1st Annual Food As Medicine CME
Availability
On-Demand
Cost
Physician: $75.00
PCOM Alumni: $75.00
PCOM Preceptor, Faculty, Staff & Supervisor: $50.00
Licensed Healthcare Professional: $50.00
Partner Organizations (PBTA, etc): Not Eligible
Student/Resident/Fellow: $25.00
Retired: $25.00
Other: $75.00
Credit Offered
4 AOA 1A Credits
1st Annual Food As Medicine CME (ON-DEMAND)

Program Moderator: Dr. Jay Feldstein
Approved for 4 hours of AOA 1B credit!

This is an on-demand recording of our live CME program that took place on Wednesday, June 4, 2025
  • Identify ways to prevent and manage disease through nutrition
  • Review the landscape of misinformation and disinformation regarding nutrition for oncology patients, with particular attention to social media influence over patients and consumers
  • Review evidence-based best practices for nutrition in oncology, treatment, and survivorship
  • Discuss evolving trends, challenges, and opportunities in biotechnology that support research and outcomes for integrative, precision wellness
  • Understand the relationship between gut health and mental well-being
  • Identify key nutrients that support mood and cognition
  • Develop practical strategies to use food as a tool for emotional and cognitive balance
  • Determine obesity in children and how to manage obesity in children
  • Identify how social determinants of health can impact patient outcomes and healthcare cost
Empowering Patients to Prevent and Manage Chronic Disease Through Nutrition
  • Farzaneh Daghigh, PhD, Professor of Biochemistry, Department of Bio-Medical Sciences, PCOM
  • Joanne Kakaty-Monzo, DO, Academic Chair, Clinical Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, PCOM

Food as Medicine in Oncology: Facts, Myths, & the Evolving Science of Precision Wellness
  • Monique Gary, DO, Breast Surgeon, Chief Medical Officer of Bexa

The Gut-Mind Connection and How Food Fuels your Mood
  • Andrea Weir, DO, Jefferson-Einstein Behavioral Health, PGY-4

Pediatric Obesity
  • Autumn Dye DO, Pediatrician; Associate Professor, PCOM

MANNA’s Food Is Medicine Model and its Impact
  • Sue Daugherty, RDN, LDN, Chief Executive Officer, MANNA
AOA CME CREDIT:

The Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association of medical education for physicians. The Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine designates this program for a maximum of 4 hours of AOA Category 1-B credits and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician’s participation in this activity.
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