2020
Binge Eating and Binge Eating Disorder. Presented by Michelle Roberton, APD
Michelle clarifies the difference between overeating, binge eating and binge eating disorder. “Loss of control over eating” is a subjective term used in the definition of BED, which describes someone’s feelings and compulsion to eat. She looks at the LOCOE scale, which helps quantify aspects of behaviour involved in the…
2019
Fussy eating in children. Presented by Dr Amy Lovell, PhD, NZRD
Parents and carers commonly report fussy eating in children. It’s a topic that dietitians get asked about both professionally and by friends and family. Picky eating is often considered deviant behaviour by a small child when it is actually normal for them to be developing a sense of autonomy, preferring…
2019
Intermittent Fasting and the Circadian Clock. Presented by A/Prof Courtney Peterson, PhD, MSc, MA
Courtney begins by outlining the physiological mechanisms of intermittent fasting. She describes six popular fasting regimes (alternate-day fasting, alternate-day modified fasting, 5:2 diet, fasting-mimicking diet, weekly intermittent energy restriction and time-restricted feeding) and explains the latest research comparing them with regard to compliance, cardiometabolic benefits and weight loss. Using the…
2019
Logging Education in Nutrition presentations as part of your CPD is easy
Logging Education in Nutrition presentations as part of your CPD is easy. Included with all our presentations is a document “Log an activity for DAA CPD module: Professional Education”. (Check in your library under files). It is designed to match the DAA requirements for DAA Professional Education CPD.
2019
Obesity: Medical management strategies. Presented by Professor John Dixon MBBS, PhD, FRACGP, FRCP Ed
Medical management strategies for patients with obesity Meal replacements, Drugs & Bariatric surgery. Professor Dixon begins his presentation with a quote from an article in the Huffington Post Everything You Know About Obesity Is Wrong (September 2018). “For decades, the medical community has ignored mountains of evidence to…
2019
How do professional development webinars influence clinical practice? Survey trends 2015-2019
Professional development webinars improve awareness of current clinical practice and boost confidence according to our surveys conducted in 2015, 2017 and 2019. These surveys have helped us learn more about dietitians’ use of professional development webinars and the responses reveal some interesting trends: Professional development webinars have a positive influence…
2019
Type 1 diabetes and exercise: case study. Presented by: Steve Flint, APD, ASD
Tom is a 15yr old who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 8yrs of age. He participates in athletics at a high level and plays AFL football. In this case, Steve describes his assessment of Tom’s diabetes management (including recent bloods and insulin regime), diet and exercise program. Steve…
2019
Meals and meal-timing for shift workers. Presented by Gloria Leung, PhD candidate
Gloria’s presentation is aimed at shift workers who would like to understand the science of making good food choices. She explains when we eat and what we eat does make a difference to our health. Backed by the latest research, she provides plenty of simple tips which take into account…
2019
Self-control. Presented by Susie Burrell, APD, M.Sc. (Coaching Psych)
Susie explains the difference between self-regulation (a process) and self-control (an action). Self-regulation is considered one of the 24 Character Strengths which are the positive parts of our personality that impact how we think, feel and behave. Some examples of strengths are bravery, creativity, honesty, humour and social intelligence. Generally,…
2019
The revolt against ultra-processed foods
Paula Goodyer
There’s no mistaking the message on some packaged foods sold in Chile: a black logo shaped like a ‘stop’ sign tells shoppers when products are high in sugar, saturated fat, sodium or kilojoules. But Chiles’s crackdown on junk food doesn’t stop there. “Foods carrying these labels aren’t allowed to…