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Join us in person at the UK's number 1 Hospitality School at Westminster Kingsway College (WKC), London

As a subscriber to the Culinary Medicine UK online course, you are invited to this special event and we are delighted to offer you a discounted ticket as a valued member of our community. Sign up today for £89 (Full price ticket £129 for non-subscribers).

Upskill in Nutritional Psychiatry in this 1-day intensive learning experience delivered by experts in the field.

  • Explore the latest evidence for the use of diet and nutrition (including nutraceuticals) in the management of mental health conditions and their comorbidities.

  • Learn practical skills for using dietary recommendations in treatment.

  • Explore principles of motivational interviewing and behavioural change.

  • Complete hands-on cooking activities with Professional Chefs in teaching kitchen.

  • Participate with live cookery demonstrations with Professional Chefs.

  • Build multi-disciplinary collaborations and networking.

  • Receive a Certificate of Completion.

  • Enjoy the best food you have ever had at a CPD event for health professionals.

  • Must complete all face-to-face activities and pass 80% of MCQ.

WHO YOU WILL LEARN WITH

This workshop will be led by the team from the Food & Mood Centre Deakin University Australia, led by Distinguished Professor Felice Jacka OAM, in collaboration with Culinary Medicine UK. The Food & Mood Centre at Deakin University is a world-leading, multi-disciplinary research centre that aims to understand the complex ways in which what we eat influences our brain, mood, and mental health. The Culinary Medicine team will provide demonstrations and an opportunity to get into the world-renowned kitchens at Westminster Kingsway college, where you will be guided on knife skills and basic preparation of some gut-healthy themed snacks. With this you get a unique experience to learn in the kitchens that trained famous alumni like Jamie Oliver and 2 Michelin stared Chef Andrew Wong amongst others.

  • Distinguished Professor Felice Jacka OAM is Director of the Food & Mood Centre at Deakin University, founder of the International Society for Nutritional Psychiatry Research (ISNPR), and a highly cited researcher (2020 and 2021). She is internationally recognised as a global leader in the field of Nutritional Psychiatry.

  • Dr Tetyana Rocks is a senior research fellow who leads the education and translation stream within the Food & Mood Centre through the newly established Food & Mood Academy. Dr Rocks is an accredited dietitian with extensive experience in professional education.

  • Chef Vince Kelly is a professional Chef of 30 years, culinary and sustainability lead at Culinary Medicine UK and Manager of the Hospitality Skills Academy at the UK’s number One Hospitality School, Westminster Kingsway College (WKC), he has pioneered several education initiatives at WKC including “Healthy plate, healthy planet”, and a bespoke degree in "Culinary health and nutrition. Vince is passionate about healthy plates and a healthy planet and a proud food waste ambassador.

  • Dr Sumi Baruah is an Educator and Member of the Royal College of General Practitioners with extensive experience of Primary Care in both the private and public sector. As a certified Health Coach with the European Mentoring and Coaching Council, Dr Baruah is passionate about empowering patients to optimise lifestyle factors for better health outcomes, using various tools to help with goal setting and behaviour change.

WHO THIS PROGRAM IS FOR

This program is specifically for health professionals as part continuing professional development (CPD) and a unique learning event with networking and practical cookery elements:

  • General Practitioners

  • Psychiatrists

  • Hospital doctors

  • GP trainess and hospital training doctors

  • Nurses

  • Dietitians

  • Physiotherapists

  • Please note case based discussions will be focused on typical patient scenarios such as major depression and general anxiety.

Post-School activities:

  • Evaluation questionnaire

  • Online live De-brief and Q&A

  • Certificate of Completion

Take-home practice resources:

  • Principles of Diet for Mental Health booklet

  • Principles of Behaviour Change booklet

  • Bonus: surprise Goody Bag to take home for all participants

WHAT WE WILL COVER

The role of diet in the management of mental health disorders:

  • Evidence for the role of diet in treatment of mental health

  • Nutritional Psychiatry as part of lilfestyle medicine approach

  • Current recommendations by Professional Bodies

  • Comorbidity and its implication

Diet and gut-related treatment options:

  • Mechanisms

  • Dietary recommendations for depression

  • Dietary recommendations for severe mental health disorders

  • Dietary treatment of disorders of gut-brain interaction

  • Psycho-biotics (probiotics, prebiotics, fermented foods)

  • Nutraceuticals, phytoceuticals and supplements

  • FMT

  • Restrictive diets (e.g. ketogenic diet, fasting)

Identifying and addressing individual needs:

  • Dietary and needs assessment

  • Adjusting dietary recommendations (youth, elderly, multi-morbidity)

  • Communicating diet-related messages

  • Barriers and facilitators

  • Working within a multi-disciplinary team

  • Evaluating progress

  • Motivation and behaviour change

CULINARY MEDICINE HANDS ON COOKERY

  • Cook with Professional Chefs in our Culinary Medicine kitchen to translate nutrition science onto your plate and impact your clinical practice. You do not need expert cookery skills to participate and workshops are designed to be inclusive.

  • Take home your Culinary Medicine 'Food and Mood' themed creation.

LOGISTICS & CATERING

Please arrive from 9am to sign in and enjoy some light morning refreshments. The session will be conducted from 9:30am to 4:30pm.

  • All participants will enjoy a Nutritious Culinary Medicine Lunch Buffet featuring unique Food and Mood inspired dishes, created by the professional Culinary team at Westminster.

  • There will be refreshments with hot and cold drinks throughout the day and break times.

  • Please add any allergies or dietary requirements which is requested at time of booking. Please specify if there are any allergens or intolerances we need to be aware of.

Location

  • Westminster Kingsway College - Victoria Centre

  • 76 Vincent Square London SW1P 2PD