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March 2007 CDA
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CDA E-News: Information You Can Use!
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E-News: Vol 2 No 6 |
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Greetings!
100% Fad Free is the theme for National
Nutrition Month this year. To help us promote this campaign, our CDA
Media Spokespersons Jessica Siegel and Eileen Peterson have written
articles that you can use. These articles are great educational tools
for your patients and clients. |
In This Edition...
Did You Vote?
Have You Registered?
Annual Meeting Features...
CDA Foundation News
Student Volunteers
Quick Bites...
Member Showcase... |
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They can also be sent to your local newspapers and magazines,
printed in your school, work, church, club, or team newsletters, and
utilized with any audience you may be educating about the benefits of
healthy eating and making informed food choices. Thank you Jessica and
Eileen for providing these for us! (Click here to access and download
the articles.
NNM Articles)
To further assist you promote National Nutrition Month, a page of
resource materials are available on the CDA Website. Reproducible
articles and Website links have been provided for you. To access
these resources, click on the link below and then click the NNM Icon
on the CDA Website homepage.
Do you have nutrition education resources that you would like to share
with your fellow CDA members? Email me and let me know!
While
the spotlight is shining brightly on our profession, let's take full
advantage of this time to promote healthy eating and ourselves as
nutrition experts!
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Be in Touch!
Bridget
Association Administrator
Use the graphic to the right to
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Did You Vote? |
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The polls close at 11:59pm on Saturday, 3/3/07.
There is still time to cast you ballot in the ADA election. If you
have already voted, Thank You! If not,
please, please, please, log onto the ADA Website and VOTE!!! |
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As you know, CDA member Marty Yadrick is running for ADA
President-Elect, and member Doris Fredericks is running for
Professional Issues Delegate.
Click on the link below to
access the ADA Website and VOTE!!!
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Have You Registered? |
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EARLY-BIRD registration deadline of March 16th, 2007.
Three-Day registration is $275 on or before March 16th, and
$345 after the 16th of March. Click on the link at the
bottom for a complete listing of the Annual Meeting
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SEE YOU IN OAKLAND! |
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Annual Meeting Features..... |
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New Nutrition Care Process Workshop
On Wednesday April 18, 2007 from 6:00pm-9:00pm the Annual Meeting
pre-conference workshop will be held. We are fortunate to have Susan
Helm, PhD, RD, Dorothy Chen-Maynard, PhD, RD, and Debra Hook, MPH, RD
lead this workshop entitled Dietetic Success and the New Nutrition
Care Process. Participants will be provided worksheets to practice
each of the four steps of Nutrition Care Process.
Attention Districts!!!
Enova Oil is sponsoring a theatre in the center of the exhibit hall for
cooking demonstrations. There are four hours of open time available. You
would need to provide your own food and use Enova Oil. The deadline is
March 15. If interested, contact Marge or Tatiana at 310.216.6772 or
marge@meetingsrr.com.
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CDA Foundation News |
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Live Like You Mean It!
Book Signing:
Ellyn Luros-Elson and Ken Wasco have teamed up in this
motivational publication released in August 2006. Ellyn will
be signing copies of Live Like You Mean It!on Thursday April
19, at the CDA Annual Meeting in Oakland. A portion of each
purchase will be contributed to the CDA Foundation in
support of the mission of the Foundation. |
Basket Drawing at Annual Meeting:
The CDA Foundation is holding their annual basket drawing at
the Annual Meeting. Stop by the CDAF tables in the exhibit
hall and take your chance at winning a basket full of
goodies. All proceeds to go the Foundation for support of
Scholarships. Donations can also be made directly to the
Foundation to support a Scholarship of your choosing.
Contributions Needed For Scholarships:
CDAF has scholarships in the names of Corinne Williams and
Bernice Aarons, but they have yet to be funded at the
endowed level ($25,000) so that they can be given out. We
need about $15,000 to endow Corinne’s and $18,000 for
Bernice’s scholarship. Contributions can be forwarded to the
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Student Volunteers |
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CA has a great group of future RDs!
With the Annual Meeting more than a month away, we have already filled
all of the positions available for volunteers. This is tremendous!
The students volunteer for 8 hours of work in exchange for free
registration. They work in the speakers lounge, at the registration
booth, in each session, and in the exhbiti hall.
Thank you
students for your involvement in your professional organization!
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Quick Bites.... |
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AMAZON on CDA Website:
Order your Amazon.com products directly from the CDA Website and
CDA benefits. Amazon will pay CDA a fee for each order placed
from our Website. The next time you want to order from
Amazon.com, do so from the CDA homepage. This is a great deal!
