Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, PhD, RD, is Professor and Webb Endowed Chair of Nutrition Sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and also is Associate Director for Cancer Prevention and Control at the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB. Her research ranges from determining mechanisms of nutrition-based therapies to developing, testing, and disseminating home-based interventions that improve diet, physical activity and functional status among populations at increased risk for cancer. To date, this research has been supported by 17 NIH grants and has resulted in over 350 peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Demark-Wahnefried has been recognized as a Komen Professor of Survivorship and an American Cancer Society Clinical Research Professor. She has served on several committees, including the National Cancer Policy Forum of the National Academy of Sciences, and guidelines panels of the American Cancer Society, World Cancer Research Fund, American College of Sports Medicine, and the American Society of Clinical Oncology.  

At the end of this activity learners will be able to:    

1. Recognize current diet and exercise recommendations for cancer prevention and control 

2. Identify key activities for designing lifestyle interventions that actively engage and overcome common barriers to populations at risk  

3. Describe at least two highly scalable interventions that effectively engaged cancer survivors and others to eat a better diet, exercise more and achieve a healthier body weight 

Continuing Education 

In support of improving patient care, University of California, San Francisco Office of Continuing Medical Education 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. 

UCSF designates this live activity for a maximum of 10 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)TM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. The credit maximum above reflects all Osher Center for Integrative Health Grand Rounds sessions in Fiscal Year 2024. Up to 1 credit may be claimed against any individual session. 

CE for Acupuncturists:  This live activity is approved by the State of California Acupuncture Board for 1 hour of Category 1 CE course credit. 

CME Disclosure Statement:    

Planners: Shelley Adler, PhD, Selena Chan, DO; Anand Dhruva, MD; and Patty Moran, PhD, have no financial relationships to disclose.    

Speaker: Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, PhD, RD, has no financial relationships to disclose.