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

  1. Recognize and address continuing trends of nutritional deficiencies after bariatric surgery.
  2. Utilize current published guidelines for pregnancy after bariatric surgery.
  3. Apply evidenced-based nutrition guidance for the care of patients with bariatric surgery to facilitate positive outcomes.
  4. 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