Nutrition Month 2024 - Ottawa Event

This year’s theme, 'We Are Dietitians,' is about igniting pride within the dietetic community. This Nutrition Month, DC is shining a spotlight on our incredible profession and igniting a sense of pride among dietitians nationwide.  Join us in Ottawa to kick-off Nutrition Month 2024!

Celebrating Dietitian Success

• 12:00 pm  Registration Open

• 12:30 pm  Opening Remarks:  John-Paul Cody-Cox, CEO, Dietitians of Canada and Dean Lucie Thibault, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa

• 12:45 pm  Opening Address:  Official Open of Nutrition Month, Leslie Beck, Chair of the Board for Dietitians of Canada

• 1:00 pm   Keynote: The Power of Dietitians, Leslie Beck, Chair of the Board for Dietitians of Canada

• 1:30 pm  Stretch Break

• 1:45 pm  Panel Discussion: Celebrating Dietitian Success                  

                          Moderator:  Chloé le Quéré, Co-Chair of the French Network of Dietitians of Canada

                           Speakers:     Isabelle Giroux, University of Ottawa

                                                 Elaine de Grandpré, Health Canada

                                                 Jill Burns, Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation

• 3:30 pm  Closing Remarks

• 3:45 pm  Networking & Tour of the School of Nutrition Sciences

Location: University of Ottawa, Faculty of Health Sciences Building (FHS), 200 Lees Avenue, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5S9

Room:  142

Date: March 1, 2024

Time: 12:00pm - 4:45pm

* Simultaneous translation provided by Interprefey.  Please bring your smartphone and earphones/buds.