2025 CANDAC Presentations

CANDAC 2025 Speaker Presentations

THURSDAY, April 24

Leveraging Ethical Leadership for Success!

Annual Business Meeting

FRIDAY, April 25

Unlocking the Mediterranean Lifestyle: A Harmony of Diet, Culture, and Wellness

The Cultural Context of Plant-Based Eating: Indian-Inspired Diabetes Management

Impact of Nutrition Education on Dietary Habits and Food Security

Utilizing Vasopressor Dose Equivalence Score Guided Initiation of Enteral Nutrition for Patients with Hemodynamic Instability

Bridging Technology and Clinical Care: Validating AI Models for Early Detection of Malnutrition in Hospital Setting

Food as Medicine: Where Food, Policy, and RDNs Create Impact

Evaluating Los Angeles County’s Produce Prescription Programs through Fidelity, Equity, and Dignity Principles

Deep Dive on IBS and the Low FODMAP Diet

Gastrointestinal Complexity: Effective Nutrition Support Strategies in Challenging Cases

Comprehensive Strategies to Tackle Preconception Origins of Health and Disease

Enhancing Collegial Courtesy in Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration

Cultural Humility and Cuisine: Supporting Diverse College Students with Disordered Eating

Park-nerships and Recreation: Harnessing Anchoring Institutions and Multisector Collaboration for Food Access and Nutrition Education

SATURDAY, April 26

The Dietitians Guide to Salary Negotiation

License to Practice: Model Practice Act & Advocacy

Role of Renal Diet Therapy in Chronic Kidney Disease Management

Nutrition in Crisis Management and Public Administration

Gen Z: Strategies for Educating and Building Resiliency

Hot Planet: Climate-Friendly Eating Recommendations

Savvy Science Communication

Extreme Weight Cutting: A Safe Approach for Weight Class Athletes

A Gynecologist’s Integrative Approach to Menopause

Will Artificial Intelligence Take My Job?

Closing Keynote: A Conversation with the Academy President