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• Registered Dietitian? Join a medium-sized group "virtual tea" to meet other clinicians in your field. This will be our 3rd meeting with 8 RD's whose ketogenic diet related practices span from therapeutic carbohydrate reduction (Insulin Resistance) and the medical ketogenic diet (to treat epilepsy & neurological conditions). https://metabolicmultiplier.org/event/dietitians-certified-diabetes-educators/ This week Pam Devine & Doug Reynolds will be our guests of honor. At the end we hope to divide into professional social circles of 11 or less. We'll also be taking volunteers to help our Education, Clinical Toolkits & other groups. If you aren't an RD and want to get involved then we'd love your help on one of our other teams. https://metabolicmultiplier.org/events/ Water cooler "chat" after or join 15 minutes after.
  February 5, 2021

• Serving veterans & the military? Join a small group meeting to discuss how we might promote metabolic health through lifestyle for the military & veterans. Monday, February 8th @11am - 12 EST. Link to join via Google Meet. https://metabolicmultiplier.org/event/military-veterans/ Come 15 minutes early to chat around the virtual water cooler.
  February 5, 2021

• Suresh, Perhaps use SMHP's provider search function to find practitioners in your geographic area whom you might want to meet up with. Then email and arrange a virtual tea. I find Doodle poll (free) very helpful for finding a time that works for all. Luckily, you can delete times that aren't working for folks, add more and then resend. I'd keep it to an hour and invite up to 11 so that everyone gets a chance to talk. Regular groups of 5-8 allow folks to bond but, I've met for years in a mastermind group of 2-3 as well. Having a peer facilitator / organizer really helps. Cecile
  February 5, 2021

• Monu - Here are a bunch of small group meetings coming up. https://metabolicmultiplier.org/events/ If one interests you then please join from the event tab or suggest a group, find a topic and we can set up something new. You, Suresh Raja & Jessica Inwood might all be interested in setting up a facilitator training for your region. I left some specific suggestions under Jessica Inwood's "Town Hall" topic. Putting some more detail on your profile might help like minded practitioners find you!
  February 5, 2021

• Jessica - I've had great success organizing virtual meet-ups along the lines of masterminds & professional circles I've been in. Harvard Business School alumnae have been doing them for about 5 years and I inquired as to their guidance. Two is enough but 5-8 is ideal for bonding in a small group setting. Inviting up to 11 seems to get you enough regular attendees. If you are interested in facilitating a metabolic health professionals circle in your area then I'm happy to hop on a call and share what I've learned & remember from trainings. I'd start by using SMHP's fancy Provider search function and find folks who are in your referral range to start with. There is definitely a geographic group from Foxborough to Boston that should meet, but you might be looking for an adjacent group. My email is Cecile@MetabolicMultiplier.org. Similarly, you might choose folks in your discipline or another affinity group and meet monthly to quarterly.
  February 5, 2021

• Love this: "Therapeutic Nutrition for Metabolic Optimization." This is awesome and positive. Thanks for sharing.
  February 1, 2021

• I like the one " self diabetes monitoring and management"- I think It suggests shared decision making, while giving the provider/patients flexibility to do it any way as long as some basics are adhered too...it does not seem very constraining, sounds inclusive :)
  February 1, 2021

• That is a great ides, would love to join in, I am brand new and love the content here, have attended the San Diego and Boca conferences and loved every minute of them. Currently located in St Louis MO and would love to connect.
  February 1, 2021

• Professionally I am an interior designer for a Big 10 university where I have spent my career on everything from helping facilities select waste cans to coordination of interiors and furnishings for major construction projects. Current responsibility is oversight for all things interiors for our 14,000 student residence hall system and the affiliated dining venues. I'm not sure what my role in this organization may be, but want to support the efforts. I believe it is vital to protect both professionals and those of us who want to practice a low-carb lifestyle.
  January 31, 2021

• Doug Cook, RD used the term "Carbohydrate Controlled" dietary approach which may cause less of a reaction than restriction or reduction. My only concern for this use with colleagues is that if they look for literature on this, it would be harder to find.
  January 21, 2021