14th EFAD Congress - Preliminary Programme is out

EFAD feels privileged to organize THE pan-European dietetic congress. Over the past years, EFAD brought fundamental topics to the table to endorse the dietetic workforce and showcase nutrition and dietetics on the map with the WHO and other key stakeholders. The Budapest resolution (2022) enabled EFAD to show its impact in Europe as the future story for dietitians unfolds.

This year’s theme is “Dietetic care, a human right: moving forward into a new era’’.

The two-day scientific programme is being finalised, and it will offer all the latest evidence-based information on nutrition and dietetics across the lifespan. New topics have been integrated within the program, including Equality, diversity, and inclusion in dietetics and a holistic approach to healthcare.

 Explore the program, Save the date and Stay Tuned for more details.

World Water Day - Watch on demand the EuHHAC Webinar

💧 Yesterday, we celebrated World Water Day with a EuHHAC webinar on "Evidence to Practise - Optimising Healthy Hydration and the Role of Dietitians".
Increasing Healthy Hydration awareness has become a key element of the work of EFAD since 2015. EFAD in collaboration with experts on healthy hydration has launched the European Healthy Hydration Awareness Campaign (EuHHAC), which aims at increasing awareness and knowledge of healthy hydration among dietitians and health professionals. 

 If you missed it, watch it on demand.

WHO Europe asks EFAD to be part of the expert meeting in Tajikistan

Tajikistan is currently facing a double burden of malnutrition, which includes both undernutrition and obesity.
 
In July 2022, the Ministry of Health of Tajikistan asked WHO for support in the area of nutrition. This mission will provide focus on three key areas: surveillance of nutritional status among children (The WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative), capacity-building and collaboration.

At the capacity-building meeting for better nutrition, that took place last February, EFAD actively contributed to the experts' panel. EFAD's Executive Director Wineke Remijnse shared the good practices and Europe's paradigm to identify immediate, medium-term, and longer-term next steps.

 Read Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative in Tajikistan

Karger is a proud 14th EFAD Congress sponsor

We are extremely proud and happy about our ongoing collaboration with Karger.
All accepted abstracts of the 14th EFAD Congress will be published in Karger's journal "Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism".

So, don't miss your chance! Start preparing your abstract submissions.

 Visit the Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism.

EuHHAC Hydration Tool

This easy-to-use tool was developed by EFAD and Danone Nutricia Research, as a part of the European Healthy Hydration Campaign (EuHHAC), with the purpose of raising awareness and increasing dietitians' knowledge of healthy hydration.
Download the tool and follow the instructions on how to use the tool in six easy steps, from consultation to follow-up ideas. Let’s speak about hydration during a consultation! Let’s implement healthy hydration in daily practice!

The EFAD Learning Library is here to support your Life Long Learning.

Our courses are dietitian-led and evidence-based, with materials to embed in practice and take your learning in new directions. Each flexible course has educational resources developed by our international experts that bring practical and real-world experience to each topic. 

 Become an EFAD learner.

Association Between Sustainability and Cancer – Recent Literature Analysis and Indication of Points for Improvement

Unhealthy diets, the rise of non-communicable diseases, and the declining health of the planet are highly intertwined, where food production and consumption are major dri­vers of increases in greenhouse gas emissions, substantial land use, and adverse health such as cancer and mortality. To assess the potential co-benefits from shifting to more sustainable diets, we aimed to investigate the associations of dietary greenhouse gas emissions and land use with all-cause and cause-specific mortality and cancer incidence rates.  

 Read the full article.

Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN Forum)

The High-Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE-FSN) produces the report “Strengthening urban and peri-urban food systems to achieve food security and nutrition in the context of urbanization and rural transformation”, at the request of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS). The HLPE-FSN report will be presented at the 52^nd plenary session of the CFS in October 2024.

With this e-consultation, the HLPE-FSN is seeking your feedback on the proposed scope of this report and the guiding questions below.

This consultation is open until 3 April 2023.

 Find out more.

WHO Regional Office for Europe nutrient profile model: second edition

This publication describes the regional nutrient profile model for use and, if necessary, adaptation by Member States in the WHO European Region in developing policies to restrict the marketing of unhealthy foods to children. The second edition, presented in this report, is an updated version of the model published in 2015. 

 Read the full version.

Sustainable Food Systems in Nutrition and Dietetics Education

This is an in-person networking and learning event that aims to share innovation and best practice in education, build relationships for international collaborations, explore big questions about sustainable food systems, the role of education and the scope of nutrition and dietetic professionals’ work.

📌 When: 7 - 8 June 2023
📍 Where: University College Dublin, Ireland

 Find more & register here.

Talking about Obesity: Enhancing Patient Communication in Clinical Practice

Join this EASO ECN online event to learn about discussing weight with patients living with obesity.

