In her seminar, Astrom will discuss cases in which changes in diet, or medical nutrition therapy, may benefit the patient. She will also discuss the problems some medical professionals may have with the therapy if they apply a cookie-cutter strategy to prescribing changes. Each patient is different, and health-care providers must look at functional abilities, age and the willingness of the person to change his or her lifestyle before prescribing a change in diet, Astrom said. But we can help him choose foods that will regulate his blood sugar levels. Health-care professionals and members of the public are invited to attend the seminar.
Brown bags are welcome.
Seminars are held from noon to 1 p.m. on the first and third Mondays of each month at O'Bleness Memorial Hospital, Room B-9. Health professionals from the community regularly attend, in addition to interns, residents and medical students. Members of the public are welcome as well, and the diversity of disciplines represented by the participants makes for an interesting exchange of ideas. Peterson said the seminar series was started by a federal grant that established OU-COM as a contributing site to the Western Reserve Geriatric Education Center in September 1994 and has supported many continuing education programs. Provided by the Department of Health and Human Services, the grant supports educational programs in geriatric and gerontology for physicians, nurses, social workers, counselors and health-care providers to 22 Southeastern Ohio counties.