Translating the Research on Mediterranean Diet for Your Patient’s Kitchen

Faculty

Timothy S. Harlan, MD
Assistant Dean for Clinical Services
Executive Director, Goldring Center for Culinary Medicine
Associate Professor of Medicine
Tulane University School of Medicine
New Orleans, Louisiana

Intended Learners

This live activity is designed for primary care physicians, nurses, physician assistants, registered dietitians, certified diabetes educators, pharmacists, nutritionists, and other related healthcare professionals.

Learning Objectives

Upon completing this activity, partcipants should be able to:

Describe the impact of primary care intervention in the prevention and treatment of diet-related cardiometabolic risk factors
Examine the research behind the Mediterranean and DASH diets
Develop strategies to translate evidence-based facts regarding nutrition and diet into effective patient education

Activity Overview

This live activity will occur at the HEB in Houston, Texas.

To be eligible for documentation of credit, participants must attend the full activity and complete the evaluation form. Participants will immediately receive documentation of credit.

There is no fee for this activity.

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Accreditation

North American Center for Continuing Medical Education (NACCME) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

CME

NACCME designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME.

CNE

This continuing nursing education activity awards 1.0 contact hours.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #13255 for 1.0 contact hours.

CPE for Pharmacists

This activity is approved for 1.0 contact hours (.1 CEUs) of continuing pharmacy education (UAN 0276-0000-14-059-L01-P).

This educational activity is a knowledge-based activity.

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CPE for Dietitians

North American Center for Continuing Medical Education, LLC (NACCME) is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited Provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). CDR Credentialed Practitioners will receive 1.0 Continuing Professional Education units (CPEUs) for completion of this activity/material.

Level 3 Synthesis, CDR Accredited Provider # HMOO1.

Planning Committee

The planning committee comprises Timothy S. Harlan, MD, Susie Seaman, NP, and Helen Delichatsios, MD, SM; and Mary Johnson, Randy Robbin, John Savage, and Margie Stefan, NACCME.

Independent Clinical Reviewer: Helen Delichatsios, MD, SM, Assitant Professor, Nutrition Educator, Harvard Medical School, Internal Medicine Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Nurse Planner: Susie Seaman, NP, Sharp Rees-Stealy Wound Clinic, San Diego, California.

Financial Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

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All educational materials are reviewed for fair balance, scientific objectivity of studies reported, and levels of evidence.

The faculty has reported the following:
Dr. Harlan: Owner—Harlan Brothers Productions, LLC
Ms. Seaman: Scientific Advisor—Smith & Nephew, Molnlycke; Speakers' Bureau–Smith & Nephew

Dr. Delichatsios, Ms. Johnson, Mr. Robbin, Mr. Savage, and Ms. Stefan have disclosed no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests.

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The faculty have disclosed no off label/unapproved uses of drugs and/or devices will be discussed in the presentations.

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