role that has significant consequences for the entire family.
JENNIFER LEE, RD, MPH, PhD candidate
Department of Nutritional Sciences
University of Toronto
Trainee Symposium - From Nutrition Scientist to Nutrition Communicator
Bohdan Luhovyy, Associate Professor
Applied Human Nutrition
Mount Saint Vincent University
School Meal Program in Canada: Ensuring Proper Nutrition
Mary L’Abbé, Professor
Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine
University of Toronto
Digital Kids: Tackling unhealthy food marketing in a digital world
Andre Marette, Professor
Medicine
Laval University
Maple syrup as a natural and beneficial alternative to sucrose for cardiometabolic health: evidence from recent animal and human studies
Richard Matern, Director of Research, Food Banks Canada
Research
Food Banks Canada
When Hunger Can't Wait - meeting the immediate need in the face of deepening poverty
Richard Matern, Director of Research
Research
Food Banks Canada
From a storm to a hurricane: key findings from Food Banks Canada’s HungerCount 2022
Michele McCall, MSc, RD - Director
McCall Dietetics
Early Enteral Nutrition in the Critically Ill Patient: Is This Still a Valid Standard of Practice?
Adam Metherel,
Nutritional Sciences
University of Toronto
The role of plant-based diets on omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism
David Mutch, Professor
Human Health and Nutr Sciences
University of Guelph
Investigating the effects of milk protein versus soy protein on essential omega-3 fatty acid metabolism
David Mutch, Professor
Human Health and Nutr Sciences
University of Guelph
Precision Nutrition and Obesity: Opportunities and Challenges
Megan Nechanicky, Nutrition Manager, General Mills
Bell Institute of Health & Nutrition
General Mills
CARVING OUT YOUR CAREER PATH
Daiva Nielsen, Assistant Professor
School of Human Nutrition
McGill University
Recent advances in understanding gene-diet relationships in obesity: opportunities and challenges for precision nutrition
Stephen Norman, Director, Bureau of Nutritional Sciences
Health Canada
Health Canada updates
Mariel Nunley, Certification Manager
Upcycled Food Association
Upcycled Food Association
Redesigning Food for Circularity: How Upcycled Foods Reduce Waste, Capture Nutrition and Tackle the Climate Crisis
Shirin Panahi, Scientific Director, PhD
Canadian Nutrition Society
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Carving out your Career Path
Geneviève Parent, Full Professor
Faculty of Law
Université Laval
Law : a force for positive change towards sustainable food systems
Nathan Pelletier, Associate Professor
Food Systems PRISM Lab
University of British Columbia
Identifying opportunities, synergies and trade-offs in pursuit of sustainable food systems: Science and practice
Maude Perreault, Assistant Professor and Registered dietitian
Département de Nutrition
Université de Montréal
Early life determinants of dietary and lifestyle behaviors
Louis Pérusse, Full Professor
Kinesiology
Université Laval
The role of mediation analysis in explaining genetic susceptibility to obesity
Melanie Plourde, Professor
Medecine/geriatry
Université de Sherbrooke
Omega-3 and immunity: from cardiometabolic risk to cancer
Melanie Plourde, Professor
Medecine/geriatry
Université de Sherbrooke
Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of doifferent omega-3 formulations in humans.
Carla Prado, PhD, RD
Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science
University of Alberta
Barriers and Facilitators to Promote a High Protein Diet in Cancer: a Qualitative and Quantitative Perspective
Nancy Presse, RD, PhD
Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé
Université de Sherbrooke
Preventing malnutrition and frailty in older populations: two initiatives co-created for a timely use of services offered by community-based organizations
Véronique Provencher, RD, PhD
Centre NUTRISS, INAF, School of Nutrition
Université Laval
Exploring food literacy from a gender perspective: Implications to fairly support healthy eating habits
Nancy Rodriguez, Professor/PhD, RDN, FACSM
Nutritional Sciences
University of Connecticut
Protein's Role in Mitigating Nutrition Risk in Older Adults
Amberley Ruetz, Postdoctoral Fellow, PhD
Department of Community Health and Epidemiology
University of Saskatchewan
The State of School Food Programming in Canada
Joyce Slater, Professor, RD, MSc, PhD
Food & Human Nutritional Sciences
University of Manitoba
Food literacy: Promoting good food relationships for health and well-being
Sylvie St-Pierre, Manager Research and Data Analyses
Office of Nutrition Policy and Promotion
Health Canada
Health Canada Updates
Rachel Stahl Salzman, Lecturer in Medicine; MS, RD, CDN, CDCES
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Weill Cornell Medicine
Apps, Apps, and More Apps: The Science and Art of Incorporating Mobile Health Apps into Clinical Practice
Puneeta Tandon, Professor of Medicine
Medicine
University of Alberta
Nutrition delivery in patients with cirrhosis.
Mei Tom, Director - Nutrition Service
Alberta Health Services
Advocating for Early Nutrition Support Interventions
Natalia Tomborelli Bellafronte, BSc (NutrSc), RD, MSc, Ph.D
School of Human Nutrition in the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
McGill University
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS): What are the current surgical nutrition practices in Canadian hospitals?
Angelo Tremblay,
Kinesiology
Université Laval
Recent advances in understanding gene-diet relationships in obesity: opportunities and challenges for nutrition precision.
Jonathan Tremblay, Associate Professor
EKSAP
Université de Montréal
Exploring the benefits of maple syrup as an unprocessed alternative to commercial sports drinks for recreational and elite athletes
Elnaz Vaghef Mehrabani, Postdoctoral associate
Pediatrics
University of Calgary
Nutritional psychiatry: A healthy diet can alleviate depressive symptoms
Maya Villeneuve, Associate Director / RD
Heath Canada
Health Canada Updates
Marie-Claude Vohl, Professor
School of Nutrition
Université Laval
Is maple syrup a natural and beneficial alternative to sucrose for metabolic health and exercise performance?
Brock Williams, PhD Candidate, MSc, RD, CNSC
Food, Nutrition and Health
University of British Columbia
Carving out your Career Path
Jennifer Woo Baidal, Florence Irving Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics
Columbia University
Early Life Determinants for Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Childhood Obesity