Conference Schedule

  • 8:00-8:30AM — Resource fair
  • 8:30-8:35AM — Opening remarks – Beth Love
  • 8:35-9:50AM — Dr. Rak Jotwani – 10 Things I Wish I Had Known Before Going Plant-Based
  • 9:50-10:00AM — Break
  • 10:00-11:15AM — Dr. Columbus Batiste – SELFish: A cure for a stressed and broken heart
  • 11:15-11:30AM — Break
  • 11:30AM-12:45PM — Maria Jose Hummel, PhD – Community Rx/Salud En Tu Plato: A Plant-Based Nutrition Program
  • 12:45-1:45PM — Lunch break and food prep demo by Beth Love (1:00-1:30PM) – Whole Food Plant-Based Meals for Your Full Life
  • 1:45-3:00PM — Dr. Michael Klaper – Mechanisms of Disease Reversal Utilizing Plant-Based Nutrition
  • 3:00-3:15PM — Break
  • 3:15-4:30PM — Dr. Elise Atkins – Thinking Outside the (Cereal) Box: Effective Weight Management with Plant-Based Nutrition
  • 4:30-4:40PM — Break
  • 4:40-5:40PM — Panel discussion: Dr. Michael Klaper, Dr. Rak Jotwani, Dr. Debra Shapiro, Reed Mangels, PhD, RDN, Dr. Martha Sandoval – Food For Thought: Improving Patient Health and Nutrition Through Collaboration
  • 5:40-5:45PM — Closing remarks – Beth Love
  • 5:45-6:00PM — Resource fair