Speakers

Cathy Alberda, Clinical Program Lead

Role of Probiotics & Prebiotics in Chronic Disease Management

Tressa Alexiuk,

Diet Quality, Eating Behaviours, and Body Weight Status of Newcomer Manitoba Youth

Harvey Anderson, Professor

Protein Quality of the Canadian Food Supply: Aligning Dietary Recommendations with Canadians Eating Patterns.

Laura Anderson, Assistant Professor

Evaluation of a community-based population health intervention for the reduction of sugar containing beverages in young children

Anissa Armet, Registered Dietitian, PhD Candidate

Building Your Brand as a Graduate Student in Nutrition

David Armstrong, Professor of Medicine

The clinical and nutritional management of patients with intestinal failure

Alfred Aziz, Director General, Office of Nutrition Policy and Promotion

Health Canada Updates

Alfred Aziz, Director General, Office of Nutrition Policy and Promotion

Current guidance on processed food consumption

Alfred Aziz, Director General, Office of Nutrition Policy and Promotion

The Scoop on Sugar: New Research Findings on Sugar and Health

Roy Ballam, Managing Director and Head of Education

Food – it’s a fact of life, so why not teach it?

Malek Batal, Professor

What is the rationale for advocating limits on processed food consumption

Kirsten Berding, Post-doctoral researcher; PhD, RD

Psychobiotic Diet - Nutritional Modulation of the Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis

Mette Berger, Prof. MD PhD

New ICU guidelines - what are the practical implications?

Joyce Boye, Director General

Harnessing Opportunities in the Changing Canadian Protein Landscape

Didier Brassard, RD MSc PhD (candidate)

The Healthy Eating Food Index (HEFI-2019): a tool measuring alignment with healthy food choices (“what to eat”) recommendations in Canada’s Food Guide

Kim Brunet-Wood, Co-chair, Pediatric WG CMTF, MSC, RD

A practical update on Subjective global nutritional assessment (SGNA) in children

Katrina Cachero, MSc, RD

Covid-19 pandemic’s impact on an evaluation of the clinically managed weight loss program at the Wellness Institute at Seven Oaks General Hospital

Catherine Chan, Professor, PhD

NUTRITION RISK AND RESILIENCE IN OLDER ADULTS DURING COVID-19

Stéphanie Chevalier, Associate Professor

The NuAge Database and Biobank: an aging cohort for innovative research in nutrition and aging

Philip Chilibeck, Professor

APNM Author Guide: How to Successfully Engage with Your Journal

Alan Cohen, Associate Professor, Ph.D

Nutrient intake patterns predict homeostatic dysregulation in older adults: how what we eat affects how we age

Allison Daniel, PhD Candidate

Breastfeeding in Vulnerable Populations in a Globalizing World

Kaberi Dasgupta, Professor of Medicine and Physician Scientist, McGill University Health Cente

Associations of free sugars with overweight and gestational diabetes: solid vs liquid sources

Angela Devlin, Associate Professor

Lifestyle Interventions and Cognitive Development

Jean-Philippe Drouin-Chartier, Assistant professor

Nutritional metabolomics: opportunities and challenges

Alison Duncan, PhD, RD, FDC

Go with the Grain: Canadians' Whole Grain Intakes and Benefits and Future Ideas

Alison Duncan, Professor/PhD, RD, FDC

Work-life balance in an academic career

Hrvoje Fabek, Research Associate

Understanding the impact of protein source on protein and nutrient quality of Canadian dietary patterns

Guylaine Ferland, Professor

Guylaine Ferland, Professor

Hosted Discussion Forum: The CNS 10 year Anniversary - History and Perspectives

Samara Foisy, Director, Product Development

Nudging the Consumer. The Use of Insights to Drive Food Innovation in Retail

Hillary Fry, MSc Student

Changes in infant feeding among Nova Scotian caregivers of infants ≤ 6 months old during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Konstantinos Gerasimidis, Professor of Clinical Nutrition

Vitamin and Trace Element Status in Sick Children: Assessment and Interpretation

Leah Gramlich, Medicine

Nutrition Support in Medical Inpatients and Developing a Malnutrition Safety Standard

Leah Gramlich,

New ICU guidelines - what are the practical implications?

