EFAD is seeking to recruit:
 An Education Officer to manage the further development of the EFAD Learning Library and,
 A Project Officer to manage a research & education project - the EFAD Breakfast Toolkit development.

 Find out more and apply for the Project Officer position
⏳ Deadline for applications: 22 December 2022

 Find out more and apply for the Education Officer position
⏳ Deadline for applications: 15 January 2023

Extra call for nominations

EFAD is searching for enthusiastic expert colleagues for committee membership in the specialist dietetic networks (ESDNs) of Sport and Physical Activity as well as Primary Care.
⏳ Deadline: January 3rd, 2023

 Find out more and apply.

Webinar on "The latest dietary guidelines for obesity and diabetes management" - Watch on-demand

Yesterday evening we held an extremely insightful webinar on the latest nutritional guidelines for obesity and diabetes management, including the role of sugars and low/no-calorie sweeteners, that was supported by the International Sweeteners Association.

During this webinar, we heard from our expert speakers, Dr Antonis Vlassopoulos the European Medical Nutrition Therapy guidelines for adults with overweight and obesity and Dr Odysseas Androutsos on the Medical Nutrition Therapy Guidelines for children with overweight and obesity.
These guidelines will be officially launched on December 15th, 2022 and more practical recommendations for everyday practice will follow up.
Last but not least, Dr John Sievenpiper went through the clinical practice versus public health guidelines on non-sugar sweeteners.

Rewatch or watch the webinar on-demand.

The EFAD Budapest Resolution now officially translated in Italian

At the 33rd EFAD General Meeting this past October, the Budapest Resolution was issued and endorsed by 22 EFAD Member National Dietetic Associations.

The Budapest Resolution stresses that everyone has the right to adequate food and to be free from hunger, in line with the International Declaration on the Human Right to Food, and strongly recommends that dietetic care should be an integral part of nutritional care to ensure that no one is left behind. 

Being the pan-European organization for National Dietetic Associations and for Higher Education Institutions that train dietitians, we are able to lead or make significant contributions to European, national and local action plans regarding nutrition and food.

And for that, we are very proud that the Budapest Resolution is now officially translated into Italian by the Italian Scientific Association for Food, Nutrition and Dietetics.

 Read the Italian translation of the Budapest Resolution.

A survey on coffee consumption, conducted by EFAD and supported by the Institute of Scientific Information on Coffee, indicated that coffee is a popular beverage throughout Europe, with dietitians across Europe reporting that the majority of their clients consume coffee regularly. 

The aim of this survey was to:
 Understand the general views of European dietitians in relation to coffee consumption and health
 Understand the attitudes towards coffee consumption and health amongst their patients/clients
 Identify what advice dietitians currently share with their patients/ clients on the role of coffee consumption
 Identify views on the current awareness of emerging evidence into the associations between coffee consumption and non-communicable diseases

We are really happy to announce that 520 survey participants took part in the prize competition and will get a chance to win 500€ for the 14th EFAD conference (fee + travel expenses). Currently, EFAD’s jury is reading all your very inspiring responses to the competition question: “Why would you like to attend the 14th EFAD Conference 2023 and how this experience will help you become a better practitioner?”
We expect to announce the winners in the first months of 2023. Thank you for your huge interest!

 Find out more about the survey results in the report.

Principles for Evidence-Based and Sustainable Food
System Innovations for Healthier Diets

Local, regional, and global food systems are unable to provide consumers with nutritious and affordable diets.

In this review, we underline the critical role of innovation within the food system transformation discourse. We aim to define principles for implementing evidence-based and long-term food system innovations that are economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable and, above all, aimed at improving diets and public health.

 Enjoy reading!
 

The preparation of the Kompass Nutrition and Dietetics issue 1/23 has started

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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.

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 The name of the event.
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Become a nutritional education volunteer at the Special Olympics 2023 in Berlin

The German Association of Dietitians (VDD) is calling for colleagues from all over Europe - who can speak in German and/or English - who will join in and volunteer in the Health Promotion part at the Special Olympics 2023 in Berlin, coming up this June.

📌 When: 17 - 25 June 2023
⏳ Deadline: January 31st, 2023

 Find out more.

The EFSA website now available in all 24 EU languages

EFSA is expanding its linguistic diversity by offering its online communications in a further 14 European languages: Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Estonian, Finnish, Hungarian, Irish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Romanian, Slovak and Slovenian.
The EFSA website is now available in all 24 official languages of the European Union.

 Find out more.

Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM)

While the GLIM framework was developed by the collective leadership of four major clinical nutrition societies (European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism [ESPEN], American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition [ASPEN], Federación Latinoamericana de Terapia Nutricional, Nutrición Clínica y Metabolismo [FELANPE], Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Society of Asia [PENSA]), EFAD actively contributes to the subsequent activities to facilitate and stimulate validation and implementation of the GLIM framework.

