Description:
Utilizing expert presentation and lively interaction, this course will provide current evidence-based information along with solutions for the challenges encountered by the IH care team as they accompany their metabolic bariatric surgery (MBS) patients through the post-op journey.
Learning Objectives:
- Be prepared to discuss options for increasing physical activity with MBS patients.
- Increase understanding and insight into the obstacles to follow up care, and how to improve the likelihood of long-term follow up care in MBS patients.
- Be prepared to discuss known risk factors for suicide, addiction and depression in the post-op MBS patient.
- Have increased awareness of recent evidence regarding metabolic change, hunger, and weight loss.
| 1:15pm |
Post-op Pitfalls - Dehydration, Nutrition & Vitamins Lillian Craggs-Dino, DHA RDN LDN |
| 1:45pm |
Weight Loss - Mind to Gut - Why Do We Call it Metabolic Vance L Albaugh, MD PhD |
| 2:15pm |
How to Build an Exercise Program and the Role of Physical Therapy in a Practice. Kathi Ling, PT DPT WCC; Amanda Perron, RDN |
| 2:45pm |
The Dark Side of Weight Loss Nini Peterson, PhD |
| 3:15pm | Break |
| 3:45pm |
Disappearing Patients - Patients That Don’t Come Back Heidi C Bednarchuk, APRN CNS; Kellie Armstrong, MSN RN CBN |
| 4:15pm |
Hindsight is 20/20: 3-4 Challenging Cases From Presenters Stephanie Sogg, PhD; Mary Gray Hixson, MPH RD CSOWM LDN; Laura Boyer, NP; Karen Flanders, MSN CNP CBN |
| 5:15pm | Adjourn |