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ANNOUNCEMENTS

CADE Invites Program Accredi-tation Input

Accredited dietetics education pro-grams are periodically reviewed toensure they uphold the standards setforth by the Commission on Accredi-tation for Dietetics Education(CADE). Part of the program reviewprocess is the consideration of third-party input on a program’s practices,procedures, and educational out-comes. Members with concern as to aprogram’s compliance with the stan-dards are encouraged to forward theircomments to CADE.

A list of programs under review forinitial or renewed accreditation and acorresponding site visit schedule isavailable at www.eatright.org/Public/7782_8477.cfm. The AccreditationStandards are located at www.eatright.org/cade.

Any comments on substantive mat-ters related to the quality of any ofthese educational programs must besent 30 days prior to the program’sscheduled site visit or by the desig-nated review date to: American Die-tetic Association, ATTN: Beverly E.Mitchell, 120 South Riverside Plaza,Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60606.

Latest CADE Accreditation De-cisions Published Online

The Commission on Accreditationfor Dietetics Education (CADE) isADA’s accrediting agency for educa-tion programs preparing students forcareers as registered dietitians anddietetics technicians, registered.CADE establishes and enforces eligi-

bility requirements and accreditationstandards that ensure the quality andcontinued improvement of nutritionand dietetics education programs.

The accreditation decisions madeat the most recent CADE meeting areavailable at www.eatright.org/Public/CADE/7782_8482.cfm and includestatus of programs which have re-ceived initial accreditation, continuedaccreditation, developmental accredi-tation, probationary accreditation,and voluntary withdrawal from ac-creditation.

ADA Expands Exhibitor Advi-sory Council

ADA is pleased to announce that itis expanding its Exhibitor AdvisoryCouncil for 2007. This is your chanceas exhibitors to help build the Expo,voice your opinions, share enhance-ment ideas, and learn about the stra-tegic programs related to the field ofdietetics. If you are interested, pleasecontact: Greg Andruch, ExhibitsManager, American Dietetic Asso-ciation, 312/899-4741, gandruch@eatright.org.

REMINDER

New Passport RequirementsTo all ADA members who travel in-

ternationally: Beginning January 23,2007, the United States governmentimplemented a new requirement thatanyone, including US citizens, who isreturning to this country by air musthave a valid passport for entry. Thisspecifically includes air travel to andfrom Mexico, Canada, and the Carib-bean, where until now an originalbirth certificate and photo ID wereacceptable. (In 2008, you will need avalid passport to enter the UnitedStates by sea or ground.) So if you willbe traveling anywhere abroad in2007, make sure you have an up-to-date passport.

EDUCATIONAL EVENTS

Clinical Nutrition ManagementSymposium

March 31-April 3, 2007, Trade-Winds Island Grand Resort, St Pete

Beach, FL. The Annual Clinical Nu-trition Management (CNM) DieteticPractice Group (DPG) Symposiumwill provide clinical nutrition manag-ers with updates on evidence-basedclinical research, advanced practice,staff development, planning for pro-grammatic growth, and regulatory is-sues impacting clinical practice. Net-working opportunities will focus onthe nutrition care process, productiv-ity measures, Joint Commission onAccreditation of Healthcare Organi-zations, and more. Build this essen-tial program into your budget andadd it to your calendar. Brochureswill be sent to all CNM DPG membersin January. If you are not currently aCNM DPG member and would like to

ADA CALENDAR2007 Food & NutritionConference & Expo

September 29-October 2, 2007Philadelphia, PA

Deadline for submitting materialfor the People and Events section isthe first of the month, 3 monthsbefore the date of the issue (eg, May1 for the August issue). Publicationof an educational event is not anendorsement by the Association ofthe event of sponsor. Send materialto: Ryan Lipscomb, DepartmentEditor, Journal of the AmericanDietetic Association, 120 S.Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000,Chicago, IL 60606; journal@eatright.org; 312/899-4829; or fax,312/899-4812.

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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receive the mailing when available,please e-mail your request topollackmtg@aol.com or fax to 312/475-1405.

SCAN SymposiumApril 13-15, 2007, Renaissance Aus-

tin Hotel, Austin, TX. The theme forthe 23rd annual SCAN (Sports, Cardio-vascular, and Wellness Nutritionists)Dietetic Practice Group Symposium isSports Nutrition Training Camp. Theconference will feature world-re-nowned speakers and an exciting arrayof sessions, as well as pre-Symposiumworkshops, poster sessions, exhibits,and networking opportunities. Com-plete program information and onlineregistration is available on SCAN’sWeb site at http://www.scandpg.org.

