Expo Information for Attendees

In this presentation, attendees will explore how the rise of telehealth has transformed what it means to be a dietitian in private practice. It compares the challenges dietitians faced a decade ago with today’s opportunities and technology available to support MNT care. Attendees will learn how to set up and manage a modern telehealth practice, the benefits of this evolving landscape, and best practices for long-term success.

Learning Objectives

• Explain how telehealth has expanded opportunities for dietitians to establish and grow private practices with broad reach and far fewer operational barriers.
• Describe the shift in MNT towards virtual, preventive care and its implications for the evolving role of RDNs in healthcare delivery.
• Identify key tools, support systems, and best practices necessary to build a successful virtual private practice aligned with clinical expertise and professional goals.

Speakers

• Rita Faycurry, RDN
• Sammy Faycurry
• Suzanna Faycurry, RDN

Sponsored by FNCE^® Signature Sponsor: Fay

This presentation explores how real-time glucose biosensing—particularly through tools like the Stelo biosensor—can empower individuals with prediabetes to make meaningful lifestyle changes. It emphasizes the narrative power of glucose data to drive awareness, motivation, and behavior change.

Learning Objectives

• Prediabetes is a critical intervention point—a window where behavior change can alter the trajectory towards developing type 2 diabetes.
• The Stelo system, designed for adults with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes not on insulin, offers personalized glycemic insights that help individuals "connect the dots" between behavior and glucose response.
• RDN's should consider how glucose biosensing could be a transformative tool to add to their toolbox to support prediabetes and lifestyle behavior modification.

Speakers

• Rachel Stahl Salzman, MS, RDN, CDN, CDCES
• Shetal Desai, RD, CDCES

Sponsored by FNCE^® Expo Briefing Sponsor: Dexcom

Drawing on insights from the recently released Canopy Cancer Collective white paper, this briefing aims to address the clinical gap in managing Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (EPI) in patients with pancreatic cancer. Through practical consensus statements and evidence-based information, attendees will gain actionable knowledge on recognizing EPI and effectively initiating and following up on Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy (PERT).

Learning Objectives

• Addressing Clinical Gaps: The session highlights the absence of specific guidelines for EPI management in pancreatic cancer and introduces practical consensus statements aimed at filling this critical gap in care.
• Importance of Early EPI Detection and PERT Initiation When Appropriate: Emphasizes the necessity of early EPI screening at the first signs of pancreatic mass and the timely initiation of PERT for improving patient quality of life.
• Multidisciplinary Approach: Stresses the importance of collaboration among healthcare providers—including dietitians, oncologists and gastroenterologists— offering practical applications and additional guidance for healthcare providers to effectively manage EPI, and ideally enhance patient outcomes.

Speakers

• Shelby Yaceczko, DCN, RDN-AP, CNSC, CCTD
• Dallas Lawry, DNP, FNP-C, AOCNP

Sponsored by FNCE^® Expo Briefing Sponsor: Abbvie Medical Affairs

The gut microbiome is a quickly evolving landscape with potential to drive impactful health changes. The keystone strain, Akkermansia muciniphila, is a powerful next-generation strain integral to metabolic health and showing promise in areas of women’s health, athletic performance, and more. Join this session to learn more about applying this new science to benefit your patients.

Learning Objectives

• Describe the role of Akkermansia muciniphila in supporting gut integrity and metabolic health.
• Explain emerging research on Akkermansia muciniphila’s potential benefits beyond the gut, including its impact on metabolism, women’s health, and physical performance.
• Identify ways to integrate microbiome-informed care, including Akkermansia muciniphila, into personalized nutrition practice.

Speakers

• Alyssa Wilson, MS, RD
• Taylor Berggren, MS, RDN

Sponsored by FNCE^® Expo Briefing Sponsor: Pendulum

This presentation explores human milk as a dynamic, bioactive tissue that sets the gold standard for infant nutrition-and how infant formulas are scientifically formulated to serve as safe, nutritionally complete alternatives when human milk is unavailable or unsuitable. Attendees will gain insight into the strict regulatory framework governing infant formula manufacturing and safety in the U.S., as well as how to interpret ingredient labels to better understand formulation differences.

As trusted educators, registered dietitian nutritionists and nutrition and dietetics technicians, registered will be empowered to guide families in making informed feeding decisions by demystifying how infant formula is made, what it contains, and how it meets infant nutritional needs during critical stages of growth.

Learning Objectives

• Explain how infant formulas are regulated, designed and manufactured, to mimic the nutritional composition of human milk.
• Explain how dairy science informs the transformation of cow’s milk into infant formula, with a focus on key ingredients such as lactose and milk fat globule membrane.
• Interpret infant formula ingredient labels to educate families and support informed, individualized infant feeding decisions.

Speaker

• Anna Busenburg, RD, CSP, LD, CLC

Moderator

• Jessica Thornton, MS, RDN, CSP, CNSC, CLC

Sponsored by FNCE^® Signature Sponsor: Mead Johnson Nutrition

Join Joy Bauer for a feel-good take on happy hour—one that skips the booze but keeps all the sparkle, flavor, and fun. In this lively culinary demo, Joy will showcase three refreshing, LaCroix-powered mocktails plus one craveable, nutrient-rich snack. You'll walk away inspired with easy, crowd-pleasing recipes and fresh ideas to support your clients, your families, and your own wellness routine.

Learning Objectives

• Demonstrate how to prepare three refreshing mocktails that support hydration and offer a fun alternative to alcoholic beverages.
• Identify strategies for creating a superfood snack using wholesome, nutrient-dense ingredients.
• Explain how reimagining traditional happy hour staples can support overall health and align with current dietary guidelines.

Speaker

• Joy Bauer, MS, RDN, CDN

Sponsored by FNCE^® Culinary Sponsor: LaCroix Beverages, Inc.

This entertaining and informative demonstration will share surprising new ways to enjoy honey and provide the latest scientific findings on honey's potential role in supporting gut health and the ability to use less honey than sugar to achieve the same sweetness in some recipes. Host Tracy Lockwood Beckerman will walk attendees through innovative ways that honey, with its wholesome sweetness, can be a true culinary tool from breakfast to dinner to achieve healthier eating.

Learning Objectives

• Recognize honey as an all-natural, wholesome sweetener that has many culinary uses.
• Explain how less honey can be used compared to table sugar to sweeten dishes.
• Understand the role of aromatics in honey’s sweetness profile.
• Describe how honey, when paired with yogurt, may help support healthy adult digestive systems.

Speaker

• Tracy Lockwood Beckerman, MS, RD

Sponsored by FNCE^® Culinary Sponsor: National Honey Board.

Nearly 29 million Americans will be affected by an eating disorder in their lifetime; yet only 23% receive treatment. Learn to recognize the physical, psychological and behavioral signs, and explore tools you can use for early identification.

Learning Objectives

• Attendees will be able to discuss signs of an eating disorder.
• Attendees will be familiar with eating disorder screening tools.

Speaker

• Tanya Hargrave-Klein, MS, RDN

Sponsored by FNCE^® Tea Talk Sponsor: Equip