Clinicians can turbocharge the effectiveness of food as medicine initiatives by helping patients recognize the potency of dietary interventions and by making strategic referrals. Nevertheless, health professionals have historically not received the nutrition education required to fully assume this role. At the Food As Medicine Network’s Live 2025 event, learn from Gaples Institute Executive Director Stephen Devries, MD, about the exciting progress in bringing nutrition education into medical training and the remarkable ways that engaged clinicians can transform the food as medicine movement.
Gaples Institute Executive Director Dr. Stephen Devries was the featured speaker at a meeting of Mended Hearts, an education and support organization for heart patients and their families. The topic of his presentation was Nutrition for Health and Longevity.
Dr. Stephen Devries, Executive Director of the Gaples Institute, spoke at the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus‘s First Annual Food As Medicine Symposium, an event that aims to further expand and catalyze the adoption of Food as Medicine programs in the immediate WNY community. He shared the current dire state of nutrition education in medical training and what can be done to move the needle beyond just lip service.
The Cardiometabolic Health Congress is a premier destination that attracts physicians and thought leaders in cardiovascular and metabolic health from across North America. The Gaples Institute’s Executive Director, Dr. Stephen Devries, spoke on “Nutritional Approaches to Cardiometabolic Health.” He also participates as a panelist in a discussion on challenging nutrition cases.
This international event draws healthcare professionals across the Asia Pacific region and beyond to learn and share best practices and the latest advances in preventing and treating cardiovascular disease. Gaples Institute Executive Director Dr. Stephen Devries presented on “Nutrition for Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease.”
The Gaples Institute’s Executive Director, Dr. Stephen Devries, provided a Grand Rounds presentation to health professionals of the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, the #1-rated rehabilitation hospital in the U.S. His lecture was entitled “Nutrition: The Low-Hanging Fruit in Medicine.”
