Below please find the CME & CEU information for the 2025 Healthy Kitchens, Healthy Lives Program.
Look out for updates with the 2026 CME & CEU information in the fall of 2025.
The HKHL conference offers the following professional continuing education credits. Registrants will claim credit once they’ve completed the course evaluation which will be emailed to each participant following the conference. The email will include instructions for completing the evaluation, along with access to your CE transcript. Attendees should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the conference.
More information on credits available can be downloaded here. To calculate your participation hours, you can use this chart that lists the number of credits available for each session.
For assistance with MedStar Health continuing education credits, please contact Desiree.D.Allen@medstar.net. Chefs and culinary professionals should contact si@culinary.edu for information about their CEU credits.
Accreditation Statement: In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by MedStar Health and The Culinary Institute of America. MedStar Health 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.
Credit Designation Statement: This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive up to 17.25 interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.
Credits Available for this Activity
Physicians: MedStar Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 17.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses: This activity is approved for a maximum of 17.25 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Physician Assistants: MedStar Health has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for a maximum of 17.25 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Registered Dietitians (RDs) and Dietetic Technicians, Registered (DTRs): Completion of this IPCE activity awards a maximum of 17.25 CPEUs. RDNs and DTRs are to select activity type 102 on Professional Development Portfolio (PDP) activity logs and should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
As an IACET Accredited Provider, The Culinary Institute of America offers IACET CEUs for its learning events that comply with the ANSI/IACET Continuing Education and Training Standard.
The Culinary Institute of America is accredited by the International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and offers IACET CEUs for its learning events that comply with the ANSI/IACET Continuing Education and Training Standard. IACET is recognized internationally as a standard development organization and accrediting body that promotes quality of continuing education and training.
Chefs and Culinary Professionals: Chefs and culinary professionals can earn up to 1.725 hours of CEU credits. Certificates will be issued by The Culinary Institute of America. Please contact si@culinary.edu for additional information about CEU certificates.