Obesity: Evaluation, Treatment, and How to Talk About it With Patients


October 15th, 2021 - October 15th, 2024
1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit Hours
1.00 MOC Points

Description

Today on MedNet21, we're going to discuss Obesity: Evaluation, Treatment, and How to Talk About it With Patients.

Listeners of this presentation should learn background information on obesity, including its prevalence, multifactorial causes, and consequences. They should also learn methods to evaluate and treat obesity in patients – treatment methods which should include focusing on nutrition, physical activity, emotion/behavior, and medication/surgery. Finally, listeners will learn how to talk about weight with their patients in a non-judgmental, non-stigmatizing way.

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Dates and Times

End Date: 10/15/2024

Objectives

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to: Teach learners how to screen for and evaluate obesity and utilize different methods to adequately treat obesity as a chronic, relapsing, multifactorial disease; and Teach learners about the negative consequences of weight bias and stigma, particularly in healthcare, and how to talk about weight with patients in a non-judgmental, non-stigmatizing way.

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Speakers

  • Dr. Ashleigh Pona, PhD
    • Obesity: Evaluation, Treatment, and How to Talk About it With Patients

Accreditation

The Center for Continuing Medical Education (CCME) at The Ohio State University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME®) to provide continuing medical education for physicians

The Center for Continuing Medical Education (CCME) at The Ohio State University designates this webcasts for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) . Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Maintenance of Certification

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.00 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.