Prevention and Global Collaboration

Rich and Kim discuss the importance of prevention in healthcare and the need for global collaboration to improve outcomes. They highlight the challenges within the current healthcare system and the role of functional medicine clinics. Kim emphasizes the international mission of the American College of Cardiology and how members from different countries can learn from each other to address specific health issues, such as smoking, heart failure, hypertension, diabetes, and obesity. They also mention the college's efforts in hospital accreditation and disease management through registries.