FROM PLATE TO PRACTICE: Navigating Nutrition Noise in Patient Counseling

Join us for a dynamic, hands-on culinary medicine workshop designed to bridge the gap between nutrition science and real-world clinical practice. Learn how to cut through "nutrition noise," address patient eating behaviors, and deliver culturally responsive nutrition counseling that seamlessly fits into busy clinical workflows. This activity includes 1 credit hour in nutrition and metabolic health, focused on the nutritional guidelines recommended by the Texas Nutrition Advisory Committee.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  • Describe evidence-based nutrition principles relevant to common chronic conditions (obesity, diabetes, cardiometabolic disease).
  • Apply practical, culturally responsive nutrition counseling strategies to real-world patient scenarios.
  • Identify and practice counseling techniques that address eating behaviors, habits, and sustainability.
Participants are in the Teaching Kitchen cooking.
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Registration Fee: $400

(fee includes light breakfast, hands-on workshop, and light lunch)

Credits: 4 CME hours

Registration:

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Registration closes on 10/31/26

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Agenda at a Glance

Here's an overview of what's happening at the event!
Presentations and Speakers
  • Intro to Culinary Medicine: The Flavor Lens Victoriano Valdez III, MD - UTHealth, McGovern Medical School Rupa Mahadevan, MD - McGovern Medical School
    Victoriano Valdez III, MD & Rupa Mahadevan, MD
    9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
  • Nutrition Communication & Communities
    Victoriano Valdez III, MD, Rupa Mahadevan, MD, & Melisa Danho, MPH, RD, LD
    9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
  • Addressing Overweight & Obesity: Interactive Simulation
    Melisa Danho, MPH, RD, LD
    10:00 PM - 10:30 AM
  • Q & A
    10:30 PM - 11:00 AM
  • Clinic to Kitchen Culinary Experience
    Dolores Woods, MA, RD, LD
    11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Discussion & Wrap Up
    12:30 PM -1:00 PM

ACCREDITATION & CREDIT DESIGNATION

Physician Accreditation: McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation: McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston designates this live activity for a maximum of 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.This activity includes 1 credit hour in nutrition and metabolic health, focused on the nutritional guidelines recommended by the Texas Nutrition Advisory Committee. Completion of this activity fulfills the nutrition and metabolic health continuing education requirement established by SB 25 (89R) and counts toward the required 1-hour CME requirement.

Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

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October 31, 2026 12:59 PM