Melanie Griffiths, Registered Dietitian

Updates in Protein & Phosphorous Management for Patients Living with Chronic Kidney Disease

Keith Anthony Grimaldi, Science Director, Ph.D

Nutrigenomics and Precision Nutrition: Challenges to Uptake and Strategies for Success

Marta Guasch, Research Scientist/Instructor, PhD

The food metabolome: novel biomarkers to improve assessment of dietary intake

Jess Haines, Professor

Considerations in the development and testing of a screener to assess alignment with the ‘how to eat’ recommendations in Canada’s Food Guide

David Hammond,

The efficacy and population-level impact of nutrition labelling and taxation to reduce free sugar consumption among youth and adults in Canada.

Natasha Haskey, RD/PhD(c)

Diet and gut health, where is the evidence at? /Nutrition and Gut Microbiota: A Reality Check

Emma Haycraft, Reader in Psychology, PhD

How to feed children: Exploring novel interventions to support positive food parenting during the early years

Charles Hillman, Professor

Physical activity, brain, and cognition in Preadolescent Children

Shannon Hood-Niefer, Vice President, Innovation

Innovations in food processing: the Plant Protein Paradox

Justine Horne, Postdoctoral Fellow

Nutrigenomics and Precision Nutrition: Challenges to Uptake and Strategies for Success

Jim House, Professor

Guiding consumer messaging related to protein: Does quality matter?

James House, Professor, Ph.D.

Integrating Plant Protein Foods into Canadian Dietary Patterns

Frank Hu, Chair, Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Metabolomics, precision health, and cardiometabolic diseases

Frank Hu, Chair, Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Plant-based foods, plant-based meat alternatives, and risk of cardiometabolic diseases

Jessie Hulst, Staff Gastroenterologist, MD, PhD

Vitamin and Trace Element (VTE) Status in Sick Children – new assessment algorithm for clinic practice.

Jessie Hulst, Staff Gastroenterologist, MD, PhD

A practical update on Subjective global nutritional assessment (SGNA) in children.

Joy Hutchinson, PhD Student, RD

Developing tools to measure adherence to Canada's Food Guide 2019

Aalaa Jawad, Public Health Specialist Registrar

Label foods like foods, and not like drugs, alcohol or tobacco; the food and beverage industry’s response to Health Canada's package regulations.

Julie Jones, Prof. Emerita, PHD, CNS, CFS

“Are there unintended consequences avoiding foods labeled as processed and ultraprocessed ?”

Nina Kaegi-Braun,

Nutritional support of medical inpatients at nutritional risk: Is it worth the EFFORT?

Heather Keller, Schlegel Research Chair, Nutrition and Aging

Processed foods and clinical implications (Food For Health)

Heather Keller, Schlegel Research Chair, Nutrition and Aging

Vulnerability of community-living older adults during the pandemic: understanding increased risk for undernutrition

Heather Keller, Schlegel Research Chair, Nutrition and Aging

Translating Research to Practice

Naiman Khan, Assistant Professor

Nutrition and Childhood Cognitive Function

Sharon Kirkpatrick, Associate Professor, PhD RD

Considerations in the development and evaluation of a screener to assess alignment of eating patterns with the ‘what to eat’ recommendations in Canada’s Food Guide

Lynne Lafave, Associate Professor

Mealtime experiences in a pandemic: perspectives from early childhood educators

Amar Laila, MSc

Feasibility and acceptability of the Weeknight Supper Savers study, a pilot food literacy and food waste intervention

Benoit Lamarche, Professor

The Healthy Eating Food Index (HEFI-2019): a tool measuring alignment with healthy food choices (“what to eat”) recommendations in Canada’s Food Guide

Benoit Lamarche, Professor

CIHR training platform funding opportunity: partnership with CNS

Benoit Lamarche, Director, NUTRISS

Investigating the intricate link between nutrition and health: a fulfilling journey with amazing people

Simone Lemieux, Professor/RD, Ph.D.