📌 When: Thursday 20 April, 8-9 pm CET
📍 Where: Online

 Find more & register here.

The 65th German Congress - Interdisciplinary Nutrition Therapy 2023, organized by the German Association of Dietitians (VDD)  – an EFAD member - takes place virtually on 4-6 May 2023.

100+ invited speakers from Germany and abroad will present and discuss the most up-to-date evidence on science and the relevance to evidence best practice. The annual conference devotes to the topic: Nutrition between deficiency and abundance.

The official language of the congress is German.

📌 When: 4 - 6 May 2023
📍 Where: Online

 Find out more & register.

"30th European Congress on Obesity"
17-20 May 2023
Dublin, Ireland
Submit your late-breaking abstracts by 28 February 2023, here.

 You can find out more and apply.

45^th ESPEN Congress on Clinical Nutrition & Metabolism
11 - 14 September 2023
Lyon, France

 You can find out more.

16th European Public Health Conference: "Our Food, Our Health, Our Earth: A Sustainable Future for Humanity"
📌 When: 8-11 November 2023
📍 Where: Dublin, Ireland

 You can find out more.

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Save the date for the 14th EFAD Congress

It is a great pleasure to welcome you to the 14th EFAD Congress (12-14 October 2023), in Budapest, the vibrant capital city of Hungary.

This year’s theme is “Dietetic care, a human right: moving forward into a new era’’.

We are excited by this opportunity to connect again in person, bringing together more than 450 European dietitians from 30 European countries to network, exchange knowledge, learn from each other and have lots of fun, as well! You wouldn’t want to miss this vital meeting. 

Save the date and stay tuned as more information will be shared really soon.

Happy Women's Day

Yesterday, we celebrated all the inspiring women in the world! 💐
In EFAD, we want to take this day as an opportunity to thank and honour all fierce, intelligent, powerful women of all ages and races that have devoted their lives to our profession and science, along with their roles as students, workers, mums, caretakers etc.

World Obesity Day - March 4th 2023

World Obesity Day Europe 2023 was celebrated on Saturday, March 4 and it brought together healthcare, patient and political communities, to raise awareness of obesity and the many other diseases which it impacts.
EFAD would like to highlight that:
 Healthcare professionals, working in a multidisciplinary team, can make a difference by becoming more knowledgeable about obesity and addressing the concerns of people living with obesity
 Reducing obesity stigma is a vital step to successful treatment.

These 2 extremely important messages are highly addressed in the newly published position statements on Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) in the management of overweight and obesity in children, adolescents and adults, which are published today in Obesity Facts, the European Journal of Obesity, a joint collaboration of EFAD and EASO.

 Read the Position Papers.

Breakfast Toolkit Project survey

We need your voice!
The aim of the Breakfast Toolkit survey is to gather the views of dietitians on recommending breakfast as part of a balanced diet, and their sources to educate patients about healthy breakfasts as well as understand the breakfast patterns of European countries. The survey is addressed to European dietitians and intern dietitians.

If you are interested in participating in a focus group about breakfast, you can leave your contact information at the end of the survey. Please fill in the survey below to share your experience, it takes less than five minutes to complete.

ENDietS launched a new webinar concept to empower dietetic students, we encourage you to step up for international experiences.
The webinar starts with the application process to discover Erasmus students' mobility for studies and for internships and continues with experience sharing. Three former nutrition and dietetic students share their unique Erasmus experiences to give inspiration and motivation.
If you are looking for opportunities to study or train abroad, do not miss out on this webinar!

  Find out more and register.

Did you know EFAD Learning has podcasts? Listen to them while you cook 👨‍🍳, water your plants 🌷 or work out 🚶.

EFAD has produced four podcast episodes as part of the EFAD Learning experience. EFAD podcasts are also transcripted. 

 Listen to the 4 available podcasts.

Sustainable Nutrition and Sport

At the Change Now Summit 2022, Paris 2024 President Tony Estanguet presented the Organising Committee’s catering strategy for the Games. The ambition is at the height of the challenge with 13 million meals served during the Olympic and Paralympic Games and strong commitments that will guide their preparation. The Paris 2024 Organising Committee has worked with relevant stakeholders to enhance French expertise and promote social and environmental practices that are more sustainable during the Games.

 Read the full article.

Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN Forum)

The High-Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE-FSN) produces the report “Strengthening urban and peri-urban food systems to achieve food security and nutrition in the context of urbanization and rural transformation”, at the request of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS). The HLPE-FSN report will be presented at the 52^nd plenary session of the CFS in October 2024.

With this e-consultation, the HLPE-FSN is seeking your feedback on the proposed scope of this report and the guiding questions below.

This consultation is open until 3 April 2023.

 Find out more.

The CO-CREATE Project: Co-creating policy with youth

WCRF International collaborated on three papers presenting a set of new tools developed to benchmark national policy action on physical activity and nutrition, as part of their work on the CO-CREATE project. These papers are now published in the journal Obesity Reviews.

