HmF Conference 2023 - Day 2 - Patients and Patrons: Heritage Cooking for Health
Health meets Food: The Culinary Medicine Conference is a three-day gathering dedicated to teaching medical professionals and the communities they serve about the important connection between good health and healthy eating. Through a combination of hands-on cooking modules focused on helping transform the clinical experience, culinary skills-building sessions, evidence-based presentations and panel discussions we will explore the themes of this year’s conference. The overarching theme of this year’s conference is cultural explorations in Culinary Medicine and continued discussion of the intersection of healthcare and foodservice to focus on food and health amongst our patients, colleagues and policy makers.
Target Audience
- Physician
- Nurse Practitioner
- Nurse
- Physician Assistant
- Registered Dietitian
- Master and Doctorate Level Nutritionist
- Pharmacist
- Certified Diabetic Educator
- Optometrist
Learning Objectives
- Review GW’s culinary medicine program implementation and growth
- Outline a roadmap for revenue generation of CM curriculum to support program sustainability
- Discuss challenges faced implementing culinary medicine curriculum with new audience and recommendations for improvement.
- Discuss the importance of contextual influences on food behaviors among Latin American communities
- Indicate how perceptions of healthy foods in Latin American diets may influence diet-related health outcomes
- Examine the role of the culinary sector for the promotion of healthier diets among Latin American communities
- Understand the Historical context of African American Cuisine.
- Increase understanding of the context “Food Cultural Understanding”
- Explore viable solutions to modifying the typical African American diet towards nutrition.
- Understand immigration patterns, countries of origin and representation in epidemiological investigations and surveys of South Asians in the United States.
- Define dietary acculturation and evaluate importance to health and dietary intakes and patterns among South Asian immigrants.
- Identify cardiovascular health effects and its prevalence among South Asian immigrants.
- Compare the association of dietary patterns and cardiometabolic risk.
- Illustrate frameworks for future research.
Planning Committee
The planning committee comprises Chef Jonathan Judy, Chef Cesar Rivera Cruzado; Chef Barbara Kamp RD, LD, CCMS, Cecilia Hatfield, Sabrina Falquier Montgrain MD, CCMS, DipABLM, Chef Kerri Dotson, RDN, LDN, CCMS and Timothy S. Harlan, MD, FACP, CCMS Advisory, Karl Guggenmos, MBA, AAC
Identification, Mitigation, and Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships
In accordance with The Standards for Integrity and Independence, GW requires all planners, faculty, and others in control of educational content to disclose the absence or existence of all financial relationships (of any dollar amount) with any ineligible companies within the past 24 months. Ineligible companies are defined as those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
GW reviews all disclosure statements to determine which financial relationships are relevant to the educational content of the accredited CE Activity. An individual is considered to have a relevant financial relationship if the educational content an individual can control is related to the business lines or products of the ineligible company.
No Relevant Financial Relationships
Upon review of all collected information about financial relationships with ineligible companies, GW has determined that the following planners, faculty, staff, and others in control of educational content have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.
Activity Director/Reviewer
- Timothy S. Harlan, MD
Faculty/Planners
- Chef Jonathan Jay Judy
- Chef Cesar Rivera Cruzado
- Kerri Dotson, RD
- Barbara Kamp RD
- Cecilia Hatfield
- Sabrina Falquier Montgrain, MD
Staff
- Leticia Hall
- Naomi Loughlin
- Sheena King
Accreditation Statements
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation Statement(s)
Physicians (CME)
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ABIM Maintenance of Certification (MOC)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 7.00 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity.
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences will submit participant completion information to the ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. You can check the status of your submission via the “Reported Credits” tab in your learner profile.
American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American Osteopathic Association (AOA) recognizes AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ earned as AOA Category 2 credit.
It is the physician's responsibility to report CME credits earned directly to AOA.
Ways to report CME Credit:
- Email: Your CME Certificate to Physician Education & CME at [email protected].
- Online: Via the CME Self-Reporting Tool (login required).
Pharmacists (CPE)
Dietitians
The Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME.
Nurse Practitioners
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certified Program (AANPCP) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME.
Nurses
For recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME.
Physician Assistants
The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME or a recognized state medical society.
Other Healthcare Professionals (Attendance)
All other healthcare professionals who successfully complete the activity will receive a Certificate of Attendance. Many credentialing bodies such as the ANCC, AANP, and AAPA accept certificates of attendance for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME. If you have doubts about whether an activity will qualify for CE, please contact your certifying organization for clarification on credit eligibility.
Available Credit
- 7.00 ABIM MOC 2
- 7.00 ACPE PharmacistThe George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
- 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- 7.00 Completion
- 7.00 CDRThe George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). CDR Credentialed Practitioners will receive 7.00 Continuing Professional Education units (CPEUs) for completion of this activity/material.
- 7.00 Nursing CEU
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