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atest CADE Accreditation Decisionsublished Online

he Commission on Accreditation forietetics Education (CADE) is ADA’sccrediting agency for education pro-rams preparing students for careerss Registered Dietitians and Dieteticechnicians, Registered. CADE es-ablishes and enforces eligibility re-uirements and accreditation stan-ards that ensure the quality andontinued improvement of nutritionnd dietetics education programs.The accreditation decisions made

t the most recent CADE meeting arevailable at www.eatright.org/cps/rde/chg/ada/hs.xsl/CADE_824_ENU_TML.htm and include status of pro-

rams which have received candidacyor accreditation, initial accredita-ion, continued accreditation, devel-pmental accreditation, provisionalccreditation, substantial equiva-ency, probationary accreditation,nd voluntary withdrawal from ac-reditation.

tate Licensure Board Web Links Updatedt Eatright.org

DA provides numerous resourcesnd benefits, including informationn license requirements for eachtate. If you are moving or you havelients in a different state from whereou reside, you should read the statetatutes and regulations regarding li-ensure in that state. ADA provides atate-by-state reference sheet witheb links for every state board of li-

ensure, as well as direct links to thattate’s licensure statutes and regula-ions.

Becoming licensed in a new state isot as difficult as it seems. State bytate Dietetics Boards and Laws

ADA CALENDAR2008 Food & NutritionConference & Expo

October 25-28, 2008Chicago, IL

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ent can be found in the Advocacynd the Profession section of ADA’seb site at the bottom of the Stateffairs page under “Licensure andertification” at http://www.eatright.rg/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/advocacy_67_ENU_HTML.htm. You must beogged in with your member numbern order to access this document. Ifou have questions interpreting statetatutes or regulations, please con-act that state’s licensure board forhe most accurate information.

onating Journals

embers often inquire about donat-ng their old Journals to a good cause,ut don’t know where to start. Thepecial Libraries Association Webite provides a list of organizationshat accept donations of old journalsnd redistribute them to developingountries, found at http://www.sla.rg/content/resources/inforesour/reftool/kdonate.cfm. The Journal encour-ges our readers to take advantage ofhis opportunity to share our knowl-dge.

DUCATIONAL EVENTS

ongress on Nutrition and Healthn the Elderly

eptember 15-17, 2008, 5th Europeanongress on Nutrition and Health in

he Elderly (NHE 2008), Warsawniversity of Life Sciences, Warsaw,oland. Since December 1991, a con-ress on nutrition and health in thelderly has been held every 4 years. Itas shown to be an important plat-orm to share experiences and ex-hange ideas and new information inhe field of food, diet, and health inhe aging population. For more infor-ation, visit http://nhecongress2008.

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ICR Annual Research Conference onood, Nutrition, and Cancer

ovember 6-7, 2008, Capital Hilton

otel, Washington, DC. Sponsored by

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he American Institute for Cancer Re-earch (AICR), the Annual Researchonference on Food, Nutrition, andancer is where the latest researchnd its applications are reported, an-lyzed, and debated. Topics includeitamin D and Cancer; Dietary Sup-lements and Cancer; Epigeneticsnd Cancer; Behavioral Change andancer; Cancer Survivorship; andurrent Topics in Nutrition and Can-er. For more information and regis-ration, contact the American Insti-ute for Cancer Research at 202-328-744, research@aicr.org, or visitttp://www.aicr.org/conference.

Deadline for submitting materialfor the People and Events sectionis the first of the month, 3months before the date of theissue (eg, May 1 for the Augustissue). Publication of aneducational event is not anendorsement by the Associationof the event of sponsor. Sendmaterial to: Ryan Lipscomb,Department Editor, Journal ofthe American DieteticAssociation, 120 S. RiversidePlaza, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL60606; journal@eatright.org;312/899-4829; or fax, 312/899-

Tell Us Your Issue . . .We care about the concerns of ADAmembers and want to hear fromyou. There are four easy ways tosubmit your issues:

● E-mailissuesmgmt@eatright.org.

● Fax 312/899-4790.● Phone 800/877-1600 ext 5000.● Contact your delegate.

You will receive immediate confir-mation that your message has beenreceived and action will be takenwithin 2 months. For more informa-tion, visit ADA’s member home pageand click on Member Issues or visitwww.eatright.org/issues.

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onference on Complementary andntegrative Medicine

ay 12-15, 2009, Hilton Minneapolisotel, Minneapolis, MN. The 2009orth American Research Confer-

nce on Complementary & Integra-ive Medicine will showcase originalcientific complementary and alterna-ive medicine (CAM) research througheynote and plenary sessions, oralnd poster presentations, and innova-ive scientific sessions. Areas of CAMesearch presented and discussed athis conference will include researchn basic science, clinical research,ethodological research, health ser-

ices research, and education research.all for scientific abstracts and work-hop submissions: September 30, 2008.or additional conference information,isit www.imconsortium-conference.rg or e-mail info@imconsortium-onference.org.

BOUT PEOPLE

bituaries

llen Angres Loeb, PhD, RD,pril 2008, was a professor at Rogerilliams University for 20 years and

aught at the University of Rhode Is-and, Rhode Island College, and Bry-nt University. She received both aachelor and master of science degreerom New York University and a doc-orate from Case Western Reserveniversity.Laurel Elizabeth Zaks, MPH,D, March 2008, was a public healthdvisor for the Centers for Diseaseontrol and Prevention (CDC), focus-

ng on HIV/AIDS and malaria in Af-ica, as well as working to improvelobal disease surveillance through-ut the developing world. She re-eived a bachelor of science degree inlinical Dietetics and Nutrition from

he University of Pittsburgh, a mas-er’s degree in Public Health in Nu-rition from the University of Northarolina, Chapel Hill, and was a post-raduate nutrition fellow at the Cen-er for Development and Learning inhapel Hill. Zaks began her career asnutritionist training staff in Roma-ian orphanages, and went on toork as a community developer inuatemala and a public health edu-

ator and nutritionist in Ecuador be-

ore joining CDC.

RRATAhe “Position of the American Die-etic Association: Ethical and Legalssues in Nutrition, Hydration, andeeding” that appeared in the May008 issue of the Journal, pp 873-882,mitted the RD credential for one ofhe members of the Consultant Dieti-ians in Health Care Facilities Dietet-cs Practice Group on page 882. Theorrect listing should be Alice For-ari, EdD, RD.

oi: 10.1016/j.jada.2008.06.446

he Perspectives in Practice article,Probiotics and Prebiotics in Dieteticsractice,” by Linda C. Douglas, PhD,D, and Mary E. Sanders, PhD,hich appeared in the March 2008

ssue of the Journal, pp 510-521, con-ains an error on page 513. In theiddle column of the last row of Fig-

re 2, the strain number for B infan-is is listed as 35264. It should beisted as 35624.

oi: 10.1016/j.jada.2008.06.445

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