DietitiansinIntegrativeandFunctionalMedicine

AnnualReport2015-2016(FiscalYearJune1,2015-May31,2016)

Respectfullysubmittedby:

MoniqueRichardMS,RDN,LDN,ImmediatePastChair(2016-2017)

VISION

Optimizehealthandhealingwithintegrativeandfunctionalnutrition

MISSIONEmpowermemberstobeleadersinintegrativeandfunctionalnutrition

VALUES

Innovation,Integrity,andCompassionWebsite:www.IntegrativeRD.orgAsChairmyvisionwasto'ExpandandEnhance'DIFM,Iampleasedtosayweaccomplishedandexceededmanyofthesegoals.ToExpandDIFM's:-presence--nationallyandinternationallyatconferences,eventsandfunctions-depthofresources--academiccollaborations,partners,networksandeducationalofferings-membership--growourstudentandprofessionalmembersToEnhanceDIFM's:-resources--thevarietyoftopicareas,developmentoffact-sheets,CPEUofferings,newsletter,membershowcaseopportunities-socialmediaplatforms--ourpresenceandcontentinallareasofsocialmedia-memberbenefits--howmemberscanbementored,involved,activeandfeaturedKeyActivitiesandAccomplishmentsofDIFMDPG:OurInternalWorkings

• ElectedOfficers:Chair,MoniqueRichardMS,RDN,LDNChair-Elect,KellyMorrowMS,RDNPastChair,MaryBethAugustine,RDN,CDN,FANDSecretary,JessicaGRedmond,MS,RD,CSCSTreasurer,StephanieHarrisPhD,MS,RDN,LDNominatingChair,AliciaTrocker,MS,RDN

• Continuetoreachmoremilestonesinmembershipgrowthandinterest,asthefiscalyearclosedwewere4370membersstrong,whichisanincreaseofover500newmembers.Status 2014-2015

2015-2016

Active 3171 Active 3528Associate 2 Associate 1Guest 1 Guest 1International17 International 25 International

Student1

Life 7 Life 6Retired 91 Retired 149Staff 6 Staff 8Student 523 Student 651Total 3818 Total 4370

• MaintainedfinancialreservesfortheDPGwellover100%(SeeBelowfordetailedFinancialReportforFY2015-2016),DIFMhasmaintainedfiscalresponsibility.

• DIFMwaswellrepresentedatthePublicPolicyWorkshopinJune2015byPolicyAdvocacyLeader(2015-2017),OliviaWagnerMS,RDN,LDNandChair,andDIFMChair,MoniqueRichardMS,RDN,LDN.E-blastsandcommunicationweredevelopedaroundthespecificlegislationincluding:

a. DietaryguidelinespassedinHouseLaborHHSAppropriationsCommittee;theHouseAgricultureAppropriationshavedeferred

b. OlderAmericansActc. TreatandPreventObesityActd. PreventingDiabetesinMedicareAct

• NewsletterTeamcontinuestoholdmonthlyteamcallsandcommunication,whichreportstotheECviatheNewsletterEditor,SarahHardingLaidlaw,MS,RDN,MPA,CDEandfunctionstoassurequalityandexpandedcontenttotheDIFMNewsletter,“TheIntegrativeRDN.”

Summer2015NewsletterVolume18,Issue1 AConversationwithMaryBethAugustinebyMaryPurdyMS,RDNFNCE®SessionReviews

• TheRDNasHealthCoach:EmergingOpportunitiesandSkilldevelopment.DanaM.Elia,RDN,LDN• WhoCanBeSuccessfulinPrimaryCare?YouCan.AngelaWolfenberger• YogaSkillsforDietitians:Evidence,Psychophysiological,Mechanisms,andToolsYouCanUse

