Under “Please indicate how well the conference met each of the listed learning objectives….”
(1) Identify dietary risk factors associated with development or progression of major chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer and diabetes.
–92% scored 5 out of 5
–7% scored 4 out of 5
–1% scored 3 out of 5
(2) Describe protective factors or mechanisms via which plant-based diets, or their components, are known to reduce risk of major chronic diseases.
–88% scored 5 out of 5
–9.5% scored 4 out of 5
–2.5% scored 3 out of 5
(3) Describe evidence or scientific background for utilizing plant-based dietary approaches as part of clinical treatment for remediation of chronic medical conditions.
–80% scored 5 out of 5
–17.5% scored 4 out of 5
–2.5% scored 3 out of 5
(4) Identify techniques and strategies that increase likelihood of successful dietary behavior change when counseling patients in a clinical setting.
–77.5% scored 5 out of 5
–20.25 scored 4 out of 5
–1% scored 3 out of 5
–1% scored 1 out of 5
Under “Please evaluate the effectiveness of each presenter (for all sessions actually attended)….”
These are COMBINED totals for ALL speakers:
(5) For “knowledge”….
–603 scored 5 out of 5
–44 scored 4 out of 5
–8 scored 3 out of 5
–1 scored 2 out of 5
(6) For “delivery”….
–537 scored 5 out of 5
–84 scored 4 out of 5
–27 scored 3 out of 5
–2 scored 2 out of 5
–1 scored 1 out of 5
These are COMBINED totals for ALL speakers:
(7) For “organization”….
–543 scored 5 out of 5
–77 scored 4 out of 5
–21 scored 3 out of 5
–2 scored 2 out of 5
(8) For “teaching methods”….
–542 scored 5 out of 5
–83 scored 4 out of 5
–20 scored 3 out of 5
–3 scored 2 out of 5
–1 scored 1 out of 5
These are COMBINED totals for ALL speakers:
(9) For “The instructor’s presentation(s) positively impacted my ability to provide services to patients and/or clients, and the instructor is knowledgeable in his/her subject matter and is able to communicate it effectively to the learners.”….
–513 scored 5 out of 5
–87 scored 4 out of 5
–13 scored 3 out of 5
–1 scored 2 out of 5
–1 scored 1 out of 5
These are COMBINED totals for the panel or discussion group moderators:
(10) For “knowledge”….
–59 scored 5 out of 5
–5 scored 4 out of 5
–1 scored 3 out of 5
(11) For “facilitation”….
–63 scored 5 out of 5
–5 scored 4 out of 5
–1 scored 3 out of 5
Under “Please evaluate the overall program…:”
(12) This activity increased my knowledge.
–Yes: 100%
–No: 0%
(13) This activity increased my competence.
–Yes: 95%
–No: 5%
(14) This activity improved my performance.
–Yes: 92.5%
–No: 7.5%
(15) This activity will improve my patient outcomes.
–Yes: 97.5%
–No: 2.5%
(16) Do you feel the activity was scientifically sound and free of commercial bias* or influence?
–Yes: 100%
–No: 0
(17) The content of this activity matched my current (or potential) scope of practice.
–Yes: 97.5%
–No: 2.5%
(18) Overall, were the presentations balanced, objective, and scientifically rigorous?
–Yes: 100%
–No: 0%
Under “Please evaluate the overall program…:”
(19) The content was relevant to the announced topic.
–98% scored 5 out of 5
–2% scored 3 out of 5
(20) My personal objectives were achieved.
–91% scored 5 out of 5
–4.5% scored 4 out of 5
–4.5% scored 3 out of 5
(21) The sophistication of the content was appropriate for me.
–84.5% scored 5 out of 5
–13.5% scored 4 out of 5
–2% scored 2 out of 5
(22) The physical environment was conducive to learning.
–59% scored 5 out of 5
–27% scored 4 out of 5
–12% scored 3 out of 5
–2% scored 2 out of 5
