Pre-Conference
Thursday, May 7, 2026
Draft schedule; subject to change. All times ADT (Atlantic time).
Registration
8:30am - 4:00pm
Pre-Conference Food for Health workshop
Fresh Perspectives on Highly Processed Foods and Health: Global Evidence and Challenges
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Pre-Conference Food for Health Workshop registration can be purchased as an add-on to the general conference registration.
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Pre-Conference Trainee Workshop
From Idea to Impact: Bringing Nutrition Knowledge to Life
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The Pre-Conference Trainee Workshop is open exclusively to CNS Student (Undergraduate and Graduate) members and CNS Early Career I postdoctoral fellow members. Trainees must register for the conference to attend the workshop. Pre-Conference Trainee Workshop registration can be purchased as an add-on to the general conference registration. This is an in-person event only, and space is limited to 50 participants.
5:00pm - 6:30pm
Annual General Meeting
Trainee Career Panel 4:45pm - 5:45pm
Included with conference registration
Networking Social 5:45pm - 6:15pm
Included with conference registration
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Opening Reception
Included with conference registration
TBD - Advance Poster & Infographic Expo
Conference Schedule
Day 1: Friday, May 8, 2026
Draft schedule; subject to change. All times ADT (Atlantic time).
Registration
7:00am
Registration opens; self-serve breakfast available
7:45am - 8:45am
Sponsored Satellite Session (7:45 - 8:45)
Whole Grains: A Powerful Punch – Why We Can't Forget Them
Speakers: John Sievenpipier, MD, PhD, FRCP - University of Toronto and Joanne Slavin, PhD, RDN - University of Minnesota
Session overview
Flash Presentations
(8:15 - 9:00)
9:00am - 9:20am
General session opening remarks (9:00 - 9:20)
9:20am - 9:40am
Khursheed Jeejeebhoy Award for best application of clinical nutrition research findings to clinical practice (9:20 - 9:40)
Award Recipient: to be confirmed
Session overview
9:40am - 10:40am
Addressing health equity through co-design: Community-based research frameworks for implementing nutrition guidelines to practice (9:40 - 10:40)
Speakers: Tamara Cohen, PhD, RD - University of British Columbia and Vasanti Malik, PhD - University of Toronto
Session overview
10:40am - 11:00am
Break (10:40 - 11:00)
11:00am - 12:10pm
12:10pm - 12:30pm
Lunch served (12:10 - 12:30)
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Sponsored Satellite Session (12:30 - 1:30)
Turning Data into Decisions: Revealing the Value of Nutrition Interventions in health care using Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR)
Speakers: Kirk W. Kerr, PhD - Abbott Nutrition and Teresa O'Callaghan, BScN, MBA, CHE - Abbotsford & Mission Health Services
Session overview
Poster & Infographic Expo
Exhibit Expo (12:30 - 2:00)
1:45pm - 2:00pm
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Groceries as interventions for chronic disease (2:00 - 3:00)
Speakers: Dana Lee Olstad, PhD, RD - University of Alberta and Bohdan Luhovyy, PhD - Mount Saint VIncent University
Session overview
Pediatric obesity: Interplay between genetics, pharmacotherapy, and nutrition (2:00 - 3:00)
Speakers: Flavio Teixeira Vieira, PhD - University of Alberta and Andrea M. Haqq, MD, MHS, FRCP(C), FAAP - University of Alberta
Session overview
Translating Lipidomics and Metabolomics Data into Actionable Insights for Personalized Nutrition Strategies (2:00 - 3:00)
Speakers: Ken Stark, MSc, PhD - University of Waterloo and Michel Aliani, PhD - University of Manitoba
Session overview
3:00pm - 3:15pm
3:15pm - 4:15pm
From Mandate to Menu: Leading the Shift to Planetary Health through Food in Health Care (3:15 - 4:15)
Speakers: Annie Lalande and Jen Reynolds
Session overview
Vitamin B12 in Growth and Development (3:15 - 4:15)
Speakers: Tor Strand, PhD- University of Bergen, Norway and Adrian McCann, PhD - Bevital, Bergen, Norway
Session overview
Multimodal Approaches in Nutrition Care (3:15 - 4:15)
Speakers: Puneeta Tandon, MD, MSc - University of Alberta and Chelsia Gillis, RD, PhD - McGill University
Session overview
4:30pm - 6:00pm
Flash Presentations
(4:30 - 5:15)
Poster & Infographic Expo / Reception
(4:30 - 6:00)
6:30pm
Social Activity (optional): Ultimate Lobster Support at Waterfront Warehouse
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Conference Schedule
Day 2: Saturday, May 9, 2026
Draft schedule; subject to change. All times ADT (Atlantic time).