MoniqueRichard,MS,RDN,LDNThreeWaystogettheMostFromCurcumin-MaribethEvezich,MSN,RD,CDNNewsYouCanUse-CompiledbyJacquelineSantoraZimmerman,MS,RDNResourceReview:SupplementingDietaryNutrients-ReviewedbyDinaRanade,RDNResourceReview:LegallyLean-ReviewedbySarahHardingLaidlaw,MS,RDN,CDENetworkingNews:UniversityofKansasIntegrativeMedicinenetwork-LeighWagner,MS,RDNStudentCorner:SportsNutrition:AnIntegrativeandFunctionalPerspective.Aninterviewwithandcommentaryby“TheRunningNutritionist,”LisaDorfman,MS,RD,CSSD,LMHC,FAND-MickinzieLopezSmoothieBlendOffStudent’sCornerInterviewsofpractitionersconductedbyOliviaWagnerProfessional’sCornerInterviewsofpractitionersconductedbyJacquelineSantoraZimmerman,MS,RDNAnnualReport2014–2015

Fall2015NewsletterVolume18,Issue2CPEARTICLEANDQUIZ:SupportingaPatientWithHashimoto’s-Dr.IzabellaWentz,PharmD,FASCPMythsofHypothyroidism-LeighWagner,MS,RDN,LDResourceReview:TheAutoimmuneSolution–ReviewedbyEmilyD.Moore,MS,RDN,LD/N

Ginger:SymptomManagement-ElleSkinner,RDNNewsYouCanUse-CompiledbyJacquelineSantoraZimmerman,MS,RDNDIFMStudentStipendReview-FoodAsMedicine-MadelaineDickinsonImmuneBoosters-JessicaVierra,RN,BSNDietarySupplementSafetyIntheNews-KellyMorrow,MS,RDAnnualReport2014–2015

2016WinterNewsletterVolume18,Issue3ClinicalAspectsofMethylation-DinoCeleda,PhDFNCE®2015SessionReviews• MindBodyHappyHour-ReviewedbyDeborahReyes• MindBodyHappyHourPanel-ReviewedbyCristenB.Whitaker• PosterAbstract:IntegrativeMedicine:Isthereagapbetweenpre-andpost-professionaleducation

andRDNpracticeinterests?ReviewedbyJessicaGarayRedmond,MS,RDN.• NutritionFocusedPhysicalExam:IdentifyingMalnutritionwithHands-OnTraining.Reviewedby

RobinB.Dahm,RDN,LDN• FunctionalNutrition:UsingFoodasMedicine,Connection,

Information&Energy.ReviewedbyOliviaWagnerMS,RDN,LDN• InterrogatingHostMicrobiotaDynamicsinDiet,the

MetabolomeandDisease.ReviewedbyMaryPurdy,MS,RDN,AdjunctProfessor,BastyrUniversity• HypertensionandVascularFunction:ARoleforFunctional

FoodsandBioactiveComponentsinMedicalNutritionTherapy.ReviewedbyCassieKerr• FODMAPS:NavigatingtheNovelDietinthePediatricPopulations.ReviewedbyMelanieJewell• FODMAPS:EmergingScienceandImplicationsforPractice.ReviewedbyKatieDavis,RDN• PolycysticOvarySyndrome:Updates,DietaryStrategiesandLifestyleTreatment.Reviewedby

MoniqueRichardMS,RDN,LDN• NutritionInterventionsinAutism:GastrointestinalandSensoryConcerns.ReviewedbyCaryKreutzer,

EdD,MPH,RD• The‘Weight’isOver:TheRoleoftheDietitianinBehavioralApproachestoImproveHealth

Outcomes.ReviewedbyLoriDrummond• CollaborationandEngagement:Makingthe2015DietaryGuidelinesActionableforAmericans.

