January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011

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!

"Learn, Grow and Glow - Current Issues in Dietetics"
Date: Saturday, March 12, 2011 (Spring Workshop)
Time: 8:00 am to 1:15 pm
Speakers: Amanda Pennington, MA, CCC-SLP, CBIS; Katie Brogan PhD, RD
Location: St. John Providence Hospital, Fisher Auditorium
CPEU's: 4
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"Cultural Competency"
Margaret L. King Lecture
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Time: 1:00 to 3:30 pm
Speaker: Judith Rodriguez, PhD, RD, FADA, LDN
Location: Henry Ford Hospital, Buerki Auditorium
CPEU's: 2
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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

"Metabolomics and Nutrition"
Date: Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Time: 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Speaker: Smiti Gupta, PhD
Location: Providence Hospital, Fisher Auditorium
CPEU's: 2

"Oxidative Stress and Folate Metabolism: Mediators of DNA Repair in Down Syndrome"
Date: Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Speaker: Diane Cabelof, PhD, RD
Location: Providence Hospital Fisher Auditorium
CPEU's: 2

"Licensure and Legislative Issues"
Date: Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Speaker: Holly Guzman, RD
Location: Providence Hospital Fisher Auditorium
CPEU's: 2

"Minds of Medicine: Michigan's First Intestine Transplant and Nutrition"
Date: Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Speaker: Marwan Kazimi, MD
Location: Providence Hospital Fisher Auditorium
CPEU's: 2

* Please note above schedule subject to Change

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