Learning Objectives

  1. Provide nutrition and dietetic education to a variety of individuals, groups and populations.
  2. Recognize a variety of counseling theories, psychological methods and strategies that empower clients/patients to make changes.
  3. Monitor and identify factors affecting client/patient progress in meeting goals.

1:30pm Mind Matters: Exploring the Psychological Impact of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Shaakira Ford
2:15pm Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents
Leah Hurley, MS RD LDN
3:00pm Break
3:30pm Assessment of Eating Disorders in the Post-Op Bariatric Patient
Chaundra Evans, RD LDN; Kelly Broadwater, MA LPA LMMHC CEDS-S
4:15pm Trendsetters: Navigating Nutrition Trends with Bariatric Patients
Chelsea M Price, MS RD LDN
5:00pm Adjourn