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For Healthcare Workers (CME)

Click here for a more detailed overview of my website.

Here is a copy of the slides from some recent talks I have given:

  1. Fatty Liver – What’s the Big Deal ? 2/8/23 (Article – Management of NAFLD in Primary Care Endocr Pract 2022:28(5):528-562)
  2. Diet and Colon / Breast Cancer on 11/26/22
  3. Food as Prevention for Diabetes & Obesity on 11/9/22
  4. An Introduction to Food as Medicine“ on 1/31/2019

Here is a summary of a past talk I gave to the medical students (with references).

See here for a very impressive summary of the evidence for a plant-based diet (updated March 2022). Also see the lovely Toolkit for Health Professionals who have lots more resources here.

The Physicians Association for Nutrition has a nice series on ‘The Power of Nutrition’ including information on the Blue ZonesEpigenetics, the Microbiome and How Does Nutrition Work.

Here are some useful educational resources (also see here):

  1. Free CME for MDs etc on nutrition topics from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM.orghere.
  2. Free downloadable Office & Waiting Room Materials – see here.
  3. Free Nutrition Education Monthly Newsletter – sign up here.
  4. MDs & others – obtain a certificate in plant based nutrition from the T Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies here.
  5. MDs & others – 6 module Plant-Based Nutrition: Research and Application in the Medical Practice (US $ 75, ask for a discount if you are a medical student).

A powerful tool to help patients change is Motivational Interviewing – see here for more details.

If you’d like more training, check out the American College of Lifestyle Medicine including their options for Board Certification

Finally, here is a more detailed listing of key references, and for the practically minded a booklet on time efficient meal prep.

Subhas Ganguli

Dr Subhas Ganguli is a Canadian gastroenterologist with an interest in the role of food in the prevention of disease. In November 2019 he passed the Board Exam of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine.

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