 Find more on the GLIM Framework.

"Changing Dietary Behaviour: From individual to collective levers to accelerate the transition to healthy and sustainable diets"
1 December 2022
14:30 - 16:00 CET
Online

The Abstract, E-Poster and Symposium suggestion submission system is open.
Deadline: 13th January 2023

 Register now.

WHO launches Signature Initiative to reduce cardiovascular disease through salt reduction
9 December 2022, 11:00-12:30 CET
Online

The Regional Director for Europe has initiated an NCD Advisory Council for Innovation in Noncommunicable Diseases. This has six Signature Initiatives including the Signature Initiative to reduce inequalities in cardiovascular disease burden and high blood pressure prevalence through improving hypertension control in primary care and implementing salt-reduction strategies. Taking person-centred, facility-based and population-level approaches, the following strategies will be employed by WHO to reduce inequalities in the CVD burden.

 Find out more & register.

"30th European Congress on Obesity"
17-20 May 2023
Dublin, Ireland

The Abstract, E-Poster and Symposium suggestion submission system is open.
Deadline: 13th January 2023

 Find out more and apply.

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World Diabetes Day 

The World Diabetes Day was celebrated this past Monday the 14th of November, 2022.

EFAD joined the call to action from the International Diabetes Federation in this year’s theme: "Education to Protect Tomorrow" highlighting the need for better access to quality diabetes education for healthcare professionals & people living with diabetes.

Find out more today.

Webinar on "The latest dietary guidelines for obesity and diabetes management" - November 30th, 18:00 CET

On the same page as EFAD and in line with the theme and scope of World Diabetes Day 2022, the International Sweeteners Association is actively taking part in the WDD campaign aiming to help increase access to quality “education to protect tomorrow”, by supporting the organisation of two educational online events for healthcare professionals on nutrition and diabetes.

One of them is a joint EFAD-ISA webinar that is taking place on November 30th, 2022, at 18:00 CET and will present the latest nutritional guidelines for obesity and diabetes management, including the role of sugars and low/no-calorie sweeteners.
EFAD's ESDN Obesity is the facilitator of this webinar. More information and a registration link will be available soon.

Stay tuned!

Find out more on the ISA Press Release.

Launch of WHO/Europe BRIEF manual: toolkit on brief interventions in primary care to reduce risks of noncommunicable diseases

Good advice given by a health worker in a clinic can save lives. On 15 November, WHO/Europe launched a new BRIEF manual that explains how brief interventions in primary care can reduce the risks of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), which account for 90% of deaths in the WHO European Region.
 
The manual “BRIEF: Integrated brief interventions for noncommunicable disease risk factors in primary care” developed by the WHO European Office for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD Office) is an innovative toolkit for health professionals and decision-makers. The uptake of these interventions in the WHO European Region remains low, and the manual aims to change this situation.
 
The event included a webinar on November 15th 2022 09:30 – 11:00 CET - to launch the manual which is open to all participants over the world and was followed by expert sessions for the Member States and experts.  

Wineke Remijnse, EFAD Executive Director, was on the panel to discuss the role and competencies of different specialists in primary care for brief intervention delivery.

Find out more today.

A successful French-speaking conference was held in Lyon from 27-29 November

The partnership of four French-speaking countries: France, Belgium part, Luxembourg and Switzerland, led to the organisation of a very successful  2,5-day dietetic conference in Lyon, France on 27-29 November 2022. More than 1200 dietitians attended the event on-site. 

EFAD President Annemieke van Ginkel-Res was invited to introduce the four Presidents of the organising National Dietetic Associations and facilitate a roundtable on "The Dietitian’s place in our societies and health care systems. Update on practices and perspectives".

Find out more today.

The new issue was just published.

This issue's main focus is on Sustainable Nutrition.
Don't miss the very interesting review and knowledge-transfer articles on:
 Sustainable Food System Innovations for Healthier Diets,
 Sustainability in Hospital Food Catering,
 Association Between Sustainability and Cancer

 Enjoy reading!
 

A successful Malnutrition Awareness Week was marked

Last week from 7-11 November 2022, the ESPEN Malnutrition Awareness Week was celebrated alongside many activities on a European and National level.

EFAD and the EFAD members joined the initiative by highlighting each day one of the messages and commitments from the recently issued EFAD Budapest Resolution, which stresses that "Every European citizen should have access to safe and appropriate nutritional care provided by dietitians to support a healthier population while leaving no one behind."

 Read more on the Budapest Resolution.

