September 2016
The Voice of
European Dietitians President's Message
This quarter's newsletter is full of really interesting information about the activities of dietitians. It comes after a very full and successful International Congress of Dietetics held in Granada, Spain. A huge congratulation and thank you to the Foundation of Spanish Dietetics and Nutrition for organising such a wonderful conference. One of the symposiums at the Congress about raising the awareness of hydration in Europe, which EFAD is supporting, is summarised in this newsletter. In this photo, I am pictured with the key speakers. EFAD also held a successful General Meeting of its member associations and adopted a new Strategic Plan 2017-‐2021, which is forward looking, as you would expect. I have written a short paper on the future of dietetics in Europe to inform the development of the plan and it follows this message. Dietitians, as you will see, have been very active in promoting their work in the area of obesity. Joan Gandy Olle Melander Anne de Looy You will find a report showing the Isabelle Guelinckx Pauline Douglas work of our European Specialist Dietetic Network (ESDN) Obesity with the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) in the European Obesity Summit that took place in June. On the same topic of obesity, the Hungarian Association of Dietitians describe their GYERE (children's health) initiative in the city of Dunaharaszti. Both reports demonstrate a leadership role by dietitians. I was also at a recent meeting of the Joint Action for Physical Activity and Nutrition (JANPA), which is a European initiative targeting obesity in children. Prof Maria Hassapidou is leading one of the work packages. Also in this full newsletter is a report on new behavioural change videos which are now available on the EFAD website and also our first dedicated report on the European Dietetic Action Plan (EuDAP) from Germany. Come on other countries …..what is going on in your country? I cannot wait for the next newsletter there is so much more to be shared between dietitians in Europe!
Anne
Anne de Looy, President of EFAD, Professor of Dietetics, Plymouth University, England
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