In a recent LowCarbUSA®, hosts Doug Reynolds, MHP and Pam Devine, MHP spoke with Angie Ausban, MD and Jeremiah Eisenschenk MD, two prominent practitioners from the Brainerd Lakes area in Minnesota, about the upcoming LowCarbUSA® Metabolic Health Conference in Brainerd Lakes.
This one-day event, scheduled for September 21, aims to unite healthcare professionals and the public around the importance of metabolic health.
Dr. Ausban, who has a background in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, recounted her own evolution in understanding obesity and metabolic health.
After co-founding the CentraCare Medical Weight Management program, she became certified in Obesity Medicine and later joined CRMC as the Medical Director of the Metabolic Health and Medical Weight Management Program.
“It’s not just obesity and diabetes; it’s everything—heart disease, stroke, dementia,” she emphasized, underscoring the widespread impact of insulin resistance.
Dr. Eisenschenk, a board-certified Family and Obesity Medicine physician, shared his journey into metabolic health, which began after attending a transformative lecture in 2016.
Since then, he co-founded a Metabolic Health Conference in Brainerd Lakes and Essentia Health – Brainerd Weight Management Department, bringing his expertise to both the hospital and community settings.
“I saw some pretty impactful results, even in six months,” he noted, reflecting on the positive changes in his patients’ health through carbohydrate reduction approaches.
The upcoming 1-day event is open to the public, but technical enough to also offer optional CME opportunities for healthcare professionals.
It includes carbohydrate reduced meals, and local vendors, fostering a collaborative environment between the community to address the growing metabolic health crisis.
This event is unique, as 4 of their local health systems Essentia Health, Cuyuna Regional Medical Center – CRMC, Riverwood Healthcare Center, and Lakewood Health System, have all also come together to support this initiative—a rare, and much appreciated collaboration in today’s competitive healthcare landscape!
Dr. Eisenschenk highlighted the importance of this unity, saying, “If we can coalesce for this greater mission… any part of America, any part of the world, can do this.”
The symposium will feature a diverse lineup of expert speakers, including:
- Robert Cywes, MD, PhD
- Gurpreet Padda, MD, MHP, MBA
- Mark Cucuzzella, MD, FAAFP, MHP
- Vera Tarman, MD
- Jeremiah Eisenschenk, MD
- Angelina Ausban, MD
- Shawn Roberts, MD
The upcoming symposium promises to be an inspiring and educational gathering, providing healthcare professionals and the public with the tools and knowledge to improve metabolic health and, ultimately, the quality of life for many.
Learn more about each speaker, the topics to be covered, and to register here.
|
We have now introduced tiers for Loyal Patrons to get early access to podcast episodes as well as really cool bonus material. The work we do to put on these educational events, build the community and develop and maintain the Clinical Guidelines we have published is not sustainable without your support. Please consider being a part of the solution and contributing to changing the world with us by becoming a Patron. Even the smallest contribution helps! |
