CHEF Coaching Beyond the Basics - Summer

Course Description

Most practices grapple with the challenge of enabling patients to be drivers of their own wellness regimen. Nutrition is a vital part of Lifestyle Medicine, which not only prevents disease, but is integral to the treatment, management (and reversal) of many non-communicable chronic diseases such as type-2 diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, stroke, high cholesterol, many cancers including breast and colon, depression, anxiety, osteoarthritis, and sexual health issues.

This course includes five practice sessions in small groups. Each session has been lengthened to 90 minutes, and up to 10 people can register per group. The course will repeat in three cohorts during FY22, with several groups available on different day and times:

Registrants must complete the CHEF Coaching the Basics within the past three years as a prerequisite. To register for CHEF Coaching the Basics through the Institute of Lifestyle Medicine conferences click here or choose the self-paced online course by clicking here. Completion of both CHEF Coaching the Basics (skill-based classes) and CHEF Coaching Beyond the Basics (practice sessions in small groups) grants graduates with a Certificate of Completion in Culinary Coaching from the Institute of Lifestyle Medicine and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Demonstrate patient-centered culinary knowledge and skills, and describe strategies for empowering patients to adopt home cooking.
• Leverage remote culinary resources to improve culinary behaviors of physicians and their patients.
• Develop culinary confidence and skills, and learn strategies to facilitate cooking for improved personal health.

Target Audience

This course is targeted to Primary Care and Specialty Physicians, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Psychologists, Health Coaches, Registered Dieticians, Occupational Therapists, Social workers, Dentists, and Physiotherapists.

ABMS/ACGME Competencies

The course is designed to meet the following American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) / Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Educational (ACGME) competencies:

• Patient Care and Procedural Skills
• Practice-Based Learning and Improvement
• Interpersonal and Communication Skills

IOM Competencies

The course is designed to meet the following Institute of Medicine (IOM) Competencies:

• Provide Patient-Centered Care