Empowering the Dietitian
IOWA DIETETICS in HEALTH CARE COMMUNITIES (IDHCC) SPRING CONFERENCE
Time & Location
Apr 19, 2024, 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM CDT
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Conference , 2502 SE Hulsizer Dr, Ankeny, IA 50021, USA
Agenda
*They have a hotel block on Thursday, April 18th and Friday, April 19th with 20 rooms at a rate of $149.
Meeting Agenda
7:30-8:00 - Light Breakfast
7:45-8:00 - Welcome/Opening Remarks
8:00-8:45 - Communicating the RDN Value through Productive Conversations
8:45-9:00 - Business Meeting
9:00-10:00 - Bringing Your Regulated Self: To ALWAYS Do the Right Thing
10:00-10:15 - Break
10:15-11:15 - The Hospice Benefit: How It Feeds Into Your Role
11:15-12:30 - Communication Check-in/Lunch/Vendor Fair
12:30-1:30 - Being Your Own Boss-What You Need to Know
1:30-1:45 - Break
1:45-2:45 - Setting Yourself Up for Success with a Small Business: The Logistics
2:45-2:55 - Break
2:55-3:55 - Gray Hairs and Geriatrics: Ageism in the Work We Do
3:55-4:15 - Wrap Up
Presenters:
The Guilt-Free RD and host of Sound Bites podcast Melissa Joy Dobbins, MS, RDN, CDCES will provide insight into communication strategies and techniques as applicable to the RDN field. Facilitate application of this session to today’s world.
Nutrition Consulting’s Kristin Klinefelter, MS, RDN, LDN offers the science behind self-regulation, and techniques to regulate your nervous system in
stressful situations. Participants will understand the Ethical Decision Making Model and apply to real-life situations.
St. Croix Hospice’s Megan DuBay breaks down Hospice: what it is, qualifying criteria, services, assessment, and the RD role.
Iowa Small Business Development Center’s Jenica Johnson pairs up with local business owners Jessica Schroeder, RDN, LD and Jocelyn Evans, RD, LD, CSG to give insight into business/entrepreneurship basics; and hear about personal journeys within business ownership.
Tim Gartin of Hastings and Gartin Law; Kyle Woiwood, CPA at Uhy Advisors; Andrew Ricklefs of Knapp Tedesco Insurance; and Katelyn Scheuermann, MPP-D, RDN, LD and Cat Rudolph, MS, RD give an overview into the legalities involved with business ownership and licensure.
Iowa Health & Human Services Division of Aging & Disability’s very own Ashley Danielson, RDN, LD; Erin Hoisington, RDN, LDN; and Elizabeth Fridley, RDN, LD provide insight into the Nutrition & Aging Resource Center, and discuss ageism and how it can impact one’s work.