Agenda: Nutrition & Health Conference

Agenda

Special Events

Fellowship Informational Luncheon
Tuesday, May 14, 1:15- 2:30pm
Stop by our University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine (AzCIM) booth to pick up an invitation to Tuesday's informational lunch to learn more about our world-renowned Fellowship in Integrative Medicine.

Please join Dr. Tieraona Low Dog as she presents details on how you can enroll in this state-of-the-art distance learning program and become part of the vibrant community transforming health care. A $1500 scholarship and additional prizes will be given out to those present! Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants and Certified Nurse Midwives are all eligible.

IMR Informational Breakfast
Tuesday, May 14, 7:00-8:15am
Stop by our University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine (AzCIM) booth to pick up an invitation to Tuesday's informational breakfast about Integrative Medicine in Residency. Specifically if you are a residency program director or faculty, join us to learn more about our Integrative Medicine in Residency 200-hour training curriculum for primary care residents.

Please join us to learn how you can bring this training to your campus. Prizes can be won!

Health & Lifestyle Focus Group Breakfast
Wednesday, May 15, 7:00- 8:15pm
Stop by our University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine (AzCIM) booth to pick up an invitation to Wednesday's informational breakfast about a health and lifestyle pilot program, and give your input on this exciting new educational opportunity being considered for development at the AzCIM.

Breathwalking with Jim Nicolai, MD
Tuesday, May 14 and Wednesday, May 15, 6:30-7:15am. Grand Ballroom
Breathwalking is based on a Kundalini yoga technique, and involves making strong, purposeful strides in rhythm with breathing. Join Nicolai, medical director of the Andrew Weil, MD Integrative Wellness Program at Miraval Resort & Spa as he leads this group meditation exercise.

Eating on the Wild Side with Dr. Weil and Jo Robinson
Monday, May 13, 6:30-7:30pm Grand Ballroom
Did you know that tearing Romaine and Iceberg lettuce the day before you eat it quadruples its antioxidant content, or that thawing frozen berries in the microwave preserves twice as many antioxidants and more vitamin C than thawing them on the counter or in the fridge? Join Dr. Weil and Jo Robinson, author of the soon-to-be-released Eating on the Wild Side for a fascinating discussion on how to choose and prepare food for maximum benefit.

Sunday, May 14

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
	Early Registration(Check-in) Location: Grand Ballroom Foyer

Monday, May 13

7:00 AM - 8:15 AM
	Registration/(Breakfast on Your Own) Location: Grand Ballroom Foyer
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM
	Welcome and Openings Presenter(s): Andrew Weil, Fredi Kronenberg Location: Grand Ballroom
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
	Plenary #1: 'A Call to Action' at 10 Years: Perspectives on Nutrition Issues of Key Importance to Public Health Presenter(s): Andrew Weil, Fredi Kronenberg Location: Grand Ballroom
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
	Plenary #2: Optimal Diet Presenter(s): Andrew Weil Location: Grand Ballroom
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
	Plenary #3: Phytochemicals: Do Excess Calories, Environmental Contaminants, Bacteria, and Viruses Determine Their Dietary Needs? Presenter(s): John Milner Location: Grand Ballroom
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
	Tasting Opportunity Location: Grand Ballroom
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM
	Plenary #4: Public Policy Panel: Roberta Friedman, ScM, Kenneth Pelletier, MD, PhD, and Mary Wagner, PhD Roberta Friedman, ScM, Giving Sugary Drinks the Boot: Nationwide Initiatives Say No to Soda; Kenneth Pelletier, MD, PhD, Worksite Nutrition Programs and Policies. Moving the Health and Wellness Agenda Forward Through People and Products; Mary Wagner, PhD. Presenter(s): Kenneth R. Pelletier, Roberta Friedman, Mary Wagner Location: Grand Ballroom
	Public Policy Panel Location:
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM
	Ask the Experts: Q & A with Morning Speakers Presenter(s): Andrew Weil, Fredi Kronenberg, John Milner, Kenneth R. Pelletier, Roberta Friedman Location: Grand Ballroom
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
	Lunch Location: Metropolitan Ballroom
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
	a. The Integrative Dietitian: Taking the Next Step Towards Whole-Patient Nutrition Care Presenter(s): Debra Boutin Location: Willow Room
	b. Motivational Interviewing: Less Telling and More Asking Might Equal More Client Motivation Presenter(s): Robert Rhode Location: Redwood Room
	c. Sport Nutrition for Your Active Patients: Top 10 Nutrition and Exercise Tips Presenter(s): Melinda Manore Location: Grand Ballroom
	d. New NHLBI Lipid Screening Guidelines for Children: An Integrative Perspective Presenter(s): Robert Pendergrast Location: Aspen Room
	e. Veganism: In Defense of the Herbivore? Presenter(s): Tanmeet Sethi Location: Cedar Ballroom
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
	f. Nutrition, Sleep, and Dreams Presenter(s): Rubin Naiman Location: Willow Room
	g. Tea and Coffee Presenter(s): Jeffrey Blumberg Location: Aspen Room
	h. Key Dietary Supplements Across the Pediatric Lifecycle Presenter(s): Hilary McClafferty Location: Cedar Ballroom
	i. Nutritional Treatments That Work in Clinical Practice Presenter(s): Alan Gaby Location: Grand Ballroom
	j. Diet, Cardiovascular Disease, Metabolic Risk Factors, and Practical Applications Presenter(s): Pamela McDonald Location: Redwood Room
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM
	Plenary #5: Be Fruitful: The Role of Nutrition in Fertility Presenter(s): Victoria Maizes Location: Grand Ballroom
5:45 PM - 6:45 PM
	Meet the Faculty Reception Location: Grand Ballroom Foyer
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
	Eating on the Wild Side: The Missing Link to Optimum Health Presenter(s): Tara Lemmey, Andrew Weil, Jo Robinson Location: Grand Ballroom

