2024
Supporting infant nutrition
Evelyn Volders, AdvAPD
All dietitians should be aware of the staggering US$55 billion infant formula industry and how the marketing of formula milk influences our decisions on infant feeding. The World Health Organization (WHO) report, exposes the aggressive marketing practices used by the formula milk industry, highlighting how healthcare professionals are often unwittingly…
2024
Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport presented by Prof. Louise Burke OAM, PhD, APD
The updated IOC consensus statement and the dietitian’s role in REDs Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs) is a syndrome relating to low energy availability relative to expenditure, resulting in health and performance consequences. Dietitians in all scopes of practice have the opportunity to recognise REDs and to play a…
2024
Metabolic health in women presented by Lara Briden, BSc, ND
Lara’s presentation provides the detailed physiology, biology and practical application to help us manage our female clients with insulin resistance to improve their metabolic health. Lara describes in detail the most recent theory on metabolic dysfunction, the fuel partitioning theory. Calories matter, but calorie surplus is the consequence of metabolic…
2024
Binge eating disorder in exercise settings Presented by Marina Payne APD, CEDC
Appropriate and in scope responses for exercise professionals. As exercise professionals it’s likely that we are unknowingly working with individuals with eating disorders including Binge Eating Disorder (BED). Eating disorders don’t have a fixed appearance or body size so recognising psychological and behavioural signs of BED gives us the opportunity to…
2024
Dietary supplements for arthritis presented by Dr Tim Crowe, PhD, AdvAPD
Tim provides a detailed and practical overview of supplements available to treat Osteo and Rheumatoid Arthritis. Managing these conditions involves the appropriate selection of medication by a doctor, but clients often seek additional supplements. Supplement choice can be confusing due to the many available, commercial advertising, and often conflicting or…
2024
Creating high-quality, accurate and ethical social media posts presented by Emily Denniss, BFood&Nut
FREE for Dietitian's Day 2024 Social media is a popular source of information about food and nutrition, unfortunately there is a high degree of inaccurate and poor-quality nutrition-related information posted online. Illustrating with examples of high-quality social media posts Emily’s presentation covers: The importance of nutrition communication in social media…
2024
Blood test interpretation in eating disorders presented by Dr Warren Ward
Interpretation of nutrition status through medical indicators Interpreting medical indicators of nutritional status supports us in clinical decision making, tracking progress, and communicating with our multi-disciplinary team and eating disorder client. The details in blood tests can make a big difference to our dietetic approach, so feeling confident in this…
2024
Body image for exercise professionals Presented by Marina Payne APD, CEDC-D
Recognise and respond well to your client’s body image distress. As exercise professionals, we all work with people who have a body image; that is the thoughts, feelings, attitudes and beliefs about our bodies and how we look. And its likely body image dissatisfaction will show up in exercise spaces;…
2024
Nutritional deficiencies in the gluten free diet presented by Sally Marchini APD
This presentation gives an excellent overview of the nutrient deficiencies that can (and do) occur in those with coeliac disease, but also in anyone choosing to follow a gluten free diet. Selection of appropriate naturally gluten free foods that provide important nutrients is essential, as processed foods do often not…
2024
Plant-based eating in infants: Part 2 Practical application presented by Dr Amanda Benham, PhD, APD
Plant-based eating is on the rise, particularly in young women and the number of infants being weaned onto a plant-based diet is increasing. A study of vegan parents found 36% did not inform their primary care paediatricians about their vegan diet. If parents cannot obtain support from their health professionals,…