Research Abstract Oral Presentations

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PILOT EVALUATION OF A VIRTUAL 21-DAY WHOLE FOOD PLANT-BASED DIETARY INTERVENTION IN NEW YORK CITY RESIDENTS: CHANGES IN HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AND ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASURES
Presenter: Elizabeth Helzner, PhD, MS, DipACLM

Background: The 21-day Plant Powered Jumpstart intervention program, developed by the nonprofit Plant Powered Metro New York (PPMNY), provides education about the benefits of whole food plant-based (WFPB) nutrition and supports participants in adopting a WFPB diet without added oil and with minimal sugar and salt for 21 days.

Learning Objectives:
1. Identify key features of a virtual WFPB dietary intervention
2. List improvements in health-related quality of life associated with a virtual WFPB dietary intervention
3. Describe limitations in assessing the effectiveness of a virtual WFPB dietary intervention

TRANSFORMING AN EXPERIENTIAL BEHAVIOR CHANGE PROGRAM FROM EMPLOYER TO PATIENT SETTING: EMORY HEALTHY KITCHEN COMMUNITY
Presenter: Sharon Bergquist, MD, MS

Background: Emory Healthy Kitchen Collaborative (EHKC), a multidisciplinary behavior change program developed in 2019. It showed efficacy as a worksite wellness program for Emory employees when delivered in person and, 2 years later these findings proved to be consistent in another cohort of Emory employees when program was delivered fully virtually.

Learning Objectives:
1. Identify Emory Healthy Kitchen Community program domains
2. Describe validated survey instruments for assessing health behaviors
3. Apply assessments of knowledge, skills/behaviors, and self-efficacy/attitude to teaching kitchen program evaluations
4. Summarize results and impact of the program on bariatric and weight loss center patients.

UNIVERSAL SCREENING FOR HEALTHY EATING IN PRIMARY CARE: INITIAL OUTCOMES OF THE FOOD IS MEDICINE (FIM) PROTOCOL
Presenter: Julie Rivo, MD

Background: Healthy eating habits are essential for preventing and treating chronic diseases. However, primary care lacks a standardized approach to assess and address these habits efficiently. We addressed this gap by developing and evaluating the initial outcomes of "Food is Medicine" (FIM), a universal nutrition screening protocol for primary care.

Learning Objectives:
1. Discuss the critical role of nutrition evaluation in primary care
2. Summarize the essential components of an effective screening protocol
2. Analyze the successes and hurdles of the Food is Medicine (FIM) pilot, drawing implications for future implementation strategies
3. Describe innovative approaches and charting a path toward universal rapid nutrition screening in primary care

EVOKE WARRIORS: A COMMUNITY-BASED 501c3 ORGANIZATION THAT STRIVES TO ENHANCE CANCER SURVIVORSHIP THROUGH LIFESTYLE MEDICINE EDUCATION AND FITNESS
Presenter: Madeline Hardacre, MD

Background: Physical activity, body composition, and lifestyle behaviors are known to play an important role in cancer survivorship. Evoke Warriors is a community-based 501c3 24-week fitness program which uses personal trainers, health coaching, and education about lifestyle pillars to improve body composition, strength, and fitness during and after cancer treatment.

Learning Objectives:
1. Discuss exercise recommendations as a critical component of cancer survivorship care
2. Define challenges and barriers to implementing exercise prescriptions into clinical oncology practice
3. Describe how a community non-profit program can successfully provide benefit to cancer survivors through a lifestyle medicine-focused, physical fitness program