Rani Polak, MD, MBA, Chef

CHEF Coaching program Director, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Assistant Professor, Part Time, Harvard Medical School

Dr. Rani Polak is the Founding Director of the Culinary Healthcare Education Fundamentals (CHEF) Coaching at the Institute of Lifestyle Medicine, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, and the Center of Lifestyle Medicine at Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel; as well as an Assistant Professors, Part Time, at the Department of PM & R, Harvard Medical School. His current work is concentrated on culinary coaching, an innovative telemedicine approach which utilizes evidence-based medicine to help individuals and professionals to efficiently and cost-effectively improve nutrition through home cooking. His work has been featured in many media outlets including Scientific American, Herald Tribute, and USA Today

Presentation(s):

• IC8: Culinary Coaching Instructional Course

  Friday, September 24, 2021
  10:00 AM – 2:00 PM ET

• Barriers and Facilitators to Home Cooking, Healthier Ingredients, and Healthier Culinary Skills

  Friday, September 24, 2021
  10:00 AM – 11:00 AM ET

• Practice (Live Video Discussion)

  Friday, September 24, 2021
  11:15 AM – 11:50 AM ET

• Health Coaching and Culinary Training in Overcoming Home Cooking Barriers

  Friday, September 24, 2021
  11:50 AM – 1:05 PM ET

• Practice (Live Video Discussion)

  Friday, September 24, 2021
  1:05 PM – 1:40 PM ET

• Including Culinary Coaching in your Practice Routine

  Friday, September 24, 2021
  1:40 PM – 1:55 PM ET

• Including Culinary Coaching in Your Practice Reoutine

  Friday, September 24, 2021
  1:40 PM – 2:00 PM ET