Past Food Vitals Webinars

Remission is the optimal outcome for adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), according to a recent expert consensus statement endorsed by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology.

Furthermore, the consensus panel agreed that remission is a realistic and achievable goal for some adults with T2DM and that diet as a primary intervention for T2DM can achieve remission in many adults. Yet Australia is seeing a dramatic increase in T2DM, with over 1.2 million (4.9%) adults currently living with the condition.

People with diabetes are often prescribed life-long medication, suffer with microvascular and macrovascular complications of diabetes and face a shorter life expectancy.

This webinar explores how GPs and other health professionals can support their patients with T2DM to put this condition into remission through nutrition.

By the end of this webinar, attendees will be able to:

• Describe the pathophysiology of T2DM.
• List features of a healthy eating pattern that can prevent, manage and reverse T2DM.
• Effectively communicate to patients how to transition to a whole food plant-based eating pattern.

Speaker

Dr Neal Barnard, MD, FACC, Adjunct Professor of Medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. and President of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), is also an author of a great many books on nutrition. Dr Barnard’s research, funded by the National Institutes of Health, paved the way for viewing type 2 diabetes as a potentially reversible condition for many people. Dr Barnard leads programs advocating for preventive medicine, good nutrition, and higher ethical standards in research. His research contributed to the acceptance of plant-based diets in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. In 2015, he was named a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. In 2016, he founded the Barnard Medical Center in Washington, DC, as a model for making nutrition a routine part of all medical care.

CPD hours

This activity is approved for:

• 2.5 CPD hours (Educational Activities) with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)
• 2.5 PDP hours with the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM)
• 2.5 CME hours with the International Board of Lifestyle Medicine (IBLM) toward the Lifestyle Medicine Maintenance of Certification (MOC).

CPD hours will be awarded upon viewing the webinar, completing a short quiz and reviewing two brief accompanying papers.

Access

Given the digital nature and immediate accessibility of our on-demand webinars, all associated fees are non-refundable. Paid members will be able to access the webinar recordings for free. Please see our refund policy here.