Continuing Education Program

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

6:00-8:30 pm

Glenn Anthon Bldg on YVCC Campus

Room 219 (Nutrition classroom)

(16^th and Nob Hill Blvd. Yakima)

2 CE Credits

“Expanding Your Scope of Dietetic Practice: Food Allergy Consulting”

Speaker #1 (6-7 pm)

Kathleen Silverman, founder and director of ELL Foundation (Eat, Learn, Live) in Chicago, IL and Roberta Jenero, MS, RD, LD will present information on the ELL certification program for dietitians who are interested in consulting with school districts, families, and others who are dealing with food allergies. They will give an overview of the training modules used in their PAC (Protect Allergic Children) services, and the certification training (which is available for 6 CE credits through ADA). They will discuss the opportunities for RDs to expand their scope of practice in this field. The presentation will by made through a Skype webcast, and will be of particular interest to RDs working in school foodservice, WIC, clinical, or any type of counseling with families faced with meal planning to accommodate food allergies.

Speaker #2 (7-8 pm)

Heidi Robel, ND and instructor at YVCC, will present information on major types of food allergies, prevalence, testing procedures, and elimination diets following allergy diagnoses. She will share experiences from her naturopathy practice in Yakima and will give us a glimpse of an alternative medicine approach to dealing with food allergies.

Please plan to arrive 15 to 20 minutes early, as the webcast will start promptly at 6:00 pm!!