Webinars and Continuing Education Opportunities
The American Society for Nutrition (ASN) offers educational programs to help practitioners improve patient care and health outcomes by developing and maintaining nutrition knowledge, skills, and behaviors essential to promoting health and the treatment and prevention of chronic diseases. Through continuing education and their activities’ evaluations, ASN assesses the impact of its curricula. We offer continuing education opportunities for a variety of practitioners.
Dietitian Continuing Professional Education (CPE)
ASN (Provider #NS010) is accredited and approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) as a provider of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) programs for Registered Dietitians. CPE programs are coordinated through ASN’s Knowledge Department.
*CPE AVAILABLE
Upcoming Webinars and Events
Mangos: The World Loves Them – Should Americans Follow? Unpacking the Science and Exploring Opportunities for New Discoveries (Sponsored by the Mango Board of America)
Thursday, March 23, 2023 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
In this sponsored presentation, Britt Burton-Freeman, Ph.D. will summarize the available literature assessing the health promoting potential of the edible mango flesh, focusing specifically on cardiometabolic pathways and sharing insights on mangos and brain, skin and intestinal health.
Additionally, Sabrina Falquier, MD, CCMS will discuss the global use of mangos, explore their culinary medicine application, and share ideas for increasing mango familiarity and usage among Americans with an emphasis on their relevance to cultural dietary patterns.
Emerging Science on Almonds: Gut, Brain and Skin Health
Sponsored by the Almond Board of California
Tuesday, April 11, 2023 | 2:00 – 3:00 PM ET
Join us to learn about emerging research on the link between diet, gut, brain and skin health and how eating almonds may support a healthy microbiome. This 1-hour webinar is free and Registered Dietitians and Dietetic Technicians can earn 1 CPEU (pending approval by the Commission on Dietetic Registration).
Presented by leading nutrition scientist Dr. Zhaoping Li, MD, PhD
Networking Event: Coffee Hour with ECN & SIG
Friday, April 28, 2023 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
Join us for a networking event organized by the Early Career Nutrition Group and the Student Interest Group on April 28th, 2023. The purpose of this event is to facilitate engagement for students and early career professionals in the nutrition field. This event will foster informal mentorship and connection opportunities. All are welcome to join.
ASN MEMBERS AND ASN NON-MEMBERS
The primary mission of the Student Interest Group (SIG) is to promote and facilitate interactions between students and early-career professionals with ASN. Serving as a conduit for information and opportunities from ASN and the wider nutrition community is part of this mission, as is encouraging students and early-career professionals to becoming active members of ASN. The SIG achieves its mission by programming student-centered events at the annual ASN Conference, fall and spring webinars, and conducting outreach via the SIG Community on ASN Connect and other outlets. The group shall also serve as a medium through which student leaders can become engaged in other opportunities in ASN.
More information about upcoming webinars and events will be available as they are confirmed.
For information and updates about ASN’s annual flagship meeting, NUTRITION 2023, which will be held in Boston, MA from July 22-25, 2023, click here!
Past Webinars
ACD Webinar Series: Part 2 – Professional Opportunities in Aging
Monday, March 6, 2023 | 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET
Join us on March 6th for part two of our webinar series where we will provide attendees with an overview of career opportunities from a non-profit, government, and industry perspective. Our speakers will present about the work that they do, followed by time for attendee engagement with the speakers.
After participating in the webinar roundtable attendees will be able to:
- Differentiate between non-research/ teaching sectors of career options in aging
- Consider roles of a nutrition and aging professional in non-profit, government, and industry careers
Obesity GEM Town Hall
Friday, March 3, 2023 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
Join us for the Obesity RIS Town Hall event on Friday, March 3rd! We want to get your input on RIS-sponsored activities leading up to and during Nutrition 2023. We’ll also spend time discussing adversarial collaborations and related funding opportunities.
- Provide input on Obesity RIS plans for before, during, and after Nutrition 2023.
- Explain adversarial collaborations and provide examples of these collaborations in nutrition research.
Almonds: Food for Fitness
Wednesday, February 22, 2023 | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET
Join us to learn from David Nieman, DrPH, FACSM, leading exercise science expert, as he presents his new research suggesting that almond consumption may promote muscle recovery and reduce fatigue after exercise. This 1-hour webinar is free and has been approved for 1 CPEU by the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
Sponsored by: The Almond Board of California
*CPE AVAILABLE
This webinar is approved for 1.0 CPEU from the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The provider of CPE credit is the Almond Board of California.
