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Grand Rounds | Flavors of Health: Spiritually and Culturally Inclusive Nutritional Counseling
When
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
8:00 AM
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9:00 AM
Description
Presented by:
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland
Zarin Noor, MD – Pediatrician and
Lydia Tinajero-Deck, MD Pediatrician
Planners expect learners to:
1. Describe the impact of spiritual and cultural beliefs on dietary practices and nutrition-related health outcomes.
2. Explain effective communication strategies to deliver culturally sensitive and spiritually respectful nutritional counseling.
3. Design and develop personalized nutrition plans that integrate patients’ cultural and spiritual values to enhance adherence and health equity.
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland is accredited by the California Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland designates this live activity for a maximum of 1
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ABP MOC Part 2 Points
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn up to 1 MOC point in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit. Contact Cristina.Fernandez@ucsf.edu for further details.
ABS Continuous Certification (CC)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn 1 credit toward the CME and Self-Assessment requirement(s) of the American Board of Surgery's Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit. Contact Cristina.Fernandez@ucsf.edu for further details.
Zoom Participants:
Please contact Cristina.Fernandez@ucsf.edu for webinar information.
For CME credit, evaluations must be completed by 12pm on the Friday after Grand Rounds. Requests for the link to the current evaluation must be sent to Cristina.Fernandez@ucsf.edu by NOON on the day of Grand Rounds.
Drs Noor and Tinajero-Deck have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
As planning peers, CME committee members without relationships with ineligible companies, reviewed Dr. Kittams’ financial relationship with Merck and Pfizer; Dr. Venturelli's financial relationship with Moderna; and Dr. Kevin Yen's financial relationship with Biomarin Pharmaceutical, Eli Lily & Co. and Eton Pharmaceuticals, and found that these relationships were not relevant to this presentation. The following planners for this educational activity do not have relevant financial relationships to disclose: Sabina Ali, MD; Allison Coleman, MD; C. Fernandez, Nitisha Mehta, MD; RoseEllen Morrell, MD; Michelle Nakaishi, CPNP; Javay Ross MD; and Prachi Singh, DO.
Downloads
MAY 2026.Grand Rounds CALENDAR