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A big thank you to everyone who joined us at the 2024 Teaching Kitchen Symposium!

Symposium Recap

The inaugural Teaching Kitchen Symposium brought together 250 professionals from 40 states and 6 countries who are dedicated to advancing hands-on approaches to nutrition education and behavior change in teaching kitchen settings. Hosted by the University of Utah, a TKC Organization Member, this two-day continuing education featured a diverse lineup of expert speakers, invaluable networking opportunities, and engagement with local community and industry partners.

Participants benefitted from presentations, panel discussions, and interactive breakout sessions, gaining actionable insights on topics such as: leveraging community partnerships; the role of teaching kitchens within the broader Food is Medicine movement; incorporating mindfulness, movement and other lifestyle practices; elevating environmental sustainability; integrating technology for virtual or hybrid programs; exploring funding models that work; bringing cultural humility to the kitchen; evaluating programs; and more!

Click here to view the full program schedule.

For attendees looking for session resources or instructions on claiming CME/CPEU credits, please email us at [email protected].

About the Symposium

 

Learning Objectives:

After participating in the Symposium, attendees will be able to: 

  • Summarize how teaching kitchen programs play a critical role in the growing Food is Medicine, Lifestyle Medicine, and Whole Person Health movements.
  • Recognize opportunities to leverage teaching kitchens and local food ecosystems to bridge the gap between communities and healthcare. 
  • Develop strategies for approaching and engaging potential stakeholders and funders.
  • Acquire language and skills for creating culturally responsive and inclusive teaching kitchen programming and environments that cater to diverse learners and advance health equity. 
  • Identify practical approaches for improving teaching kitchen programs by incorporating environmental sustainability, enhancing technology integration for virtual learning, adapting curricula for diverse audiences, refining data tracking, and other key areas to boost operations, attendee engagement, reach, funding prospects, and overall impact.

Program Schedule

Planning Committee

Frank Ashmore
1440 Multiversity

Hope Barkoukis, PhD, RDN, LD, FAND
Case Western Reserve University

Deanne Brandstetter, MBA, RDN, CDN, FAND
Compass Group North America

Sian Cotton, PhD
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Theresa Dvorak, MS, RDN
University of Utah

David Eisenberg, MD
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Chavanne Hanson, MPH, RD
Google

Aviad “Adi” Haramati, PhD
Georgetown University School of Medicine

Mary Jo Kreitzer, PhD, RN, FAAN
University of Minnesota

Amy Locke, MD
University of Utah

Jennifer Massa, ScD
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Allison Righter, MSPH, RDN
Director of Membership & Programs, Teaching Kitchen Collaborative

Kate Shafto, MD, FAAP, FACP
University of Minnesota

Linda Shiue, MD, Chef, DipABLM
Kaiser Permanente San Francisco

Katie Welch
Executive Director, Teaching Kitchen Collaborative

Continuing Education

 

Accreditation: The University Of Utah School Of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

 

AMA Credit: The University of Utah School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 11.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

For more information, view the full CME Statement or contact [email protected].

All other professions will be awarded attendance at a CME event credit that they may use for their re-credentialing purposes.

For RDNs/DTRs: The event has been approved by CDR to offer a maximum of 11.5 CPEUs (plus an additional 3.5 for those who attend the pre-Symposium workshop).

For NBC-HWCs: The event has been approved by NBHWC for a maximum of 11.5 CE credits.

Instructions will be shared with all attendees following the Symposium for how to claim the appropriate credits. If you have questions about continuing education credits for your profession, please contact [email protected].

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Contact Us

 

For general inquiries, please email [email protected]

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"Nothing compares to the energy felt being in the same room with like-minded individuals on the same mission as you. It reminds me that the work I am doing is VERY important and can be impactful if I continue this journey because I am not alone."

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“I often come away from conferences/symposia with more knowledge, but rarely do I feel genuinely inspired and motivated. I feel this symposium did both for me – I left motivated, inspired, and with a better understanding of techniques and tools."

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"I left the Symposium feeling inspired and ready to learn more about implementing impactful virtual teaching kitchens. Learning from a wide variety of experts in this space expanded my view of the possibilities and I hope to contribute to this movement in a meaningful way.”

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"I feel better equipped to assess outcomes and now have resources to help publish them."

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"I feel extremely validated that I am heading in the right direction, while being reminded that there is so much more to accomplish."

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"Attending the symposium gave me tools to create strategies for culinary and lifestyle programs, from funding to execution, and presenting to leaders. Despite budget cuts at my healthcare system, I now feel confident creating and executing these programs independently in my community, using local partnerships and grants."

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