Work-life balance in an academic career

Jessica Lieffers, PhD RD

Conversations with our Career Experts

Mary L’Abbé, Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences, Temerty Faculty of Medicine

To be a fly on the wall: analysis of stakeholder meetings and correspondence on the Healthy Eating Strategy

Mary L’Abbé, Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, CM, PhD, FCNS-SCN

Measuring the effects of free sugar reduction strategies on non-communicable diseases in Canada

Mary L’Abbé, Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences and Director WHO Collaborating Centre on Nutrition Policy for Chronic Disease Prevention

Examining the healthfulness of processed foods in Canada using a branded food database

Karen Madsen, Professor, Dept Medicine

Use of Probiotics and Fecal Microbial Transplantation in the Management of Chronic Inflammatory Disease

Andre Marette, Professor (PhD)

Recent developments in the study of the gut microbiota: mechanistic insights and clinical applications

Michael McBurney,

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI): What are your perceptions of EDI in nutrition? What would you like to see CSN-SCN do? Can you help?

Michelle (Shelley) McGuire, Director and Professor

Studying the Risks and Benefits of Breastfeeding During a Pandemic: Early Lessons from COVID-19

Nicola McKeown, Scientist

Emerging Health Benefits of Whole-Grains

Christine Mills, RD, MPH, PhD Candidate Aging and Health

Nutritional risk in naturally occurring retirement communities in Ontario, Canada

Lesley Moisey, Assistant Professor, RD, PhD

Use of body composition technologies across the spectrum of critical illness: What, how, and why

Lesley Moisey, Assistant Professor, RD, PhD

COVID-19 and nutrition experiences amongst clinician: Perspectives, gaps, and lessons learned from across Canada

Christine Mulligan, PhD Student

Lobbying related to Bill S-228 and marketing to kids in Canada

Gayathri (Gaya) Murthy, Registered Dietitian, MSc, RD, CDE

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI): What are your perceptions of EDI in nutrition? What would you like to see CSN-SCN do? Can you help?

Roseann Nasser, Research Dietitian

Malnutrition in Older Adults: The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic

Roseann Nasser, Research Dietitian

Nutrition Support in Medical Inpatients and Developing a Malnutrition Safety Standard

Daiva Nielsen, Assistant Professor

Genetic testing for nutrition in and out of practice: Evidence from the field to inform next steps

Deborah O'Connor, Early McHenry Professor and Chair

Can CoVID-19 and maternal antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 be transmitted through human milk? Implications for breastfeeding and human milk banking

Deborah O'Connor, Early McHenry Professor and Chair

Breastfeeding in Vulnerable Populations in a Globalizing World

Nikhil Pai,

Evolving Management of Pediatric Intestinal Failure

Maude Perreault, Postdoctoral fellow and clinical dietitian

Supporting children's healthy eating: the role of positive food parenting

Kelly Picard, Registered Dietitian

Updates on sodium and potassium management for patients living with kidney disease

M. Ines Pinto-Sanchez, Assistant professor , MD, MSc, CNSC

Management of adult patients with intestinal failure

Mélanie Plourde, Professor

My oily story/ 2020 Young Investigator Award for Outstanding Research

Jane Polsky, Health Researcher, PhD

Eating away from home in Canada: Impact on dietary intake

Monique Potvin Kent, Associate Professor

The influence of the Canadian food and beverage industry on the Healthy Eating Strategy

Monique Potvin Kent, Associate Professor

Monitoring unhealthy food and beverage marketing to children and adolescents in Canada: Where do we start?