Tuesday, May 14

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
	Registration/Breakfast Location: Metropolitan Ballroom
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM
	Introduction to the Day Presenter(s): Location: Grand Ballroom
8:15 AM - 9:30 AM
	Plenary #6: Nutrition, Epigenetics and Cancer Panel: Roderick Dashwood, PhD: Epigenetic Trinity Meets Nutrition & Johanna Lampe, PhD: Nutritional Modulation of Signal Transduction Presenter(s): Roderick Dashwood, Johanna Lampe Location: Grand Ballroom
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
	Plenary #7: Intestinal Microbiota in Health and Disease Presenter(s): Justin Sonnenburg Location: Grand Ballroom
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
	Tasting Opportunity Location: Grand Ballroom
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
	Plenary #8: Jeffrey Blumberg, PhD: Antioxidants 101 & Tieraona Low Dog, MD: Antioxidants: A Clinician's Perspective Presenter(s): Jeffrey Blumberg, Tieraona Low Dog Location: Grand Ballroom
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
	Plenary #9: Robert Superko, MD: Omega 3 Fatty Acids: New Evidence Indicating Blood Levels Reflect Cardiovascular Benefits & Steven Devries, MD: Interventional Cardiology Delivered With a Fork Presenter(s): Stephen Devries, Robert Superko Location: Grand Ballroom
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM
	Ask the Experts Presenter(s): Robert Superko, Stephen Devries, Roderick Dashwood, Johanna Lampe, Justin Sonnenburg, Jeffrey Blumberg, Tieraona Low Dog Location: Grand Ballroom
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
	k. Novel Approaches in Nutritional Therapy for Cancer Patients in Integrative Oncology: Mushrooms, Oral and Parenteral Nutrition and Botanicals Presenter(s): Leanna Standish Location: Redwood Room
	l. Veggie RX: Empowering Access to Healthy Food for Everyone Presenter(s): Fasih Hameed, Wendy Kohatsu Location: Cedar A
	m. Farmacology: What Innovative Family Farming Can Teach Us About Health an Nutrition Presenter(s): Daphne Miller Location: Cedar B
	n. Improving Dietary Choices: I Have an App for That! Presenter(s): Cyndi Thomson Location: Aspen Room
	o. Paleo Diet: Fad or the Bedrock of Metabolic Rehabilitation? Presenter(s): catherine shanahan Location: Willow Room
	p. Ayurveda: How to Use Food as Medicine (will include cooking demonstrations) Lecture and cooking demonstration. Presenter(s): Arti Prasad, Tanmeet Sethi Location: Grand Ballroom
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
	Plenary #10: Battle of the Weight Loss Diets: Is It Just Calories? Presenter(s): Christopher Gardner Location: Grand Ballroom
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
	Plenary #11: Controversies in Nutrition Presenter(s): Alan Gaby Location: Grand Ballroom
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
	Ask the Experts: Q & A with Afternoon Speakers Presenter(s): Alan Gaby, Christopher Gardner Location: Grand Ballroom

Wednesday, May 15

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
	Registration/Breakfast Location: Metropolitan Ballroom
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM
	Introduction to the Day Presenter(s): Location: Grand Ballroom
8:15 AM - 9:00 AM
	Plenary #12: Nutrient, Supplement, and Drug Interactions Presenter(s): Tieraona Low Dog Location: Grand Ballroom
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
	Plenary #13: Nutritional Aspects of Patient Care: Case Studies Panel Presenter(s): Randy Horwitz, Daphne Miller, Stephen Devries, Hilary McClafferty, Alan Gaby Location: Grand Ballroom
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
	Tasting Opportunity Location: Grand Ballroom
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
	Plenary #14: True Food: A Model for Healthy Restaurants (will include cooking demonstrations) Presenter(s): Andrew Weil, Michael Stebner Location: Grand Ballroom
12:15 PM - 12:45 PM
	Ask the Experts Presenter(s): Andrew Weil, Michael Stebner, Randy Horwitz, Tieraona Low Dog Location: Grand Ballroom
12:45 PM - 1:00 PM
	Closing Presenter(s): Andrew Weil, Fredi Kronenberg Location: Grand Ballroom

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