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.
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Upcoming Webinars and Events
More information about upcoming webinars and events will be available as they are confirmed.
Past Webinars and Events
NUTRITION 2023
Saturday, July 22, 2023 – Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Learn more about ASN’s annual flagship meeting, NUTRITION 2023, which was held in Boston, MA.
Almond Intake and Blood Sugar Control
Sponsored by the Almond Board of California
Tuesday, May 23, 2023 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET
Learn about emerging research on the effects of almond consumption on short and longer-term glycemia.
*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.
ECN Professional Development Webinar: Beyond Academia
Sponsored by National Dairy Council
Friday, May 19, 2023 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET
Join an expert panel of six early career nutrition researchers who hold careers outside of academia for this interactive, fireside chat webinar. Two representatives from three career options beyond academia (government, NGO/Health Associations, and industry) will take part in the panel. Speakers will briefly introduce their career path, share their motivations for a career outside of academia, and give advice on how to secure a career in their chosen career sector. This 60-minute panel will include three 15-minute sections devoted to each sector, during which the two representatives will give an informal 5-minute presentation, followed by 5 minutes of sector focused questions and answers between attendees and panelists. The final portion of the webinar will be a 5-minute open forum between the attendees and panelists. This is meant to be a highly interactive session, so questions for panelists can be anonymously submitted to organizers prior to the webinar or to the moderator during the webinar.
*CPE AVAILABLE
Important Food Sources of Fructose-containing Sugars and Adiposity: Findings from a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Controlled Feeding Trials
Monday, May 8, 2023 | 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET
The April issue of The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition features a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis that illustrate the need for nuance in public health guidance related to sugar consumption.
Evolving evidence has indicated that the effect of fructose-containing sugars on adiposity may vary among food sources. For example, research has consistently shown that consuming sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) at excess calorie levels leads to increased body weight and elevated obesity risk. Yet, evidence is unclear about the potential impact on adiposity related to the consumption of other food sources of fructose-containing sugars such as fruit, which are associated with numerous health-promoting benefits. To help inform evidence-based public health recommendations, the American Society for Nutrition commissioned this systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled trials to better understand the effect of different food sources of fructose-containing sugars at various levels of energy control on body weight and other measures of adiposity, using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) approach.
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
Learn about emerging research on the link between diet, gut, brain and skin health and how eating almonds may support a healthy microbiome.
Presented by leading nutrition scientist Dr. Zhaoping Li, MD, PhD
*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.
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 – 1:30 PM ET
In this sponsored presentation, Britt Burton-Freeman, PhD summarizes 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 discusses 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.
Almonds: Food for Fitness
Sponsored by the Almond Board of California
Wednesday, February 22, 2023 | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET
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.
*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.
ECN Professional Development Webinar: Promotion in Academia
Friday, February 3, 2023 | 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET
This webinar, hosted by ASN’s Early Career Nutrition (ECN) Interest Group, describes strategies that nutrition professionals can take in order to get promoted in their position. This talk focuses 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 emphasize some barriers they faced and how to overcome or avoid them.
Sponsored by: National Dairy Council
*CPE AVAILABLE
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 reviews nutrition in children with major heart and lung disease. Finally, Dr. Steve Abrams (University of Texas) reviews how new infant formulas enter the market, a timely topic in light of recent shortages.
*CPE AVAILABLE
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.
Hear from 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.
*CPE AVAILABLE
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.
This recording is included in ASN’s ‘Food for the Brain’ Collection.
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 outlines 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.
*CPE AVAILABLE
Nutrition Rounds – Recent Advances in the Treatment of Obesity
Thursday, September 15, 2022 | 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET
This 90-minute event reviews current options for the pharmacological treatment of obesity and describes the concomitant role of diet counseling and lifestyle interventions with new obesity therapies. Content delves 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.
*CPE AVAILABLE
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.
The recording for this event is included in ASN’s ‘Best Practices of Human Nutrition RCTs’ Collection.
*CPE AVAILABLE
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.
The recording for this event is included in ASN’s ‘Best Practices of Human Nutrition RCTs’ Collection.
*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
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
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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.
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
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.
Additional Past Webinars
The following webinars and virtual events showcase the diverse activities organized for ASN members and the nutrition community. Recordings of these activities are not available.
To learn more about ASN’s recorded activities, visit DiscoverNUTRITION, ASN’s online learning platform.
For information about upcoming events, see the Upcoming Webinars and Events section above.
- Grad School Application 101: Land Your Dream Offer (Friday, May 26, 2023 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET)
- ACD Webinar Series: Part 2 – Professional Opportunities in Aging (Monday, March 6, 2023 | 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET)
- Obesity GEM Town Hall (Friday, March 3, 2023 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET)
- ASN Student Interest Group: Diverse Career Paths with a Nutrition Degree (Friday, February 17, 2023 | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET)
- 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)
- Exploring Careers in One of Science’s Hottest Areas: Nutritional Microbiology (Friday, November 4, 2022 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET)
- 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 Student Interest Group Webinar: Science Communication (Wednesday, May 4, 2022 | 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM ET)
- 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)
- Nutrient Gene Interaction Interest Group (NGI RIS) Career Panel Forum (Friday, April 22, 2022 | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET)
- ECN Professional Development Webinar: Funding for Early Career Nutrition Research (Tuesday, March 22, 2022 | 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET)
- Vitamin and Minerals Research Interest Group (V&M RIS) Virtual Mentoring Event (Friday, March 4, 2022 | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET)
- Child Nutrition Reauthorization: Nutrition Opportunities and Considerations (Wednesday, September 29, 2021 | 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET)
- Gut Check: What you need to know about the microbiome and nutrition (Wednesday, July 28, 2021 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET)
- Conversations in Nutrition & Obesity Research (Wednesday, March 24, 2021 | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET; Wednesday, April 28, 2021 | 2:00 – 3:00 PM ET; Monday, May 24, 2021 | 4:00 – 5:00 PM ET)
- Nutrient-Gene Interactions in Complex Diseases: Perspectives of Early and Mid-career Level Researchers (Wednesday, August 12, 2020 | 2:00 – 4:00 PM E
- Can Meat Take the Heat or Should it Get Out of the Kitchen? Meat Cooked at High Temperature and Cancer Risk, Sponsored by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, a contractor to the Beef Checkoff (Thursday, December 12, 2019 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET)
- 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?, Supported by an educational grant from: Dairy Management, Inc., Egg Nutrition Center, and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (Thursday, September 27, 2018 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET)
- The Farm Bill and Beyond: Advocating for Nutrition and Research (Tuesday, April 10, 2018 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET)
- 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)