Culinary Health Education Fundamentals (CHEF) Coaching: The Basics
- Continuing Education
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Elevate your clinical impact by joining this interactive culinary medicine course, where you'll gain actionable coaching strategies to empower healthier eating and support sustainable patient wellness.
- Online; Self-Paced
This course is offered on demand and participants progress through the materials at their own pace.
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Overview
Most clinicians grapple with the challenge of enabling patients to be drivers of their own wellness regimen. Nutrition is a vital part of Lifestyle Medicine, which not only prevents disease, but is integral to the treatment, management (and reversal) of many noncommunicable chronic diseases (NCDs) such as type-2 diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, stroke, many cancers including breast and colon, depression, anxiety, osteoarthritis, and sexual health issues.
This culinary medicine course offers a deep dive into culinary coaching, an evidence-based telemedicine strategy that combines culinary training with health and wellness coaching to improve nutrition. Attendees receive the latest updates of the culinary coaching approach and acquire new skills, tools, and resources to empower patients to adopt sustainable nutritious home-cooking behavior. The economics of health care reform increasingly pressure clinicians to promote healthy nutrition.
This course provides education and experience that will keep clinicians at the forefront of this critical global trend, leading by example to improve and increase healthy eating for patients and themselves.
Learning Objectives
- Define the relationship between home cooking and health; and discuss barriers to home cooking.
- Improve culinary skills and personal health.
- Demonstrate culinary coaching knowledge and skills; and describe strategies for empowering patients to adopt home cooking.
- Use health coaching tools and remote culinary resources to improve nutrition.
Developed and Offered By:
Continuing Education courses are developed by faculty from Harvard Medical School's teaching hospitals and accredited by Harvard Medical School. This course is offered by Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital.
Participant Types
Specialty and Primary Care Physicians, Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Psychologists, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Health and Wellness Coaches, Dietitians Physical Therapists, Social Workers, Exercise Physiologists, and Occupational Therapists.
Schedule
All agenda sessions are in Eastern Time.
Outline
Module 0: Welcome to the Course
Module 1: Introduction to Culinary Coaching - Parts 1 & 2
Rani Polak
Module 2: The Nutritional Benefit of Home Cooking - Parts 1 & 2
Rani Polak
Module 3: Why Doesn't My Patient Cook - Parts 1 & 2
Jane Barg
Module 4: The Basics for Healthy Cooking - Parts 1 & 2
Jane Barg
Module 5: Cooking with Little Time or Budget - Parts 1 & 2
Jane Barg
Module 6: Getting Patient in the Kitchen - Parts 1 & 2
Jane Barg
Module 7: Practicing Culinary Coaching - Parts 1 & 2
Jane Barg; Rani Polak
Module 8: In-Office Culinary Education Tools and Delivery Strategies - Parts 1 & 2
Rani Polak
Module 9: Mastering Culinary Coaching - Parts 1 & 2
Rani Polak
Module 10: Early Adopters - Parts 1, 2, & 3
Jennifer Pitcher
Module 11: Clinicians in the Kitchen
Rani Polak
Assessment Questions
Faculty
Harvard Medical School Continuing Education attracts the best and brightest faculty from all around the world. As a student in this course, you’ll have access to outstanding course directors and faculty.
Rani Polak, MD, MBA
Course Director
- Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Part Time, Harvard Medical School
Edward Phillips, MD
Course Director
- Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School
Jane Barg, NBC-HWC
Faculty, CHEF Coaching Program, Institute of Lifestyle Medicine
Owner, Concordia Integrative Health Coaching
Laura Klein, BS
Owner Well Seasoned Coaching Program Faculty, Clinicians CHEF Coaching Program, Institute of Lifestyle Medicine, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Kimberly Parks, DO
Medical Director, Synergy Private Health
Instructor, Part Time, Harvard Medical School
Jennifer Pitcher, RDN, LD, NBC-HWC
Wellness Consultant with Nationwide Insurance, Ohio Health Program RD, Clinicians CHEF Coaching Program, Institute of Lifestyle Medicine, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
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Course Fees
Fee Disclaimer
You may register through our secure online environment and will receive an email confirmation upon receipt of your payment.
At the end of the registration process, a $5 non-refundable processing fee will be added to your registration. Because online course materials can be accessed immediately, refunds are not permitted.
| Role | Standard Price |
|---|---|
| Physician (MD/DO) | $270.00 |
| Nurse (RN/APRN) | $270.00 |
| Resident/Fellow | $270.00 |
| Allied Health Professional / Other | $270.00 |
Accreditation
The Harvard Medical School designates this enduring material for a maximum of 5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
For the purpose of recertification, the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board and American Nurses Credentialing Center accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME (Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education). We would also suggest that learners check with their state licensing board to ensure they accept reciprocity with AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for re-licensure.
The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) states that AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ are acceptable for continuing medical education requirements for recertification. We would also suggest that learners check with their state licensing board to ensure they accept reciprocity with AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for re-licensure.
Credits may be applied toward the Maintenance of Certification CME requirements of the ABLM and IBLM. Credits may NOT be applied toward either In-Person or Online CME requirements to achieve certification.
The American Medical Association (AMA) has an agreement of mutual recognition of continuing medical education (CME) credit with the European Union of Medical Specialties (UEMS). Additional information regarding this agreement may be found on the European Union of Medical Specialties website.
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada recognizes conferences and workshops held outside of Canada that are developed by a university, academy, hospital, specialty society or college as accredited group learning activities.