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From the Desk of Maree Ferguson Founder & Director, Dietitian Connection W elcome to the inaugural edition of Infuse. I can think of no better milestone with which to celebrate the 5th birthday of Dietitian Connection (DC). thinking. To be inspired by the career paths, stories, wisdom, successes [and failures, albeit lessons] of your peers in our global dietetics community. We’re not like any other magazine out there. Infuse brings the best of business, leadership, dietetics news and research to you. I’ve long dreamed of creating a DC magazine. Already we investigate, create and publish a wide range of content in our DC communications, from our website to our newsletters, but I always felt there was room to go beyond. Infuse is also reflective of our newly adopted values at Dietitian Connection. We aim to inspire…collaborate… innovate…create debate…and encourage lifelong learning. Every page of this issue is in line with our values. To go deeper on clever new ideas that excite us, and make us want to learn more. To create content that is not meant to be digested quickly, as on social media, but rather at length, with consideration. To pull together a kaleidoscope of news, perspectives and stories that are both highly relevant to dietitians -- yet continuously unexpected, and engaging. In closing, five years ago, if you’d told me that we’d be publishing a glossy, visual feast for the senses with some of the sharpest, of-the-moment thinking in dietetics, matched up with savvy business and leadership advice, I’d have said – well, that sounds terrific, but how on earth will I make that a reality? And one of my mentors would have said, you have everything you need at your fingertips: ideas, key relationships, the desire to work hard – and commitment. Go out and make it happen! In short: I’ve wanted to create a space where we, as nutrition leaders, can steep ourselves more fully in inspiration, innovation and debate. Hence, our title. With the debut of Infuse, we invite you to linger as long as you’d like in our expanded features and in-depth content. To plunge headlong into debate around topics you care passionately about, opening your mind to new ways of To those who have inspired me, and thus inspired the launch of Infuse, I say, thank you. So, without further ado – step inside. We’re glad you’re here. Questions? Feedback? Maree would love to hear from you at [email protected] © Dietitian Connection 3 Infuse | September 2017