Planning Committee Members

Aleah Mainzer, MPT, CPT - HED - aleah.r.mainzer@kp.org - 415-833-7836
Katarina Matejkova - katarina.e.matejkova@kp.org - 415-299-3724

Faculty Members

Heather D’Eliso Gordon, RD, CSSD and Certified in Plant Based Nutrition - Nutrition Services in HED
Linda Shiue, MD, DipABLM, Director of Culinary Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine at Kaiser Permanente San Francisco - AFM
Naina Limbekar, MD – Sleep/Neurology
Tim Regan, LCSW, Certified Health Educator - HED
Ryan Guinness, MD - AFM
Aleah Mainzer, MPT, CPT, DipACLM - HED
Luba Abascal, MD, DipABLM - AFM
Murtuza Ghadiali, MD, Chief of Addiction Medicine and Recovery Services
Lori Furbush, Health Education Instructor III, Certified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Teacher - HED
Gayatri Khanna, MD, DipABLM - Geriatric Medicine

What: 6 sessions brought to San Francisco Kaiser Permanente by the Personal Health Coach Program in the Health Education Department and Employee Wellness Department to promote Lifestyle Medicine (LSM). There are 6 “pillars” of LSM. 

Mon May 22 – Addiction and Avoidance of Risky Substances – Murtuza Ghadiali, MD, Chief of Addiction Medicine and Recovery Services

Session Objectives: 

explain safe drinking limits for adults and pregnant persons
explain the risks of electronic nicotine use or vaping and behavioral and pharmacologic interventions
discuss risks and reported benefits of cannabis use including cannabidiol
refer patients to Kaiser Permanente health education department classes and resources

Target Audience: To promote Lifestyle Medicine within San Francisco Kaiser Permanente to Employees and Physicians.

Disclosure: All the presenters and the CME chief, Dr. Ingrid Lim have disclosed no financial relationships with any ineligible companies related to this conference.