Dear New CNM Member:

WELCOME tothe Clinical Nutrition Management (CNM) Dietetic Practice Group (DPG #44).  We are thrilled to have you as a member of this leadership group.  The CNM DPG is a dynamic, visionary group of professionals who are dedicated to identifying and addressing best practices related to clinical nutrition and management practices that are essential for successfullyleading clinical nutrtion services into the 21st century health care system.  Your membership in CNM brings with it valuable member benefits.  The benefits are listed below, along with information that you can use to access the services we provide.

• CNM Newletter - Future Dimensions in Clinical Nutrition Management:  You will receive quarterly issues of our newsletter beginning with the Summer 2008 issue.  Back issues of the newsletter can be found at the members only secion of the CNM Website.
• CNM Web Page:  The CNM Web site can be found at http://www.cnmdpg.org/
• CNM Electronic Mailing List (EML):  An on-line forum that ou can use to discuss nutrition management issues, obtain quick assistance with a problem or get insight into new references and Web sites.  To subscribe:
  1. Go to http://lists.my180.net/mailman/listinfo
  2. Click on CNM
  3. Go to "Subscribing t CNM and follow the instructions.  Contat Nancy Farmer-Dziak  nfdziak@metrohealth.org if you need help
• Professional Development:  Please plan on joining us for the following events:
  • CNM Networking Reception at the ADA Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo (FNCE) in Chicago, IL on Sunday, October 26, 2008, 4:00-6:00 PM.  This reception provides a wonderful opportunity to meet colleagues and to begin to explore how you can become active in the group.
  • CNM Educational Session at FNCE  "Using Information Technology:  Revealing Expert Knowledge from Clinical Nutrition Practice"  will be held on Sunday, October 26, 2008 from 8:30-10:10 AM.
  • CNM Symposium in Boston, Massachusetts - March 28-31, 2009.  Prioritize this symposium into your budget and add it to your caldendar.  Participate in this energizing retreat with over 300 clinical nutrition managers from around the country.
• CNM has any opportunities for member involvement.  Our robust strategic plan includes multiple committees in which you can contribute an destablish new collegial relationships.  Among those committees are :  Marketing/Public Relations, Professional Membership Development, Newsletter, Legislative and Reimbursement, and Research/Quality Management.  Food and Nutrition Informatics is our newest subunit.  These committees are responsible for implementing specific plans to reach our oveall goals and objectives.  For example, the Food and Nutition Informatics subunit's goal is to promote use of information technology, into clinical practice and management, making clinical nutrtion practice visible in patient care systems, processes, and outcomes.

Once again, welcome to the CNM Dietetic Practice Group!  Please let me hear from you throughout this next year (June 1, 2008 to May 31, 2009), as your practice issuesa re important to CNM.

Nancy Hakel-Smith, PhD, RD
2008-2009 Chair, Clinical Nutrition Management DPG
nancy.hakel-smith@bryanlgh.org
402/481-8052/ (Fax) 402/481-3208