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Fall HOD Meeting Topics
The Fall, 2008 House of Delegates Meeting will begin on Friday, October 24 at 8 am and conclude on Saturday, October 25 at noon. There are two mega issues that are planned for discussion. The mega issues are:
1. Nutrigenomics
2. Nutrition Informatics
Delegate's report: Spring, 2008
The House of Delegates met May 2 to May 4. Several important issues were discussed. You might remember that in the Fall the mega issue health inequities was examined. To build on that knowledge, there was a HOD Training Session: Achieving Cultural and Linguistic Competency. In addition, the mega issue The Changing US Family and the Practice of Dietetics was examined. How will the practice of dietetics need to evolve to remain relevant and effective in improving health given the diverse family structures and eating patterns? What are you seeing in your practice? How does this issue affect how you practice? For more information on this topic and free CPE for ADA members, visit "HOD Backgrounder: The Changing US Family and the Practice of Dietetics" using the following link www.eatright.org/HODBackgrounderSpring2008.
In addition the new Standards of Practice (SOP) and Standards of Professional Performance (SOPP) have been passed by the HOD. If you have not reviewed these important documents and how they might impact your practice, please go to the ADA website. At the HOD meeting, there was a session entitled: Taking a Closer Look at the RD/DTR Team and the 2008 Standards of Practice in Nutrition Care and Professional Performance. The goal of this session was to make sure that delegates have a clear understanding of these guidelines so we can share this information with our members.
Another extremely important issue discussed was the Proposed Final Report – Phase 2 Future Practice and Education Task Force. This report pertains to ALL RDs and DTRs. Voting was just completed regarding each of the proposals presented in the final report.
A small dues increase for fiscal year 2009 has been approved. How will this affect you? Active category dues will increase $4, from $206 to $210. Retired member dues, which are calculated as half of Active dues, will increase $2, from $103 to $105. There are many very important and exciting initiatives occurring in our association. This small dues increase will allow us to move forward with these initiatives and with our new strategic plan while maintaining the fiscal health of our association.
I also want to let you know that Evidence-Based Guidelines PowerPoint Presentations are now available. There are two PowerPoint presentations that include (1) all of the ADA Adult Weight Management evidence-based nutrition practice recommendations and (2) all of the ADA Critical Illness evidence-based nutrition practice recommendations. Each presentation is available for online purchase (ADA members: $8.00/ non-members: $20.00). To purchase, visit the ADA Evidence Analysis Library online Store: www.adaevidencelibrary.com/store.cfm.
If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me at keleibo@cox.net.
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