Pediatric Nutrition SymposiumApril 25-27, 2007, Adam’s Mark Ho-

tel, Denver, CO. 2007, Pediatric Nutri-tion Symposium: Meeting Today’sChallenges and Opportunities. The Pe-diatric Nutrition Practice Group(PNPG) invites you to enhance yourskills in providing medical nutritiontherapy and understanding of a num-ber of emerging pediatric nutrition is-sues including newborn screening,breast milk feedings, growth and feed-ing assessment in infancy, the nutri-tion care process, and family perspec-tives. The target audience for thissymposium is dietetic practitionersworking with pediatric patients andtheir families in hospital and commu-nity settings. Twelve continuing profes-sional education credits will be avail-able for this symposium. There arediscounted registration fees for earlyregistration and for PNPG members.Go to www.pediatricnutrition.org forthe Pediatric Nutrition Symposiumbrochure and registration form. Ques-tions? Please contact Cathleen Con-nolly at ccpnpg@earthlink.net.

Weight Management Sympo-sium

May 4-6, 2007, Caleo Resort & Spa,Scottsdale, AZ. Save the date for theFirst Annual Weight ManagementDietetic Practice Group (WMDPG)Symposium, Changing the WeightManagement Landscape: RedefiningSuccess. In the relaxing setting of theCaleo Resort & Spa, symposium par-ticipants will hear cutting-edge re-search about obesity prevention andtreatment and learn about the practi-cal approaches to obesity manage-ment being implemented by yourpeers. Invited speakers will cover the

landscape from children to adults andfrom individual counseling to commu-nity outreach. Networking opportuni-ties daily. WMDPG members will re-ceive a mailing early in 2007. Non–WMDPG members can receive abrochure, when available, by e-mail-ing pollackmtg@aol.com or faxing312/475-1405.

Perinatal & Pediatric NutritionConference

July 16-18, 2007, Stanford Univer-sity Campus, Palo Alto, CA. The Ad-vances in Perinatal & Pediatric Nu-trition conference targets dietitians,physicians, nurses, nurse practitio-ners, and pharmacists from obstetric,neonatal, and pediatric practice set-tings. Topic areas include childhoodobesity, probiotics, nutrition for pre-mature infants to maximize out-comes, food allergies, optimal nutri-tion during pregnancy and lactation,and long-term impact of early nutri-tion. Join nationally known expertsand explore best strategies to meetthe requirements of these specialneeds patients. For more information,contact Contemporary Forums at800/377-7707, info@cforums.com, oronline at www.contemporaryforums.com.

Asian Congress of NutritionSeptember 9-13, 2007, Interna-

tional Convention Center, Taipei,Taiwan. The 10th Asian Congress ofNutrition (ACN), hosted and orga-nized by Nutrition Society of Taiwanunder the auspices of Federation ofAsian Nutrition Societies (FANS),will cover topics under the theme“Diet, Nutrition, and Optimal Health:From Food Supply to Nutrigenomics.”Please visit http://www.2007acn.org.twfor more information.

ABOUT PEOPLE

Obituary

Ima Jean Boenker, RD, December2006, was a member of the AmericanDietetic Association for over 50 years.She had a long and varied career infoodservice management, serving asbusiness manager of food service forAmerican Airlines, director of schoolfoodservice for the Fort Worth Inde-pendent School District, and later asa state surveyor for long-term care forthe state of Texas, in addition to do-ing long-term care consulting.

ERRATAIn the June 2006 issue of the Journal,the Of Professional Interest article,“Entry-Level Dietetics Practice To-day: Results from the 2005 Commis-sion on Dietetic Registration Entry-Level Dietetics Practice Audit,”contained an error in Table 8, an on-line-only table. The last four columnsbeneath “Ways Involved” and all sixcolumns beneath “Frequency of In-volvement” were mislabeled. Theyshould be labeled, respectively, “Per-cent supervise/manage (3),” “Percentinvolved in any way,” “Meana,” “Stan-dard error,” “Percent daily (20),” “Per-cent weekly (4),” “Percent monthly(1),” “Percent less than monthly(0.5),” “Meanb,” and “Standard error.”A corrected version of Table 8 is avail-able online at www.adajournal.org aspart of this errata notice.

In the August 2006 Editor’s Out-look, “Energy Density: What a Con-cept,” page 1153, the second sentenceof the second paragraph incorrectlylists 35,000 calories as the equivalentto one pound of weight lost per week.The correct number of calories is3,500.

In the October 2006 article, “Effectsof a Stanol-Enriched Diet on PlasmaCholesterol and Triglycerides in Pa-tients Treated with Statins,” the firstsentence on page 1567 includes incor-rect percentages. The sentence shouldcorrectly read, “Plasma cholesteroland LDL cholesterol decreased signif-icantly in the stanol group (10.8% and15.6%, respectively), and plasmaApoB showed a similar reduction(7.4%).”

doi: 10.1016/j.jada.2007.01.027

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