From

Menarche to
Menopause

and Beyond

Advances in Nutrition and Women's Health

January 29, 2027 Toronto, ON | Livestream

Date

Location

DoubleTree by Hilton
Toronto Downtown

HYBRID Format

  • In Person
  • Livestream

Who Should Attend

Healthcare professionals, researchers, dietitians, and trainees.

 

CNS 2027 Thematic Conference

Draft schedule All times ET

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Registration

Breakfast will be served

Segment 1

Nutrition across the life course and across generations

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Women's Health Across the Life Course: Nutrition, Prevention, and Healthy Aging

Speaker: Deborah O'Connor, PhD, RD (University of Toronto)

Details coming soon

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Nutrition and Reproductive Health: Fertility, PMOS, and Endometriosis

Speaker: Niloufar Deilami, RD, MPH, MSCP 

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Question Period

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Break

Segment 2

Peri-menopause, Menopause, Metabolism, and Cardiometabolic Health

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Menopause, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Health: Nutrition Strategies for women in midlife

Speaker: Iliana Lega, MD, FRCPC (Women’s College Hospital)

Details coming soon

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Muscle, Bone & Healthy Aging: A menopause nutrition approach to preserving strength, function and skeletal health 

Speaker: Jennifer Salib Huber, RD, ND

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Question Period

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Lunch

Lunch will be served

Segment 3

Midlife Women’s Health and Chronic Disease

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Advancing Cancer Prevention Through Nutrition: Emerging Evidence in Women’s Health

Speaker: Rachel Murphy, PhD (University of British Columbia)

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Precision Nutrition and Premenstrual Symptoms

Speaker: Ahmed El-Sohemy, PhD (University of Toronto)

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Question Period

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Break

Segment 4

Emerging Frontiers in Women’s Health Nutrition

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Are We Asking the Right Questions? Sex and Gender Considerations in Nutrition Research and Practice

Speaker: Sofia Ahmed, MD MMSc (University of Alberta)

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Equity, Culture, and Access: Rethinking Nutrition Care for Diverse Women’s Populations

Speaker: Josephine Etowa, PhD, RN, RM, FWACN, FAAN, FCAN, FCAHS (University of Ottawa)

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Integrating Lived Experience into Nutrition Research and Care: A Lived Experience Researcher's Perspective

Speaker: Jennifer Brady, PhD, RD (Acadia University)

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Question Period

Segment 5

Panel Discussion

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Future Directions in Women’s Health Nutrition: Research, Practice and Policy Priorities?

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Concluding Remarks

Co-Chairs: Kyly Whitfield, PhD and Rayleine Reimer, PhD, RD