It's a problem whose time has come," said Scott Grundy, MD, PhD, in kicking off a special Cardiometabolic Think Tank focused on addressing cardiometabolic disease and its interdependencies and identifying a new care model that takes an integrated approach to treating risk factors across diverse populations.

The Think Tank, hosted by the Cardiometabolic Health Alliance, brought together a diverse group of stakeholders including pediatricians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, dieticians, pharmacists, and patient educators from diverse fields ranging from cardiology to primary care to endocrinology.