The Sackler Institute for Nutrition Science will bring together leading experts from academia, industry, and the non-profit sector to review the state of educational and professional trainings available in the nutrition domain,
and to discuss novel ideas and methods for filling future gaps.
All conference attendees are invited to participate along-side our speakers and moderators, for a series of working group discussions around key areas with the aim of identifying critical knowledge gaps and future research
opportunities. These thought provoking and stimulating workshops will include brainstorming, Q&A sessions, and networking opportunities.
AGENDA: Day 1: Thursday May 31, 2012
Working Group Sessions
12:30 PM - Registration
1:30 PM - Working Group 1: Scoping the Existing Capacity for Nutrition Program Implementation: Best Practices and Approaches
Moderator: Emorn Wasantwisut, PhD, Mahidol University
Where can we locate the best professional resources to implement nutrition interventions? Primary healthcare workers, community-based volunteers, teachers and social workers have all been under the spotlight, but what are the other resources? What challenges
are these professionals facing and how should they be better supported?
2:30 PM - Working Group 2: Building Careers in Nutrition Sciences, Policy and Implementation for Students and Young Graduates
Moderator: Shibani Ghosh, PhD, Tufts University
Nutrition practitioners need to integrate their knowledge of fundamental nutrition sciences with skills in program cycle management and abilities to design or influence policies and regulations. How can students and graduates be supported to build these competencies
to be prepared for future management and leadership roles?
3:30 PM - Working Group 3: Mid-Career Nutritionists: Gaps, Challenges, and Ways to Empower Future Leaders
Moderators: Mandana Arabi, MD, PhD, The Sackler Institute for Nutrition Science and Jessica L. Escobar-Alegria, MSc, University of South Carolina
What are the specific opportunities and challenges facing nutrition scientists as their careers evolve? Where can they find bridges to different sectors and disciplines and how should these connections be facilitated?
4:30 PM - Networking Reception
Day 2: Friday June 1, 2012
8:15 AM - Registration
8:45 AM - Introduction and Welcome
Session I: Mapping of Ongoing Capacity-Building Efforts, Challenges and Lessons Learned
9:00 AM - Capacity Building in Nutrition Science: Asia Reflection and Future Challenges
Emorn Wasantwisut, PhD, Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University
9:30 AM - Capacity Building in Basic Nutritional Sciences in Eastern Africa: A Consortium-Based Approach
Debra J. Wolgemuth, PhD, The Institute of Human Nutrition, Columbia University Medical Center
10:00 AM - Q&A Session
10:15 AM - Clinical Training in Nutrition
Robert J. Karp, MD, SUNY-Downstate Medical Center
10:45 AM - Coffee Break
11:00 AM - Online Professional Development: Opportunities and Challenges
Christina Stark, MS, RD, CDN, CornellNutritionWorks
Session II: Capacity Building Across Sectors and Innovation Perspectives
11:30 AM - Implementation of 21st Century Science Demands Greater Investment in Human Capacity
Derek Yach, MBChB, MPH, PepsiCo
12:00 PM - Danone: Global Support for Future Leaders in Nutrition
Gayle Binney, Dannon Institute, The Dannon Company, Inc.
12:30 PM - Q&A Session
12:45 PM - Networking Lunch
Session III: Developing Tools for Capacity Building
1:45 PM - Nutrition Education: The Whys, Whats, and Hows of Effectively Changing Eating Behaviors
Pamela A. Koch, EdD, RD, Center for Food & Environment, Teachers College, Columbia University
2:15 PM - Perspectives from the Field
Hunter Reed, f.a.s.t.nyc
2:45 PM - Panel Discussion
Brief presentations will include perspectives of research on the implementation of capacity building programs, assessing community readiness and building community capacity for advocating for and adopting nutrition interventions. Speakers will interact with
the audience to discuss ongoing critical and emerging gaps in terms of building capacity in nutrition in the US and internationally.
Perspectives on Capacity Building for Advocacy and Creating Nutrition Intervention Demand
Nabeeha Kazi, MIA, MPH, Humanitas Global Development
Curriculum Development
Pamela Koch, EdD, Center for Food & Environment, Teachers College, Columbia University
Practitioners of a Cross-Disciplinary Approach
Glenn Denning, Columbia University
3:45 PM - Summary
4:00 PM - Meeting Close
INFORMATION & REGISTRATION