Susan Poutanen, MD MPH FRCPC, Medical Microbiologist & Infectious Disease Physician

SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Assays on Human Breast Milk - A Primer on Laboratory Validation

Krista Power, Associate Professor

Food for Thought – Roles of the gut microbiome in immunity, behavior and mental health

Carla Prado, Professor, PhD, RD

Techniques and pathways for body composition assessment in clinical settings

Nancy Presse, Professor/Researcher

Urinary methylmalonic acid to screen for metabolic vitamin B12 deficiency in older adults

Veronique Provencher, Full Professor (RD, PhD)

Nutritional quality of processed foods: Findings of the Food Quality Observatory

Raylene Reimer, Professor, PhD, RD

Prebiotics and gut microbiota: potential for chronic disease management

Caroline Richard, Assistant Professor RD, PhD

Updates in medical nutrition therapy for patients living with chronic kidney disease

Natalie Riediger, Assistant Professor

Picture a Scientist … A Conversation About Equity Diversity and Inclusion Among Trainees in the Field of Nutrition

Nigel Rollins, Scientist, MD, FRCPCh

Session title: Breastfeeding in Vulnerable Populations in a Globalizing World

Norman Rosenblum, Scientific Director

The Scoop on Sugar: New Research Findings on Sugar and Health

Josephine Sciortino,

APNM Author Guide: How to Successfully Engage with Your Journal

John Sievenpiper, Associate Professor, Staff Phyisician, and Scientist

Strategies To OPpose SUGARS with Non-nutritive sweeteners Or Water (STOP SUGARS NOW) trial: Rational, design, and update

Joyce Slater, Professor, PhD, RD

Food Literacy: Nutrition Knowledge Translation Linchpin

Caroline Sluyter, Program Director

Making Whole Grains the New Norm

Jessica Smith, Associate Principal Scientist, PhD

Whole grain intake in Canada - Results from the 2015 Canadian Community Health Survey

Paul Spagnuolo, Associate Professor, PhD

Avocado-derived lipids as therapeutic agents

Sylvie St-Pierre, Manager

Developing tools to measure adherence to Canada's Food Guide 2019

Jon Swann, Professor

Deciphering the biochemical communication between the genome and microbiome and its role in the gut-brain axis

Valerie Tarasuk,

Angelo Tremblay, Professor

Nutrition and Gut Microbiota: A reality Check

Angelo Tremblay,

Ask me anything about adverse responders to healthy lifestyle.

Sharon Unger, Neonatologist/ MD, FRCP(C)

Can CoVID-19 and maternal antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 be transmitted through human milk? Implications for breastfeeding and human milk banking

Lana Vanderlee, Assistant Professor

Food environments in Canada: research and monitoring to support policy decisions

Jennifer Vena, Scientific Director, Alberta's Tomorrow Project

Implementing body composition assessment in chronic and acute care settings

Jennifer Vena, Scientific Director, Alberta's Tomorrow Project

Conversations with our Career Experts - Dr. Jennifer Vena (Scientific Director, Alberta's Tomorrow Project)

Paul Veugelers, Professor

Not Sweet: Excessive Sugar Consumption and its Health and Economic Burden in Canada

Maya Villeneuve, Associate Director

Health Canada Updates (Bureau of Nutritional Sciences)

Marie-Claude Vohl, Professor

Ask me anything about: Precision Nutrition

Angela Wallace, Research Coordinator, MSc, RD

Considerations in the development and testing of a screener to assess alignment with the ‘how to eat’ recommendations in Canada’s Food Guide

Kathryn Walton, Research Fellow, PhD, RD

How Children Eat: Exploring eating behaviours and parent-child interactions during the early years

Wendy Ward, Professor, Canada Research Chair

APNM Author Guide: How to Successfully Engage with Your Journal

Susan Whiting, PhD

Assessment and Interpretation of Vitamin and Trace Element Status in Sick Children

Ashleigh Wiggins, Senior Scientific Project Coordinator, MSc

My Journey to a Government Career in Nutrition

Rickey Yada, Professor and Dean

Food processing at the nexus of COVID, nutrition and food security