Proceeding Summaries of the 15th Conference of the Plant-based Prevention Of Disease Nonprofit

Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine

Authors

  • Bob LeRoy Plant-based Prevention Of Disease, Inc.
  • Kim Allan Williams, Sr Department of Internal Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
  • Sharan Abdul-Rahman Today's Woman Global Health LLC
  • Kayli Anderson Women's Health website: Plant-based Mavens
  • Michelle Dalal Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts, Chan Medical School
  • Elizabeth Frates Lifestyle Medicine and Coaching
  • Mahima Gulati Department of Medical Sciences, Frank H. Netter School of Medicine, Quinnipiac University, North Haven, CT
  • Neil M. Iyengar Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
  • Shivam Joshi Department of of Veteran Affairs, Orlando, FL
  • Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh The Lundquist Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Centre, Torrance, CA
  • Janese Laster Georgetown University Hospital
  • Vesanto Melina NYU Meyers College of Nursing
  • Gia Merlo Nutrispeak.com
  • Sarina Pasricha Delaware Center for Digestive Care
  • Jason Patel University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix
  • Steven Sugden Huntsman Mental Health Institute, Spencer Fox Eccles University of Utah
  • Alison Tierney Wholesome LLC, Private practice
  • Bohdanna Zazulak Yale New Haven Hospital

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22230/ijdrp.2024v6n1a457

Abstract

Since its inception in 2014, the Plant-based Prevention Of Disease, Inc. (P-POD) nonprofit has been committed to empowering healthcare practitioners, educators, and students with the knowledge that may transform lives. Through a commitment to education and community, P-POD champions evidence-based lifestyle changes as the key to preventing and often reversing major chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and chronic kidney disease.

Author Biographies

Sharan Abdul-Rahman, Today's Woman Global Health LLC

Black Women's Health podcast, www. doctorrahman.com 

She has retired from private practice.

Financial relationships: none to disclose 

Michelle Dalal, Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts, Chan Medical School

Pediatrician at Reliant Medical Group in Milford, MA

Chief Pediatric Research Lead within the Practice Research Network at Reliant Medical Group.

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, U Mass Chan Medical School

ACLM's Co-Chair of the Pediatric and Adolescent Lifestyle Medicine Working Group. 

Chair, Mental Health and Substance Use Committee, Massachusetts Medical Society

Medical Director, University Health and Counseling Services, Northeastern University

 

 

Affiliated with multiple hospitals in the Boston, MA area including UMass Memorial Medical Center and UMass Memorial Children's Medical Center 

 

No financial relationships to disclose.

Elizabeth Frates, Lifestyle Medicine and Coaching

Lifestyle Medicine and Coaching

President American College of Lifestyle Medicine

 

Director of Lifestyle Medicine and Wellness

Department of Surgery

Massachusetts General Hospital

 

Director of Wellness Programming

Stroke Institute for Research and Recovery

Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital

 

Faculty Advisor, Founder 2008-

Lifestyle Medicine Interest Group

Harvard Medical School

 

Assistant Professor, Part Time

Harvard Medical School

Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital 

 

Course Creator and Instructor, 2014-

Introduction to Lifestyle Medicine

Psych 1037

Harvard Extension School

 

financial relationships:

  • Jenny Craig - Scientific Advisory Board
  • Clearning.com- Medical Advisory Board
  • ObVus Solutions - Medical Advisory Board 

Mahima Gulati, Department of Medical Sciences, Frank H. Netter School of Medicine, Quinnipiac University, North Haven, CT

Associate Professor

(Community Faculty)

Department of Medical Sciences

Frank H. Netter School of Medicine

Quinnipiac University

North Haven, CT

Director-at-large

American College of Lifestyle Medicine Board of Directors

Attending Physician (Locum tenens)

Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism

Baystate Medical

Center, Springfield, MA

 

No financial relationships to disclose.

Neil M. Iyengar, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

financial relationships:

  • Consultant/Advisor for Novartis, Pfizer, Seattle Genetics, TerSera Therapeutics, BD&Co.
  • contracted research (to institution): Novartis, SynDevRx
  • listed on his slides, not on the P-POD disclosure form

Research support (to institution): National Cancer Institute/National Institutes of Health, Breast Cancer Research Foundation, American Cancer Society, Conquer Cancer Foundation, Kat's Ribbon of Hope 

Sarina Pasricha, Delaware Center for Digestive Care

Gastroenterologist Partner, Delaware Center for Digestive Care

Advisory Board member, American Gastroenterology Association Academy of Educators 

 

No financial relationships to disclose.

Steven Sugden, Huntsman Mental Health Institute, Spencer Fox Eccles University of Utah

Associate Professor, Huntsman Mental Health Institute

Global Change and Sustainability Center

Spencer Fox Eccles University of Utah School of Medicine 

 

No financial relationships to disclose.

Alison Tierney, Wholesome LLC, Private practice

No financial relationships to disclose.

Bohdanna Zazulak, Yale New Haven Hospital

Yale New Haven Hospital

Yale University School of Medicine 

 

No financial relationships to disclose.

 

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Published

2024-04-03

How to Cite

LeRoy, B., Williams, Sr, K. A., Abdul-Rahman, S., Anderson, K., Dalal, M., Frates, E., Gulati, M., Iyengar, N. M., Joshi, S., Kalantar-Zadeh, K. ., Laster, J., Melina, V., Merlo, G., Pasricha, S., Patel, J., Sugden, S., Tierney, A., & Zazulak, B. (2024). Proceeding Summaries of the 15th Conference of the Plant-based Prevention Of Disease Nonprofit: Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine . International Journal of Disease Reversal and Prevention, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.22230/ijdrp.2024v6n1a457

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2024)

Section

Proceedings