“Food, Culture and Health”

YOU ARE INVITED TO
The Fourteenth Annual Cultural Awareness Workshop
“Food, Culture and Health”
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
8:00 AM – 2:00 PM (Registration at 7:30 AM)
Grand Maple Ballroom, Dudley Davis Center
Light Breakfast and Lunch will be provided.
Supported by:
University of Vermont College of Medicine
 Department of Family Medicine
 Office of Diversity and Inclusion
 Office of Medical Student Education
 Office of Primary Care and AHEC Programs
College of Nursing and Health Sciences
TOPMEd HRSA Training Grant
Program Schedule:
7:30 to 8:00 am
8:00 to 8:15
8:15 to 9:00
9:00 to 9:15
9:15 to 10:15
10:15 to 10:25
10:25 to 11:25
11:25 to 11:35
11:35 to 12:35 pm
12:35 to 1:30
Registration and Light Breakfast
Welcome and Introduction
Keynote speaker: Cynthia Geyer, MD - “Food as Medicine”
Explanation of Breakout Sessions/Break
Breakout Session 1*
Break
Breakout 2*
Break
Panel: Food Innovation/Community Discussion
Wrap-up
Lunch and Networking
Community Tables will be available in the Fireside Lounge during breaks from 8:00 until 2:00 PM
*Breakout Sessions: Interactive group sessions where participants will develop clinical skills around nutrition,
health, and cultural challenges with Standardized Patients, a food shelf activity, and Team-Based Learning.
Send your registration in by JANUARY 30, 2015 – Space is Limited.
***If you are in the College of Medicine Class of 2018 or Graduate Nursing students in GRNS 408 or GRNS 415
or GRNS 416 you are pre-registered. Please return the registration form only if you have dietary needs
or need other accommodations.
Please contact Pamela Bell at [email protected] for more information.
Conference Overview
The fourteenth annual Cultural Awareness Day is a half-day symposium designed to introduce
health care students and professionals to the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to provide
competent, comprehensive, and sensitive care to address the impact of food on patient health.
Objectives
At the end of this conference, participants should be able to:
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Define the role of food as medicine.
Identify and discuss how culture impacts nutrition and health.
Define food insecurity.
Identify communication tools to address food’s impact on patient health.
Recognize the multiple challenges to following good nutritional practice-including systemic,
modifiable, and intrinsic challenges.
Recognize caregiver bias and micro aggression and learn how to mitigate their effects.
Recognize the role of community resources and how they can support patient health.
UVM Conference Faculty
Family Medicine Conference Director
Martha Seagrave, PA-C
Associate Professor
Director of Medical Student Education Programs
Department of Family Medicine
Keynote Speaker:
Cynthia Geyer, MD is the Medical Director of Canyon Ranch in Lenox, MA. Dr. Cindy Geyer received
her Bachelor of Science and her Doctor of Medicine degrees, with honors, from Ohio State University.
She completed her internship and residency in Medicine at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester,
NY. and is a Diplomat of the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Geyer specializes in women’s
health issues such as transition hormones, effects of sleep deprivation, and weight loss management
strategies to boost metabolism and harness energy. In addition to her role at Canyon Ranch, Dr.
Geyer is one of the core faculty members at the Center for Mind-Body Medicine’s (CMBM) “Food as
Medicine” conference.