Moderator: Carrie Diulus, MD
Diabetes and obesity have reached epidemic proportion. It is imperative that spine providers take these factors into consideration. We also have the opportunity to be powerful motivators to our patients with some straight forward evidence-based strategies.
Upon completion of this session, participants should gain strategies to:
- Understand impact of metabolic syndrome on spine conditions/degeneration and treatment outcomes;
- Learn dietary strategies to have a positive impact on these conditions and the most current science behind these recommendations;
- Understanding the impact of strategies on heart disease and lipids;
- How to implement recommendations in a busy clinical setting.
Agenda
Impact of Metabolic Syndrome on Spine Conditions and Treatment Outcomes
Carrie Diulus, MD
Dietary Strategies- What Does the Science Show?
Andrew Koutnik, PhD
What Spine Providers Need to Know About Dietary Strategies and Heart Disease
James McCarter, MD, PhD
Putting Strategies into Practice in a Clinical and Hospital Setting; Outcome Data
Mark Cucuzzella, MD
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