It is that time of the year again . . .  please consider nominating a deserving colleague or student for an award!

There are 11 potential awards by Professional and Student categories.

2022 CT AND Professional Award Categories

• Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year (RYDY) – 35 years or younger
• Recognized Dietetic Technician of the Year (RDTY)
• Emerging Dietetic Leader Award (EDL) – 5-10 years practice experience
• Outstanding Dietitian of the Year (ODY)

Must not previously have won the award nominated for from any affiliate.  EDL must also not have previously won the RYDY or RDTY award.

Nominees must be a member of CT Academy by 1/1/202

2022 CT AND PROFESSIONAL Awards Packet

2022 CT AND Outstanding Dietetic Student Award Categories

One student selected from each type of program:

• Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD)
• Coordinated Program (CP)
• Dietetic Internship (DI)
• Dietetic Technician Program (DT)
• FEM Bachelors Programs (FB)
• FEM Graduate Programs (FG)
• Int’l/Foreign Dietetics Education Programs (IDE/FDE)

Students enrolled in ACEND-accredited dietetics education program. A faculty member or program director must nominate students.

Nominees must be a member of CT Academy by 1/1/2022.

2022 CT AND STUDENT Awards Packet

Application packets must be emailed or postmarked by March 1, 2022.

Poster Session Applications for the CT Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Spring Meeting on Thursday April 28, 2022 are now available
Abstracts must be received by April 14, 2022.  You will be notified by email about the acceptance of your abstract. 

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Please find attached the newly developed CDR Credentialing Tips that describe and answer credentialed practitioners inquires. This documents was revised in November 2021 after many practitioners were unclear on the limitations and restrictions of using the RD, RDN, DTR, NDTR credential in their personal and business practices.  The revised CDR Credential Tips can be found here.

Credentialing Tips-Using the RD RDN DTR NDTR Credential Nov 2021

In short, we can all use our credentials for our website domain, email address, business name, business cards etc. as long as we don’t TRADEMARK the credentials with the USPTO (United States Postmark and Trademark Office) as this trademark belongs to CDR. There are a few other stipulations on prohibited use that they added in, which you can review in the attached document.

Melissa Mitri, MS, RDN
President, CT Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Infant Malnutrition & Growth Failure: Exploring New Nutritional Management Strategies

Sponsored by Nutricia’s Medical and Scientific Affairs Team. Attendance will include a $25 Grub Hub Voucher.

Date and time:
Friday, January 14th – 12 to 1 pm Eastern

Speaker: Amy Gelfand, MS, RDN, CDN

Learning objectives:
•Identify infant malnutrition and growth failure
*Discuss common interventions for infant malnutrition
and growth failure
*List the risks associated with concentrating and
fortifying formula
*Identify a novel way of managing term infants with
malnutrition and growth failure

To Register: https://bit.ly/N_CTAND

The conference will be Thursday, April 28, 2022 at the Aria Banquet and Wedding Venue in Prospect, CT.  For information on being a vendor at this in-person meeting contact Barbara at info@eatrightct.org