ReviewedbyAdrianeWelcker• ThePromiseofFunctionalFoods:TranslationfromCropstoCommunityforDiseasePreventionand

Treatment.ReviewedbyKathleenBenson,RDN,LD2015ProfessionalStipendAwardReport-Mindfulness-BasedEatingKatherineStephens-BogardMS,RDN,CDE,RYTNewsYouCanUse-CompiledbyJacquelineSantoraZimmerman,MS,RDNResourceReviews:Inheritance:HowOurGenesChangeOurLives—andOurLivesChangeOurGenes-ReviewedbyKellyMorrow,MS,RDNResourceReviews:EatRightforYourSight-ReviewedbySarahHardingLaidlaw,MS,RDN,CDEResourceReviews:YogaandDiabetes-ReviewedbySarahHardingLaidlaw,MS,RDN,CDEFactSheet:TheBenefitsofSelectHerbsandSpicesforGlucoseControl

2016SpringNewsletterVolume18,Issue4CPEARTICLEANDQUIZ:BeetrootJuiceandDietaryNitrates-ChristineRosenbloom,PhD,RDN,LD,CSSDNutritionalGenomics-DianaNoland,MPH,RD,CCN,LDTheRootsofHerbalism-LisaMurray,RDN,LDOvercomingaKnowledgeGaptoDevelopCompetentNutrigenomicsDietitians-YaelT.Joffe,PhD,RD,ChristineA.Houghton,B.Sc.(Biochem.),Grad.Dip.Hum.Nutr.,R.Nutr.,PhD.Cand.NewsYouCanUse-CompiledbyJacquelineSantoraZimmerman,MS,RDNandRacquelPrainoResourceReviews:CombatReadyKitchen:HowtheUSMilitaryShapestheWayYouEat-ReviewedbySarahHardingLaidlaw,MS,RDN,CDE

ResourceReviews:TheKetogenicDiet:TheScientificallyProvenApproachtoFast,HealthyWeightLoss-ReviewedbyMaryPurdy,MS,RDNBytesofColor-ReviewedbyMaryPurdy,MS,RDNRecipe:SauteedGreenswithYellowPeppersAffiliateNews-DianaNoland,MPH,RD,CCN,LDAreyoulivingit?–DIFMlifestylecampaignDietarySupplementsSymposiumandMindBodyHappyHour

MeetingsandInitiatives• ExecutiveCommitteemembersmetforanannualStrategicPlanplanningsessionatFNCEinNashville,TN.• MonthlyconferencecallswereheldtoconductroutinebusinessoftheDPG.• DIFMhostedagroupofleadersforaSpringLeadershipRetreat(SLR)inWashingtonDCinMarch/April.

ThisSLRgaverisetokeyamendmentstotheDIFMStrategicPlan2016strategies,goalsandtasks.MemberCommunicationsandPromotion

• CommunicationsChair,MarketingChair,SocialMediaChair,andMemberServicesChairinitiatedarobustpromotionsandmarketingcampaignwitheffortsfocusedonpresenceinsocialmedia,e-blasts,contributingarticlestointegrativehealthcareandnutritionanddieteticspublications,anddevelopmentandreleaseoftheDIFMpromotionalvideo“WeareDietitiansinIntegrativeandFunctionalMedicine.”Withmembersbeingabletosignaforminordertouseontheirownsites.

• Weredesignedourwebsitetomakeitmoreaccessibleandappealingtomembers/potentialmembers,tofeatureourvideo,easierbuttonsandcategoricalease,roomforaddingablog,biopics,testimonials.

• WecreatedanorientationPPTbytheVolunteerchairandsenttoallEC.• WedevelopedtoolkitsforstudentsandprofessionalsandstreamlinedintoonePDF• Thefirstofamonthlyblog“FromChair”waswrittenandpostedhttp://integrativerd.org/greetings-from-

chair/; afewmonthslateraregularblogsubmissionbyourPolicyAdvocacyLeader(PAL)ensued• Studentcornerinnewsletterstarted• Re-launchingofthememberproductmarketplace• Studentjournalclubbeganwithpolicydevelopmentandinvitation,expandedstudentengagementand

FB,andsocialmediaengagement• DIFMhascontinuedtoupdateandengagesocialmediapresenceonourFacebook,Twitter,Instagram,

Pinterest,andLinkedIn.MembersandECareencouragedto“like”/follow/post/tweet/retweet/favorite/pinandsharecontentforsocialmedia.

