Members Present & Connect sessions
Throughout the year, PINES members have the opportunity to give a short presentation on a topic of interest. Each session includes 20-30 minutes for the presentation then time for questions, discussion and general networking.
The sessions are free for PINES members.
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Considerations that you should take into account when interpreting a research article
Presented by Professor Barry Braun, PhD, Colorado State University
– Monday 8 November 2021
– 10:00 am Phoenix AZ, US
– 5:00 pm London, UK
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We all agree that what we believe, and what we tell clients, students and family members/friends about nutrition for exercise and sport should be “evidence-based. But while that is a worthy objective in theory, putting it into practice is fraught with peril. What evidence to choose? From studies of course, but which studies? What distinguishes a strong study with believable results from one those so flawed that we should run away screaming? Is it really obvious which ones are believable and which are not? And what if there are many studies to choose from but they are not in agreement with each other? And who has the time to read them all carefully and dive into the specific details of each one? The goal of this lecture is to help you recognize the strengths and the weaknesses in published studies and, if you conduct your own studies, help you design them so that they are solid contributions to the body of scientific knowledge used to enhance performance of athletes and the health of the general public.
Presenter profile
Biography: Barry Braun received his Ph.D. in Nutrition from the University of California, Berkeley and did post-doctoral work in the Division of Endocrinology at Stanford University Medical School. He spent 14 years as Professor of Kinesiology and Director of the Energy Metabolism Laboratory at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Since 2014, he is Professor and Head of the Department of Health and Exercise Science and Executive Director of the Human Performance Clinical Research Laboratory at Colorado State University. His research is focused on optimizing the use of exercise to prevent and/or manage type-2 diabetes and the metabolic interactions between exercise and diabetes medications. Dr. Braun’s work is funded by governmental and private sources including the National Institutes of Health, the American Diabetes Association and Pfizer pharmaceutical company. He has published more than 110 peer-reviewed research articles in journals such as the American Journal of Physiology, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism and Diabetes Care. He is a Fellow of the National Academy of Kinesiology and the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and a member of the ACSM Board of Trustees. He has received several awards for undergraduate teaching including the highest honor from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, their Distinguished Teaching Award.
Planned presentations for 2022
August
Working as a nutritionist in Zimbabwe
With Blessing Mushonga, Registered Nutritionist at Nutrition Award
– Wednesday 3 August 2022
– 10:00 am Phoenix AZ, US
– 1:00 pm New York, NY, US
– 6:00 pm London, UK
– 7:00 pm Harare, Zimbabwe
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Presenter profile 
Blessing will share his journey with PINES members how he became a sports nutritionist in Zimbabwe. While doing so he will tell us about the organizations and athletes he works with/for. Different organizations ask for different roles and as a result Blessing has different experiences with multiple sport related organizations. An important part of his talk will be to explaining how international sports nutrition guidelines can clash with the Zimbabwean culture. Aside of these challenges, there are other limitations of practicing sports nutrition in Zimbabwe compared to other western societies with more facilities. Blessing will provide multiple examples how he works to overcome these limitations. He is happy to share his story with the PINES members and welcomes all questions and discussion. The session will be moderated by Floris Wardenaar and Heidi Lynch the PINES educational officers.