ASN Student Interest Group: Diverse Career Paths with a Nutrition Degree
Friday, February 17, 2023 | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET
ASN MEMBERS AND ASN NON-MEMBERS
On February 17, 2023 at 1pm EST, the Student Interest Group (SIG) will be hosting “Diverse Careers in Nutrition: Where will your degree take you?”. This one hour webinar will feature 4 speakers with different career paths that ultimately led them to their unique careers within the nutrition field, followed by an interactive Q&A. We hope you will join us for this event to gain more insight into your next step towards your career!
Event Speakers:
Diane Vizthum MS, RDN, CSSD, LDN (PhD Student, University of Delaware)
Gretchen Wiese, MS, RD (Site Specialist, Evidera)
Tab Forgac, MS, RND, LDN, SNS (Vice President, Health and Nutrition Partnerships at National Dairy Council)
Taylor Banh, PhD (Senior Nutrition Scientist, General Mills)
The primary mission of the Student Interest Group (SIG) is to promote and facilitate interactions between students and early-career professionals with ASN. Serving as a conduit for information and opportunities from ASN and the wider nutrition community is part of this mission, as is encouraging students and early-career professionals to becoming active members of ASN. The SIG achieves its mission by programming student-centered events at the annual ASN Conference, fall and spring webinars, and conducting outreach via the SIG Community on ASN Connect and other outlets. The group shall also serve as a medium through which student leaders can become engaged in other opportunities in ASN.
ECN Professional Development Webinar: Promotion in Academia
Friday, February 3, 2023 | 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET
ASN MEMBER ONLY EVENT
This webinar, hosted by ASN’s Early Career Nutrition (ECN) Interest Group, will describe strategies that nutrition professionals can take in order to get promoted in their position. This talk will focus on teaching, research, and early to mid-career transitions. Speakers from various sectors will outline their personal experiences and share what worked and did not work for them. Speakers will emphasize some barriers they faced and how to overcome or avoid them. This webinar will be scheduled for 90 minutes, and each speaker will have a 20-to-25-minute presentation focusing on the aforementioned topics. The final portion of the webinar will be dedicated to question and answer between the attendees and panelists.
Sponsored by: National Dairy Council
*CPE AVAILABLE
Pre and Postdoctoral Career Opportunities in Aging held by ASN’s Aging & Chronic Disease* GEM
Wednesday, January 25, 2023 | 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET
Join us for part 1 of our two-part webinar series about careers in aging related fields. During this webinar you will learn about training opportunities in aging research for graduate students and post-doctoral fellows sponsored by the ASN Aging and Chronic Disease Research Interest Group. Joining us will be Dr. Lyndon Joseph, Dr. Katherine Shepard Hall, and Dr. Kathryn Starr to provide their insights on various career opportunities in aging related fields. More information about our speakers can be found in the Aging and Chronic Disease (ACD) fall newsletter.
*As our population ages, nutrition plays a critical role in the health and well-being of older adults. The purpose of the members in the Aging and Chronic Disease RIS is to promote nutrition research in aging and chronic disease-related areas using both qualitative and quantitative research methods.
A collaboration of the ASN Nutritional Microbiology GEM, IAFNS, and the AND Research DPG
Wednesday, January 25, 2023 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET
In this session, Prof. Robert Hutkins will provide the historical context supporting an ongoing interest in live dietary microbes for health benefit. Dietary sources will be reviewed, including a comparison across foods containing probiotics, fermented foods (and their respective definitions), and other foods in the diet less commonly considered to contain beneficial live microbes, and the impact of food preparation.
*This webinar is an IAFNS, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) and American Society for Nutrition collaboration. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is an accredited CPE provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). Pending CPE approval, CDR Credentialed Practitioners will receive 1.0 CPEU for completion of either the live or recorded viewing of the webinar.
NUTRITION 2022 Nutrition Rounds – Hot Topics in Pediatric Nutrition
Tuesday, November 29, 2022 | 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM ET
Nutrition Rounds – Research to Practice is a series of virtual events targeted to practicing clinicians that reviews cutting-edge advances in nutrition and obesity science and their applications in practice. Join us for the program on hot topics in pediatric nutrition.
