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A Pu b l i c a t i o n o f t h e C a n a d i a n N u t r i t i o n S o c i e t y | U n e Pu b l i c a t i o n d e l a S o c i é t é c a n a d i e n n e d e n u t r i t i o n
2013-2015 Advisory Council PRESIDENT Robert Bertolo, PhD
Message from President and Past President
PAST PRESIDENT Katherine Gray-Donald, PhD PRESIDENT-E LECT & VP - CLINICAL Sarah Robbins, MD, FRCPC VP - R ESEARCH David Ma, PhD TREASURER Janis Randall Simpson, PhD, RD S ECRETARY Valerie Marchand, MD, FRCPC COUNCILLORS Johane Allard, MD, FRCPC Sukhinder Kaur Cheema, PhD Marcia Cooper, PhD, RD Pauline Darling, MSc, PhD, RD John Drover, MD, FACS, FRCSC Donald R. Duerksen, MD, FRCP Alison Duncan, PhD, RD Guylaine Ferland, PhD Leah Gramlich, MD, FRCPC Jim House, PhD Mary L’Abbé, PhD Benoit Lamarche, PhD Lindsay Robinson, PhD Melanie Stapleton, MD, FRCPC Mei Tom, RD Angelo Tremblay, PhD Gord Zello, PhD AWARDS CHAIR Lindsay Robinson, PhD ETHICS CHAIR Alison Duncan, PhD, RD M EMBERSHIP CHAIR Harold Aukema, PhD, RD NATIONAL M EETING CHAIR Sarah Robbins, MD FINANCES /R ESOURCES CHAIR Janis Randall Simpson, PhD, RD ADVOCACY CHAIR Leah Gramlich, MD, FRCPC COMMUNICATIONS CHAIR David Ma, PhD FOUNDATION CHAIR Leah Gramlich, MD, FRCPC E DUCATION & PUBLICATIONS CHAIR Lesley Moisey, RD CANADIAN MALNUTRITION TASK FORCE CO-CHAIRS Johane Allard, MD, FRCPC Heather Keller, RD, PhD
Our annual conference marked a time of change for our executive. Dr. Rob Bertolo succeeds Dr. Katherine Gray-Donald as President, Dr. Sarah Robbins is the VP Clinical and Presient-Elect and Dr. David Ma is the VP Research. Dr. Janis Randall Simpson is Treasurer and Dr. Valerie Marchand is our new Secretary. We have struck a great balance of research and practice in different domains and the group is off to a good start with Rob at the helm. A number of new initiatives are underway as our Society grows and develops. We have incorporated a Foundation to promote research into the science and practice of nutrition, and to disseminate sound information about nutrition to those in the field, policy makers and the public. We have applied to the Canada Revenue Agency for charitable status and are waiting for this to become official. Close links with other nutritional organizations are an asset to our members. Collaboration with the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN) has led to Life Long Learning sessions at our annual conference with a plan to train our members in Train the Trainer sessions so that Canadian members can update our clinicians through our own Life Long Learning sessions. We have also met with the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) and the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) to co-sponsor sessions at our 2014 annual conference and to explore other areas of collaboration across societies. Our strategic plan is five years old and reflects our thoughts on a merged society prior to merging. An exercise in revisiting this plan will take place this coming year to be sure we are headed where we want to go. In addition to our very popular CNS Annual Conference (scheduled for June 5 - 7, 2014 in St. John’s, NL), we also have a regional meeting scheduled for January 11, 2014 in the Toronto area - this meeting will focus on Carbohydrates and Fibre. We hope to see you in Toronto and St. John’s and we always like to hear from you so do let us know if you want to get involved in the Society. We still could add a few committee members to our active committee groups. Enjoy what is left of summer. Robert Bertolo, PhD President
Katherine Gray-Donald, PhD Past President
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