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Workshop Agenda
Nutritional Risk Assessment: Bridging Perspectives, Sharing Methodologies, Identifying Data Challenges
The National Academies
2100 C Street, NW
Washington, D.C.
February 28–March 1, 2007
Objective: The workshop will serve as a forum for experts on various disciplines to:
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DAY 1—NAS AUDITORIUM
8:00–9:00 am |
Registration |
INTRODUCTION
9:00 am |
Welcome from Food Forum Catherine Woteki, Mars Inc. |
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Objectives of the Meeting Robert Buchanan, Food and Drug Administration |
SESSION 1
RISK ASSESSMENT AND NUTRITION: BUILDING PERSPECTIVES
Moderator
Laina Bush, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
9:30 am |
Overview of Risk Assessment: What Are the Questions That Risk Assessments Tools Can Answer? How Might This Relate to Nutrition Risk Assessment? |
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Joseph Rodricks, ENVIRON International Corporation |
10:00 am |
Overview of Current Issues in Nutrition: What Are the Questions and Challenges in Nutrition? How Might Risk Assessment Help to Address Nutrition Questions? |
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Shiriki Kumanyika, University of Pennsylvania |
10:30–11:00 am |
BREAK |
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Discussants: |
11:00 am |
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Kathryn Wiemer, General Mills |
11:20 am |
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William Dietz, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
11:40 am |
Open Discussion |
12:15–1:30 pm |
LUNCH |
SESSION 2
SHARING METHODOLOGIES: CURRENT USES OF NUTRITIONAL RISK ASSESSMENT
Questions:
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Moderator: Molly Kretsch, USDA
1:30 pm |
The IOM Process to Establish Tolerable Upper Intake Levels: Model and Data Needs Robert Russell, Tufts University |
2:00 pm |
Potential Connections Between Establishing Nutrient Requirements and Tolerable Upper Intake Levels Suzanne Murphy, University of Hawaii |
2:30 pm |
Nutrient Risk Assessment: Lessons Learned from the FAO/WHO Technical Workshop Christine Taylor, Institute of Medicine |
3:00 pm |
BREAK |
3:30 pm |
Implications of Using Conservative Assumptions in Nutritional Risk Assessments Barbara Petersen, Exponent |
4:00 pm |
Commentary Sanford Miller, University of Maryland |
4:10 pm |
Open Discussion |
5:00 pm |
Adjourn |
DAY 2—Lecture Room
8:00–9:00 am |
Registration |
9:00 am |
Welcome Michael Doyle, University of Georgia Food Forum Chair |
SESSION 3
SHARING METHODOLOGIES: DIET/FOOD PATTERNS AND HEALTH OUTCOMES
Questions:
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Moderator: Michael Doyle
9:15 am |
Challenges in Establishing Relationships Between Diet Patterns and Health Outcomes Julie Mares, University of Wisconsin |
9:45 am |
Evaluation of Health Claims in Nutrition Labeling Kathleen C. Ellwood, Food and Drug Administration |
10:15–10:45 am |
BREAK |
10:45 am |
Evidence-based Review Process to Link Dietary Factors with Chronic Disease: Heart Disease and Diet as a Case Study Alice Lichtenstein, Tufts University |
11:15 am |
Key Challenges in Risk-Based Approaches to Nutrition Policy Gregory Paoli, Decisionalysis Risk Consultants |
11:45 am |
Open Discussion |
12:15–1:30 pm |
LUNCH |
SESSION 4
IDENTIFYING DATA NEEDS AND OVERCOMING CHALLENGES
Questions:
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Moderator: Bob Buchanan, FDA
1:30 pm |
The Role of Nutrigenomics and Population Variability in Nutritional Risk Assessment John Milner, National Cancer Institute National Institutes of Health |
2:00 pm |
Dietary Intake and Exposure Assessment in Nutritional Risk Assessment Amy Subar, National Cancer Institute National Institutes of Health |
2:30 pm |
Nutrients and Food Composition: Data Needs Joanne Holden, Agricultural Research Service U.S. Department of Agriculture |
3:00–3:30 pm |
BREAK |
SESSION 5
WRAP-UP: PERSPECTIVES ON CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS
Moderator: Bob Buchanan, Food and Drug Administration
3:30 pm |
What Did We Hear and What Are the Next Steps? |
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Industry: Catherine Woteki, Mars, Inc |
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Government: Barbara Schneeman, Food and Drug Administration |
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Risk Assessor: Gregory Paoli, Decisionalysis Risk Consultants |
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Consumer: Darlene Adkins, National Consumers League |
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Public Health: Laina Bush, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
4:20 pm |
Open Discussion |
5: 00 pm |
Adjourn |