Updates
New seminars are added to this page within 72 hours after they occur. Continuing education credit is claimed by completing the monthly Credit/Evaluation Form that is provided after the seminar. The evaluation will close at midnight on the date that falls two weeks after each session, and a certificate will be emailed to the address provided within 60 days of the activity end date.
Community-Engaged Implantation Science: Nutrition Promotion in the Real-World
Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025
Presented by Taren Massey-Swindle, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, UAMS
Fueling Fitness: How Exercise Shapes Metabolism, Cardiometabolic Health, and Dietary Needs
Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024
Presented by Elisabet Børsheim, Ph.D.,
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, UAMS;
Interim Director, Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center.
Cardiovascular Effects of Caloric Restriction
Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024
Presented by Srikanth Vallurupalli, M.D.,
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, UAMS;
Staff Cardiologist, Central Arkansas Veterans Health Care System.
Eat Right, Age Well: The Link Between Protein and Successful Aging
Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024
Presented by Jamie Baum, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor, Department of Food Science, University of Arkansas;
Director of the Center for Human Nutrition, University of Arkansas.
Unleashing the Utility of Continuous Glucose Monitoring: Is it the Revolution for Nutrition Research and Personalized Health?
Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024
Presented by Lisa Jansen, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor, Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, College of Health Professions, UAMS;
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, UAMS.
Does Gut Microbiota Play a Role in Cancer Prevention or Promotion?
Thursday, Apr. 11, 2024
Presented by Reza Hakkak, Ph.D.,
Professor and Chair, Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, College of Health Professions, UAMS;
Associate Dean for Research, College of Health Professions, UAMS;
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, UAMS
Nutrition for bone health across lifespan: building strength through research
Thursday, Mar. 7, 2024
Presented by Shirin Hooshmand, Ph.D., RD,
Professor, School of Exercise Nutritional Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego, California
Fish Oil as a potential therapy for metabolic diseases and Alzheimer’s disease
Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024
Presented by Naima Moustaid-Moussa, Ph.D., FTOS, FAHA,
Distinguished Professor, Associate Vice President for Research & Director of the Obesity Research Institute Office of Research & Innovation, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
The Role of Universal Free School Meals on Diet, Health, and the Food Economy
Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024
Presented by Mike Thomsen, Ph.D.,
Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, UAMS;
Governor Sidney S. McMath Chair in Obesity Prevention, Center for the Study of Obesity, Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, UAMS;
Director, Center for the Study of Obesity, Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, UAMS
Approaching the 30th Anniversary of Dietary Supplements Regulation: The Myth, The Science, and The Consumer
Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023
Presented by Igor Koturbash, M.D., Ph.D.,
Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, UAMS;
Founder and Co-Director, Center of Dietary Supplements Research, Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, UAMS
Artificial sweeteners and cardiometabolic disease – fact or fiction?
Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023
Presented by Srikanth Vallurupalli, M.D.,
Associate Professor, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, UAMS;
Staff Cardiologist, Central Arkansas Veterans Health Care System
Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer: Strategies for Future Impact
Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023
Presented by Steven K. Clinton, M.D., Ph.D.,
The Robert A. and Martha O. Schoenlaub Cancer Research Chair, The Ohio State University;
Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine;
Director, Prostate & Genitourinary Oncology Service, Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute;
Program Leader, Molecular Carcinogenesis & Chemoprevention, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Dietary Protein Needs and Influences on Muscle with Aging: Views from the Past, Present, and Future
Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023
Presented by Wayne Campbell, Ph.D.,
Professor, Department of Nutrition Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
Exercise: Is it underutilized or overrated as a lifestyle modification tool?
Thursday, April 13, 2023
Presented by Joseph Henske, M.D., FACE,
Director, Diabetes Program, UAMS;
Associate Professor, Associate Director of Clinical Practice and Clinical Attending, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, UAMS
Weight Loss and Weight Maintenance: Illustrated by the POUNDS Lost Trial
Thursday, March 9, 2023
Presented by George A. Bray, M.D.,
University Professor Emeritus and Former Chief of the Division of Clinical Obesity and Metabolism, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
From Man to Mouse and Back to Man: Cardiometabolic Benefits of Green Tea Catechins Along The Gut-Liver Axis
Thursday, Feb. 8, 2023
Presented by Richard S. Bruno, Ph.D., RD,
Professor and Chair, Human Nutrition Program Principle Investigator, Dietary Phytochemical & Cardiometabolic Health Laboratory Director, Bionutrition Core Laboratory, Department of Human Sciences, The Ohio State University
Pediatric physical activity and cardiometabolic health
Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023
Presented by Elisabet Børsheim, Ph.D.,
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, UAMS;
Professor, Department of Geriatrics, UAMS;
Associate Director, Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center;
Director, Physical Activity, Energetics and Metabolism research group and core, Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center and Arkansas Children’s Research Institute;
Director, Metabolism and Bioenergetics Core, Arkansas Center for Childhood Obesity Prevention, Arkansas Children’s Research Institute;
Co-Director, KL2-Career Development Program, Translational Research Institute, UAMS
Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) – A functional biomarker or marketing hype
Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022
Presented by Lisa Jansen, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor, Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, College of Health Professions, UAMS
Food insecurity and cardiovascular disease
Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022
Srikanth Vallurupalli, M.D.,
Associate Professor, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, UAMS;
Director, Cardiac Noninvasive Laboratory, UAMS;
Director, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program, UAMS
Dietary phytochemical consumption for promoting cardiovascular health with aging
Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022
Presented by Sarah Johnson, Ph.D., RDN,
Associate Professor, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Colorado State University;
Director, Didactic Program in Dietetics, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Colorado State University;
Director, Functional Foods & Human Health Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Colorado State University
Can you prevent non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases?
Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022
Presented by:
Reza Hakkak, Ph.D.,
Professor and Chair, Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, College of Health Professions, UAMS;
Associate Dean for Research, College of Health Professions, UAMS;
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, UAMS
Wei Li, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor, Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, College of Health Professions, UAMS
Two decades of studying low-glycemic load diets for weight control: What do we know in 2022?
Thursday, March 10, 2022
Presented by Cara B Ebbeling, Ph.D., M.S.,
Co-Director, New Balance Foundation Obesity Prevention Center, Boston’s Children’s Hospital;
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
The Role of Nutrition in Cancer Prevention, Treatment, and Survival
Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022
Presented by David Heber, M.D., Ph.D., FACP, FASN,
Professor Emeritus of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA;
Founding Director, Center for Human Nutrition, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA
Sustainment of Nutrition and Physical Activity Programing in Early Care and Education Settings
Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022
Presented by Taren Swindl, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor, Research and Evaluation Division, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, UAMS;
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, UAMS
Early life nutrition and exercise
Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021
Presented by Elisabet Børsheim, Ph.D.,
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, UAMS;
Professor, Department of Geriatrics, UAMS;
Associate Director, Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center
The 2 gram sodium restriction in heart failure-fact or fiction?
Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021
Presented by Srikanth Vallurupalli, M.D.,
Associate Professor, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, UAMS;
Director, Cardiac Noninvasive Laboratory, UAMS;
Director, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program, UAMS
Updates in Pharmacotherapy for Type 2 Diabetes
Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021
Presented by Joseph Henske, M.D., FACE,
Director, Diabetes Program, UAMS;
Associate Professor, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, UAMS