RESOURCES
Videotape
Library Upcoming Continuing Education Events Intensive
Course: Nutrition for Infants, Children and Adolescents February 22 - 25, 2009, Birmingham, Alabama; Sponsored by Depts. of Pediatrics &
Nutrition Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham The purpose of this
course is to improve the nutritional status of infants, children and adolescents
by updating health professionals in infant, child, and adolescent nutrition.
This program is designed for pediatric practitioners including dietitians,
nurses, nutritionists, pediatric nurse practitioners, physicians, and
other professionals who are involved in the care of children. Registration for the fourt day program is $300; deadline is February 2, 2009. For more information, contact Bonnie Spear, PhD, RD (205/939-9345)
or Charlene Rhoades (crhoades@peds.uab.edu)
or visit http://adolescent.chsys.org/default.aspx?id=28. An Advanced Behavioral Counseling Institute will also be offered. It is geared for practitioners working in a clinical setting who would like to increase their skills in counseling patients and their families. The emphasis of the institute will be in treating childhood obesity, but will be applicable to all counseling settings. Space will be limited to 20 individuals. Assuring Pediatric Nutrition in the
Community June 24-26, 2009 This training is for RDs who see pediatric patients in their practices
but who have not have recent training in pediatric nutrition. The 3-day
course is based on a core curriculum, then tailored to meet the specific
needs of participants. Presentors include nutritionists and health care
professionals who are experienced in pediatrics. Participants will also
be included in the on-going Pediatric Nutrition Consultation On-Line listserve
after completing the course. More information about the training is coming soon. Other Pediatric Nutrition Resources CDC Updates Pediatric Growth Charts Web Site The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recently revised the
Pediatric Growth Chart Web site to include growth charts in Spanish and
French, Frequently Asked Questions, a new entry page for the interactive
web-based training modules, a revised PowerPoint presentation, and a link
to WIC-specific growth charts (for ages 2 to 5 years). All growth charts
and related material can be accessed at http://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts. The interactive web-based training modules are aimed at pediatric health
care professionals, including nutritionists, dietitians, nurses, and pediatricians
to provide expertise in using and interpreting the 2000 growth charts.
Module topics include an Overview of the CDC Growth Charts, Using the
BMI-for-age Growth Charts, and Overweight Children and Adolescents: Recommendations
to Screen, Assess and Manage. Other growth chart-related modules developed
by the Health Resources Services Administration's Maternal and Child Health
Bureau can also be accessed at the site.
Continuing Education Events
Other Pediatric Nutrition Resources
Videotape Library
We have a lending system for videotapes that PNPG has made of recent
nutrition teleconferences. Members can view these tapes for free. Continuting
education credit can be reeived by visiting the ADA website. Cost for non-PNPG
members is $10, to cover the cost of duplicating handouts and mailing.
To request one of the following videos, contact the current PNPG
Chairperson. Your name will be placed on a waiting list for that videotape.
When it is your turn, the tapes will be mailed to you by ther person who
preceds you on the waiting list. You have approximately one month to view
the tape and forward it to the next person. The Chairperson will let you
know who the next person on the list is for you to mail the video on to.
The following tapes are available for viewing:
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