Past Events
The Third Food as Medicine Conference
Date: May 19, 2018 | Venue: Poland
The 3rd edition of the conference was held on May 19, 2018. Organized by International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations IFMSA-Poland Warsaw and Lifestyle Medicine Interest Group based at Medical University of Warsaw addressing primarily future and graduate doctors. The conference highlights the importance of nutrition education within this group of health professionals filling up the gap in medical education curricula. The event is open also to other medical degrees such as dietetics, public health, physiotherapy or dentistry.
British Society of Lifestyle Medicine – Nutrition by the Experts
Date: May 31, 2018 | Venue:
An event for healthcare professionals and students interested in nutrition delivered by some of the leading experts in nutrition hosted by the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine at the University College London. Leading experts including Professor Bruce Griffin, Dr Tony Goldstone, Dr Nichola Guess RD, Martin MacDonald RNutr, Jenny Rosborough RNutr and Dr Eirini Dimidi RD who will be presenting on a range of topics including “good fats, bad fats”, Myth busting, microbiome, sugar addiction, low carb v low fat diets, public health nutrition and the “best diet” for weight loss.
Lifestyle Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine
Date: January 1, 2018 | Venue: Qatar
The Institute for Population Health (IPH) at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) has been at the forefront of raising awareness among health practitioners in the Middle East about the value of treating and preventing chronic diseases with lifestyle medicine. Recently, the Institute developed a 50-hour Certificate in Clinical Nutrition course, which was sold out on both the occasions it was offered. An upcoming development is the delivery of an innovative Certificate in Lifestyle/ Integrative Medicine course. Additionally, WCM-Q plans to hold discussions with local health and academic institutions about establishing a Consortium of Health Institutions in Lifestyle Medicine in the Middle East.