2015 Fall Educational Series – November

For Parents, Family Members, Caregivers, Dietitians, Nutritionists &
Other Professionals Interested in Promoting Healthy Lifestyles for
Individuals with Down Syndrome!

Featuring Joan Guthrie Medlen, MEd, RDN, LD
Author of the Down Syndrome Nutrition Handbook

Joan Guthrie Medlen, MEd, RDN, LD Joan Medlen, is a registered dietitian who has focused her work on promoting healthy lifestyles for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities with a specialty in Down syndrome. She began her career as a generalist in local community hospitals, but soon found her love of working with families and children with Down syndrome after the birth of her son, Andy, 26 years ago. Joan has received countless awards including: the National Down Syndrome Congress; Theodore J. Tjossem Research Award in 2002 and the Exceptional Meritorious Award in 2009, and the Excellence in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities for the Behavioral Health Nutrition Practice Group of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics in 2011. Read full bio

View Joan Medlen’s Presentation

Committee Members

• Adam’s Camp
• Arc of Arapahoe & Douglas County
• Arc of Colorado
• Arc Thrift
• Colorado Springs Down Syndrome Association
• Colorado State University
• Denver Adult Down Syndrome Clinic
• Developmental Disabilities Resource Center
• Developmental Pathways
• El Grupo Vida
• Fisher Early Learning Center
• Imagine!
• JFK Partners
• Mann Method Physical Therapy & Fitness
• Parent to Parent
• PEAK Parent
• Rise School of Denver
• Rocky Mountain Down Syndrome Association
• Rocky Mountain Human Services
• Sewall Child Development Center
• Strive
• THRIVE Center

Series Includes:

• Nutritional best practices throughout the life span of an individual with Down syndrome.
• The difference in metabolism for people with Down syndrome and how that affects energy needs.
• A plan for fun, activity-based solutions to “picky eating” and developing family-based menus.
• Potential signs and risks of nutrition-related concerns including Celiac Disease.
• Nutrition education applied to literacy, math, and science skills.
• Strategies for teens and adults to increase mindfulness when it comes to nutrition, health, and other decisions.
• Strategies to encourage supported decision making with regard to food and healthy lifestyle choices.
• Strengths common to individuals with Down syndrome to promote healthy living.
• When nutrition intervention is useful.

Read more about our other Global Down Syndrome Educational Series speakers, with lecture topics and participant survey responses!

Questions? Contact programs@globaldownsyndrome.org or 303-321-6277

• 2016 Global Down Syndrome Foundation Research & Medical Care Roundtable
  • 2016 Global Research & Medical Care Roundtable Q&A
• 2018 Global Down Syndrome Foundation Research & Medical Care Roundtable at DSAIA
• 2018 Global Down Syndrome Foundation Research & Medical Care Roundtable at NDSC
• 2018 Global Down Syndrome Foundation Research & Medical Care Roundtable at NDSC
• 2019 Global Down Syndrome Foundation Research & Medical Care Roundtable at NDSC
• Alzheimer’s and Down Syndrome Scientific Workshop
• Down Syndrome: National Conference on Patient Registries, Research Databases and Biobanks
  • Down Syndrome: Issues to consider in a national registry, research database and biobank
• Global Down Syndrome Educational Series – May 2015
• Global Down Syndrome Educational Series – May 2015
• Global Down Syndrome Educational Series, November 2012
  • Global Down Syndrome Educational Series, Activities of Daily Living, Fine Motor Skills and Sensory Strategies
  • Global Down Syndrome Educational Series, Activities of Daily Living, Fine Motor Skills and Sensory Strategies, Professional Presentation
  • Global Down Syndrome Educational Series, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, in English
  • Global Down Syndrome Educational Series, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, in Spanish
  • Global Down Syndrome Educational Series, Congenital Heart Disease
  • Global Down Syndrome Educational Series, Down Syndrome Quarterly Handout
  • Global Down Syndrome Educational Series, Ear, Nose and Throat Issues
  • Global Down Syndrome Educational Series, Feeding and Swallowing in the Medically Complex Infant, in English
  • Global Down Syndrome Educational Series, Feeding and Swallowing in the Medically Complex Infant, in Spanish
  • Global Down Syndrome Educational Series, How to Treat Flat Feet
  • Global Down Syndrome Educational Series, Importance of Hearing Loss, in English
  • Global Down Syndrome Educational Series, Importance of Hearing Loss, in Spanish
  • Global Down Syndrome Educational Series, Keynote Presentation in English
  • Global Down Syndrome Educational Series, Keynote Presentation in Spanish
  • Global Down Syndrome Educational Series, Perspective on Feeding, in English
  • Global Down Syndrome Educational Series, Perspective on Feeding, in Spanish
  • Global Down Syndrome Educational Series, Physical Therapy, in English
  • Global Down Syndrome Educational Series, Physical Therapy, in Spanish
  • Global Down Syndrome Educational Series, Sleep Apnea, in English
  • Global Down Syndrome Educational Series, Sleep Apnea, in Spanish
  • Global Down Syndrome Educational Series, Understanding Problem Behaviors, in English
  • Global Down Syndrome Educational Series, Understanding Problem Behaviors, in Spanish
  • November 2-3, 2012, Educational Series — Brochure
  • November 2-3, 2012, Educational Series — Brochure in Spanish
• Global Down Syndrome Foundation Research & Medical Care Roundtable 2015
  • 2015 Global Research & Medical Care Roundtable Presentations
• Global Down Syndrome Foundation
  Research & Medical Care Roundtable 2013
  • Dean Hartley – Global Roundtable Presentation
  • Dennis McGuire – Global Roundtable Presentation
  • Fran Hickey – Global Roundtable Presentation
  • George Capone – Global Roundtable Presentation
  • Huntington Potter – Global Roundtable Presentation
  • Ira Lott – Global Roundtable Presentation
  • John Crispino – Global Roundtable Presentation
  • Jorge Busciglio – Global Roundtable Presentation
  • Katheleen Gardiner – Global Roundtable Presentation
  • Michael Greher – Global Roundtable Presentation
  • Peggy Kelley – Global Roundtable Presentation
  • Peter Bulova – Global Roundtable Presentation
  • Prenatal Testing for Down Syndrome – Global Roundtable Presentation
  • Roger Reeves – Global Roundtable Presentation
  • Tom Blumenthal – Global Roundtable Presentation
  • William Mobley – Global Roundtable Presentation
  • Yvonne Maddox – Global Roundtable Presentation
• Linda Crnic Institute Lectures
  • Linda Crnic Institute Lectures: “Aberrant Hematopoiesis in Children with Down syndrome”
  • Linda Crnic Institute Lectures: “Consequences of Aneuploidy”
  • Linda Crnic Institute Lectures: “DNA Methylation in Down Syndrome: A Possible Therapeutic Target”
  • Linda Crnic Institute Lectures: “Studying Mechanism and Medicine in Down syndrome and Alzheimer’s Disease using C. elegans“
  • Linda Crnic Institute Lectures: “The Neurobiology of Down Syndrome: A Case of Double Trouble”
  • Linda Crnic Institute Lectures: “The Unique Clinical and Biological Features of Leukemias in Children with Down syndrome”
  • Linda Crnic Institute Lectures: “Theory to Therapeutics in Mice and Men with Down Syndrome”
  • Linda Crnic Institute Lectures: “Trisomy 21: Causes and Consequences”
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