This program features hot topics in pediatric nutrition. As more preteens and teens choose to avoid meat, the impact of vegetarian and vegan diets on growth, development and nutrient requirements has been a topic of increased discussion. Dr. Lisa Patel (Stanford) is developing an American Academy of Pediatrics statement on this topic. Dr. Cynthia Blanco (UT Health San Antonio) is a neonatology researcher whose interests are in parenteral and enteral nutrition of the critically ill neonate. She will review nutrition in children with major heart and lung disease. Finally, Dr. Steve Abrams (University of Texas) will review how new infant formulas enter the market, a timely topic in light of recent shortages.
Registration Fee: $30
NUTRITION 2022 Sponsored Satellite Program – Aging Well for the Body & Mind: Role of Micronutrients in Older Adults
Wednesday, November 16, 2022 | 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET
Adequate nutrient intake is necessary for optimal physiological functioning and suboptimal intakes can have systemic effects on overall health and wellbeing, including cognitive function. Specifically, older adults are at greater risk for micronutrient deficiencies. While encouraging higher micronutrient intake through diet to optimize nutritional status is emphasized, oftentimes older adults still fall short of meeting recommended intakes.
This presentation will describe the physiological changes that occur with aging, the impact nutrition has from a cellular aging perspective, current evidence on benefits of supplementing vitamins/minerals among older adults, including new research from the Linus Pauling Institute, and how that supplementation can impact a major area of concern among older adults: cognition (new research from Wake Forest University).
Sponsored by: Haleon
NUTRITION 2022 Nutrition Innovations – The Use of Adversarial Collaboration to Advance Nutrition & Obesity Research
Thursday, November 10, 2022 | 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET
The fields of nutrition and obesity research have many ongoing scientific debates with two sides displaying opposing and deeply-held theoretical and often ideological viewpoints. Adversarial collaboration is a framework intended to resolve these debates by calling on scholars with opposing views to make good faith efforts to articulate each other’s positions; work together to design methods that both sides agree constitute a fair test and that they agree have the potential to change their minds; and publish the results, regardless of “who wins, loses or draws.” Attend this event and learn about this innovative effort that culminates in a call for proposals and provides a research team with a planning grant to collaborate on a project that aims to resolve an important question to advance the field.
Supported by: University of Alabama at Birmingham Nutrition Obesity Research Center
NUTRITION 2022 Sponsored Satellite Program – Developing Culturally Appropriate Recipes for Human Clinical Trials
Wednesday, November 9, 2022 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
The effects of nutrition on the brain/nervous system Improving representation of minority and underrepresented groups in human nutrition clinical trials is a high priority. A key consideration to increase the likelihood of translatable health outcomes in these groups is developing, testing, and successfully implementing inclusive, culturally appropriate recipes during clinical feeding trials. This session will bring together researchers and key opinion leaders from government, academia, and industry to discuss the current gaps in clinical nutrition research in minority and underrepresented groups. It will also review procedural considerations for designing culturally appropriate feeding interventions. The role of food selection, flavor, and spice in developing recipes that align with cultural foodways and traditional menus of the target research population will be explored, and an overview of the considerations when recruiting for and carrying out clinical trials using culturally appropriate recipes will be provided.
Sponsored by: National Pork Board
This webinar is approved for 2.25 CPEU from the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The provider of CPE credit is the National Pork Board.
Exploring Careers in One of Science’s Hottest Areas: Nutritional Microbiology
Friday, November 4, 2022 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
This 1-hour event will allow students and other trainees to learn from established professionals in the field of nutritional microbiology (broadly defined). The first half of the event will be devoted to a panel discussion taking questions from the audience. The panel will be comprised of professionals in academia, industry, and government at various stages of their career. The second half of the event will allow participants to spend time in breakout rooms with the panelists that are best aligned with their research and/or career interests and goals.
