Summus March Master Class lineup

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Introduction to the Six Pillars of Lifestyle Medicine

Tuesday, March 7

Noon-12:30 p.m.

Speaker: Raquel Harrison, MD, lifestyle Medicine and emergency medicine physician at Yale New Haven Health

Talking points: Introduction to the six pillars of lifestyle medicine, including nutrition, exercise, sleep, stress, risky behavior reduction and social connection.

Biography: Harrison is board-certified in lifestyle medicine and emergency medicine, and she currently works at Yale New Haven Health as an emergency medicine physician. She completed her residency training in emergency medicine at New York Presbyterian Hospital and served as chief resident before starting with Yale School of Medicine. During her time at Yale, Harrison served as an assistant program director for the emergency medicine residency. To transition from academic emergency medicine, she sought to understand her own health with a new lens and became board-certified in lifestyle medicine. Harrison is passionate about plant-based nutrition, movement and implementing the six pillars to improve overall quality of life and longevity.

First Pillar of Lifestyle Medicine: Nutrition

Tuesday, March 14

Noon-12:30 p.m.

Speaker: Raquel Harrison, MD, lifestyle Medicine and emergency medicine physician at Yale New Haven Health

Talking points: Food as medicine, how nutrition affects your overall health, which types of foods to eat/avoid

Biography: Harrison is board-certified in lifestyle medicine and emergency medicine, and she currently works at Yale New Haven Health as an emergency medicine physician. She completed her residency training in emergency medicine at New York Presbyterian Hospital and served as chief resident before starting with Yale School of Medicine. During her time at Yale, Harrison served as an assistant program director for the emergency medicine residency. To transition from academic emergency medicine, she sought to understand her own health with a new lens and became board-certified in lifestyle medicine. Harrison is passionate about plant-based nutrition, movement and implementing the six pillars to improve overall quality of life and longevity.

Change Your Mind: Tips for Bettering Your Brain

Thursday, March 16

Noon-12:30 p.m.

Speaker: Andrew Budson, MD, chief of cognitive and behavioral neurology, director for research at Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Center, professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School

Talking points: Preventing Alzheimer's and dementia, boosting memory, improving overall brain health

Biography: Budson is chief of cognitive and behavioral neurology, associate chief of staff for education, and director of the Center for Translational Cognitive Neuroscience at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Boston Healthcare System, associate director for research at the Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Center, professor of neurology at Boston University School of Medicine and lecturer in neurology at Harvard Medical School. He is also the medical director of the Boston Center for Memory, located in Newton, Massachusetts. He has given more than 425 local, national and international grand rounds and other academic talks. He has published over 100 papers, reviews and book chapters and is a reviewer for more than 40 journals. His current research uses the techniques of experimental psychology and cognitive neuroscience to understand memory in patients with Alzheimer’s disease.

Second Pillar of Lifestyle Medicine: Exercise 

Tuesday, March 21

Noon-12:30 p.m.

Speaker: Raquel Harrison, MD, lifestyle medicine and emergency medicine physician at Yale New Haven Health

Talking points: Benefits of movement, how exercise impacts all aspects of health from blood pressure to quality of sleep

Biography: Harrison is board-certified in lifestyle medicine and emergency medicine, and she currently works at Yale New Haven Health as an emergency medicine physician. She completed her residency training in emergency medicine at New York Presbyterian Hospital and served as chief resident before starting with Yale School of Medicine. During her time at Yale, Harrison served as an assistant program director for the emergency medicine residency. To transition from academic emergency medicine, she sought to understand her own health with a new lens and became board-certified in lifestyle medicine. Harrison is passionate about plant-based nutrition, movement and implementing the six pillars to improve overall quality of life and longevity.

Third Pillar of Lifestyle Medicine: Sleep 

Tuesday, March 28

Noon-12:30 p.m.

Speaker: Raquel Harrison, MD, lifestyle medicine and emergency medicine physician at Yale New Haven Health

Talking points: The importance of sleep quality, how sleep affects every aspect of wellbeing

Biography: Harrison is board-certified in lifestyle medicine and emergency medicine, and she currently works at Yale New Haven Health as an emergency medicine physician. She completed her residency training in emergency medicine at New York Presbyterian Hospital and served as chief resident before starting with Yale School of Medicine. During her time at Yale, Harrison served as an assistant program director for the emergency medicine residency. To transition from academic emergency medicine, she sought to understand her own health with a new lens and became board-certified in lifestyle medicine. Harrison is passionate about plant-based nutrition, movement and implementing the six pillars to improve overall quality of life and longevity.

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