You shop and CDA benefits! Thanks in advance for your help! |
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What are you doing to Promote National Nutrition Month?
Send me an email and let me know! We will post your activities
on the Website and feature some of them in an article to ADA.
Position Paper for Review:
The draft of the new potential joint position (ADA and
Dietitians of Canada) Dietary Fatty Acids is now available for
member review and input. The 30-day period for review and
comment period will conclude on March 21, 2007. For more
information, please e-mail
ppapers@eatright.org or contact Cathy Devlin at
800/877-1600, ext. 4835.
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CDA Presidental Mentee Joe Farrar has developed a Website called
Nutradvice.com. One of the features on the Website is the Healthy
Lifestyle Calculator. The Healthy Lifestyle Calculator is a program
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you assess various health needs such as your daily calorie intake
needs, your ideal weight, and your risk for cardiovascular disease,
certain cancers, and diabetes.
The calculator can be utilized on the Website or downloaded to your
computer.
In addition to the calculator, the site also
provides Healthy Recipes, nutrition articles, and schedules RD
consultations.
Click on the link below and explore the
Nutradvice Website. Email support@nutradvice.com if you have any
questions!
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January 2007 CDA Information Line E-Newsletter |
CDA E-Newsletter
CDA E-News: Information You Can Use!
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California Dietetic Association E-mail Newsletter |
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E-News: Vol 2 No 5 |
January, 2007 |
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Happy New Year!
In Congress and in our State Legislature, this new year finds new
lawmakers on Capitol Hill and at our State Capitol. It is only fitting
that we start this new year by spotlighting the CDA Political Action
Team
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Public Policy Council
(PPC).
Lorri Holzberg, MA, RD, CDE is the Vice President of the Council and she
has hit the ground running! She has mobilized her Council into action
and they have prepared information and updates about their committees
and activities. Below you will find a brief synopsis of their reports
with links to the complete articles which are available on the Public
Policy Web page. We are also pleased to have an excellent article
written by our lobbyist on the topic of
RD Licensure in CA. His review of our status in the State is a
must-read.
If you would like to become involved with the Public Policy Council,
feel free to e-mail Lorri at publicpolicy@dietitian.org. This is the
time to make a difference for the dietetics profession and your jobs!
The Public Policy Council is proud to announce that
Public Policy Education Day is being held on March 5, 2007 in Sacramento.
Attendance is limited to 100 so get your registration in now! (See below
for more information.) I hope to see you there!
Please take a few minutes to learn about what the Public Policy Council
does and how their hard work impacts our profession and our status as
THE nutrition experts! Please consider how you can influence public
policy and legislation to help benefit your jobs and the profession.
All the best to you and yours in this new year!
Bridget
Association Administrator
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PPC Issues and Updates |
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Lorri Holzberg and Council have identified the following issues as those
most important to CDA's RDs and DTRs.
- Making RDs and CDA visible in CA as nutrition experts
- Licensure for RDs in CA-Do We Need It?
(See article on
PP Web page. Click PP.)
- Scope of Practice for Dietitians
- Inclusion of MNT in Health Insurance Coverage and Health Legislation in
California
- Inclusion of MNT in Federal Health Legislation
To learn more about these and other topics, click the link here or go to
the CDA Website and access the
Public Policy Web page.
State Legislation Process Needs You! by Heidi Kiehl, MS, RD, CNSD-State
Legislation Chair
Our 2007 California legislative session is gearing up! Those of us
involved in state legislation are prepared to identify the bills that
matter to you as RDs and DTRs. Between now and February 23 (the last day
for bills to be introduced into the Senate and Assembly), we expect to
see several bills that warrant our attention.
The process of identifying, evaluating and deciding the organization's
course of action on bills is a coordinated effort, involving everyone
from the Public Policy Council (PPC) to the membership at the district
level. In 2006 CDA “supported” four bills and two of them were passed
into law. Read on for more about
State Legislation.
Renal RD Scope of Practice-Revisited: by Joyce Ezaki-Yamaguchi,
RD-Professional Practice Co- Chair
This update has been a year and a half in the making. Through the
diligence and persistence of the author, the scope of practice for renal
dietitians in CA has been made a little clearer. You will be enlightened
by reading this account of Joyce's adventure through the DHS/CMS maze of
RDs prescribing nutrition care orders. This article is on the Pubic
Policy Council homepage and can be accessed by clicking on the title
above.
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Federal Legislation Update: by Lisa Gibson, MS, RD-Legislative
Network Coordinator/South
It is time again to start gearing up for the annual ADA Public Policy
Workshop (PPW), held in Washington DC April 23-25, 2007. When thinking
about PPW for 2007, I reflected upon the several previous PPWs I have
attended.
