Webinar Series: Dietary Guidelines for Americans

ASN’s 3-part webinar series, held in early 2021, provides support navigating the publication and the science used to inform the guidelines development.

Out with the old 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and in with the new 2020-2025 Guidelines. Experts in nutrition policy and members of previous Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committees will provide timely insights and recommendations in these webinars.

Topics to be discussed include the formation of the Advisory Committee, the scientific review methodology, the policy writing process, use of the identified evidence gaps, and research design and presentation to apprise future Dietary Guidelines.

For more information about each webinar, including access to their recordings and slides, please use the links below:

1. A Behind the Scenes Look at the Development of the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
2. Utilizing Evidence Gaps Identified by the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Report to Inform Research Priorities
3. Designing, Implementing and Presenting Research to be Reviewed by the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

If you are seeking Continuing Professional Education credit and have feedback about this activity, please send comments to QualityCPE@eatright.org.

A Behind the Scenes Look at the Development of the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans

Date: Friday, January 22, 2021

Time: 1 PM – 2 PM ET

*CPE AVAILABLE (more information below)

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The Dietary Guidelines for Americans are released every five years by the U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS), and with each edition, the process evolves along with nutrition science and the methodology for reviewing it. In the first webinar in this three-part series, Federal nutrition staff will detail the nomination and selection process for the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC). Members of the Committee will describe the three rigorous, protocol-driven approaches used to review the current evidence base. The utilization of the Committee’s work by USDA and HHS when writing the Guidelines will be described, along with the review process and implementation of the policy document.

1. Discuss the procedures for establishing the DGAC and the charter governing the Committee’s work.
2. Describe the three methods used by the DGAC to evaluate the scientific evidence.
3. Summarize the process for developing, reviewing, and translating the Dietary Guidelines.

Speakers

Janet M. de Jesus, MS, RD
Nutrition Advisor, Division of Prevention Science
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health

Barbara Schneeman, PhD
Chair, 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
University of California, Davis

Eve Essery Stoody, PhD
Designated Federal Officer and Director
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
Food and Nutrition Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Moderator

Richard Mattes, PhD, RD
Past President, ASN
Member of the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
Purdue University

Continuing Professional Education

ASN designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 CPEU. Dietitians and dietetic technicians registered should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ASN (Provider #NS010) is accredited and approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) as a provider of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) programs for Registered Dietitians.

CPE Level 2

Performance Indicators/Learning Objectives

• 12.1.1 Promotes nutrition programs and resources to address issues of food security, nutritional health and overall health and wellness
• 12.1.3 Collaborates with community partners and stakeholders in promoting nutritional health and disease prevention
• 12.3.5 Takes into consideration public health policies and standards related to food and nutrition
• 8.3.6 Keeps abreast of current nutrition and dietetics knowledge and trends

If claiming CPE Credit for attending the live or the recorded event, you must complete the correct evaluation survey.

Live Event:

Activity Type: 171 Live Webinars and Teleseminars

Activity Number: 160518

CPE Survey: Click here to complete the online attestation and evaluation to claim CPE credit.

Recorded Event:

Activity Type: Recorded pre-approved CPE Activity: 175 Lectures/Webinars

Activity Number: 160720

CPE Survey: Click here to complete the online attestation and evaluation to claim CPE credit.

If you are seeking Continuing Professional Education credit and have feedback about this activity, please send comments to QualityCPE@eatright.org.

Designing, Implementing and Presenting Research to be Reviewed by the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

Date: Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Time: 1 PM – 2 PM ET

*CPE AVAILABLE (more information below)

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The 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) used three rigorous, protocol-driven approaches to review the current scientific evidence – data analysis, food pattern modeling, and systematic reviews. The systematic reviews were completed with the support of USDA’s Nutrition Evidence Systematic Review (NESR) staff. These reviews answer questions on diet and health by searching for, evaluating, and synthesizing all relevant, peer-reviewed studies. In this webinar, Federal staff will present NESR methodology and discuss how it corresponds to designing and implementing research studies and to reporting study findings. Key components of the systematic reviews, such as inclusion and exclusion criteria and the risk of bias assessment, will be highlighted. At the end of this program, attendees will be able to:

1. Describe the robust, seven-step NESR approach which supported the 2020 DGAC in conducting systematic reviews on topics relevant to Federal policy and programs.
2. Utilize the NESR methodology as a guide when designing research studies and publishing study findings.

Speakers

Julie E. Obbagy, PhD, RD
Nutritionist
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, Food and Nutrition Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Joanne M. Spahn, MS, RDN, FADA
Nutritionist
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, Food and Nutrition Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Jamy Ard, MD
Member of the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
Wake Forest School of Medicine

Moderator

Tricia Psota, PhD, RDN
Nutrition on Demand

Continuing Professional Education

ASN designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 CPEU. Dietitians and dietetic technicians registered should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ASN (Provider #NS010) is accredited and approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) as a provider of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) programs for Registered Dietitians.

CPE Level 2

Performance Indicators/Learning Objectives

• 12.1.1 Promotes nutrition programs and resources to address issues of food security, nutritional health and overall health and wellness
• 12.1.3 Collaborates with community partners and stakeholders in promoting nutritional health and disease prevention
• 12.3.5 Takes into consideration public health policies and standards related to food and nutrition
• 8.3.6 Keeps abreast of current nutrition and dietetics knowledge and trends

If claiming CPE Credit for attending the live or the recorded event, you must complete the correct evaluation survey.

Live Event:

Activity Type: 171 Live Webinars and Teleseminars

Activity Number: 161375

CPE Survey: Click here to complete the online attestation and evaluation to claim CPE credit.

Recorded Event:

Activity Type: Recorded pre-approved CPE Activity: 175 Lectures/Webinars

Activity Number: 161893

CPE Survey: Click here to complete the online attestation and evaluation to claim CPE credit.

If you are seeking Continuing Professional Education credit and have feedback about this activity, please send comments to QualityCPE@eatright.org.