ASN’s Climate/Environmental Change, Health, Agriculture and Improved Nutrition (CHAIN) GEM Town Hall
Friday, October 28, 2022 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET
ASN MEMBER ONLY EVENT
A virtual Town Hall event held by ASN’s CHAIN* GEM. During this session, we will introduce CHAIN’s mission and new Leadership members, host flash talks from members about relevant research initiatives, discuss future priorities and programming for the RIS, and find opportunities for collaborations among CHAIN members. We will also be recruiting for new Leadership positions, including Early Career and Students reps. Current and prospective CHAIN GEM members, particularly early career and student members, are encouraged to attend.
*The focus of CHAIN is on the intersection of factors affecting sustainable food systems, health and nutrition in a changing domestic and global environment. CHAIN is oriented toward nutrition, but includes members with diverse backgrounds including agriculture, environmental studies, food science and socio-economics. CHAIN is a forum for collegial interaction, frank discussion and development of integrated research projects around these important, and often controversial topics.
NUTRITION 2022 Nutrition Rounds – Hot Topics in Nutrition & Cancer: Diet and Breast Cancer Survivorship
Tuesday, October 25, 2022 | 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET
Conducted in partnership with the American Institute for Cancer Research
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in both the developed and the developing world. With improved diagnostics and treatment, women are being diagnosed earlier and not only surviving but also surviving longer. The role of lifestyle factors in improving survival rates is a relatively new but active area of research. A growing body of evidence is increasing our understanding of what lifestyle choices may help reduce a recurrence or death from breast cancer.
The World Cancer Research Fund International’s Continuous Update Project report on breast cancer survivors is the most rigorous, systematic analysis of research on cancer prevention and survivorship through diet, weight, and physical activity. This scientific resource informs current guidelines and policy on cancer prevention and survival globally.
Join a panel of experts who contributed to the latest report on lifestyle factors and breast cancer survivorship to be published in October 2022 in the International Journal of Cancer.
Registration Fee: $30
NUTRITION 2022 Sponsored Satellite Program – An Exploration: Packaged Food’s Role in Human, Societal and Planetary Health
Wednesday, October 19, 2022 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
Given the urgency of the climate crisis and widespread food and nutrition insecurity, there is a need to drive adoption of healthy, sustainable diets. Defining these diets has been the focus of much global attention, yet there have been challenges aligning to a diet that considers affordability and accessibility, and little progress in achieving recommendations at scale. Existing sustainable nutrition guidance focuses almost exclusively on whole foods. If packaged foods are discussed, they are often discouraged as “ultraprocessed,” putting these diets even farther out of reach. This session will discuss the current state of the science on healthy and sustainable eating patterns, including the profiling systems which inform them. It will explore future directions for research, policy, and public health solutions that can support healthier and more sustainable food choices for all.
Sponsored by: Clif Bar
This webinar is approved for 1.25 CPEU from the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The provider of CPE credit is Clif Bar.
NUTRITION 2022 Sponsored Satellite Program – Methods in Nutrition & Gut Microbiome Research
Thursday, October 13, 2022 | 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET
The development of dietary guidance relies upon the ability to synthesize a body of evidence and arrive at a reasonably well-supported conclusion. Although publications have purported to identify characteristics of a “healthy gut microbiome”, the one certainty at present is that gut microbiome is highly variable across individuals. In addition, the reality is that gut microbiome research still requires method advancement and refinement. Continuing to improve methods, and working toward alignment across laboratories will move all closer to understanding how diet can impact health at the point of the gut microbiome. In this session, the current state of knowledge related to sample collection, utility of standards, sequencing, and bioinformatic and biostatistical approaches will be reviewed by experts working in the field. Speakers will expand on how selection among the various methodological options can impact study results.
Sponsored by: Institute for the Advancement of Food and Nutrition Sciences, in cooperation with the ASN Nutritional Microbiology RIS
NUTRITION 2022 Sponsored Satellite Program – The Need for Nuance: Toward an Evidence-Based Definition and Classification of Carbohydrate Food Quality
Thursday, October 6, 2022 | 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET
The 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs) recommends adults consume nearly two-thirds of calories from carbohydrate-containing foods; however, the advice falls short on how to choose quality sources. Unlike protein and fat quality, there are conflicting views among scientists on how to define carbohydrate quality. While some support the Glycemic Index (GI) as a surrogate marker for carbohydrate quality, new research calls into question its reliability, utility and value. A new method to defining carbohydrate quality – one that focuses on the unique nutrient contributions of carbohydrate-containing foods – is needed.