• #theDIFMLifestylecampaignkickedoffwithblog,socialmediaexcitementandpicturesaswellast-shirtsMemberServices,Benefits,andEducation

• HostedtheMindBodyHappyHouratFNCE,SponsoredbyGaiaHerbs,160DIFMmembersattended.• HonoredmemberswithAwards:(includedfinancialstipend)

ExcellenceinPractice—awardedtoSusanLinke,MBA,MS,RD,LD,CLTExcellenceinService—awardedtoDebFord,RDN,CCNLifetimeAchievementAward—awardedtoDianaNoland,MPH,RD,CCN,LDProfessionalDevelopment—awardedtoKatherineL.Stephens-BogardMS,RYT,RD,CDEProfessionalDevelopmentStudentAward—awardedtoMadelaineDickinson

• ActiveEML(electronicmailinglist)with1,107DIFMmembersasactiveEMLsubscribers.TheEMLisreportedtobeafavoritemembershipbenefit,withinteractionsgivingopportunityforclinicalexpertisesharing.

• AsymposiumpriortoFNCEwillcommenceinOctoberonDietarySupplementswithgreatinterestandDIFMmembersasanchorpresentersinadditiontoour3rdannualMindandBodyHappyHour.

• Offerededucationalwebinarsthroughouttheyear,severalfreeofchargetomembers.OneCPEUwasawardedwhenattendingthelivepresentation.Webinarsarearchivedontheintegrativerd.orgwebsite.Totalwebinarrevenuefortheyearwas$220.00;(June$130,July$30andAugust$60)

NameofWebinar Sponsored/Network/None Registered/attended

Dayofweek Date

ChoosingYourPerfectNicheWithinIntegrativeandFunctionalNutritionpresentedbyLesliBitel,MBA,RDN,LDN

none-webinarseriesDIFMMentoringCoachingChair 311/150

Wednesday 5/25/16IncorporatingIntegrativeandFunctionalMedicineCompetenciesintoDieteticsEducation:ACalltoAction!presentedbyDebraBoutin,MS,RD,DepartmentChair/DieteticInternshipDirector,BastyrUniversity'sDepartmentofNutrition&ExerciseScience

none-ConnectingEducators#12016 269/103

Tuesday 5/10/16TotalWellnesswithEssentialOils:AnIntroductionforRDspresentedbyMarieRuggles,RD none 540/280

Monday 5/9/16Self-CareistheHeartofAllHealthcare:ForOurPatientsandOurselvespresentedbyJamesGordon,MD CMBM-networkpartner 276/96

Wednesday 2/3/16Sucrase-IsomaltaseDeficiency–Whatyoumightbemissing QOLMedical,LLC

Tuesday 1/19/16Omega3sandHeartHealthpresentedbyBillHarrisPhD,FAHAandMarieSpano,MS,RD,CSCS,CSSD GOED 559/225

Wednesday 12/9/15LeakyGutSyndromepresentedbyRobertMartindale,MD,PhD Metagenics

Metagenicshostedwebinar-n/a

Thursday 10/22/15NoMoreHearing“No!”Banish“ICan’tAffordIt”,andLearnToGet“YES”fromLong-TermClientspresentedbyLesliBitel none 336/85

Thursday 10/15/15TheroleofnutritionalgenomicsandepigeneticsintheIFMNTRDN’stoolboxbyDianaNoland,MPHRD&LeighWagner,MSRD NetworkPartnerKUMC 616/254

Tuesday 9/22/15Anutritionapproachtonon-resolvinginflammationofchronicdiseasewithDianaNoland,MPHRDCCN&LeighWagner,MSRDPhDCand NetworkPartnerKUMC 810/370

Tuesday 8/18/15

• InadditiontothepublishingofthefourquarterlyissuesoftheDIFMNewsletter,TheIntegrativeRD.

