Programme for the 6th Annual BNMC Food as Medicine Symposium, held October 15-16, 2026, in Buffalo, New York. The document contains the full two-day agenda, speaker lists, learning objectives, accreditation details, and logistics for an event focused on lifestyle medicine, integrative health, and food policy.
This is the programme booklet for the 6th Annual BNMC Food as Medicine Symposium, held October 15-16, 2026, in Buffalo, New York. It is intended for healthcare professionals, researchers, policymakers, and community organizers interested in lifestyle medicine, integrative functional medicine, and food and health policy.
The document opens with a welcome message from Beth Machnica and Purnima Mohan of the BNMC Health and Well-Being Team, followed by a table of contents and accreditation information. The symposium offers up to 10.25 AMA PRA Category 1 credits and 10.5 CPEU credits through the University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
Day 1 (October 15) begins with opening remarks by David Milling, Matt Enstice, Elizabeth Machnica, and Purnima Mohan. The keynote by Kristi Artz addresses moving from ROI to Return on Whole Health. Subsequent panels cover a pediatric food prescription program, integrative and functional medicine approaches, and gut health, autoimmunity, and inflammation through nutrition and lifestyle. A community wellness track features talks on stress physiology, the gut-brain axis, plant-level perspectives…
Day 2 (October 16) starts with a keynote by Alex Ford on delivering equitable lifestyle medicine in underrepresented communities. A panel discusses policy, payment, and delivery models for equitable care, including Medicaid waiver programs and Federally Qualified Health Center contexts. Another panel focuses on healing the healers, addressing medical education, burnout prevention, and building a resilient workforce through lifestyle medicine principles.
The programme also lists poster and vendor sessions, networking opportunities, an evening reception at D'Youville University, and maps. Speaker biographies and learning objectives are provided for each session, along with accreditation symbols and credit designations.