Spanish Dietitian-Nutritionist Day - November 24th

On the 24th of November Spain celebrates the "Dietitian-Nutritionist Day". The General Council of Dietitians-Nutritionists and the Spanish Academy for Nutrition and Dietetics are launching a campaign called “Diet-Etics. For Reliable Nutrition”.

This campaign aims to increase the awareness of dietitians-nutritionists in the use of social media for disseminating information based on scientific evidence, as well as providing the citizens with reliable information, fighting against fake content and avoiding professional intrusion on media.

 Find out more.

Statement by Commissioner Kyriakides on World Diabetes Day

On the occasion of World Diabetes Day, Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Stella Kyriakides, made the following statement:

"Diabetes can affect everyone, irrespective of background, age, and gender. Today, one in ten adults, or more than 32 million people, have diabetes in the EU. This is twice as many as a decade ago. Diabetes takes a heavy toll on our societies and our healthcare systems. It increases the risk of developing potentially dangerous cardiovascular diseases. We also know that it increases the risk of serious disease for persons suffering from COVID-19. And it puts a heavy strain on our health budgets, with diabetes accounting for an estimated 9% of EU health expenditure in 2019. As a result, we can and must do more to tackle diabetes. The burden of type 2 diabetes can for example be reduced by interventions that support a healthier lifestyle, such as a healthy diet, physical activity and not smoking. As with our work on cancer, when it comes to non-communicable diseases, prevention is always better than cure. This is why the Commission is already working on actions to better prevent, detect and treat non-communicable diseases, including diabetes, in a more comprehensive way."

 Read the full statement.

2nd International Conference on Nutrition and Healthcare
17 - 18 November 2022
Paris, France (Hybrid Event)

The 2nd International Conference on Nutrition and Healthcare is taking place between the 17-18 of November 2022 in Paris, France, yet also in a hybrid format.

This edition's theme is “Revolutionary Strategies with Innovative researches in Nutrition”.

 Find out more and register.

Alpro Foundation Symposium - The Truth about Plant Protein
17 November 2022
Online 

Dietary guidelines across the world recommend increasing the consumption of plant-based foods and lowering the consumption of animal-based foods both for health benefits and environmental sustainability.

 Find out more and register.

EU Health Security
22-23 November 2022
Online 

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a deep and lasting impact on all those touched by the virus, transforming our societies, healthcare systems and the way we live our lives. The European Commission is bringing experts together for two days to see what we can learn from our reaction to the pandemic and how we can better prepare ourselves for future health threats.

Policymakers, public health experts, healthcare professionals and patient representatives will meet in Luxembourg to shape EU policy going forward and to build a stronger European Health Union together.

 Find out more and register.

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Budapest Resolution supports the human right to safe and appropriate nutritional care 

At our General Meeting on the 19 & 20 October we launched the EFAD Budapest Resolution, which was passed by all national dietetic association members present. The resolution ensures that Dietitians uphold a role in supporting the human right to safe and appropriate nutritional care for every European citizen. It is an important step in advocating that nutritional care is seen as a part of integrated care.

We will keep you posted on our progress via our communications channels. Also follow our members as we all are communicating at the same time to increase our message. #EFADBudapestResolution     

Find out more today.

Face to face General Meeting a success

The 33^rd EFAD General Meeting took place in beautiful Budapest last month.

The General Meeting was followed by a number of workshops. EFAD member delegates from national dietetic associations and Higher Education Institutes, the leads of our specialist networks and the Executive Committee & Office were reunited after three years of online meetings. It was a great joy to meet, discuss and network again!
 

Find out more today.

Annemieke van Ginkel-Res re-elected as Honorary President

Congratulations to Annemieke van Ginkel-Res on her re-election. Annemieke said: "I am honoured to be re-elected as EFAD Honorary President for four more years. After the Covid period and the launch of the Strategic Plan 22-26 last year, I felt I needed to continue to further build on strategic partnering in the EU. I want to ensure Dietitians are in a position to support the nutritional health of the citizens of Europe and to raise the profile of Dietitians. I also wish to further implement the three action areas of the Strategic Plan: Leading, Connecting and Building. I am proud to be part of the European Voice of Dietitians!"

Find out more today.

ENDietS is recruiting for Nutrition & Dietetic Students

ENDietS is looking for enthusiastic Nutrition & Dietetic Students to apply to be part of the ENDietS Team. 

• Junior Promotion and Recruitment Anchors
• Junior National Key Contact Anchors
• National Key Contacts (National Representatives)
  
  The deadline is 4 November, so please apply as soon as possible.  

 Find out more today.

ESDN Diabetes Report

This paper looks at a Diabetes research project; 'Comparison of European Guidelines for Nutritional Recommendations and Intervention in Type 2 Diabetes'.

