Join us for Dr. Jud Brewer’s hunger habit workshop!

We’re pleased to offer a workshop In March on mindfulness and eating for health care professionals with Dr. Jud Brewer, MD, Ph.D. Dr. Brewer (“Dr. Jud”), is a New York Times best-selling author and thought leader in the field of habit change.

We encourage you to join us for:

Ideal for health care professionals who treat patients struggling with unhealthy eating patterns, Dr. Brewer’s virtual workshop will focus on practical processes for changing unhelpful habits and making healthier choices — and will offer continuing education credit.

Using examples from his work with patients and research from his lab at Brown University, Dr. Brewer will describe a practical process that does not depend on willpower or calorie-counting, but instead uses the brain’s built-in processes to enable lasting habit change.

You can learn more about Dr. Brewer’s work, clinical resources, and trainings at drjud.com.    
For additional information and a link to the registration page detailing available credits, visit Mind the Moment, Point32Health’s mindfulness resource for providers.

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and Point32Health. Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing Contact Hours: 1 of which 0 are eligible for pharmacology credit.

Pharmacists: This activity is approved for 1 CPE credit(s).

Social Work: As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 1 clinical continuing education credits.

Registered Dieticians:  Completion of this RD profession-specific activity awards 1 CPEU(s). At the end of this activity, the participant will be able to:

• Describe how different types of eating habits are formed and perpetuated.
• Explain how reinforcement learning works in the brain.
• Discuss how mindfulness approaches can help change eating habit patterns.