How Health Professionals Can Promote Plant-Based Living – Live Webinar
VegFund Activist Learning Series: How Health Professionals Can Promote Plant-Based Living
Presenter: Dr. Shireen Kassam, founder of Plant-Based Health Professionals UK
Wednesday October 28 – 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. EDT / 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. PDT / 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. GMT
Improve your plant-based nutrition advocacy as a health professional!
In this webinar, VegFund hosts Dr. Shireen Kassam to discuss the important role that plant-based health professionals play in the broader vegan movement. Dr. Kassam is a plant-based physician and founder of Plant-Based Health Professionals UK, an organization that educates health professionals, the public, and policymakers about the human health benefits of whole-food, plant-based nutrition. If you’re a plant-based health and wellness professional, this webinar will show you creative and practical ways to spread the word about plant-based living.
You’ll learn how to:
- Use your knowledge and experience as a health professional to promote plant-based living
- Incorporate creative yet practical advocacy strategies
- Adapt your messaging and outreach to the needs of different audiences
- Overcome the challenges you’ll face while helping patients understand and follow plant-based dietary guidance
- Acquire the skills and knowledge you need for successful plant-based advocacy
- Apply the lessons learned by Plant-Based Health Professionals UK on their journey
Dr. Shireen Kassam, PhD, is a Consultant Haematologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer at King’s College Hospital, London. She has developed and facilitates the UK’s first university-based course on plant-based nutrition for health professionals at Winchester University, Hampshire.
Having discovered the power of nutrition in 2013, Dr. Kassam has immersed herself in the science of plant-based health, completing the eCornell certification in plant-based nutrition and becoming certified as a Lifestyle Medicine Physician by the International Board of Lifestyle Medicine.
About Plant-Based Health Professionals UK:
Plant-Based Health Professionals UK (PBHP UK) is a community interest organization dedicated to educating health professionals and the general public about the benefits of whole-food, plant-based nutrition for the prevention and treatment of chronic disease. In addition to practicing conventional medicine, PBHP UK is passionate about advocating for whole-food, plant-based eating. The goal of the organization is to educate and empower individuals to take control of their own health and share this information with their patients, friends, and families.
You can find PBHP UK on these platforms:
Website
PlantBasedHealthProfessionals.com
Social media
Facebook: WholeFoodPlantBasedNutrition
Instagram: @plantbasedhealthprofessionals
Twitter: @plantbasedhpuk