Description:
This course focuses on patient-centered preoperative education and care for optimization before metabolic and bariatric surgery. Topics to include MBSAQIP standards for optimal outcomes, nutrition education, and access to care.
Learning Objectives:
- Discuss key components of a thorough preoperative psychological evaluation.
- Identify potential barriers for access to care for the person with obesity.
- Examine shared medical visits as an option to expedite patient care in the preoperative process.
| 9:15am |
Introduction Lynnita A Montague-Daddio, MSN APRN CBN |
| 9:20am |
MBSAQIP-Standards and Pathways for Optimal Outcomes Marci M Parker, LDN RD |
| 9:50am |
Can I Still Have Jambalaya? Patient Centered Nutritional
Counseling-Cultural, Food Preferences and More Lillian Craggs-Dino, DHA RDN LDN |
| 10:10am |
Pre-op Departure Checklist: Ins and Outs of the Patient “To Do” List Carah D Horn, MBA-HCA BSN RN CBN |
| 10:30am |
Pushing Through Bottle Necks With Shared Medical Visits Deb Allis, PA-C MBA |
| 10:50am |
Unknown Cargo-Key Components of a Behavior Health Evaluation Clinton S Bolton, III, PhD |
| 11:10am |
Big Easy Debate: Let’s Talk Insurance Mandated Medical Weight Loss Amanda Perron, RDN |
| 11:40am |
Stuck at the Dock: Panel Discussion on Access to Care Issues Lynnita A Montague-Daddio, MSN APRN CBN; Marci M Parker, LDN RD; Carah D Horn, MBA-HCA BSN RN CBN; Amanda Perron, RDN; Deb Allis, PA-C MBA |
| 12:15pm | Adjourn |