Nutrition, Communication and Informatics Joint Class Day
November 16th – Virtual
Presented by the Department of Nutrition and Food Science at the
University of Maryland, College Park
8:45-9:00 Welcome
Phyllis McShane, Director, University of Maryland College Park Dietetic Internship
Cheng-I Wei, Department Chair, Nutrition and Food Science University of Maryland
9:00-9:50 Raising the Impact Factor of Dietitians: Opportunities in Nutrition and Health Informatics
Kathleen Pellechia, MS, RDN
Communications Manager | FHI 360
10:00-10:50 USDA Food and Nutrition Service: Food Distribution
Janell Walker, MPH, RDN Informaticist | USDA
11:00-11:50 Careers in Tech for Dietitians
Tamara S. Melton, MS, RDN, CPHIMS Owner/Consultant LaCarte Wellness Co-founder, Diversify Dietetics
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00-1:50 TeleMOVE! Home Telehealth Weight Management Program Florence Ogunlesi, MA, RDN, LDN Telehealth | Department of Veterans Affairs
2:00-2:50 Dietitians in the Media
Valerie Agyeman, RD | flourishheights.com Communications Manager | Seafood Nutrition Partnership
3:00-3:50 Nutrition Informatics: Using Knowledge Management to Optimize Diabetes Care
Nancy Rozgony, MS, RD, LDN
Health and Nutrition Informaticist | Medstar Health
3:50 Wrap Up