Recorded HmF Conference 2024

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 a reboot of fundamental knowledge, challenges in culinary medicine, and culinary medicine on the horizon.

 

Target Audience

 

  • Physician
  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Nurse
  • Physician Assistant
  • Registered Dietitian
  • Master and Doctorate Level Nutritionist
  • Pharmacist
  • Certified Diabetic Educator
  • Optometrist

Learning Objectives

 

1. Demonstrate MEDdiet adherence and impacts outside of Mediterranean countries.

2. Compare culturally relevant food traditions and heritage cuisines to MEDdiet principles

3. Examine heritage food traditions and their role on health.

 

 

1. Review core MEDdiet principles and analyze emerging research.

2. Create customizable goals through food first approaches utilizing patient preferences and traditions. 

3. Demonstrate recipes that align with MEDdiet principles. 

 

1. Define intermittent fasting and its variations.

2. Discuss up-to-date research on intermittent fasting and implications on health, lifestyle, and diet.

3. Compare intermittent fasting to other dietary strategies for patient health and sustainability. 

 

1. Describe how institutions can incorporated more nutrition educational content into their curriculum. 

2. Discuss ways in which a Nutrition champion can establish connections between different disciplines to enhance teaching at their institution. 

3. Discuss various methods for utilizing the ‘Health Meets Food’ curriculum at academic medical centers, foodservice organizations and culinary schools.

 

1. Evaluate current state of nutrition and nutrition education.

2. Identify ways in which the purpose of nutrition has not been met and identify strategies for change.

3. Propose recommendations for impactful patient interactions for sustainable change.

 

1. Review various accessibility challenges to healthy eating and culinary medicine.

2. Discuss different approaches to meal creation with limited resources.

3. Identify approaches in implementing culinary medicine when access challenges are present.

 

1. Assess challenges patients and public face when making food decisions.

2. Review educational strategies to provide support and ease in decision making.

3. Integrate support for navigating the food landscape into each clinical encounter.

 

1. Define historical context of foodservice and nutrition.  

2. Identify challenges of foodservice and nutrition including oversight, standards, staffing, draw, etc.

3. Demonstrate state of the art innovation in foodservice and nutrition

 

 

1. Outline current state of pharmaceutical treatment of obesity. 

2. Detail emerging treatments, drugs, and uses. 

3. Discuss future state of obesity care.

 

1. Identify AI uses in culinary medicine and nutrition.

2. Discuss challenges of AI’s use as a resource and in care strategies.

3. Outline ethical, cultural, and privacy challenges/ limitations when using AI in nutrition and culinary medicine.

 

 

1.  Review new and emerging research in the field of nutrigenomics.

2.  Discuss nutrigenomics role in present and future treatment and care.

3.  Evaluate challenges and limitations of nutrigenomics. 

 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 11.50 ABIM MOC 2
  • 11.50 ACPE Pharmacist
    The 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.
  • 11.50 ACPE Pharmacy technician
    The 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.
  • 11.50 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.
  • 11.50 Completion
  • 11.50 CDR
    The 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 11.50 Continuing Professional Education units (CPEUs) for completion of this activity/material.
  • 11.50 Nursing CEU
Course opens: 
06/24/2024
Course expires: 
05/30/2026

Planning Committee 

The planning committee comprises Jaclyn Albin MD, CCMS, Liz Boulware, Chef Heather Nace RD, LDN, Nurgul Fitzgerald RD, LDN, PhD, Rosemarie C. Lorenzetti, MD, MPH, Anne Van Beber, 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, Wynnona Ware, Milette Siler RD, CCMS, 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

  • The planning committee comprises Jaclyn Albin MD, CCMS, Liz Boulware, Chef Heather Nace RD, LDN, Nurgul Fitzgerald RD, LDN, PhD, Rosemarie C. Lorenzetti, MD, MPH, Anne Van Beber, 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, Wynnona Ware, Milette Siler RD, CCMS, 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.

Staff

  • Leticia Hall
  • Naomi Loughlin
  • Sheena King

 

 

Continuing Education Accreditation Information

Physicians

 

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 George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.00 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 6.00 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:

Pharmacists & Pharmacy Technicians

 

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.

 

ACPE#:                  0536-0000-23-007-L99-P/ 0536-0000-23-007-L99-T

Release Date:        06/09/2023

Expiration Date:    06/09/2026

CE Credits:            6.00 (0.6 CEUs)

 

Registered Dietitians/ Dietetic Technicians

 

Registered Dietitians or Dietetic Technicians may claim up to 6.25 for completing this activity.

 

The Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) automatically accepts continuing education credits obtained from ACCME-accredited organizations.

 

Other Healthcare Professionals

 

A certificate of participation will be provided to all other healthcare professionals.

 

Many credentialing bodies such as the ANCC, AANP, and AAPA accept certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME. If you have doubts whether an activity will qualify for CE, please contact your certifying organization for clarification on credit eligibility.

 

 

Available Credit

  • 11.50 ABIM MOC 2
  • 11.50 ACPE Pharmacist
    The 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.
  • 11.50 ACPE Pharmacy technician
    The 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.
  • 11.50 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.
  • 11.50 Completion
  • 11.50 CDR
    The 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 11.50 Continuing Professional Education units (CPEUs) for completion of this activity/material.
  • 11.50 Nursing CEU
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