Neal D. Barnard, M.D.
Founder and President, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Presentation Title: A Plant-Based Diet for Diabetes Management

Lawrence H. Kushi, Sc.D.
Associate Director for Etiology and Prevention Research, Kaiser Permanente.
Presentation Title: Food and Nutrition Recommendations for the Prevention of Cancer

Mark Messina, Ph.D., M.S.
President, Nutrition Matters Inc., and Executive Director, Soy Nutrition Institute
Presentation Title: Health Effects of Soyfood: Separating the Data from Misinformation

John A. McDougall, M.D.
Founder and Medical Director, The McDougall Clinic
Presentation Title: The Starch Solution

Dean Ornish, M.D.
Founder and President, Preventive Medicine Research Institute
Presentation Title: The Transformative Power of Lifestyle Changes

ACCREDITATION

Vital Signs: Plant-Based Diets in Clinical Practice will offer various continuing education credits under the auspices of The George Washington University Medical Center’s Office of Continuing Education in the Health Professions. Credits are pending for physicians, nurses, registered dietitians, and registered dietitian technicians.

Physicians
The George Washington University Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (provider number 0000369) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Nurses
The George Washington University Medical Center is approved as a provider of continuing education in nursing (provider number 09-04-01) by the Virginia Nurses Association (VNA). VNA is accredited as an approver of continuing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Registered Dietitians and Registered Dietitian Technicians
The George Washington University Medical Center is accredited by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (provider number GE004) to provide continuing professional education to registered dietitians and registered dietitian technicians.

For more information please contact:

Susan Levin, M.S., R.D.
Director of Nutrition Education
202-527-7333
slevin@pcrm.org