During this educational session, you will hear from experts in the fields of nutrition, exercise science, algorithm development and dietary patterns as they review the current evidence that illustrates the need for a globally accepted definition of ‘quality carbohydrates.’ The speakers will unveil an evidence-based algorithm for high-quality carbohydrate-containing foods that supports equitable healthy eating patterns and aligns with DGA recommendations.
Sponsored by: Potatoes USA
This webinar is approved for 2.25 CPEU from the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The provider of CPE credit is Potatoes USA.
NUTRITION 2022 Deep Dive – Food for the Brain: Bridging the Nutrition and Neurology Scientific Communities
Thursday, September 29, 2022 | 1:00 PM – 5:15 PM ET
Supported by an educational grant from Reckitt
The effects of nutrition on the brain/nervous system across the lifespan from early development to healthy aging will be explored in this upcoming Deep Dive. The event will target multidisciplinary scientists whose work impacts the fields of nutrition, development, aging, and neuroscience.
Registration Fee: $75
NUTRITION 2022 Bonus Event – National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES): Opportunities for Revitalization
Thursday, September 22, 2022 | 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET
There is growing concern that the increasing challenges faced by NHANES are impairing the utility and reliability of the data provided by this survey. NHANES data are a critical component of the nation’s health infrastructure and serve as an important resource for health professionals, policy makers, researchers, the food and supplement industry, commodity groups, and public health departments.
While NHANES staff have worked diligently and hard to carry out the survey with commendable results, factors such as decreasing response rates, small sample size, increasing costs, and the lack of funds for innovation and the study of new methodologies have placed NHANES in a precarious position. Further, the current need for timely granular and sub-group specific data to address disparities greatly increases the pressure on NHANES. This webinar will outline the nature of the challenges now experienced by NHANES and then focus on considerations for solutions including a stepwise approach to revitalizing the survey. The webinar is intended to help inform the ASN interest in supporting activities important to the nutrition, food, and health community. This webinar will not focus on the specifics of the upcoming 2024 NHANES survey for which the NHANES staff anticipate offering a webinar to update ASN members in late 2022.
Registration Fee: $10
NUTRITION 2022 Sponsored Satellite Program – More Than Meats the Eye: Accuracy and Precision in Modeling and Classifying Red Meat Consumption to Inform Meaningful Public Health Guidance
Wednesday, September 21, 2022 | 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET
Eat less red meat” has proliferated for so long it’s often woven into the fabric of public health guidance. Data clearly show most American adults, on average, eat beef well within daily recommendations. What is not clear and consistent is how red meat consumption is modeled, categorized and classified in nutrition research … from processed to fresh, muscle cuts to ground, and what constitutes “red meat” … yet this clarity is critical for responsible dietary guidance.
Without accurately understanding consumer consumption habits and the complexity of the category, dietary recommendations are well-intentioned, yet may be misinformed. Moreover, “eat less red meat” guidance can exacerbate shortfall intakes of nutrients readily available in red meat.
Speakers will address the need for accurate modeling to inform evidence-based dietary patterns, as well as persistent discrepancies with red meat classification and categorization in human nutrition research methodologies and conclusions, and the significant implications public health.
Sponsored by: The Beef Checkoff
NUTRITION 2022 Nutrition Rounds – Research to Practice: Recent Advances in the Treatment of Obesity
Thursday, September 15, 2022 | 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET
This 90-minute event will review current options for the pharmacological treatment of obesity and describe the concomitant role of diet counseling and lifestyle interventions with new obesity therapies. Content will delve into the biological basis of obesity including the role of hormones on appetite and energy regulation, metabolic adaptation to weight loss, and cardiometabolic risk factors.
Registration Fee: $30
NUTRITION 2022 Sponsored Satellite Program – Cut the Salt, Not the Flavor: Evidence-Based Solutions for Reducing Sodium
Wednesday, August 10, 2022 | 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET
While historically it was difficult for humans to get sufficient salt in their diet, we now have the opposite problem. On average and particularly in developed nations, people are consuming double the World Health Organization’s recommendations for sodium. It has been estimated that reducing sodium intakes can prevent thousands of deaths annually and save billions in medical costs.
