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ForwardHealth meets Food Conference 2025
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.
Reboot of fundamental knowledge and focusing on food safety and the fundamental information around safety of food in the supply chain, treating food-borne illness, and contaminants in food.Challenges in culinary medicine and intersection of women’s health, food and nutrition including PCOS and menopause.Future of culinary medicine and current issues that impact nutrition in the food supply chain and its effect on the planet.
Target Audience
- Physician
- Nurse Practitioner
- Nurse
- Physician Assistant
- Registered Dietitian
- Master and Doctorate Level Nutritionist
- Pharmacist
- Certified Diabetic Educator
- Optometrist
Learning Objectives
1. Identify the types of foodborne pathogens and their health impacts.
2. Understand the different types of illnesses that can be transmitted via infected food handlers.
3. Assess classes of environmental pollutants found in the food supply and their associated health hazards.
4. Discuss the role of nutrition in preventing and managing health conditions that disproportionately affect women (e.g., osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease, obesity, and endometriosis)
5. Design the optimal dietary composition for PCOS
6. Recognize the impact of the agrifood system in the U.S.to climate change
7. Identify recent changes to the federal nutrition programs and opportunities for medical professionals to engage
8. Identify opportunities for innovative and actionable strategies to promote healthy and sustainable diets across the individual, institutional, and policy level
9. Review proper culinary technique and principles of steaming, poaching, knife skills and pasta shaping.
10. Describe the taste sensations of food and how that can impact flavor perception.
11. Review basic composition and health benefits of olive oil.
Planning Committee
The planning committee comprises Jaclyn Albin MD, CCMS, Gloria Richard Davis MD, MBA, NCMP, FACOG, Chef Heather Nace RD, LDN, Ileana Vargas-Rodriguez MD, CCMS, Nathan Vaughan, MD, MBA, CCMS, David Dungan, MD, FACP, FAAP, CCMS, Basma Faris, MD, CCMS, RD, Amy Moyer, RD, CCMS, Milette Siler RD, CCMS, Susan Warner MD, CCMS, Chef Barbara Kamp RD, LD, CCMS, Cecilia Hatfield, 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
- Kerri Dotson, RD, LDN, CCMS
- Kathryn Balaram DNP, MPH, RN, CCMS
- Anne Van Beber Ph.D., RDN, LD, FAND, CCMS
- Neha Bhanusali MD, FACP
- Jessica DeLuise PA-C CCMS
- Max Goldstein, MS, RDN, CCMS
- Jennifer Hronkin MD
- Sonali Iyer- MD
- Amy Jasperse RPh, CDCES, CCMS
- Barbara Kamp, RDN, LD, CCMS, CCMP
- Dr. Jennifer Paisley, MD FAAP FOMA Dipl ABOM CCMS
- Margaret Smith, MD, CCMS
- Ileana Vargas, MD, CCMS
- Francisco Zayas, MD, CCMS
Faculty/Planners
- The planning committee comprises Jaclyn Albin MD, CCMS, Gloria Richard Davis MD, MBA, NCMP, FACOG, Chef Heather Nace RD, LDN, Ileana Vargas-Rodriguez MD, CCMS, Nathan Vaughan, MD, MBA, CCMS, David Dungan, MD, FACP, FAAP, CCMS, Basma Faris, MD, CCMS, RD, Amy Moyer, RD, CCMS, Milette Siler RD, CCMS, Susan Warner MD, CCMS, Mr Coleman, Ms Kamp, Mr Donofrio, Ms Van Roo, Mr Guggenmos, Ms Sarris, Dr Aninye, Ms Lindsay, Ms Kowalcyk, Dr Pryor, Ms Dean, Dr Zurawski, Ms Ware, Mr Dietz, Dr Ng, Dr Patel, Chef Barbara Kamp RD, LD, CCMS, Cecilia Hatfield, Chef Kerri Dotson, RDN, LDN, CCMS and Timothy S. Harlan, MD, FACP, CCMS Advisory, Karl Guggenmos, MBA, AAC.
Staff
- Leticia Hall
- Naomi Loughlin
- Sheena King
Health meets Food Conference 2025
American College of Culinary Medicine
Accreditation Statements
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences and American College of Culinary Medicine. The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is accredited by the 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 14.5 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 14.5 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)
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences and American College of Culinary Medicine. The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is accredited by the 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)
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
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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
- 14.50 ABIM MOC 2
- 14.50 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.
- 14.50 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.
- 14.50 Completion
- 14.50 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 14.50 Continuing Professional Education units (CPEUs) for completion of this activity/material.
- 14.50 Nursing CEU
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