CDC's Public Health Grand Rounds Tackles the Vitamin D Controversy on August 19 at 9.a.m. EDT
We invite you to watch the next session of CDC's Public Health Grand Rounds, entitled "The Importance of Monitoring Vitamin D Status in the U.S." which will be webcast live from CDC headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia on Thursday, August 19, at 9 a.m. (EDT) at www.cdc.gov/about/grand-rounds <http://www.cdc.gov/about/grand-rounds> , with an archived video being made available on August 21. These sessions are now available for Continuing Education (CE) credits (*). Vitamin D has become a controversial nutrition issue. While the vitamin's role in preventing bone diseases such as osteoporosis is well documented, recent studies suggest that increased intake of vitamin D may also reduce the risk of various cancers, diabetes, and heart disease. But these studies are being called into question for their failure to show a direct cause and effect, and there is also evidence that excessive intake of vitamin D can be toxic. As a result, the U.S. and Canadian governments have commissioned the Institute of Medicine to review the Dietary Reference Intakes for vitamin D, a project that will be completed in the fall of 2010. This session of Public Health Grand Rounds will review the latest evidence of vitamin D's effectiveness and safety, while discussing challenges in how to best measure and define vitamin D status. Presented by: Clifford L. Johnson, MSPH, Director, Division of Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC Title: Monitoring the Nation's Vitamin D Status: The NHANES Experience Christine M. Pfeiffer, PhD, Chief, Nutritional Biomarkers Branch, Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, CDC Title: Testing for Vitamin D Blood Levels: Challenges and Opportunities Paul M. Coates, PhD, Director, Office of Dietary Supplements, National Institutes of Health Title: Vitamin D: How Research Informs Public Health Facilitated by: Tanja Popovic, MD, PhD, Scientific Director, Public Health Grand Rounds Shane Joiner, Communication Manager, Public Health Grand Rounds *Grand Rounds is now available for Continuing Education (CE) credits: ALL Continuing Education credits/contact hours for PHGR are issued online through the CDC/ATSDR Training & Continuing Education Online system, http://www2a.cdc.gov/TCEOnline. If you have questions, call Learner Support at 1-800-418-7246 (1-800-41TRAIN), or [email protected]. Those who view live or archived Grand Rounds sessions at www.cdc.gov/about/grand-rounds and who wish to receive Continuing Education must complete the online seminar evaluation. Thirty days from the initial seminar the course number will change to WD1640 and will be available for continuing education until January 21, 2012. The course code for PHGR is PHGR10. 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