Past Events
Okanagan Health Forum - 2005
Speakers
T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D.
T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D., the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of nutritional biochemistry at Cornell University, is the author of the landmark China-Cornell-Oxford Project, which the New York Times called "the most comprehensive large study ever undertaken of the relationship between diet and the risk of developing disease". Dr. Campbell trained at M.I.T. and Cornell in toxicology and nutritional biochemistry and is one of the world's leading experts on the nutritional causes of cancer. He has authored over 350 publications, has participated in numerous deliberations on state, national, and international policy matters, and has lectured extensively on consumer nutritional information and food policy. Dr. Campbell's new book, The China Study, is based on the China-Cornell-Oxford Project, which the New York Times called "the most comprehensive large study ever undertaken of the relationship between diet and the risk of developing disease".
Brenda Davis, R.D.
Recognized as a leader in her field, registered dietitian and nutritionist Brenda Davis, is an author of 5 bestselling books-- Becoming Vegetarian, Becoming Vegan, The New Becoming Vegetarian, Dairy-free and Delicious, and most recently Defeating Diabetes. She is past chair of the Vegetarian Dietetic Practice Group of the American Dietetic Association and has been a featured speaker at National Nutrition Conferences in England and Belgium, has lectured at the International Congress on Vegetarian Nutrition at Loma Linda University, and recently completed an 8 month speaking tour covering 42 US states.
Caldwell B. Esselstyn, MD
Dr.Caldwell B. Esselstyn, MD, was Chairman and Program Director of the 2nd National Conference on Lipids in the Elimination and Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease where he presided at a gathering of over 500 physicians and health care workers. He edited the Proceedings of this International Conference as a Supplement to the American Journal of Cardiology in 1998. He is a former Chairman of the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons and an Olympic Gold Medal winner. His ongoing research at the Cleveland Clinic indicates that a healthy lowfat vegetarian diet should be used to help achieve the profound reduction in cholesterol needed to prevent or reverse heart disease.
Vesanto Melina, M.S., R.D.,
Vesanto Melina is a registered dietitian and co-author of the nutrition classics The New Becoming Vegetarian, Becoming Vegetarian, Becoming Vegan, Raising Vegetarian Children, Healthy Eating for Life to Prevent and Treat Cancer, and most recently the Food Allergy Survival Guide: Surviving and Thriving With Food Allergies and Sensitivities. This internationally known speaker co-authored the American Dietetic Association and Dietitians of Canada's Position on Vegetarian Diets (2003) and Manual of Clinical Dietetics, 6th edition, 2000. From her Canadian west coast office, Ms. Melina is a nutrition consultant to major food manufacturers and various levels of government, and she helps patients and clients all over North America.
Okanagan Health Forum - 2005 featured four highly acclaimed speakers, who shared their knowledge and cutting edge research with local physicians, dietitians, nurses and other health professionals during the week of April 4, 2005. Okanagan Health Forum public presentations were offered in Kelowna and Penticton.
Physician Grand Rounds
Penticton Regional Hospital
- Dr.Caldwell B. Esselstyn, MD
: Prevention and Reversal of Coronary Artery Disease - T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D.
The China Study...Startling Implications for Health
Evening for Physicians - Dinner and Lectures
Manteo Resort - Kelowna
- Drs. Campbell and Esselstyn
Health Professionals' Forum
Kelowna Health Centre
- T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D.
The China Study...Startling Implications for Health - Caldwell B. Esselstyn, MD
Prevention and Reversal of Coronary Heart Disease - Brenda Davis, R.D.
Mastering Vegan Nutrition - Vesanto Melina, M.S., R.D.
Food Allergy Survival...Thriving with Food Allergies
Okanagan Health Forum - Public Events
Penticton Lakeside Resort and Rotary Centre for the Arts, Kelowna
- Caldwell B. Esselstyn, MD
Abolishing Coronary Artery Disease - Vesanto Melina, M.S., R.D.
Food Allergy Survival - T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D.
The China Study - Brenda Davis, R.D.
Eating for Life...Constructing the Optimal Diet - Documentary Eating, film presentation and panel discussion
