Episode 41 – Healthcare Innovation & Culinary Medicine: Food Skills Programs in Canada & the US

How are clinicians on both sides of the border integrating nutrition into the healthcare system? In this episode of the Culinary Medicine Recipe podcast, Dr. Falquier chats with registered dietitian, Julia MacLaren, to explore the evolution of food skills programs across Canada and the US.

Whether you are a healthcare professional looking to improve patient outcomes through lifestyle medicine or an individual focused on preventive nutrition, this conversation offers a cross-border perspective.

In this episode we cover:

• Culinary medicine program success stories [1:40]
• Are healthcare systems recognizing the benefits of food skills programs? [6:30]
• Julia MacLaren’s path into culinary medicine [9:30]
• Collaboration in culinary medicine [13:10]
• Food skills in Canada’s food guide [15:15]
• How culinary medicine will evolve in Canada’s public healthcare system [17:00]
• Culinary medicine in Canada vs. the U.S. [19:20]
• One of Julia’s favourite food skills intervention programs [20:00]
• Terminology in culinary medicine [22:20]
• Culinary medicine as part of healthcare innovation in Canada, U.S. & globally [24:00]

Credits:
Host – Dr. Sabrina Falquier, MD, CCMS, DipABLM
Sound and Editing – Will Crann
Executive Producer – Esther Garfin

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