Fifth Annual Integrative Health Symposium

Friday, September 24, 2021, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Virtual, Philadelphia, PA

In this one-day virtual symposium, attendees will explore the foundations of the integrative approach to nutrition and apply whole foods-based strategies to treat and manage common conditions affecting nutritional status. The Symposium will feature keynote lectures, expert panel discussions and experiential activities, including a live cooking demonstration. Symposium content will cover a range of topics including types of foods and eating patterns, herbs and supplements, obesity, food insecurity, the microbiome, culinary medicine, and food therapeutics. After attending the conference, participants will feel more confident discussing integrative approaches to nutrition and culinary medicine with patients, making nutritional recommendations, and working with interdisciplinary colleagues to formulate an integrative nutrition plan.

1. Describe the way that nutrition impacts the gut microbiome and the downstream effects of alterations in the microbiome
2. Identify evidence-based integrative approaches to treating pediatric obesity
3. Explain the value of group visits as a strategy for increasing uptake of healthy nutrition-related habits in underserved populations

The registration fee includes live stream access to the conference, view presentations online and CME/CEU and other credits. The registration fee is $100 (MD), $50 (RD, RN, NP, fellows, residents and other allied health care professionals) and $25 for students.

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education to physicians.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (7.50 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (includes PA, RT, RDMS, BS) (7.50 hours)