AHA EPI/Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions

LAS VEGAS — Medical professionals should not shy away from using more than one correct Z code to describe a patient visit, according to a presentation at the Cardiometabolic Risk Summit.

LAS VEGAS – Though the risk for insulin resistance and associated conditions can be decreased with healthy dietary patterns, what works for one patient will not necessarily work for all, according to a physician nutrition specialist here at the Cardiometabolic Risk Summit.

LAS VEGAS — Long-acting reversible contraceptives are the recommended option for women and adolescents with cardiometabolic risk, according to an expert here at the Cardiometabolic Risk Summit.

LAS VEGAS — Culinary medicine, a new and still-evolving area of medicine, has the potential to reduce the prevalence of various diseases and all-cause mortality, an expert said here in an interview with Healio Internal Medicine at the Cardiometabolic Risk Summit.

LAS VEGAS — Determine what type of pain a patient has, what the pain is trying to signal and then consider a multimodal approach as it “may be the best approach to pain,” said a physician who specializes in palliative care here at the Cardiometabolic Risk Summit.

LAS VEGAS — It is important for primary care doctors to understand the cardiovascular disease risks for cancer survivors and how to monitor those risks given that there are more than 13 million cancer survivors in the United States, according to a cardiologist here at the Cardiometabolic Risk Summit.

LAS VEGAS — Physicians can help reduce a woman's risk of cardiovascular disease by taking into account her pregnancy history, according to an expert here at the Cardiometabolic Risk Summit.

LAS VEGAS — Develop a partnership with the patient as a coach and figure out what is the patient’s motivation for healthy lifestyle change, said Tom Rifai, MD, Regional Medical Director of Metabolic Health and Weight Management, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, here at the Cardiometabolic Risk Summit.

LAS VEGAS — Both patients and physicians can benefit from a validated wellness intervention, Saundra Jain, MD, PsyD, LPC, from the University of Texas at Austin shared here at the Clinician Wellness Preconference at the Cardiometabolic Risk Summit.

LAS VEGAS — Physicians can reclaim the joy in their practice and apply strategies to mitigate their risk of burnout, according to an expert here at the Clinician Wellness Preconference at the Cardiometabolic Risk Summit.