Description
Participants will explore the current state of continuing nutritional deficiencies with obesity and bariatric surgery and discover challenges, gaps in the research, and existing evidenced- based guidance to put into practice to facilitate positive patient outcomes.
Learning Objectives
- Recognize and address continuing trends of nutritional deficiencies after bariatric surgery.
 - Utilize current published guidelines for pregnancy after bariatric surgery.
 - Apply evidenced-based nutrition guidance for the care of patients with bariatric surgery to facilitate positive outcomes.
 - Participants will explore the current state of continuing nutritional deficiencies with obesity and bariatric surgery and discover challenges, gaps in the research, and existing evidenced- based guidance to put into practice to facilitate positive patient outcomes.
 
| 1:30pm | 
                                        Introduction and Housekeeping Heidi Bednarchuk, MSN ARNP CNS CBN; Lillian Craggs-Dino, DHA RDN LDN CLT  | 
                                
                            
                        
| 1:35pm | 
                                        Deficiencies During Pregnancy - How to Approach Them Katie Chapmon, MS RD  | 
                                
                            
                        
| 1:50pm | 
                                        Optimizing Nutrition Status Prior to Surgery and the Influence on Post Surgery Nutrition Deficiencies Lillian Craggs-Dino, DHA RDN LDN CLT  | 
                                
                            
                        
| 2:05pm | 
                                        Nutritional Neuropathies after Surgery: Reducing the Risk Deb Allis, PA-C MBA  | 
                                
                            
                        
| 2:20pm | 
                                        Even With Nutrition Guidelines Nutrient Deficiencies Continue to Occur: Reasons, Which Ones to Look Out For, and Practical Solutions Melissa Majumdar, MS RD CSOWM LDN  | 
                                
                            
                        
| 2:35pm | 
                                        Question and Answer Panel | 
                                
                            
                        
| 3:00pm | Adjourn |