Integrating Culinary Medicine into Obesity Medicine

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM CDT

Location: Texas D

CE: 1 CME/CE

Olivia Weinstein, RDN

Director of Nutrition Innovation and Implementation at Boston Medical Center
CEO and Co-Founder of Rewire Health Inc.
John Wesley McWhorter, DrPH, MS, RD, LD, CSCS

Director of Lifestyle Medicine
Suvida Healthcare
Jaclyn Albin, MD

Associate Professor of Internal Medicine & Pediatrics, Director of Culinary Medicine
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

This panel discussion introduces a framework for integrating culinary medicine into clinical care and examples of novel real-world applications. Three speakers will present their culinary medicine programs including the origin story, patient population served, demographics, program modality, and setting. Additional topics include: intervention type (shared medical appointments, group visits, counseling, etc.); team members and their critical functions; key partners; and primary funding sources.

Learning Objectives:

Determine a framework for systematically planning, implementing, and evaluating food as medicine programs
Assess potential members of an interdisciplinary culinary medicine team within the clinical practice of obesity medicine
Identify four methods and billing strategies for culinary medicine programs, including shared medical appointments, group visits, individualized billable coaching, and e-consults
Utilize three tactics to implement culinary medicine into clinical practice