The Public Policy Workshop of 2006 was unique in that we spoke with our
elected representatives about three separate issues. In prior years, we
focused on getting MNT covered by Medicare and that was our big message.
But last year was different. We went to the hill and lobbied for
older Americans, people with HIV and AIDS, and for MNT. And, we won two
out of three!!!
To read more about Federal Legislation, click on the link below.
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PP Education Day |
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Mark Your Calendars....
Public Policy Education Day: March 5, 2007 in Sacramento
Cost is $65
or $55 before 1/24/07.
Come and learn about public policy in CA and in DC and explore how
public policy affects each of us and our jobs.
Help make sure that
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Julianne Broyles and Mike Belote from California Advocates (our
lobbying firm in Sacramento) will be speaking to us as well as
committee chairs Heidi Kiehl, Kim Vagt and Joyce Ezaki-Yamaguch.
We will present our Legislator of the Year Award to Senator Sheila
Kuehl for her tireless efforts in trying to pass legislation that
would provide healthcare for all Californians.
In the afternoon, we will visit the offices of legislators on key
Assembly or Senate Committees. We want to build a relationship with
them and offer our qualified services to assist them interpret
legislation related to nutrition, food and fitness.
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More Money for RDs |
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Health Care Reimbursement Update: by Kathleen Wall, RD-Health Care
Reimbursement Co- Chair
Updates to Medicare Diabetes – Related Covered Services for 2007
Starting January 1, 2007, Medicare will provide more coverage for
services that affect people with diabetes. This could lead to more
referral for Diabetes Self Management Training and MNT.
Positive Changes in Medicare Part B 2007 fee schedule
The 2007 Medicare Part B physician fee schedule has been released by the
CMS. Medicare RD providers are paid from this schedule for the 2007
calendar year. RD's will see significant improvements that will
translate to increased payment.
National Provider Numbers (NPI#’s) – Hurry the deadline is coming soon!
Reimbursement opportunities are rapidly increasing for RD's! Make
certain you are ready to increase your opportunities! Every Registered
Dietitian should obtain an NPI# number, whether you currently bill for
your services or not. The application process is simple!! To obtain your
NPI number, go to https://nppes.cms.hhs.gov or call 800-465-3203 (toll
free) or 800-692-2326 (TTY).
February 8th Teleseminar: Billing opportunities for MNT Telehealth and MNT
provided in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs).
Recent federal policy changes directly impact how and where registered
dietitians can provide outpatient medical nutrition therapy (MNT)
services. Learn the new guidelines and take advantage of new
reimbursement opportunities for MNT! Registration information is now
posted on ADA’s Web in the “Listen and Learn” section:
http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/edu
cation_10341_ENU_HTML.htm.
ADA March 17 Medicare MNT Workshop: Get more out of Medicare MNT and learn
strategies to make your practice more successful. At the Chicago
Westin Hotel.
Designed for new and experienced Medicare providers,
this workshop will expand your understanding and skills for compliance
and efficient delivery of Medicare Part B MNT services. Visit the ADA
Website for more information. (www.eatright.org)
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Vote CDA 4 ADA! |
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We are proud to announce that three of our very own are on the ADA
ballot. They are:
- Martin (Marty) M. Yadrick, MS, MBA, RD, FADA: President-elect
- Doris C. Fredericks, MEd, RD, FADA: Professional Issues Delegate
- Katryn Soltanmorad, RD: At-Large Delegate
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All three of these candidates are very well qualified to
hold the positions for which they are running and CDA needs
to show their support by voting in large numbers!
Voting begins February 1st and runs through March 3rd. All
are encouraged to log onto the ADA Website and vote! There
will be a link to the ADA voting site on the CDA Website
once it is available.
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April 19-21, 2007 |
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Feeding Dreams---------
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Expanding Horizons
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Submit your budgets or check requests to your employers now,
so that you can meet the EARLY- BIRD registration deadline of March
16th, 2007. Three-Day registration is $275 on or before March 16th,
and $345 after the 16th of March. Click on the link below for a
complete listing of the Annual Meeting information and costs.
Full registration packets will be mailed this month. |
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Winter Bulletin On-Line |
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The Winter edition of the Bulletin
newsletter is available on the Web. In it you will find:
- What is Your Nutrition Resolution by our President Soniya Perl
- Empower Yourself by Nikki Edwards, PPC student
- CDA Members on ADA Ballot!
- CDAF Scholarships and Book Signing
- Meet Delegate Ruth Greene
- Students...Free Registration!
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Click the link below to access the Winter Bulletin
Newsletter.
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