So how do we solve this problem when humans have an inherent preference for salty taste? And are there strategies that can be leveraged to reduce sodium without sacrificing this preference? Sensory scientist Dr. Gary Beauchamp and food scientist Dr. Soo-Yeun Lee will speak to current challenges in sodium consumption, and some of the most promising evidence-based solutions.
Sponsored by: Ajinomoto Health and Nutrition
“Crash Course” On Design And Interpretation Of Gut Microbiome Research
Thursday, July 21, 2022 | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET
Nutrition and other practitioners will be working in the context of the evolving field of gut microbiome science for decades to come. Understanding the fundamentals of research design and interpretation are likely to be core skills. Once research is generated, interpretation and application of findings requires an appreciation for dynamics that extend beyond the food, nutrient, or intervention of interest. Effective application of gut microbiome research requires clinicians to critically appraise methodological elements of research when interpreting results. In this webinar, an overview of best practices for designing and conducting diet-microbiome research in humans will be provided. Topics will include not only intervention study designs but also recruitment tips, sampling methods, important metadata to collect, and more. Attendees will likewise understand important elements to consider when interpreting and applying gut microbiome research.
What Is “Sweetness”? The Biological Drive For Sweet Taste And Role In Quality Of Life For Individuals With T1DM
Tuesday, July 19, 2022 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET
Several authorities recommend reduction or avoidance of intake of e.g., “sweet flavors”, and suggest that intake of sweet taste in the diet promotes the desire for more sweet, resulting in greater energy intakes. However, the effect of limiting sweet taste on reduction of sugars or energy intake is unknown. In addition, the role of sweetness in the context of sensory perception and the total diet is complex, and the ability to change preference for sweet remains under investigation. Given the biological drive for sweet taste, low- and no- calorie sweeteners (LNCSs) have been acknowledged as a tool for reducing the intake of total carbohydrates, and particularly added sugars, in the nutritional management of diabetes. Although water is the standard of care for individuals with diabetes, LNCSs may help to improve Quality of Life (QoL) when some sweet taste is desired. Reduced QoL can negatively affect diabetes-related outcomes. In this session, the biology of sweet taste and its role in the total diet will be reviewed. In addition, new data from a study assessing the relationship between LNCS use and QoL in adults with Type I Diabetes will be presented.
*CPE AVAILABLE
NUTRITION 2022 Learning Lab – Laboratory Management and Statistical Analysis Plans for Clinical Nutrition Studies
Tuesday, July 14, 2022 | 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET
Human nutrition randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have unique considerations and conducting them with the highest scientific rigor is essential to the development of evidence-based dietary guidance for promoting optimal health and advancing health care. Diet-related interventions can include diet and/or behavioral manipulation, provision of foods or entire meals, or delivery of dietary components in individual food items or supplements.
Join an esteemed faculty for a training on the design and conduct of human nutrition RCTs, documentation and reporting of all aspects of clinical trial management, and data analysis and reporting of results. Course content is based on a series of articles published in Advances in Nutrition
Registration Fee: $50
NUTRITION 2022 Learning Lab – Designing and Conducting Human Nutrition RCTs
Tuesday, July 12, 2022 | 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET
Human nutrition randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have unique considerations and conducting them with the highest scientific rigor is essential to the development of evidence-based dietary guidance for promoting optimal health and advancing health care. Diet-related interventions can include diet and/or behavioral manipulation, provision of foods or entire meals, or delivery of dietary components in individual food items or supplements.
Join an esteemed faculty for a training on the design and conduct of human nutrition RCTs, documentation and reporting of all aspects of clinical trial management, and data analysis and reporting of results. Course content is based on a series of articles published in Advances in Nutrition.
Registration Fee: $50
ASN Student Interest Group Webinar: Science Communication
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 | 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM ET
Join the ASN SIG for a webinar about all things SciComm! Learn about the progression of the 3MT phenomena from creator, Professor Emeritus Alan Lawson. Join Dr. Jessica Garay on her SciComm journey with the public as a science policy fellow. Dr. Rola Hammoud and Dr. Amadeo Salvador will then provide tips for how to deliver ASN award-winning virtual platform and poster presentations.
