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In Person Networking

In Person Networking

  • Monday, October 30, 2023
  • 7:00 AM – 8:15 AM MST
    Breakfast
  • 9:30 AM – 9:45 AM MST
    Break
  • 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM MST
    A History of Nutrition in Diabetes: Learning from the Past to Nourish in the Present

    Presenter: Lauren Plunkett, RDN, LD, CDCES – LP Nutrition Consulting

    The Allied Health Professionals Track

  • 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM MST
    Healthcare in the Kitchen: A Culinary Medicine Approach to Improving Diet Quality in Families and Accelerating Nutrition Education in GME

    Presenter: Elizabeth J. Suvedi, Other – Corewell Health

    Presenter: Kristi Artz, MD dipABLM – Corewell Health

    The How of Lifestyle Medicine Track

  • 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM MST
    Lifestyle Medicine’s role in Common Hormonal Disorders

    Presenter: Mahima Gulati, MD, FACLM, FACE, Dip ABLM – Middlesex Health/ Frank H. Netter School of Medicine, Quinnipiac University

    The Science of Lifestyle Medicine Track

  • 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM MST
    Oral Poster Session Presentations
  • 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM MST
    Reimbursable Multidisciplinary Group Visits to Treat Obesity with No Patient Copay

    Presenter: Steven Fox, MD – University of Tennessee Family Practice

    The Business of Lifestyle Medicine Track

  • 10:45 AM – 11:00 AM MST
    Break
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM MST
    Health benefits of a plant-based dietary pattern and implementation in healthcare and clinical practice

    Presenter: Matthew J. Landry, PhD, RDN, FAND, FAHA (he/him/his) – University of California, Irvine

    Presenter: Catherine P. Ward, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – Stanford University

    The Science of Lifestyle Medicine Track

  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM MST
    Oral Poster Session Presentations
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM MST
    PAs and NPs in Outpatient Lifestyle Medicine Clinical Practice

    Presenter: Lauren Bock, PA-C, DipABLM – Oracle Heart and Vascular

    Presenter: Mollie E. Dwivedi, PA-C, DipACLM, PA – SEMM: Sleep, Eat, and Move Mindfully, LLC

    Presenter: David Donohue, MD – Progressive Health of Delaware

    The Business of Lifestyle Medicine Track

  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM MST
    Small Bites: How 30 Minutes Can Raise Patient Activation and Increase Participation in Lifestyle Medicine

    Presenter: Stella Fagbemi, MD – SUNY Downstate Primary Care Residency Program

    Presenter: melissa lee, md – NYCH+H/Kings County

    The How of Lifestyle Medicine Track

  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM MST
    The Heart of Mindful Living - Integrating Mindfulness Research Into Practice

    Presenter: Patricia O'Hagan, Hons.BA, MA, PhD. – Vancouver Island Uiversity

    Presenter: Cynthia A. Powell, MA, CHWC, IWLC, Other – University of North Texas Health Science Center

    The Allied Health Professionals Track

  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM MST
    Lunch
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM MST
    Dopamine Nation Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence

    Keynote Speaker: Anna Lembke

  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM MST
    Keynote Session
  • 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM MST
    Break
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM MST
    Developing Outcomes-based, Financially Sustainable Models within the Population Health Framework

    Presenter: Kristi Artz, MD dipABLM – Corewell Health

    The Business of Lifestyle Medicine Track

  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM MST
    Nurses in Action: How nurses operationalize Lifestyle Medicine in modern settings, and you can too!

    Presenter: Susan G. Spell, FNP-BC – Headwaters Health & Vital Transformations LLC

    Presenter: Deborah Chielli, MSN – Optum

    Presenter: Krista Grutz, DNP – Lifestyle Health and Wellness

    The Allied Health Professionals Track

  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM MST
    Oral Poster Session Presentations
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM MST
    Strengthening neuroplasticity in substance use recovery through lifestyle intervention

    Presenter: Steve Sugden, MD, MPH, MSS, DipABLM – University of Utah

    The Science of Lifestyle Medicine Track

  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM MST
    Tailoring lifestyle medicine to underserved communities

    Presenter: Christina Wells, MD – Self

    The How of Lifestyle Medicine Track

  • 4:00 PM – 4:15 PM MST
    Break
  • 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM MST
    Keynote Session

    Keynote Speaker: Christina Economos

  • 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM MST
    Institutional Innovators in Lifestyle Medicine Networking Event (Private event)