Sylvia Escott-Stump CNE Workshop

Today we were given the opportunity to attend a workshop/symposium led by Sylvia Escott-Stump, the former (as of June 1, 2012) president of the American Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

The 4th year dietetics students, the Americans, Sylvia, and one of the other speakers, Bea.

The symposium featured seven separate lectures given by four different lecturers. The lecturers included:

1. Sylvia Escott-Stump. Mrs. Escott-Stump has directed the dietetic internship and didactic program at Eastern Carolina University since 1998. She is the author of seven editions of Nutrition and Diagnosis-Related Care (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, forthcoming 2011) and five editions of Krause's Food and Nutrition Therapy (Elsevier 2011).
2. Prof. Beatriz Dykes. She is the president of her own company, an adjunct professor at Lehman College and Hunter College, the University of New York, and had established the Department of Dietetics and Nutritional Management at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio.
3. Prof. Corinna Walsh. Prof. Walsh is an associate professor in the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of the Free State, where she teaches community and clinical nutrition.
4. Prof. Edelweiss Wentzel-Viljoen. She has extensive expertise in nutrition research, dietary methodology, food composition date, curriculum development, continuing professional development for health professional, leadership development, project management, and monitoring and evaluation.

                 

Luckily, we received a VERY nice manual which contains all of the slide handouts, research articles, and sponsor information so that we could take additional notes and keep them for future referencing.

Lecture #1: Sylvia Escott-Stump--Better Bones: Osteoporosis Prevention
Session Objectives:

• Participants will be able to identify at the key nutrients that support bone health
• participants will be able to describe specific nutritional measures to prevent fractures in vulnerable populations
• Participants will be able to teach at least four physical activities that are beneficial for preventing osteoporotic fractures

Bottom Line:

Support your bones. They support you!

Lecture #2: Prof. Edelweiss Wentzel-Viljoen: Nutrient Profiling--The South African Perspective

I didn't quite understand this lecture...and there were a lot of technical difficulties...but the conclusion was this: 

• The prevention of non-communicable disease, in line with the WHO Strategy for the Prevention of Non-Communicable Disease, underpins the suggested Nutrient Profile Model (NPM). Nutrient Profiling is intended to be used as a screening tool to determine whether foods could be eligible to carry any form of health claim or not. There are existing regulations for application for claims;
• The scientific basis suggested that there is no reason to tweak the NPM to be applicable to the South African environment;
• The stakeholders support the use of the NPM

Lecture #3: Prof. Corinna Walsh: Evidence Based Practice

Steps in the Evidence Based Practice (EBP) Process:

1. Assess the patient
2. Ask the questions
3. Acquire the evidence
4. Appraise the evidence
5. Apply the evidence

The PICO concept (used to focus questions):

P--patient or problem

I--intervention, prognostic factor or exposure

C--comparison

O--outcomes

Conclusion:

• EBP develops guidelines of best practice to inform decisions about patient care
• A reliance on "the way it was always done" can be contradicted by new and better information
• When empirical research foundations are combined with the experience of the health professional and on family values (preferences of the patient), best practice for the individual can be assured

Lecture #4: Prof. Beatriz Dykes--Management in Dietetics Practice & Strategies in Dealing with Stress (Managing the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly)

Learning Objectives: 

• List various practice settings for the dietetic professionals
• Describe the various styles of management and relate them to own practices
• List strategies to deal with stress

Strategies for success: 

• Anticipate
• Think Critically
• Interpret
• Decide
• Align

Lecture #5: Sylvia Escott-Stump--Nutritional Genetics: Discovering New Practice Horizons

Lecture Objectives: 

• Describe the role of nutrition in genetics
• Identify key nutrients affecting gene expression or suppression (folic acid, vitamin B-12, vitamin D)
• Describe new employment opportunities for dietitians

This was definitely the most interesting and thought provoking lecture. Certainly a new field of study for this discipline. 

Lecture #6: Prof. Beatriz Dykes--Leadership Challenge in Clinical Dietetics

Objectives: 

• Discuss the types of leadership and determine which are appropriate in various clinical settings
• Focus on leadership training needed in the practice of dietetics

Conclusion:

• Clinical dietitians and nutrition professionals need to anticipate and prepare for changes today and in the future. The status quo in no longer appropriate or sufficient to meet today's challenges. 
• The 21st century dietetic practitioners will continue to see changes in information technology, the demographic composition of the world, personal lifestyle, and health care delivery systems. 

Lecture #7: Sylvia Escott-Stump--GI Medley: Prebiotics, Probiotics, and Synbiotics

Lecture Objectives: 

• Identify food sources of prebiotics and probiotics
• Describe uses of probiotics and prebiotics
• Identify potential risks

Goal....HEALTHY, HAPPY GUTS! 

One day...this country will know my real name! 

So, as you can see, today was full of information and new knowledge! We had the opportunity to talk to Mrs. Escott-Stump personally and I think that we really able to learn a lot from her. Tomorrow is that last day of the internship...and it's most certainly bitter-sweet. Bloem has definitely taken a place in my heart and it is hard to leave it behind.