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Events

Past Events

Harvard Nutrition Education Summit

September 19, 2016 | Boston, MA

Dr. Devries spoke at the Harvard Club to a group of medical school educators on the topic “Medical School is Only the Beginning: The Arc of Nutrition Education in Medical Training.”

Gaples Institute Nutrition Science and Hands-On Cooking Conference

October 23, 2016 | Chicago, IL

Doctors and nurses came together for an innovative hands-on continuing education conference in Chicago presented by the Gaples Institute and led by Executive Director, Dr. Stephen Devries. Participants learned nutrition science from thought leaders in medicine and immersed in hands-on preparation of healthy foods.

View the video highlights from this joyful day!

Cardiometabolic Health Conference

October 5, 2016 | Boston, MA

Dr. Devries presented a continuing medical education program entitled “Nutritional Interventions in Clinical Practice: What Every Doctor Needs to Know.”

Patient Advocacy Symposium

June 17, 2016 | Chicago, IL

Dr. Devries spoke to a diverse gathering of advocacy professionals on the topic of “What Feeds Your Heart?”

You As Medicine: A Community Event

May 25, 2016 | National Louis-University, Skokie, Illinois

This event was sponsored by the Gaples Institute for Integrative Cardiology and co-organized with Carol D’Anca, Integrative Nutritionist. 

Presentations Were Made By:

  • Nesita Kwan, Former NBC medical journalist
  • Stephen Devries, MD; Executive Director, Gaples Institute for Integrative Cardiology
  • Carol D’Anca, MS, CNS, LDN; Integrative Nutritionist, Author, and Managing Director of “Food Not Meds”
  • With a special Tai Chi break provided by instructor Gordon Lock

Based on Nesita’s Kwan presentation during this event, read her guide to beginning a meditation practice.