Newsletters,memberserviceswasenhancedwiththeinclusionof:• AvotebyECtoprovidenon-sponsored,non-networkwebinarpresenterswitha$150honorarium• AreorganizationandcategorizationofarchivedwebinarsontheDIFMwebsitetocorrecttypos,

inappropriateabbreviationsandprovideconsistencyintheoutlinesforeacharchivedwebinar• Developmentofguidelinestousetoevaluatethecontentofsponsoredwebinars

FinancialReportforFY2015-2016Totalassets:$491,731.00Netassets:$340,475.00Actualexpenses:$154,782Budgetedexpenses:$159,928Totalrevenue:$176,575Investmentreserveasof05/31/16:$340,475.00Reservesas%ofactual2015-2016budget:212%

CollaborativeInitiativesandExternalEfforts• Developedmutuallybeneficialshort-termpartnershipswithPCRM,PPOD,andcontinuingtonurture

currentnetworksandsponsors• DevelopmentofDIFMDPGExecutiveCommitteeExemplaryLeadershipAwardcriteriaforfutureinclusion

ofNominatingCommitteeawardofferings• FactsheetdevelopedwithGaiaonherbalsupplementsrelatedtobloodglucoseregulation• WorkcontinuedontheOnlineCertificateofTrainingProgram(COTP)inIntegrativeandFunctional

MedicineinitiativeincollaborationwiththeAcademyofNutritionandDieteticsCenterforProfessionalDevelopment.FiveonlinetrainingmodulesareunderdevelopmentbyDIFMDPGsubjectmatterexpertcontentdevelopers.This10-creditonlineCOTPiscomprisedoffive2hourCPEUmodules-Module1:IntroductiontoIntegrativeandFunctionalMedicine,Module2Digestion,Module3:Detoxification,Module4:Inflammation,andModule5:DietarySupplements.TheCOTPissubjecttoapprovalandreleasebytheAcademyofNutritionandDieteticsCenterforProfessionalDevelopment.ExpectedreleasedateisFall2016.

• SurveyresultswerepublishedonlineandintheJournaloftheAcademyofNutritionandDietetics-Augustine,MB;Swift,KM;Harris,SR;Anderson,EJ;Hand,RK.IntegrativeMedicine:Education,PerceivedKnowledge,AttitudesandPracticeAmongAcademyofNutritionandDieteticsMembersinOctober2015.Apostersessionwaspresentedbyabovesurveyworkinggroup/manuscriptauthorsatFNCE2015onOctober4,2015,SessionNumber101,PresentationNumber099,titledIntegrativeMedicine:IsthereaGapbetweenPreandPostProfessionalEducationandRegisteredDietitianNutritionistsPracticeInterests?

• WorkcontinuedontheConnectingEducatorsinIntegrativeandFunctionalMedicineinitiative.ThisinitiativeinvitesmembersoftheNutritionandDieteticEducatorsandPreceptorsCouncil(NDEPCouncil)toattendwebinarintroductionstoavarietyofintegrativeandfunctionalmedicine(IFM)topics.Additionally,aclosedlistEMLwasformed-theDIFMEducatorsinIntegrativeMedicineEML-toallowNDEPmemberstosubscribetoconnectACENDDPD,CP,DI,ANDISPPeducatorsandpreceptorswithIFMsubjectmatterexpertstodiscussstrategiesforimplementingIFMcurriculumandsupervisedpracticeexperienceinnutritionanddieteticprograms.AnadditionalwebinarwasheldintheSpringandoneslatedforthefall

• SecuredsponsorshipfromorganizationswhoarealignedwithDIFMmission,vision,andgoals,andwhoprovidededucationalopportunitiesformembers:SaybrookUniversityQOLMedical,LLCHelmPublishingInnovativeHealingPPOD-partnershipagreementXrMDGaiaHerbs

MetagenicsGOEDIntegrativeTherapeuticsPureencapsulations• NetworkRelationships:AmericanBotanicalCouncil,ArizonaCenterforIntegrativeMedicine,

InternationalSocietyofNutrigeneticsandNutrigenomics(ISNN),TheCenterforMind-BodyMedicine,TheInstituteforFunctionalMedicine,UniversityofKansasMedicalCenter,Dietetics&Nutrition-IntegrativeMedicine

SubmittedAugust18,2016