1. EFAD The Voice of European Dietitians
Judith Liddell EFAD Secretary General
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2. The Voice of European Dietitians
How can we justify this claim?
How do we use the voice?
How do we know it’s heard?
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3. EFAD Association Members
EFAD has 33 National Dietetic Association members in 27 European countries representing over 35,000 dietitians

4. EFAD Education Members
EFAD has 35 Education Associate Members in 14 European countries teaching over 9,000 student dietitians

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Growth in Membership
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EFAD Committees
EFAD has three standing committees with 17 experts in:
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7. European Specialist Dietetic Network
EFAD has six ESDNs with 31 experts in
Obesity
Older Adult
Diabetes
Public Health
Food Service
Oncology
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800 members in first year
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Member Engagement
We do receive member feedback
Newsletter articles
Survey responses
requests
– but is it enough?
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Standards in Europe
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Standards in Europe
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12. Preparing future European dietitians
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How can we justify this claim?
How do we use the voice?
How do we know it’s heard?
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14. Communication Strategy
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New web site
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Newsletters
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Newsletters
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Weekly Newsflashes
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Social media
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Webinars
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Webinars
17 webinars on EFAD web site
Reflective learning
Introduction to eLearning
European Dietetic Advanced Competences
Food consumption survey in Estonia
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EFAD Conferences
9th EFAD conference in Amsterdam
400 delegates (140 students)
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23. The Voice of European Dietitians
How can we justify this claim?
How do we use the voice?
How do we know it’s heard?
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24. How do we know it’s heard?
Increase in invitations to
Collaborate on projects
Participate in consultations
Attend conferences/meetings/workshops
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Collaborators
WHO: special relationship
ICDA: closer relationship – attended board meeting
EFPC: Member of advisory board
Platform: joint commitments with EUFIC & EASO
EFSA: Member of Stakeholder Advisory Board
ENHA: Optimal Nutritional Care for All (ONCA)
JPI: Member of Stakeholder Advisory Board
EPHA: Member of Nutrition WG and Health Professionals WG
EUFIC: MyPACE
World Obesity: request to be an advocate
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Projects
PiSCE Focus Group Meeting: EU-policy recommendations on Self-Care
Developing attractive and affordable food products that can help preventing nutritional problems in people at risk of poverty in Europe
Stakeholder board member –
Invitation to final conference
Workshop on drivers and trends of the future development of Non-communicable disease
Dietary Fibers Supporting Gut & Immune Function – member of Stakeholder advisory board
European Guidelines on Obesity
Families across Europe following a Healthy Lifestyle 4 Diabetes prevention – member of Stakeholder advisory board
IMPECD – Improvement of Education and Competences in Dietetics – Member of Sustainability & Impact Board
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27. Current project proposals
Mediterranean Diet (EFAD)
Preventing tomorrows chronic diseases today (EFAD)
Global Nutrition Forum (AND)
FoodLines: Connecting clinical-culinary and care-community approaches to combat malnutrition in the elderly (Hanzehogeschool Groningen)
MELODY: Prevention and treatment of Malnutrition in Elderly using Innovative Dairy products (University of Oslo)
PROMISS: PRevention Of Malnutrition In Senior Subjects in the EU (VU Amsterdam)
TIMELY: Tackling Malnutrition in the ELderlY (EUFIC)
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Sponsors
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29. The Voice of European Dietitians
EFAD
The Voice of European Dietitians
Judith Liddell EFAD Secretary General ww.efad.org