Diet and Nutrition for Persons with Spinal Cord Injury

Webcast March 31st


Please join the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Spinal Cord Injury (RRTC on SCI) for a Web cast on nutrition and diet for people with Spinal Cord Injuries. The RRTC on SCI is a program of the National Rehabilitation Hospital (NRH) in collaboration with ILRU.

Ms. Sarah Feasel, Med, RD, LD, clinical nutrition manager with the NRH in Washington, DC, will present the web cast "Nutrition and Diet" on Monday, March 31st at 11am Central.

Ms. Feasel is a certified, registered dietitian and weight management specialist. As part of the continued focus on knowledge and prevention of secondary conditions associated with SCI, Ms. Feasel will discuss nutritional needs and provide basic tips on how to eat a balanced diet. The webcast will be moderated by Matthew Kehn at the National Rehabilitation Hospital Research Division. Join us to learn more about the role of diet, weight management and nutrition for prevention of secondary conditions in persons with spinal cord injury.

To link to this Webcast and download accompanying materials please visit:

http://www.ilru.org/html/training/webcasts/calendar.html

Please note a separate link is provided for captioning to accompany this webcast (instructions included there):

http://www.speche.com/EvtCart/ViewCART.asp...60396x455215264

For instructions on how to access this webcast visit:

http://sci-health.org/multimedia/index.php

Please visit this site ahead of time to test and ensure your computer is configured/updated to participate in this webcast.

For questions or technical assistance during this webcast send emails to webcast@ilru.org or call 202.877.1603.

This Web cast is supported through the National Rehabilitation Hospital (NRH) Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Spinal Cord Injury (RRTC on SCI) and ILRU. The RRTC on SCI is a five-year project federally funded/supported by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation
Research (NIDRR), a division of the United States Department of Education.

The opinions and views expressed are those of the presenters and no endorsement by the funding agency should be inferred.

We hope to see you on Monday, March 31, 2008.