International Conference on Nutrition in Medicine, Save the Date: Aug. 13–15, 2026

Join health care professionals in Washington, D.C., for the 14th annual International Conference on Nutrition in Medicine. Improve your patient care with the latest nutrition research and practical tips, provided by the top global nutrition experts.

Registration Includes:

• 20 continuing education credits for physicians, nurses, dietitians, health coaches, and pharmacists
• Presentations from speakers on the latest nutrition research
• Networking sessions
• Delicious plant-based meals throughout the conference
• Discounted hotel room rates at the Grand Hyatt Washington

WHEN

Thursday, Aug. 13 – Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026

WHERE

Grand Hyatt Washington
1000 H St., NW
Washington, DC 20001
USA

CONTACT US

Physicians Committee Conference Team
icnm [at] pcrm.org

Thursday

8:40: Welcoming remarks
Neal Barnard, MD, FACC, Kamran Abbasi, MB ChB, FRCP, Willie Underwood, MD

9:00: Excitement About Diet and the Microbiome: Is the Commercial Market Getting Ahead of the Science? 
Christopher Gardner, PhD

9:45: Yogurt, Probiotics, and the Gut Microbiome
Alan Desmond, MB, BCh, BMedSc, FRCP

10:30: Microbiome Discussion
Alan Desmond, MB, BCh, BMedSc, FRCP, Christopher Gardner, PhD

11:00: Break

11:15: Integrating Plant-Based Nutrition into Clinical Practice
Gemma Newman, MBBCh, DRCOG, DFSRH, MRCGP

12:00: Lunch and Food for Life 25th Anniversary Tasting

1:15: The Truth About Statins
Rob Ostfeld, MD, MSc, FACC, FAHA

1:45: The Possible Evolution of the Human Diet and the Value of Plant Foods for the Prevention and Treatment of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease
David Jenkins, MD, PhD, DSc

2:15: Key Article Controversies
Gemma Newman, MBBCh, DRCOG, DFSRH, MRCGP, Tatiana Znayenko-Miller, DrPh, Noah Praamsma, MS, RDN, Em Perryman, MS, RDN, Anna Herby, DHSc, RD, CDE, Keri Rosen, DO, MSc, MPH

3:15: Break

3:30: The Updated 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans: A Mixture of Sound Advice, Inconsistencies, Politics, and Industry Influence
Christopher Gardner, PhD

4:30: Does Diet and Lifestyle Impact Erectile Dysfunction?
Rob Ostfeld, MD, MSc, FACC, FAHA

5:00: White House Photo Op

Friday

8:45: The Plant-Based Reset: How Food Can Prevent and Treat Diabetes
Hana Kahleova, MD, PhD

9:30: Rapid Improvement in Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Following a Whole Food, Plant-Based Diet: Interim Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial 
Jeremy Beckworth, MD, Sven Jonsson, MD, MS

10:00: Anthocyanins and Health – What Is the Evidence?
Aedín Cassidy, PhD

10:45: Break

11:00: The Power of the COSMOS: A Large-Scale Randomized Clinical Trial Delving into the Effects of Cocoa Extract and a Multivitamin on Cognition
Howard Sesso, ScD, MPH, FAHA

11:30: Berries and Cocoa: Culinary Applications
Chef Dustin Harder

12:00: Lunch

1:30: Meat, Molecules, and Mortality: The Toxicology of Animal Foods
Kim Williams, MD, MACC, FAHA, MASNC, FESC

2:15: Alpha-Gal Syndrome
Thomas Platts-Mills, MD

3:00: Break   

3:15: Menopause and Hormone Therapy: What Does the Evidence Show?
Vanita Rahman, MD, DipABLM

4:00: Product Showcase 
Stephanie McBurnett, RDN, Shannon Menhardt, MS, RDN, Asha Subramanian, MD, MPH, FAAFP, DipABLM, Joel Erickson

4:30: Legislative and Policy Update
Andrew Binovi, MPP

7:00: The Benjamin Spock Award for Compassionate Medicine
Christopher Gardner, PhD

Film Screening of Reversing Diabetes

Saturday

9:00: Understanding Processed Foods
Kevin Hall, PhD

9:45: Ethnic Disparities in Breast Cancer
Kristi Funk, MD

10:15:  Nutrition in Medical Education
Akash Patel, MD, MBA

11:00: Break

11:15: Nutrition for Kidney Health: A Practical Guide for Better Outcomes
Sean Hashmi, MD, MS, FASN

12:00: Lunch

Optional Session: Dietitians and Nurse Networking Luncheons

1:15: Tough Cases Panel
Vanita Rahman, MD, DipABLM, Sean Hashmi, MD, MS, FASN, Michael Greger, MD, FACLM, Jim Loomis, MD, Hana Kahleova, MD, PhD

2:15: GLP-1 Agonists and Weight Loss – Where are We Now?
Vanita Rahman, MD, DipABLM

3:00: Break

3:15: Changing Research Capabilities
Janine McCarthy, MPH, Neal Barnard, MD, FACC

3:45: Plant-Based Eating for Human and Planetary Health
Hana Kahleova, MD, PhD

4:15: How Not to Hurt: Diet and Lifestyle Approaches to Pain Management
Michael Greger, MD, FACLM