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Clinical and Translational Nutrition
Session Type: Symposium

Food as Medicine

Monday, July 24, 2023
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET
Location: Grand Ballroom

CPE for RDs

Learning Objectives

At the end of this activity, learners will be able to:
  • Discuss the Food as Medicine movement and initiatives being piloted to improve health outcomes
  • Review Food as Medicine policy initiatives
  • Describe Food as Medicine research needs and new funding programs to address gaps in knowledge

      • Chair(s)

    • Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, DrPH

      Distinguished Professor and Jean Mayer Professor of Nutrition
      Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy, Tufts University
      Tufts School of Medicine and Division of Cardiology
      Boston, Massachusetts, United States

      Disclosure(s): Acasti Pharma: Consultant (Terminated)
      Barilla: Consultant (Terminated)
      Beren Therapeutics: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing)
      Brightseed: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing)
      Calibrate: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing); Stock Shareholder (excluding mutual funds) (Ongoing)
      Day Two: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Terminated)
      Elysium Health: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing)
      Filtricine: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing)
      Gates Foundation: Grant/Research Support (Terminated)
      HumanCo: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing); Stock Shareholder (excluding mutual funds) (Ongoing)
      Instacart Health: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing)
      January Inc: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing)
      Kaiser Permanente Fund: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
      National Institutes of Health: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
      Perfect Day: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing)
      Season Health: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Terminated)
      The Rockefeller Foundation: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
      Tiny Organics: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Terminated)
      UpToDate: Royalties or Patent Beneficiary (Ongoing)
      Vail Innovative Global Research: Grant/Research Support (Terminated)

      • Speaker(s)

    • Martha Belury, PhD, RD

      Carol S. Kennedy Professor of Nutrition
      Human Sciences
      The Ohio State University
      Columbus, Ohio, United States

      Disclosure(s): United Soybean Board: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)

    • Jim McGovern

      Congressman, Second District of Massachusetts, U.S. House of Representatives

      Disclosure information not submitted.

      • Panelist(s)

    • JC

      John Combes, MD (he/him/his)

      Chief Communications and Public Policy Officer
      Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
      Chicago, Illinois, United States

      Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

    • Kofi Essel, MD, MPH, FAAP

      Food as Medicine Director
      Elevance Health
      Lanham, Maryland, United States

      Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

    • Liz Hatzenbuehler, RDN, MS,MPH (she/her/hers)

      Food & Health Policy Program Manager
      Community Servings
      Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, United States

      Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

    Disclosure(s):
    Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, DrPH: Acasti Pharma: Consultant (Terminated)
    Barilla: Consultant (Terminated)
    Beren Therapeutics: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing)
    Brightseed: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing)
    Calibrate: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing); Stock Shareholder (excluding mutual funds) (Ongoing)
    Day Two: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Terminated)
    Elysium Health: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing)
    Filtricine: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing)
    Gates Foundation: Grant/Research Support (Terminated)
    HumanCo: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing); Stock Shareholder (excluding mutual funds) (Ongoing)
    Instacart Health: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing)
    January Inc: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing)
    Kaiser Permanente Fund: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
    National Institutes of Health: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
    Perfect Day: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing)
    Season Health: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Terminated)
    The Rockefeller Foundation: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
    Tiny Organics: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Terminated)
    UpToDate: Royalties or Patent Beneficiary (Ongoing)
    Vail Innovative Global Research: Grant/Research Support (Terminated)
    Martha A. Belury, PhD, RD: United Soybean Board: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
    John R. Combes, MD: No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
    Kofi Essel, MD, MPH, FAAP: No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
    Liz Hatzenbuehler, RDN, MS,MPH: No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

    Presentations:

    • 10:00 AM – 10:05 AM ET
      Welcome and Introductions - Food as Medicine

      Speaker: Martha A. Belury, PhD, RD – The Ohio State University

    • 10:05 AM – 10:20 AM ET
      Food as Medicine: What the Future Holds

      Chair: Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, DrPH – Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy, Tufts University

    • 10:20 AM – 10:30 AM ET
      Improving the Nation’s Health Through Food as Medicine Initiatives

      Chair: Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, DrPH – Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy, Tufts University

      Speaker: Jim McGovern – Congressman, Second District of Massachusetts, U.S. House of Representatives

    • 10:30 AM – 10:35 AM ET
      Introduction to Panelists - Food as Medicine

      Chair: Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, DrPH – Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy, Tufts University

    • 10:35 AM – 11:20 AM ET
      Panel Discussion - Food as Medicine

      Moderator: Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, DrPH – Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy, Tufts University

      Panelist: John R. Combes, MD (he/him/his) – Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education

      Panelist: Kofi Essel, MD, MPH, FAAP – Elevance Health

      Panelist: Liz Hatzenbuehler, RDN, MS,MPH (she/her/hers) – Community Servings

      Speaker: Jim McGovern – Congressman, Second District of Massachusetts, U.S. House of Representatives

    • 11:20 AM – 11:30 AM ET
      Q&A with the Audience - Food as Medicine

      Moderator: Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, DrPH – Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy, Tufts University