Pre-Conference
Thursday, May 8, 2025
Draft schedule; subject to change. All times ET.
Registration details
8:30am - 4:15pm
Pre-Conference Food for Health workshop
Optimizing protein quality: Balancing plant and animal sources for health and sustainability
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Pre-Conference Food for Health Workshop registration can be purchased as an add-on to the general conference registration
12:00pm - 4:15pm
Pre-Conference Trainee Workshop
AI-Powered Nutrition Research: From Theory to Practice
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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. This is an in-person event only, and space is limited to 40 participants.
This event is supported by the CIHR INMD Training and Community Support Grant and by the Centre Nutrition, santé et société (NUTRISS), Université Laval
5:00pm - 6:30pm
Trainee Career Panel 4:45pm - 5:45pm
Included with conference registration
Networking Social 5:45pm - 6:15pm
Included with conference registration
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6:30pm - 7:30pm
Opening Reception
Included with conference registration
Advance Poster & Infographic Expo
Conference Schedule
Day 1: Friday, May 9, 2025
Draft schedule; subject to change. All times ET.
Registration details
7:00am
7:30am - 8:40am
Poster & Infographic Expo
Exhibit Expo
8:45am - 9:00am
General session opening remarks
9:00am - 9:20am
Mind the gap: current guidelines vs. implementation strategies for diet
Khursheed Jeejeebhoy Award for best application of clinical nutrition research findings to clinical practice
Award recipient: Paula Brauer, PhD, RD, FDC - Professor Emerita, University of Guelph
Session overview
9:30am - 10:40am
10:40am - 11:00am
Break
11:00am - 12:15pm
12:15pm - 12:30pm
Lunch served
12:30pm - 1:40pm
Sponsored Satellite Session
Evidence needed: Scientific support for nutrition regulations and policy
Speakers: Laura Chiavaroli, PhD - University of Toronto and William Yan, PhD - University of Ottawa
Session overview
Poster & Infographic Expo
Exhibit Expo
1:00pm - 1:40pm
Poster & Infographic Expo
Exhibit Expo
1:40pm - 2:00pm
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Management of food allergies – New developments and perspectives
Speakers: Philippe Bégin MD, PhD, FRCPC, FAAAAI -Université de Montréal and Karine Markowicz, RD - Université de Montréal
Session overview
3:00pm - 3:15pm
3:15pm - 4:15pm
4:30pm - 6:00pm
Poster, Infographic & Exhibit Expo / Reception
7:00pm - (optional) 'Walking school bus' departing from Hotel Bonaventure to Notre Dame Basilica
Optional social activities:
The AURA Experience - Notre Dame Basilica
La Grande Roue de Montréal
Tickets must be purchased in advance. Tickets will not be sold onsite.
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Conference Schedule
Day 2: Saturday, May 10, 2025
Draft schedule; subject to change. All times ET.
Registration details
7:00am
7:30am - 8:40am
Poster & Infographic Expo
Exhibit Expo
8:00am - 8:40am
Poster & Infographic Expo
Exhibit Expo
8:50am - 9:00am
Day 2 Opening remarks
9:00am - 9:20am
Award Presentation: Young Investigator Award for outstanding research
Award recipient: Vasanti Malik, MSc, ScD - Assistant Professor, University of Toronto
Session overview
9:30am - 10:40am
10:40am - 11:00am
Break
11:00am - 12:00pm
12:00pm - 12:20pm
Lunch served
12:20pm - 1:30pm
Sponsored Satellite Session
Preventing the wildfire: From surgical screening to recovery – a continuum of care approach
Speakers: Chelsia Gillis, PhD, RD, CNSC - McGill University and Carla Prado, PhD, RD, FCAHS - University of Alberta
Session overview
Sponsored Satellite Session
Protein as a contentious catalyst for aligning diets with dietary guidelines: Driving toward an inclusive and enabling food environment
Speakers: Stuart Phillips, PhD - McMaster University and Vivica Kraak, PhD, RDN - Virginia Tech
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Session overview
Poster & Infographic Expo
Exhibit Expo
1:00pm - 1:40pm
Poster & Infographic Expo
Exhibit Expo
1:30pm - 1:50pm
1:50pm - 2:50pm
2:50pm - 3:00pm
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Chronobiology: Is it time to consider “timing” as a novel determinant of health and weight management ?
Speakers: Vicky Drapeau, PhD, RD - Université Laval and Marie-Ève Mathieu ,PhD - Université de Montréal
Session overview
6:30pm
CNS Awards Banquet
6:30pm - Pre-banquet reception
7:00-9:30pm - Dinner and Awards
9:30 - 12:00am - DJ and Dance
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