Conference Agenda

| May 09 | |
| 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Early Registration |
| May 10 | |
| 7:00 AM - 8:15 AM | Registration/Breakfast |
| 8:15 AM - 8:30 AM | Welcome/Opening Andrew Weil, MD & Fredi Kronenberg, PhD |
| 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM | Plenary #1 Andrew Weil, MD. Nutrition 101: Macronutrients and the Anti-Inflammatory Diet |
| 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Plenary #2 Arthur Agatston, MD What Your Cardiologist Isn’t Telling You About Your Diet and Your Heart |
| 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Tasting Opportunity |
| 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | Plenary #3 Robert Superko, MD Did Grandma Give You Heart Disease? Genetics Tests You Can Utilize Today |
| 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM | Ask the Experts Weil, Agatston, Superko |
| 12:45 PM - 2:00 PM | Lunch |
| 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM | Concurrent Sessions 1 A. Victoria Maizes, MD Cancer in Women: Nutritional Strategies B. Scott Shannon, MD Nutritional Child Psychiatry: A New Frontier C. Amy Branum, MSPH Safe to Eat? How Concerned Should We Be About Environmental Contaminants in Our Food? D. David Wallinga, MD, MPA Beyond “Nutritionism”: How to Find and Choose Healthier Food Packaging E. James Nicolai, MD & Jill Frame, MS, RD An Integrative Approach to Weight Loss among the Obese Population F. Bridget Bongaard, MD Integrative Strategies for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Patients |
| 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | Concurrent Sessions 2 G. Tieraona Low Dog, MD The Role of Dietary Supplements During Pregnancy and Lactation H. David Rakel, MD The Elimination Diet: The Science and Practical Application I. Richard Bruno, PhD, RD Dietary Antioxidant and Functional Food Approaches for the Prevention of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease J. Sylvia Geiger, MS, RD Using Shelf Tag Nutrition Scoring Symbols to Make Healthier Supermarket Purchases K. Jay Hoffman, PhD Foundation of Sports Nutrition L. Patricia Thompson, PhD Should You Be Thinking about Folate? |
| 4:45 PM - 6:00 PM | Plenary #4 GI Panel Nutritional Approaches to Fire in the Gut David Rakel, MD; Gerard Mullin, MD |
| 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Meet the Faculty Reception |
| May 11 | |
| 7:30 AM - 8:20 AM | Breakfast/Registration |
| 8:20 AM - 8:30 AM | Introduction to the Day |
| 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM | Plenary #5 William Dietz, MD, PhD Nutrition and Physical Activity Strategies to Control Childhood Obesity |
| 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Plenary #6 Marjorie McCullough, ScD, RD Preventing Cancer With Food: Magic Bullets vs. Dietary Patterns |
| 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Tasting Opportunity |
| 11:15 AM - 12:45 PM | Plenary #7 Nutrition & Vision Panel Fredi Kronenberg, PhD, moderator; Allen Taylor, PhD, Carbohydrate Intake Affects Risk for Onset and Progress of Age-related Macular Degeneration and Cataracts; Robert Anderson, MD, PhD, Effect of Lipids on Macular Degeneration and Cataracts; Johanna Seddon, MD, Nutrition and Weight: Associated with Macular Degeneration and Visual Loss |
| 12:45 PM - 1:15 PM | Ask the Experts Dietz, McCullough, Kronenberg, Taylor, Anderson, Seddon |
| 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM | Lunch |
| 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Concurrent Sessions 3 M. Randy Horwitz, MD, PhD Food Allergies and Sensitivities in Adults N. Cynthia Thomson, PhD Caffeine: Role in Blood Glucose Control in Diabetes Mellitus and Blood Pressure Control in Cardiovascular Disease O. Gerard Mullin, MD Nutritional Approaches to Functional Digestive Disorders P. George Munoz, MD Inflammation, Diet, and Arthritis in 2010 Q. Hilary McClafferty, MD Pediatric Case Studies: Integrating Nutrition Into the Pediatric Treatment Plan R. Wendy Kohatsu, MD & Scott Peacock Keeping the Soul Healthy with Soul Food |
| 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM | Concurrent Sessions 4 S. Robert Kushner, MD Nutritional Concerns of the Post-Bariatric Surgery Patient T. Roberta Lee, MD Food, Mood and You U. James Painter, PhD, RD Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More than We Think We Do V. Louise Gagné, MD Diabetes: Better Control with Diet, Herbs, and Supplements W. Jay Hoffman, PhD Cutting Edge in Sport Supplementation X. Robert Rhode, PhD Motivational Interviewing: Less Directing and More Guiding Means More Client Motivation |
| 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Public Form Nutrition for Optimal Health & Well-Being Andrew Weil, MD; David Kessler, MD; Tara Lemmey, Moderator |
| May 12 | |
| 7:30 AM - 8:20 AM | Breakfast/Registration |
| 8:20 AM - 8:30 AM | Introduction to the Day |
| 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM | Plenary #8 Nutritional Aspects of Patient Care: Case Studies Panel Randy Horwitz, MD, PhD, moderator Jeffrey Blumberg, PhD; Wendy Kohatsu, MD; Roberta Lee, MD; Cynthia Thomson, PhD, RD |
| 9:45 AM - 10:30 AM | Tasting Opportunity |
| 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Plenary #9 David Katz, MD, MPH. The End of Overeating |
| 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Ask the Experts Horwitz, Blumerg, Kohatsu, Lee, Thomson, Kessler |
| 12:00 PM - 12:15 PM | Closing Andrew Weil, MD & Fredi Kronenberg, PhD |






