Great News!

It's finally going to happen! The first state wide survey of dietitians and use of PDAs has been accepted for publication by the Journal of Allied Health. The title is: Use of Personal Digital Assistants Among Dietitians and Dietetic Students in Oklahoma: Should Programs Incorporate PDA Training into their Curricula? More details will be posted when they become available.

Nutrition Informatics Survey

Interested in helping ADA move forward into the area of Nutrition Informatics? If so, I encourage you to complete the survey that has just been sent to EVERY ADA member. The link to the survey is: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=l8DCukUCN0_2bix2JbaIAMag_3d_3d

And please, don't feel like you don't know enough about Nutrition Informatics. The survey is designed to be a baseline of where we are today so we know where we need to go tomorrow. Your answers are important.

Remember, it is up to each and every one of us to help ADA move in the direction we think they should go. Providing them with valuable information is a step in the right direction.

Thank you for your time.

Technology at FNCE

It just keeps getting better and better! Each year at ADA's Food & Nutrition Conference and Expo, there are opportunities to learn about how technology impacts the dietetics profession. If you were lucky enough (as Peggy and I were) to attend the show in Philly this year, you would have had many choices. From the opening session on embracing change (technology is part of that change, of course), to open discussions on Electronic Health Records and a Nutrition Informatics DPG, to the fantastic lecture "Thriving in a Virtual Business Landscape," to the dozens of high-tech products and services shown at Product Marketplace and the Exhibits... there was something for everyone. PDAs, of course, were everywhere, as was a buzz about their use in dietetics and healthcare.

iTablet

Still looking for the perfect handheld device? Is it possible that Apple Computers will have the solution? Rumors are that Apple is working on a new device called an iTablet. I, for one, will be tuning in to see what happens. If you would like to read more, here's the link: http://www.brighthand.com/default.asp?newsID=13371

Open Space Sessions @ FNCE

Are you looking for ways to maximize technology for your facility? Would you like to know how others are implementing the Nutrition Care Process? If so, please try to make time for something new at FNCE this year.

ADA is offering 4 Open Space Sessions so you can join your colleagues in a open discussion forum. Two sessions will focus on the topic of Electronic Health Records and two will focus on the topic of Nutrition Informatics.

Need details? Email Peggy (peggy@pdaRD.com) for times and locations.

Hope to see you there!

Welcome

Glad you found the new pdaRD.com blog. Can't wait to start sharing exciting new developments that are taking place.

Greetings!

Welcome to the pdaRD.com blog. Visit here to catch all the latest news, commentary, and musings on everything nutrition and PDAs. Thanks for reading, and be sure to tell your colleagues about our blog!