January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010

SEMDA membership meetings are held at St. John Providence Hospital, Fisher Center Auditorium, 1601 West Nine Mile Road, Southfield, MI (unless otherwise indicated). Networking at 6:00 p.m., educational meetings from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Meeting times may vary throughout the year, so please check the times below. Continuing professional education units are available free to SEMDA members at each meeting, and cost $10.00/CPEU for non-members. Don't forget that professional networking takes place for 30 minutes prior to each meeting, so come early!

"Diabetes and Kidney Disease"
Date: Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Speaker: Carolyn Jennings MPH, RD, CDE
Location: Providence Hospital Fisher Auditorium
CPEU's: 2

"Nutrition and Autism"
Date: Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Speaker: Judi Brooks PhD, RD
Location: Providence Hospital Fisher Auditorium
CPEU's: 2

"Medical Home"
Date: Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Speaker: Lee McDonagh RD, CDE
Location: Providence Hospital Fisher Auditorium
CPEU's: 2

"Aspects of Wound Care"
Date: Saturday, March 20, 2010 (Spring Workshop)
Time: 8:00 am to 1:15 pm
Speakers: Dr. Nancy Collins, PhD, RD, LD/N, FAPWCA; Deborah Shepherd, RN, CWS; Dr. Mary Barna, DPM, PA-C, CWS, FCCWS
Location: St. John Providence Hospital, Fisher Auditorium
CPEU's: 4
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"Putting Down Roots: Cultivating Common Ground between Dietetics and Sustainable Agriculture"
Margaret L. King Lecture
Date: Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Time: 1:00 to 3:30 pm
Speaker: Diana Dyer MS, RD (author of A Dietitian’s Cancer Story)
Location: Henry Ford Hospital, Buerki Auditorium
CPEU's: 2
Lecture Objectives:
1. Define sustainable agriculture and food systems
2. Identify benefits of local-community food systems
3. Review emerging sustainable food systems in clinical, community, and food programs in Michigan and nationally
4. Develop a list of resources useful to RDs for sustainable food systems
5. Plant seeds for cultivating the future of the dietetics profession with a focus on promoting health by sustainable food systems

"Nutrition and Dementia"
Date: Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Time: 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Speaker: Lois Sczomak, RD
Location: Providence Hospital, Fisher Auditorium
CPEU's: 2

* Please note above schedule subject to Change

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