orientation: new nab members welcome to the national association of bionutritionists (nab)
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Orientation: New NAB Members
Welcome to the National
Association of Bionutritionists
(NAB)
Organization Formed in 1990Formerly NARND (National Association of Research Nurses and Dietitians)
Organization Name Change: NAGB to NAB The National Association of GCRC Bionutritionists (NAGB) renamed to the National Association of Bionutritionists (NAB) in 2007 after NIH transitioning of General Clinical Research Centers to Clinical & Translational Science Award sites (CTSAs)
Mission The National Association of
Bionutritionists is an organization dedicated to promoting
the health of the nation through the pursuit of clinical research
NAB Organization
What is a “bionutritionist”?• This term was coined in years past by NIH officials
who wanted to have a uniform, unique job title amongst dietitians and nutrition researchers
• For the purpose of NAB membership, a bionutritionist is “a nutrition specialist trained in research who is employed by a National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)-funded research center, such as a General Clinical Research Center (GCRC) and Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) centers, or by the NIH Clinical Center”.
• This definition is in our by-laws and helps us to identify who is eligible for NAB membership.
NAB Organization
NAB By-LawsLocated on NAB website:
http://nabconnection.org/
As necessary, the board will make recommendations for revisions or additions to the by-laws
The board will ask the membership to vote on these changes prior to the annual meeting
NAB Government
NAB Board
Elected Officers (Voting)
Appointed Committees Chairs
Appointed Regional Representatives
Elected Officers2010-2011
Suzanne Summer(President)
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Holly Callahan(President - Elect)
University of Washington
Meena Shankar(Past - President)
University of Florida
Kathleen Farrell (Sec/Treas)
University of Colorado, Boulder
Emily Tarleton(Sec/Treas – Elect)
University of Vermont
Regional Representatives2010-2011
Midwest: Lisa Davis
University of Wisconsin
Hospital & Clinics
Northeast: Diane Meehan
The Rockefeller University
West: Rachelle Bross
Los Angeles Biomedical
Institute/Harbor UCLA
South: Dawn McDougald
Morehouse School of Medicine
Committee Chairs2010-2011
Education/Leadership Resources Committee:
Jennifer Frediani(Chair) Emory University
Newsletter Editor:
Julia Jordan (Chair)
Oregon Health & Sciences University
Information Management Committee:
Lisa Basel-Brown (Chair)
University of Pennsylvania
Medical Center
Committee Chairs2010-2011
Webmaster:
Beth MacIntoshUniversity of North Carolina
Membership & Mentoring Committee:
Lisa Davis (Chair)University of Wisconsin
Hospital & Clinics
Well Controlled Diet Study Book:
Linda EasterWake Forest University
School of Medicine
Nominating Committee:
Meena Shankar (Chair) University of Florida
Planning Committee:
Holly Callahan (Chair)University of
Washington
New Members
• If you are interested in becoming a new member of the NAB, please review the membership descriptions under the Membership site, www.nabconnection.org to see which member status category (Active or Affiliate) applies to you.
• Please contact the Secretary/Treasurer about dues payment and addition to the roster.
New Members
Once you are added to the online roster, you will receive a 90-day free access password for the Members Only/NAB Forum section of the website. The NAB Forum section of our website will allow you access to:• FAQs and answers asked from
our list serve in the past• Continuing education seminars• Election and voting information
Transitioning or Relocating to another CTSA or GCRC
site?
• If you are vacating your Bionutritionist position at one CTSA/GCRC and are going to start working as a Bionutritionist at another CTSA/GCRC, please contact the Secretary/Treasurer – Elect and let he/she know what date you are leaving your current position and starting your new one. Also, provide your new work address, email, and phone numbers if that is available to you.
Resigning Bionutritionist
• If you are resigning, please email the Secretary/Treasurer – Elect and let him/her know when you will be leaving your Bionutritionist position. If you would like to continue to have access to the membership section of our website after your resignation, you may pay dues as an Affiliate Member. Please refer to our Membership page for membership description options.
RESOURCES
• NAB Members• ADA Conference/Research
DPG• Listserv• Website• Bionutrition Research
Books
RESOURCES
NAB MEMBERS• The MOST important
resource provided by the NAB is its members.
• Each member has developed their own specialty areas since we have different areas of interest and each of our units have different needs.
American Dietetic AssociationADA/R-DPG• The NAB has connected with the
ADA’s Research Dietetics Practice Group. This DPG has a subunit called the “Clinical and Translational Science” subunit, which is of interest to many NAB members, and which any R-DPG member can join. Several NAB members have joined this subunit.
• The R-DPG meets at the annual ADA Meetings.
• You can become a member of the Research DPG and request membership to their online listserv as another resource. See the R-DPG website at www.researchdpg.org
RESOURCES
RESOURCES
LISTSERV• There is a Bionutritionists’ list
serve at [email protected]. This list serve is an excellent way to ask or respond to questions shared amongst the CTSA/GCRC Bionutritionists.
• To request addition to the NAB listserv, please send your name and email address to the Secretary of the Association of CTSA/GCRC Systems Managers at [email protected]
NAB WEBSITE
http://nabconnection.org/
RESOURCES
• Using the Site/Help
• Current Topics
• General Discussion
• BOD and Committee Area
• Administration
• Diet Assessment
• Information Management
• Physiological Assessments
• Research Diets
• Research Kitchen
• Research Participant Education
• Research Articles of Interest
NAB WEBSITE
NAB FORUM/Members Only Section
RESOURCES
NAB WEBSITE
Newsletter is published twice yearly on the NAB Website:
•February
•August
RESOURCES
BIONUTRITION RESEARCH BOOKS
B. Dennis, A. Ershow, E. Obarzanek, B.Clarence. Well-Controlled Diet Studies in Humans: A Practical Guide to Design and Management ADA 1997. Available to order through the NAB website.
E. Monsen. Research: Successful Approaches ADA 2008 (3rd Edition). Available to order through the ADA website (www.eatright.org)
RESOURCES