Plant-based nutrition – emphasizing consumption of vegetables, whole grains, nuts, seeds, legumes, and fruits – can prevent, treat, or reverse certain chronic diseases in adults based on current best research evidence. Plant-based diets have been shown to have favorable effects in the prevention and treatment of obesity, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, coronary artery disease and hyperlipidemia.

This conference will share expert views on the scientific evidence supporting plant-based nutrition, and strategies for helping transition to greater dietary plant consumption on the individual and institutional levels.

 Target Audience:

The intended audience is individuals in a position to influence awareness, understanding, and implementation of plant-based initiatives in Brooklyn and beyond. More specifically, this includes clinicians (MDs, RNs, NPs, PAs, RDs), public health professionals, resident physicians in training, medical and public health students, and community leaders who are involved with, or have an interest in, plant-based health and nutrition. Consumers and others are welcome to attend.

SPECIAL GUESTS include:

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Accreditation Statements

The State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The SUNY Downstate Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing: Pending

Social Workers: SUNY Downstate Medical Center is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0469

Dieticians: CDR Credentialed Practitioners will receive 4.0 Continuing Professional Education units (CPEUs) for completion of this activity.

Physician Assistants: AAPA accepts category 1 credit from AOACCME, Prescribed credit from AAFP, and AMA category 1 credit for the PRA for organizations accredited by the ACCME. 

Disclosure Statement
SUNY Downstate Medical Center Office of CME (OCME) and its affiliates are committed to providing educational activities that are objective, balanced and as free of bias as possible. The OCME has established policies that will identify and resolve all conflicts of interest prior to this educational activity. All participating faculty are expected to disclose to the audience, verbally or in writing, any commercial relationships that might be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest related to the content of their presentations, and unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs and devices. Detailed disclosures will be made verbally and/or in writing during the program.

Special Needs: In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, SUNY Downstate Medical Center seeks to make this conference accessible to all. If you have a disability which might require special accommodations, please contact the CME office at 7178-270-2422 or e‐mail your needs to ocme@downstate.edu