Seminar Details $179.00 - Standard Tuition Brochure Inside | Brochure Outside View brochure for CE details

Seminar Location WYNDHAM HOTEL 4700 S LABURNUM AVE RICHMOND, VA  23231 View Map Alternate Locations Arlington, VA on 11/9/2010   Beltsville, MD on 11/10/2010

Speaker: Mary Ann Hodorowicz, RD, LDN, MBA, CDE, CEC -- BIO

	Recommended Offer: Nutrition Counseling Skills for the Nutrition Care Process, 4th Ed. - sales tax included - $77.65
	Recommended Offer: Medical Nutrition Therapy: How to Increase Your Medicare Reimbursement Success - recorded webinar - sales tax included - $61.95

Course Description:
The current statistics on diabetes morbidity and mortality speak volumes on the need for good metabolic control:

1. Each 1% decrease in A1C translates into a 35% - 40% decrease in the frequency of microvascular complications.


2. A 33% - 50% decrease in coronary and peripheral artery (macrovascular) disease is the result of blood pressure control.


3. A 20% to 50% reduction in cardiovascular complications can be achieved by normalizing blood lipids (more than 65% of deaths in patients with diabetes are attributed to CVD).

Thus, by managing the "ABCs" of diabetes ... A1C, blood pressure and serum cholesterol ... people with diabetes can significantly reduce their risk of heart disease, stroke, kidney failure and even blindness. Individualized medical nutrition therapy (MNT) provided by a professional is a critical component of managing these ABCs. Numerous studies have proven that MNT can prevent, slow the onset of and/or decrease the progression of these devastating complications. Although there are numerous strategies that can be used to achieve these goals, best practice dictates the use of the American Dietetic Association's MNT Evidence Based Nutrition Practice Guidelines (NPGs) and the MNT protocols. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) also recommends the use of these NPGs in its statutory language of the Medicare diabetes MNT benefit.

In this one-of-a-kind interactive workshop, you will increase working knowledge regarding the use of the NPGs for diabetes, hypertension and disorders of lipid metabolism, including how to use the Nutrition Care Process and Model. Mary Ann Hodorowicz will condense and simplify the voluminous content of these NPGs into a ready reference take-home guide so that even new practitioners can feel comfortable using them. Mary Ann focuses on providing her audiences practical applications without the extraneous theoretical or historical details. Make plans to attend this comprehensive, lively and extremely useful one-day educational event!

Learner Objectives:
At the completion of this program, you will be able to:

1. Compare the latest nutrition interventions to optimize A1c levels.
2. Evaluate the five key dietary approaches of the DASH eating plan to control hypertension.
3. Analyze the "Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes" proven to help normalize blood lipids.
4. Explain the patient empowerment tools for changing patients' eating behavior.
5. Name the A1c target for patients with diabetes recommended by the American Diabetes Association in 2009.
6. List the organs that are targeted by the various classes of anti-diabetes medications in order to optimize blood glucose control.

Please refer to the course brochure for continuing education information.

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