 Find out more.

European Citizens’ Panel on Food Waste final recommendations - February 2023

On 12 February 2023, a randomly selected EU Citizens' Panel adopted 23 recommendations to reduce food waste in the European Union. The 150 participants developed their proposals together over three weekends.

Food waste means that high losses already occur in the production of food. In private households, edible food is thrown into waste bins in addition to inedible parts. In addition, there are further losses along the food supply chain.

 Read the recommendations.

Launch of the NOURISHING and MOVING policy indexes
WCRF International is organising two webinars in late March to launch a policy index on nutrition (21 March), and another on physical activity (28 March), as part of the CO-CREATE project.  
The NOURISHING (nutrition and diet) and MOVING (physical activity) policy indexes rate and rank the design of nutrition and physical activity policies from 30 European countries.

 You can find out more.

What is Food Literacy?

Food literacy is a term that is increasingly being used by a number of varied professionals who have an interest in food. These professionals include educators, home economists, dietitians, and public health workers. Not surprisingly each profession brings its own nuanced interpretation.

The Food Literacy International Partnership (FLIP) is offering a series of webinars where food literacy scholars and practitioners will discuss ideas of what food literacy is and what it looks like in practice. These discussions will be informed by research and everyday experiences.

📌 When: 17 March 2023, 15:00 CET
📍 Where: Online

 Find more & register here.

The 65th German Congress - Interdisciplinary Nutrition Therapy 2023, organized by the German Association of Dietitians (VDD)  – an EFAD member - takes place virtually on 4-6 May 2023.

100+ invited speakers from Germany and abroad will present and discuss the most up-to-date evidence on science and the relevance to evidence best practice. The annual conference devotes to the topic: Nutrition between deficiency and abundance.

The official language of the congress is German.

📌 When: 4 - 6 May 2023
📍 Where: Online

 Find out more & register.

"30th European Congress on Obesity"
17-20 May 2023
Dublin, Ireland
Submit your late-breaking abstracts by 28 February 2023, here.

 You can find out more and apply.

45^th ESPEN Congress on Clinical Nutrition & Metabolism
11 - 14 September 2023
Lyon, France

 You can find out more.

16th European Public Health Conference: "Our Food, Our Health, Our Earth: A Sustainable Future for Humanity"
📌 When: 8-11 November 2023
📍 Where: Dublin, Ireland

 You can find out more.

To help spread the Voice of European Dietetics across the continent, please share widely with your colleagues and ask them to subscribe. Aquesta adreça de correu-e està protegida dels robots de spam.Necessites Javascript habilitat per veure-la.

Join in with the conversation on social media and have your say on the advice, research and events that are taking place over Europe. Get connected and involved. 

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It is with great sorrow that we received the message that in the many losses due to the earthquake in Turkey and Syria also dietetic colleagues and students lost their lives.
We want to convey our deepest condolences to all who lost their family, friends, colleagues, and acquaintances. Our heart is with you.
There is a huge need for basic supplies but also for medical assistance and we received messages about the need for nutritional supplements, baby food, gluten-free products etc.
We encourage our audience to support and donate. You can use the funds in your own country which are familiar with the situation. Another possibility is to donate via the WHO foundation; you can find more information on their website.

EFAD calls for offices - Don't miss your chance to apply

EFAD is looking for leads/members to 3 European Specialist Dietetic Networks: Diabetes, Public Health and Sports and also for members to the Research and Evidence-Based Practice Committee.

 Membership of the Research and Evidence-Based Practice Committee
 Leadership/ membership of the specialist network for Diabetes
 Leadership/ membership of  the specialist network for Public Health
 Leadership/ membership of the specialist network for Sports and Physical Activity

 Find out more and apply for the positions
⏳ Deadline for applications: 28 February 2023

ESDN Gastroenterology webinar: Dietary Management of Crohn’s Disease; Enteral Nutrition, Novel Diets and Beyond - Watch it on-demand

If you missed the ESDN Gastroenterology webinar on: "Dietary Management of Crohn’s Disease; Enteral Nutrition, Novel Diets and Beyond", that aired last Tuesday, you can now watch it back.

 Watch the webinar on demand.

Breakfast Toolkit Project survey

We need your voice!
The aim of the Breakfast Toolkit survey is to gather the views of dietitians on recommending breakfast as part of a balanced diet, and their sources to educate patients about healthy breakfasts as well as understand the breakfast patterns of European countries. The survey is addressed to European dietitians and intern dietitians.

If you are interested in participating in a focus group about breakfast, you can leave your contact information at the end of the survey. Please fill in the survey below to share your experience, it takes less than five minutes to complete.

