The 2016 Canadian Nutrition Society annual conference

Monday, June 13, 2016

The Canadian Nutrition Society (CNS) hosted the 2016 annual conference in Gatineau, Quebec at the Hilton Lac-Leam on May 5th to 7th. The conference was primarily catered towards researchers, dietitians, and other nutrition professionals. Celia Laur, Jimmy McCullough, Tara McNicholl, and Renata Valaitis presented posters on the More-2-Eat project. Professor Heather Keller mediated a global debate on diagnosing malnutrition and also gave a talk about preliminary results from the Making the Most of Mealtimes study. 

Celia with conference poster

“Development of a reliable tool to assess knowledge, attitudes and practices of hospital staff concerning nutrition care practices in Canadian hospitals.”

Authors: Laur, Celia; Marcus, Hannah; Got, Tiffany; Keller, Heather

Celia and Heather with conference poster

“Nutrition care in hospital: Using focus groups and interviews to examine current nutrition care practices in Canadian Hospitals.”

Authors: Laur, Celia; Murphy, Joseph; Keller, Heather

Jimmy with conference poster

“My Meal Intake Tool (M-MIT) – Validation of a novel food intake monitoring tool for acute care hospital patients.”

Authors: McCullough, James; Keller, Heather

Tara with conference poster

“The More-2-Eat project: Measurements for detecting frailty in older adults in an acute care setting.”

Authors: McNicholl, Tara; Keller, Heather

Renata with conference poster

“The More-2-Eat project: Preliminary audit of nutrition practices in 5 Canadian hospitals.”

Authors: Valaitis, Renata; Laur, Celia; Barnes, Stephanie; Booth, Michelle; Butterworth, Donna; Keller, Heather

Renata and Heather with conference poster

“The More-2-Eat Project: Preliminary baseline data on adult patients’ perceptions of their health, quality of life and mealtime experiences in hospital.”

Authors: Valaitis, Renata; Laur, Celia; Barnes, Stephanie; Butterworth, Donna; Nasser, Roseann; Cowan, Shannon; Keller, Heather