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57th Annual Convention of NDAP a Success!

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Vernon Joseph Go

NDAP is the Nutritionist-Dietitians’ Association of the Philippines which recently had a successful 57^th Annual Convention last March 1-3, 2012 at the Waterfront Hotel and Casino, Lahug, Cebu City, Philippines. The theme for this year is: “Transforming Nutritionist-Dietitian for Global Practice.”

March 1 was the opening-kick off ceremonies which included keynote speech from Vice-Governor of Cebu Province Agnes Magpale and speakers from Asian Hospital and Medical Center, Unilever and the like. The 1^st Technical Session (in the morning) was about the Internationalizing the Nutritionist-Dietitian. The Topics for the 1^st Technical Session are: New and Emerging Roles by Demetria C. Bongga, RND, PhD, Professor/Lecturer, College of Home Economics, University of the Philippines-Diliman. A joint session of Expectations from Various Sectors followed in which the following sectors shared their piece: Susana K. Madarieta, MD, Director, Center for Health Development for Central Visayas; Engr. Oscar Tuazon, Administrative Officer of Cebu Doctors’ Hospital; Atty.Haide C. Acuña, ABS-CBN Newscaster; Roque Anthony Paradela, MD, Medical Division Chief, Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center; Roberto C, Tachancho, MD, Associate Professor, Ateneo School of Medicine & Public Health.

In the afternoon was the 2^nd Technical Session on Leadership, Technology & Change Management:

A Structured approach to getting your patients to be Physically Active by Benedict Tan, MD, Chairman of Exercise is Medicine from Singapore; and Managing Change in Transition by Marcelo Lopez, RN, EdD, DPA, President of Cebu Normal University.

On day 2, the 3^rd Technical Session is about the Skills for Global Practices which are: Advocacy and Health Promotions by Engr. Chito Macapagal, VP Corporate Affairs, Unilever; Nutrition and Physical Activity in Aging by Professor Romel V. Cabazor, Assistant Dean, Department of Physical Therapy and Occupational Health, Velez College, Cebu City.

The 4^th Technical Session: Enhancing Quality of Life; Genotype Patterns Predict Weight Loss by Eva Maria Cutiongco-Dela Paz, MD, Consultant, Department of Pediatrics, The Medical City; Prevention and Management of Eye Health by Potenciano SD. Larrazabal III, MD, Chairman, Larrazabal Eye Group, Cebu Doctors University Hospital; Anxiety, Depression and Diet by Pureza Oñate, MD, Medical Director, Perpetual Soccour Hospital, Cebu City.

The 5^th Technical Session was about Cultural Diets and Medical Nutrition Therapy; the topics are: Food Quality Requirements for the future by Milflora M. Gatchalian, MD, CEO, Quality Partners Company Ltd.; Asian Cuisines and Impact to Health by Nemencia Nicodemus, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, UP College of Medicine; and lastly a cooking demo by Rose Bud Benitez, Che, Quick Fire Cooking Show.

On day 3, was a Day tour in various places in Bohol and that concluded the whole celebration of the 3-day convention.