Registration
7:00am
Registration opens; self-serve breakfast available
7:45am - 8:45am
Sponsored Satellite Session
(7:45 - 8:45)
The Microbiome Matters: The Role of Fibre and Enteral Feeding in Clinical Nutrition
Speakers: Levi Teigen, PhD, RD - University of Minnesota and Lisa Epp, RDN, CNSC, LD, FASPEN - Mayo Clinic
Session overview
Flash Presentations
(8:15 - 9:00)
Poster & Infographic Expo
Exhibit Expo
(8:00 - 9:00)
9:00am - 9:10am
Day 2 opening remarks (9:00 - 9:10)
9:10am - 9:30am
Young Investigator Award for outstanding research (9:10 - 9:30)
Award Recipient: to be confirmed
Session overview
9:30am - 10:40am
10:40am - 11:00am
Break (10:40 - 11:00)
11:00am - 12:00pm
Optimizing Women’s Health Through Nutrition and Exercise: Myths, Mechanisms, and Practical Applications (11:00 - 12:00)
Speakers: Jenna Gillen, PhD - University of Toronto and Michaela Devries-Aboud, PhD - University of Waterloo
Session overview
Nourishing connection and healthy aging through culinary medicine programs for persons with cognitive change (11:00 - 12:00)
Speakers: Heather Keller, PhD, RD - University of Waterloo and Allison Cammer, PhD, RD - University of Saskatchewan
Session overview
Implementation of a dietitian led peri-operative nutrition clinic in general surgery patients in a regional acute care hospital (11:00 - 12:00)
Speakers: Ashley Manuel, RD, CNSC - Nova Scotia Health and Ahmed Jad, MD, FRCSC, FACS, FASMBS, ABOM diplomate - Nova Scotia Health
Session overview
12:00pm - 12:20pm
Lunch served (12:00 - 12:20)
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Commodity Sponsored Satellite Session (12:30 - 1:30)
Bridging Nutrient Adequacy and Diet Quality: Evidence & Implications for Dietary Guidance
Speakers: Mavra Ahmed, MSc, PhD - University of Toronto and Andrew Mente, PhD, MA - McMaster University
Session overview
Sponsored Satellite Session (12:30 - 1:30pm)
Supplemented Foods: Balancing regulation and science to develop a new food category
Speakers: Willian Yan, PhD - University of Ottawa and Andrew Morgan - Morgan Regulatory Affairs Inc.
Session overview
Poster & Infographic Expo
Exhibit Expo (12:30 - 1:45)
1:30pm - 1:45pm
1:45pm - 2:45pm
Assessing Malnutrition Care to Inform Training and Drive Quality Improvement (1:45 - 2:45)
Speakers: Lisa Martin, PhD, RD - Alberta Health Services and Marlis Atkins, RD - Alberta Health Services
Session overview
Critical Thinking in Nutrition Science: Evaluating Evidence from Bench to Bedside (1:45 - 2:45)
Speakers: Mélanie Plourde, PhD - Université de Sherbrooke and Richard Bazinet, PhD - University of Toronto
Session overview
Bridging the nutrition policy implementation gap: Responsive feeding in child care settings in Canada and beyond(1:45 - 2:45)
Speakers: Claire Tugault-Lafleur, PhD, RD - University of Ottawa, Jessie-Lee McIsaac, PhD, MSc - Mount Saint Vincent University and Dipti Dev, PhD - University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Session overview
2:45pm - 3:00pm
3:00pm - 4:15pm
Adopting Sustainable Diets: From Plants and Processed Foods to Planetary Health, Evidence, Insights, and Opportunities for Practice (3:00 - 4:15)
Speakers: Nanci Guest, PhD, RD, CSCS - University of Toronto and Andrea Glenn, PhD, RD - New York University
Session overview
6:30pm
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