ENDietS is looking for enthusiastic Nutrition & Dietetic Students to apply for the positions of:
 Social Media Anchorship
 Junior Conference Anchorship
 Junior Promotion & Recruitment Anchorship.
⏳ Deadline extended: 28 February 2023

  Find out more.

Did you know EFAD Learning has podcasts? Listen to them while you cook 👨‍🍳, water your plants 🌷 or work out 🚶.

EFAD has produced four podcast episodes as part of the EFAD Learning experience. EFAD podcasts are also transcripted. 

 Listen to the 4 available podcasts.

Last round of submissions for the next upcoming issue

If you have information to share in the sections Kaleidoscope and Calendar of Events, please forward the information to Christine Schiller (Aquesta adreça de correu-e està protegida dels robots de spam.Necessites Javascript habilitat per veure-la.), by the 1st of March 2023.

Please check the author's instructions:
 For Kaleidoscope usually, press releases are being used.
It must have a headline, text with not more than 2000 characters, the full name of the institute/organization that spread the news, its logo and a web address (if possible). Additionally, a photo, graphic or other eyecatchers could be included, as long as you hold the copyright and the element can be used for free. This part contains a short text about new initiatives, research etc. from your organisation.

For the Calendar of Events needed:
 The name of the event.
 The data
 The event location
 The website, for more information

 Find out more.

World Obesity Day Europe 2023 is on 4 March 

World Obesity Day Europe 2023 will be held on Saturday, March 4. It brings together healthcare, patient and political communities who are keen to raise awareness of obesity and the many other diseases which it impacts.

It is an initiative of the European Coalition for People Living with Obesity (ECPO) and is aligned with World Obesity Day being held on the same day in other parts of the world.

EFAD will also participate actively in this year's World Obesity Day. Stay tuned.

 Find out more.

World Obesity Day 2023 — The ECPO & EASO Award Applications are open!

The European Coalition for People living with Obesity (ECPO) and the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) are pleased to announce the 2023 awards programme for European activities held in conjunction with World Obesity Day.

The Awards are presented annually in recognition of excellence, innovation and best practice in advancing the understanding of obesity, and the importance of its prevention and treatment.

 Find out more.

Steps to circular food and drink packaging - FoodDrink Europe

This position paper provides guidance to EU and national legislators on how to create a fully circular economy for food and drink packaging. 

 Read the position paper.

WONCA & EASO webinar - "Obesity Management: comprehensive care beyond pharmacotherapy"
EASO and The World Organisation of National Colleges, Academies, and Academic Associations of General Practitioners/ Family Physicians, (WONCA Europe) organise a webinar that will provide medical professionals across disciplines with insight into multidisciplinary options for obesity management beyond pharmacotherapy.

📌 When: 2 March 2023, 18:00 - 20:00 CET
📍 Where: Online

 You can find out more.

What is Food Literacy?

Food literacy is a term that is increasingly being used by a number of varied professionals who have an interest in food. These professionals include educators, home economists, dietitians, and public health workers. Not surprisingly each profession brings its own nuanced interpretation.

The Food Literacy International Partnership (FLIP) is offering a series of webinars where food literacy scholars and practitioners will discuss ideas of what food literacy is and what it looks like in practice. These discussions will be informed by research and everyday experiences.

📌 When: 17 March 2023, 15:00 CET
📍 Where: Online

 Find more & register here.

The 65th German Congress - Interdisciplinary Nutrition Therapy 2023, organized by the German Association of Dietitians (VDD)  – an EFAD member - takes place virtually on 4-6 May 2023.

100+ invited speakers from Germany and abroad will present and discuss the most up-to-date evidence on science and the relevance to evidence best practice. The annual conference devotes to the topic: Nutrition between deficiency and abundance.

The official language of the congress is German.

📌 When: 4 - 6 May 2023
📍 Where: Online

 Find out more & register.

"30th European Congress on Obesity"
17-20 May 2023
Dublin, Ireland
Submit your late-breaking abstracts by 28 February 2023, here.

 You can find out more and apply.

45^th ESPEN Congress on Clinical Nutrition & Metabolism
11 - 14 September 2023
Lyon, France

 You can find out more.

16th European Public Health Conference: "Our Food, Our Health, Our Earth: A Sustainable Future for Humanity"
📌 When: 8-11 November 2023
📍 Where: Dublin, Ireland

 You can find out more.

To help spread the Voice of European Dietetics across the continent, please share widely with your colleagues and ask them to subscribe. Aquesta adreça de correu-e està protegida dels robots de spam.Necessites Javascript habilitat per veure-la.

Join in with the conversation on social media and have your say on the advice, research and events that are taking place over Europe. Get connected and involved. 

Copyright © 2023. All rights reserved.
All images used are royalty free via Getty Images.


Our mailing address is:
European Federation of the Associations of Dietitians (EFAD)
Gooimeer 4-15
1411 DC Naarden
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