Programs and Events | Office of Wellness Education | UC Davis Health

The Office of Wellness Education at the UC Davis School of Medicine is excited to present the inaugural Wellness Academy – a free virtual education series on wellness that is open to all!

Learn reliable scientific and consensus-based wellness information that will help you make decisions to achieve optimal health. Experts will present lectures in areas affecting well-being, such as movement and resilience, healthy eating and agriculture, microbiome, and mindset.

Each virtual session will take place from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. PDT on the following Saturdays:

• Oct. 14, 2023
• Oct. 21, 2023
• Oct. 28, 2023
• Nov. 4, 2023

Starting September 2023 - the Office of Wellness Education invites UC Davis Health learners to attend monthly “Lunch and Learn” sessions.

Empower your patients to harness their own well-being and avoid preventable illness. We will present lectures on areas affecting well-being such as food, movement, mental wellness, environment, equity, pain, art and animals. 

Learn how to promote informed decisions about wellness and guide your patients to optimized health.

The third lecture of the Winter 2023 Pain Matters Lecture Series addressed pain and wellness. Scott Fishman, director of the Center for Advancing Pain Relief and Office of Wellness Education, discussed:

• The impact of pain on a person's lifestyle
• Perspectives on lifestyles for reduced pain
• How to make decisions to prevent pain and provide optimal quality of life