Culinary medicine is an evidence-based mode of education and empowerment that is spreading along with the various other food as medicine (FAM) interventions. Amid this growing interest among patients, providers, and policymakers, there is a growing need to educate and equip stakeholders spanning from multidisciplinary healthcare team members and community health workers to food industry leaders to integrate this field into their practice. This  three hour pre-event workshop will augment other didactic conference sessions by offering an immersive, interprofessional experience that will define and provide background about the core principles of CM, identify tactics for integrating CM with other FAM interventions, and equip participants to adopt or otherwise support CM within their current area(s) of practice through a mix of didactic sessions, demonstrations, tasting activities, and breakout sessions.

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Each attendee will receive a  printed copy of the comprehensive culinary medicine instruction guide, written by masterclass directors.