FROM THE ACADEMYPeople & Events

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Latest ACEND AccreditationDecisions Published Online

The Accreditation Council for Educa-tion in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND)is the Academy’s accrediting agency foreducation programs preparing stu-

ACADEMY CALENDAR

Public Policy Workshop 2013March 10-12, 2013Washington, DC

2013 Food & NutritionConference & ExpoOctober 19-22, 2013Houston, TX

Tell Us Your Issue . . .We care about the concerns ofAcademy members and want tohear from you. There are four easyways to submit your issues:• E-mail issuesmgmt@eatright.org.• Fax 312/899-4790.• Phone 800/877-1600 ext 5000.• Contact your delegate.You will receive immediateconfirmation that your message hasbeen received and action will betaken within 2 months. For moreinformation, visit the Academy’smember home page and click onMember Issues or visitwww.eatright.org/issues.

Deadline for submitting material forthe People and Events section isthe first of the month, 3 monthsbefore the date of the issue (eg,May 1 for the August issue).Publication of an educational eventis not an endorsement by theAcademy of the event or sponsor.Send material to: Ryan Lipscomb,Editor, Journal of the Academy ofNutrition and Dietetics, 120 S.Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000, Chicago,IL 60606; journal@eatright.org; 312/899-0040, ext. 4829; or fax,312/899-4790.

dents for careers as Registered Dieti-

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tians and Dietetic Technicians, Regis-tered. ACEND establishes and enforcesaccreditation standards that ensure thequality and continued improvement ofnutrition and dietetics education pro-grams. The accreditation decisionsmade at the most recent ACEND meet-ing are available at http://www.eatright.org/ACEND/content.aspx?id�7829 andinclude status of programs that havereceived candidacy for accreditation, fullaccreditation, probationary accredita-tion, andwithdrawal from accreditation.

ACEND Invites ProgramAccreditation Input

Accredited dietetics education pro-grams are periodically reviewed to en-sure they uphold the standards setforth by the Accreditation Council forEducation in Nutrition and Dietetics(ACEND). Part of the program reviewprocess is the consideration of third-party input on a program’s practices,procedures, and educational outcomes.Members with concern as to a pro-gram’s compliance with the standardsare encouraged to forward their com-ments to ACEND. A list of programs un-der review for candidacy or full accred-itation and a corresponding site visitscheduled is available at http://www.eatright.org/ACEND/content.aspx?id�7974. The Accreditation Standardsare located at www.eatright.org/acend.Any comments on substantive mattersrelated to the quality of any of these ed-ucational programs must be sent 30days prior to the program’s scheduledsite visit or by the designated reviewdate to: The Academy of Nutrition andDietetics, ATTN: Ulric Chung, PhD, 120South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000, Chi-cago, IL 60606.

EDUCATIONALOPPORTUNITIES

Clinical Nutrition ManagementSymposium

April 13-16, 2013, Ravella at Lake LasVegas, Henderson, NV. The Clinical Nu-trition Management Dietetic PracticeGroup Symposium will be an excep-tional educational and networking ex-perience. The goals for the symposium

are to identify strategies to lead and en-

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gage practitioners, gain insights intoplanning for future health care trends,use outcome measures and best prac-tices to drive innovation, identify criti-cal interdepartmental relationshipsthat increase organizational influence,develop clinical nutrition leaders, andempower staff. In addition to generaland concurrent sessions, there will beopportunities to network with otherhealth care leaders, visit vendor dis-plays, and explore LasVegas and its sur-rounding area. Registrationwill open inJanuary. Please check www.cnmdpg.org for updates.

E-Learning Module on Vitamin DThe alarming increase in vitamin D in-sufficiency in the United States hasironically coincided with an increasingrecognition that vitamin D likely has abroader contribution to the protectionof health and prevention of diseasethan previously appreciated. This inter-active self-study session will put intoperspective the rapid decline in vitaminD status in the United States; the

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implications of vitamin D insufficiencyon skeletal, inflammatory, and meta-bolic health among the population; andpractical guidelines for how to get vita-minD fromdiet, sun exposure, and sup-plements. Eligible for 1.5 hours of level2 CPE credit. Available for download atwww.eatright.org/cpd/online.

ABOUT PEOPLE

ObituariesSallie B. Hajny, RD, October 2012,joined the Academy in 1977 and was amember of the Dietitics in Health Care

Communities Dietetic Practice Group.

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ACADEMY ARCHIVES

Do you recognize these people?The Academy’s photo archives arefilled with a treasure trove of imagesfrom our long history, but over theyears, information identifying thepeople pictured in some of these pho-tos has been lost. To preserve thesememories, we’re counting on you.Can you identify anyone picturedin this photo? Or do you happen toknow when or where the photo wastaken?If you have any information about

this photo, please send an e-mail to

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knowledge@eatright.org. Use thesubject line “Academy Archives–February.” In the body of your e-mail,list the number(s) of the person(s)you’re identifying, followed by his orher name and any other informationyou may have about that individual,such as places of employment or no-table volunteer positions held, as wellas any information you may haveabout when and where the photo wastaken.Thank you for helping to “carry the

flame” of our organization’s proud his-tory on to future generations of Acad-

emy members.

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