ECN Professional Development Webinar: Tips and Tricks for How to Set Up and Run Your Lab/Research Program as a Junior Faculty
Wednesday, April 27, 2022 | 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET
ASN MEMBER ONLY EVENT
This webinar hosted by ASN’s Early Career Nutrition (ECN) Interest Group will provide resources and best practices for establishing or negotiating for research/lab needs for junior faculty and discuss how they can establish a positive working environment, including developing safe and ethical working conditions, recruiting, and retaining qualified personnel and developing strong relationships for success. The format will be a discussion with panelists representing different research/lab settings: (1) a wet lab, (2) community/public health/epidemiology, (3) clinical. Live Q&A will follow the panel discussion.
Nutrient Gene Interaction Interest Group (NGI RIS) Career Panel Forum
Friday, April 22, 2022 | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET
ASN MEMBER ONLY EVENT
Please join the Nutrient-Gene Interaction RIS for our upcoming Career Panelists Discussion to learn more about career opportunities outside the traditional role of Academia. In this career panel discussion, you will be able to talk with professionals in industry, government, and at commodity boards. This will be a great opportunity for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and early-stage investigators within the American Society of Nutrition (ASN) to talk and network with professionals from a variety of exciting careers.
*The Nutrient-Gene Interactions RIS members are focused on: (1) mechanisms of gene expression and their regulation by nutrients and other dietary constituents; (2) identification of novel genes that influence the effect of dietary components on health and disease processes, and (3) the influence of genetic variation on the metabolic response to dietary factors. Activities emphasize the concepts and techniques in the areas of biochemistry, cell and molecular biology, genetics, genomics, proteomics and systems biology. Nutrition research ranges from the molecular to the organismal level in humans and other vertebrates, and model organisms such as yeast.
Understanding Gut Microbiota, COVID-19, and Nutrition: Interactions, Interventions, and Unknowns
Wednesday, April 21, 2022
*CPE AVAILABLE
ECN Professional Development Webinar: Funding for Early Career Nutrition Research
Tuesday, March 22, 2022 | 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET
ASN MEMBER ONLY EVENT
Back to Basics: Understanding Terms and Methods in the Gut Microbiome Space
Wednesday, March 16, 2022 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET
A collaboration between the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Research Dietetics Practice Group (RDPG), the Institute for the Advancement of Food and Nutrition Sciences (IAFNS), and the American Society for Nutrition (ASN), Nutritional Microbiology Research Interest Section (RIS)
*CPE AVAILABLE
Research Designs to Account for Diversity and Inclusiveness and Impact Food Guidance Policy
Friday, March 11, 2022 | 12:30 PM – 2 PM ET
*CPE AVAILABLE
Vitamin and Minerals Research Interest Group (V&M RIS) Virtual Mentoring Event
Friday, March 4, 2022 | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET
ASN MEMBER ONLY EVENT
A virtual mentoring event held by ASN’s Vitamin and Minerals Research Interest Group (V&M RIS)*. This meeting aimed to provide trainees at all levels an opportunity to expand their professional networks in the continued absence of the ability to meet in person. Mentors from sectors including academia, industry, and the government will be available for networking and informal discussions.
*The Vitamins and Minerals RIS and its members promote research on the basic understanding of the function, metabolism, and utilization of vitamins and minerals to establish nutritional recommendations. This RIS strives to encourage the development of new research techniques to better understand and promote the contributions of these vitamins and minerals to health promotion and disease prevention.
What’s What! Probiotics, Postbiotics, Prebiotics, Synbiotics, and Fermented Foods
Thursday, December 9, 2021 | 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM ET
A collaboration between the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Research Dietetics Practice Group (RDPG), the Institute for the Advancement of Food and Nutrition Sciences (IAFNS), and the American Society for Nutrition (ASN), Nutritional Microbiology Research Interest Section (RIS)
*CPE AVAILABLE
Strengthening Research Integrity: Which Areas Should the Research Community Focus On?
Tuesday, November 30, 2021 | 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM ET
This webinar is organized jointly by the Institute for the Advancement of Food and Nutrition Sciences (IAFNS) and the American Society for Nutrition.
