SAVE THE DATES! June 6-7, Sept. 25-26-27, Oct. 4, Oct. 18! 7 virtual days, 50 hours, 43 speakers. June 6-7 is in-person in ATLANTA with a Cancer Summit! Pick-any-day registration opens late in March.
See 7 days' Agendas, 15 Core Topics, 10 reasons "Why P-POD?", Lifestyle Med. overview. Donate!
Lifestyle Medicine Conferences Overview,
& Links to Look at June 6-7, Sept. 25-27, Oct. 4 &18, 2026
2026 Credits Earned for Lifestyle Medicine Credentialing
Since January 2018, P-POD Conferences have always automatically been approved as applying to the "Event CME" prerequisite for ABLM/ACLM Lifestyle Medicine certification exam-takers, through continuing education credits earned at P-POD. They always count toward maintenance requirements as well, and Physician or Professional registrants who are Diplomates receive a 10% P-POD discount.
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Diplomate exam candidates must complete 20 hours (virtual or in-person) of Event CME, and normally each year, they must register for the exam by Sept. 30 and give ABLM their continuing education credit certificate copies by Oct. 23. Other prerequisites for Diplomate credentialing are shown at this ABLM page.
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NEW for 2026, EVERY KIND of continuing education credit certificate earned from P-POD Conference participation is accepted by ABLM/ACLM for ALL credentialing purposes. You should claim whichever is suitable or convenient for your situation:
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Physicians may use AAFP CME or regular CME credits.
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Registered nurses may use nursing contact hours unless wishing to use CME for this purpose.
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Nurse practitioners may use nursing contact hours, AAFP CME or regular CME credits.
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Registered dietitians may use CDR CPEU or CME credits.
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Any other practitioners may use regular CME as 1st choice or AAFP CME as 2nd choice.
P-POD DIRECTLY issues to registrants these certificates accepted by ABLM/ACLM:
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AAFP Prescribed Credits CME for family physicians and others.
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Nursing contact hours (ANCC).
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CDR CPEU credits in dietetics.
Otherwise, the regular CME credits (AMA PRA Category 1TM) are claimed by registrants at the CME accreditor's separate website.
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Our continuing education credits page CE.p-pod.org gives complete information about each kind of credit that can be earned at P-POD. P-POD files for annual re-accreditation early each year, and the three kinds of credits directly issued (see above) show on that page as "pending" until final formal re-approval. The regular CME credits never show as "pending", they are just posted on that page all at once when formal re-accreditation completes.
2026 Speakers/Topics Are at Our Agenda Page; More Links Below
SAVE THE DATES for P-POD's full 2026 7-day virtual conference series:
Sat.-Sun. June 6-7 (has an Atlanta GA in-person option, and includes a cancer survivorship summit); Fri.-Sun. Sept. 25-27; Sun. Oct. 4; Sun. Oct. 18.
2026 pick-any-day registration for our 7-day conference series is about to begin within days, so the link to the registration page and pricing information etc., will be here below, and at the top of all the web pages.
Our Core Topics page core.p-pod.org shows our innovative 15 Core Topics evidence-based curriculum, covering specific major chronic diseases, plant-based nutrition in depth, the microbiome, health equity, women's health, mental health, behavior change, the 6 Pillars and more.
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Also, for some helpful 2025 comparisons about registration, attendance and pricing, please use these links:
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See the P-FLEX 2025 information on how you could then flexibly choose 1 to 5 days and 5 to 37 hours, which will again apply when 2026 registration opens for a 7 day 50 hour series.
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prices.p-pod.org had 2025 PRICE LISTS for (1) an in-person day, (2) single virtual days, (3) weekend or 4/5-day bundles, and 2026 will have similar pricing arrangements but with lower prices for in-person options.
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P-POD Coverage in 2026: What Evidence-based Dietary Guidance Should Practitioners Be Giving?
See our 2026 agenda page for other details about 2026 speakers and agenda topics.
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