 Read more.
 

The current ELLLC membership represents nine countries across Europe and over the last three years, we have been on an interesting journey together, adapting education during and after Covid. At our last monthly committee meeting we shared the challenge of increasing practice learning in clinical settings. In contrast, all members cited new opportunities to expand capacity in other settings, including public health, freelance and charitable organisations. Some countries are wishing to embed more simulated learning to complement in-person experience. This increased variety of placement mode will support students’ varied preferences and learning styles.

It also reflects contemporary dietetic practice and requires for graduates to be adaptive to diverse areas of employment. Transparent processes and robust quality assurance processes are required to ensure opportunity for students and to provide clarity to practice educators. This is reflected in recent approval of EFAD’s revised placement standards at the 2022 General Meeting. A follow-up Practice Education workshop for HEI members is being held on 8 December - the link will be circulated by email. The meeting will give us an opportunity to connect and share experiences.
 
ELLLC is delighted that the Learning Library modules are now available and they are are now discussing future steps for the platform.

Malnutrition Awareness Week, 7-11 November 

ESPEN Malnutrition Awareness Week is a week dedicated to raising awareness about disease-related malnutrition. Symposia, webinars, education, and clinical guidance will be presented by ESPEN and national-level activities will be undertaken.
 
Although simple tools are available to identify nutritional risk and needs, effective nutritional care prevents complications, improves outcomes, and enhances the quality of life. Still, awareness on the devastating clinical impact of disease-related malnutrition remains inadequate, and access to optimal nutritional care is unacceptably limited.
 
Following up on the recently published Budapest Resolution, EFAD will be endorsing ESPEN’s activities and sharing messages to raise awareness during the MAW. Stay tuned to our social media channels, and like and share within your networks.  

 Read the full article.

The rise in chemophobia

In recent years chemophobia – the fear of chemicals in food – has been a hot topic, with over 1/3 of EU citizens ranking food additives (such as emulsifiers, preservatives, colourants and flavourings) as their main food safety concern.

Is this concern founded and are food additives inherently bad for us? This month EUFIC has launched, in collaboration with the European project FoodSafety4EU and experts in the field, a social media campaign under the #AskTheExpert. They’ll be answering the most common questions around this topic through a series of articles on specific (groups of) food additives and videos.

 Find out more.

First European-wide food waste stats released  

The first European-wide stats into food waste have found that in In 2020 around 127 kilogrammes (kg) of food per inhabitant were wasted in the EU. Households generated 55% of food waste, accounting for 70 kg per inhabitant. The remaining 45% was waste generated upwards in the food supply chain. 

 Read the full article.

European Health Union: building a stronger EU health response

The Council has adopted the final building blocks of the European Health Union: the Regulation on Serious cross-border health threats, the Regulation on the extended mandate of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the Emergency Framework Regulation to provide extra powers to the European Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA).

These new rules complete the European Health Union, building a powerful legal framework to improve the EU's capacity in the vital areas of prevention, preparedness, surveillance, risk assessment, early warning, and response.

 Read more in the press release.

Zero Pollution: Europeans seriously worried about air quality and call for stronger action

Europeans are worried about the effect of air pollution on health and the environment, according to a special Eurobarometer survey. Most also think that industry, public authorities and employers need to do more to improve air quality. Respondents clearly favour an international or European approach to improving air quality and a large majority of the respondents who have heard of EU air quality standards say that they should be strengthened.

 Discover the key findings of the survey.

Sustainable Food Systems in Nutrition & Dietetics Education 
7 - 8 June 2023
Ireland 

How do we train the nutrition and dietetics workforce to be ready for food systems sustainability challenges that deeply affect human nutritional health? Dietitians and Nutritionists are more frequently integrating Sustainable Food Systems (SFS) into their roles in healthcare, community, research, education, agriculture, businesses, policies, and more.

How do educators prepare Dietitians and Nutritionists for this important role and how can we support them to upskill and train in SFS concepts?

 Find out more and register.

Resilient Health Systems in Europe: the role of medical and digital health technologies
11 November 2022
Online

This event will encourage a dialogue between stakeholders, such as EUMSs, regions and cities, EU institutions, healthcare organisations, and representatives of healthcare professionals, patients and industry, on how the medical and digital health technologies industry can make a tangible contribution to ensuring healthcare systems are more resilient.

 Find out more and register.

Alpro Foundation Symposium - The Truth about Plant Protein
17 November 2022
Online 

Dietary guidelines across the world recommend increasing the consumption of plant-based foods and lowering the consumption of animal-based foods both for health benefits and environmental sustainability.

 Find out more and register.

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