*CPE AVAILABLE
Child Nutrition Reauthorization: Nutrition Opportunities and Considerations
Wednesday, September 29, 2021 | 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET
*CPE AVAILABLE
Gut Check: What you need to know about the microbiome and nutrition
Wednesday, July 28, 2021 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
*CPE AVAILABLE
Best Practices for Human Nutrition RCTs
Tuesday, July 13, 2021 & July 20, 2021 | 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET
*CPE AVAILABLE (live attendance only)
Conversations in Nutrition & Obesity Research
Webinar 1
Wednesday, March 24, 2021 | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET
Webinar 2
Wednesday, April 28, 2021 | 2:00 – 3:00 PM ET
Webinar 3
Monday, May 24, 2021 | 4:00 – 5:00 PM ET
The 2021 Danone International Prize for Alimentation Laureate Lecture
Thursday, June 3, 2021 | 10:00 AM ET
Sponsored by the Danone Institute International
The Interface Between Nutrition Research and Nutrition Policy: Real World Experiences Past and Present
Tuesday, April 6, 2021 | 1:00 – 2:30 PM ET
*CPE AVAILABLE
Webinar Series: Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Webinar 1: A Behind the Scenes Look at the Development of the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Friday, January 22, 2021 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET
*CPE AVAILABLE
Webinar 2: Utilizing Evidence Gaps Identified by the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Report to Inform Research Priorities
Wednesday, February 10, 2021 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET
*CPE AVAILABLE
Webinar 3: Designing, Implementing and Presenting Research to be Reviewed by the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
Wednesday, March 10, 2021 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET
*CPE AVAILABLE
Medical Foods: Their role in therapeutic nutrition
Tuesday, March 2, 2021 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET
*CPE AVAILABLE
Nutrient-Gene Interactions in Complex Diseases: Perspectives of Early and Mid-career Level Researchers
Wednesday, August 12, 2020 | 2:00 – 4:00 PM ET
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Sweet Talk: A Review of the Science of Sweetness and Its Potential Impacts on Health
Tuesday, July 28, 2020 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET
Sponsored by PepsiCo.
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Public Health Implications of Recent Clinical Evidence on Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Disease
Tuesday, June 23, 2020 | 2:00 – 3:30 PM ET
Sponsored by Royal DSM
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Low-Carbohydrate Eating Patterns for Health – Friend or Foe?
Thursday, March 19, 2020 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET
Organized by the American Society for Nutrition in partnership with Tate & Lyle. Funded by Tate & Lyle.
Can Meat Take the Heat or Should it Get Out of the Kitchen? Meat Cooked at High Temperature and Cancer Risk
Thursday, December 12, 2019 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET
Sponsored by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, a contractor to the Beef Checkoff
How to Fund and Implement ADOPT Core Measures in Your Adult Weight Loss Trial
Thursday, May 9, 2019 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET
Protein’s Role in Bone Health: Does Protein Type and Amount Matter?
Thursday, September 27, 2018 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET
Supported by an educational grant from: Dairy Management, Inc., Egg Nutrition Center, and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
The Farm Bill and Beyond: Advocating for Nutrition and Research
Tuesday, April 10, 2018 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET
ASN is partnering with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior, and the Food Trust to host a Hill day on Tuesday, April 24 in Washington, D.C. We will meet with congressional offices between 10 am and 3 pm to advocate for nutrition education and nutrition research in the 2018 farm bill. Email Sarah Ohlhorst for more information.
Drink Equivalents and Counseling Patients on Alcohol Consumption
Thursday, November 30, 2017 | 3:30 – 4:30 PM ET
Iron and Vitamin D – Impacts on the Microbiome
Tuesday, November 28, 2017 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET
The National Nutrition Research Roadmap: Application of Systems Science, Design and Systems Change to Effect Population Level Change in Eating Behaviors
Wednesday, May 31, 2017 | 3:00 – 4:00 PM ET
The National Nutrition Research Roadmap: Behavioral Science of Eating Habits
Wednesday, February 1, 2017 | 3:00 – 4:00 PM ET
The National Nutrition Research Roadmap: Measuring and Monitoring Individual Dietary Intake and the Food Environment
Wednesday, January 18, 2017 | 3:00 – 4:00 PM ET
The National Nutrition Research Roadmap: Basic Science and Epidemiology of Nutrition
Wednesday, November 2, 2016 | 3:00 – 4:00 PM ET
Why is Vitamin E Important for Infants and Children?
Thursday, June 16, 2016 | 1:00 – 2:30 PM ET