MacDonald Center for Obesity Prevention and Education (COPE)
Educating the Educators
Conference Announcement
Nutrition Future Forward: Are We Ready for Out of the Box Thinking?
This COPE continuing education symposium takes a contemporary look at targeted health and nutrition topics that will challenge you to rethink-and refine-conventional practice while opening doors to fresh ideas. Digestive wellness, culinary literacy, preventing metabolic adaptation during weight loss and the potential health and nutrition implications of cannabis use… forward-thinking, transformative topics that build upon foundational knowledge while equipping you with new skills and knowledge to best meet clientele and patient needs.
Driscoll Hall, March 6th
6 CPEUs, 6 Contact Hours awarded
Details and Registration!
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Community Commitment
WEIGHT BIAS - negative attitudes about individuals with excess weight – can have a negative and lasting impact on the quality of healthcare these individuals receive. The COPE team recognizes the important role that healthcare professionals play in addressing the problem of weight bias. COPE now offers a one-hour weight bias sensitivity training tailored for the nursing profession and approved for one contact hour of continuing education. Please contact Rebecca Shenkman, COPE Director, for more information and to schedule this training at your site.
COPE and NovaFIT's Maintain Not Gain Health Challenge Begins
October 2019-January 2020
NovaFIT and COPE are excited to announce its Maintain Not Gain Challenge for VU employees enrolled in VU's heath benefits. The period between Halloween and the New Year is, without a doubt, the most challenging part of a weight maintainer's year. Let COPE’s dietitian Libby Mills help guide you through this time and earn extra NovaFIT points! Meet with Libby four times from October 2019 through January 2020, monitor your weight, learn a different approach to food during the holiday season and stay accountable for your health through the holidays. Contact Libby today or click here to sign-up online!
COPE's E-Newsletter and E-Nutrition Newsletters are here!
Research with Impact
COPE and FCN team up with Catholic Social Services for its Community Cooks program
COPE continues its work with Catholic Social Services (CSS) and Martha’s Choice Marketplace (MCM) in Norristown, PA to promote nutrition education through its peer mentor training program. WATCH OUR VIDEO and hear from members of the CSS and MCM community who have been positively impacted by this partnership.
Attention Pennsylvania Dietitians!
Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting Course for required health professionals
As a dietitian and licensed health professional, you are required to complete child abuse training as a condition of issuance of your initial license and for your license renewal. Find everything you need right here in this course!
This course is approved by the Department of Human Services (DHS) and complies with the Pennsylvania Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs continuing education requirements for healthcare professionals. Completion of this course will award two contact hours for nurses and two continuing professional education units for dietitians of training in accordance with Act 31 of 2014 entitled “Child Abuse: Recognition and Reporting” that took effect January 1, 2015.