Title:  Optimizing Care for Patients with Food Insecurity

Speaker:

Hillary Seligman, MD MAS

Objectives:

1. Discuss the key differences between hunger and food insecurity and why these differences

are important for clinicians.

2. Review the three mechanisms by which food insecurity increased risk of diet-sensitive

chronic disease.

3. Screen for and respond to food insecurity in the clinical setting.

Resources: See PowerPoint Presentation Slides

Statement of Disclosure:

The Kaiser Permanente East Bay Oakland Medical Center has determined that the speakers and the planning committee for this program do not have affiliations with any corporate organizations that may constitute a conflict of interest with this program.  Kaiser Permanente does not endorse any brand name products.

East Bay Area - Oakland is accredited by the Institute for Medical Quality/California Medical Association (IMQ/CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

East Bay Area - Oakland designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)^TM.. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Nurses may report 1 hour of credit towards the continuing medical education requirements for license renewal by the California Board of Registered Nurses.