Infuse Infuse 1 September 2017 | Page 3
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]
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