Dietary Supplements and Operation Supplement Safety

August 20, 2024 to August 22, 2024

Program Description: 

Although registered dietitians are nutrition experts, keeping up with the dietary supplement industry is a challenge. The same holds true for allied healthcare professionals. This presentation sets a foundation for understanding key topics related to dietary supplements, including labeling, high-risk dietary supplements, and the potential for adverse events or reactions from dietary supplements.

  • Tuesday, August 20, 2024 – 0930-1100 (ET)
  • Wednesday, August 21, 2024 – 0930-1100 (ET)
  • Thursday, August 22, 2024 – 0930-1100 (ET)

Target Audience

This activity provides continuing education for registered dieticians and dietetic technicians. A certificate of attendance is available for other attendees.

Learning Objectives

  1. Describe how dietary supplements (DS) are regulated
  2. Discuss key topics related to dietary supplements
  3. Explain how Operation Supplement Safety (OPSS) is educating Service Members about dietary supplements
  4. Review DoDI 6130.06: Use of Dietary Supplements in the DoD and substances on the DoD Prohibited Dietary Supplement Ingredients List
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 Certificate of Attendance
  • 1.00 Registered Dietitians and Dietetic Technicians, Registered (CDR)

    DHA, J-7, CEPO is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). CDR Credentialed Practitioners will receive 1.00 Continuing Professional Education units (CPEUs) for completion of this activity/material.

Course opens: 
08/13/2024
Course expires: 
09/05/2024
Event starts: 
08/20/2024 - 9:30am EDT
Event ends: 
08/22/2024 - 11:00am EDT
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Joint Base Lewis McChord
WA
United States


Joanna Reagan, MS, MHA, MSS, RDN. Planner has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.

Andrea T. Lindsey, MS. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.

Disclosure: DHA J-7 staff, Planning Committee members, content reviewers, and all other faculty members have no financial or non-financial interests to disclose. 

Planner(s)

Joanna Reagan

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 Certificate of Attendance
  • 1.00 Registered Dietitians and Dietetic Technicians, Registered (CDR)

    DHA, J-7, CEPO is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). CDR Credentialed Practitioners will receive 1.00 Continuing Professional Education units (CPEUs) for completion of this activity/material.

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Accommodations: CEPO provides captions and transcripts to hearing-impaired learners upon request. For real-time closed captioning, contact CEPO at least three (3) business days before the event. If we cannot arrange for live captioning, a video recording and audio transcript will be provided after the event, typically within ten business days. For events delivered by CEPO’s partners, please contact the course instructor to inquire about accommodations.

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