FNP 550 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Hyperlipidemia

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Nutrition and Food
• Course: FNP 550
• Professor: n/a

Document Summary

You have been asked to speak at a conference and present a paper on a nutrition treatment of hyperlipidemia. After agreeing to speak, you receive the conference material and learn that each session has a corporate sponsor. A large food company with a variety of retail products sponsors your session. Is anyone relying on the rd"s professional judgment: yes, the conference attendees would be relying on the expertise and professional judgment of the rd presenting the paper. No, the rd was not paid to speak at the conference, did not receive a discounted registration rate and her presentation was not vetted or influenced by the session sponsor. The conference attendees might wonder about the relationship between the rd and the sponsor of the session and question whether the rd"s professional judgment was at all influenced by the sponsor. In many cases speakers at a conference have no control over the session sponsorships.