Activating Clinicians to Deliver Effective Obesity Care

Time Commitment:	3 hours over 6 weeks
Target Professions:	MD, Nurse Practitioner, Nurse, DO
Target Specialties:	Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine, Adolescent Medicine, Certified Diabetes Educator
Credits Available:	3.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, 3.0 ANCC Contact Hours, 3.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credit

• Activating Clinicians to Deliver Effective Obesity Care - Baseline Assessment

  This assessment will provide a baseline measure of your knowledge of best practices in obesity treatment.

• Module 1 - The Pathophysiology of Obesity and Implications for Treatment Selection

  Learn more about the underlying causes of obesity and associated health risks.

• Module 2 - The Current Landscape of Obesity Pharmacotherapy and Implementing Individualized Obesity Treatment

  Join two expert faculty as they explore cutting-edge pharmacologic strategies for obesity management.

• Activating Clinicians to Deliver Effective Obesity Care - Final Assessment

  This post-activity assessment will ascertain the knowledge gained as a result of your participation in this initiative.

• Live Group Discussion: Key Pearls and Persistent Gaps From the Curriculum

  Join your colleagues and group leader for a discussion of the program curriculum, including lessons learned and remaining questions. The group will discuss key points from each of the preceding modules, and share their clinical questions and general comments.

• Live Group Discussion: Make-up Session (Optional)

  This is a session for group members who missed the first live group discussion "Key Pearls and Persistent Gaps From the Curriculum"

• Discussion of Group Challenges and Action Plans

  Join your colleagues and group leader for a discussion of individual Action Plans and any anticipated barriers. The group will discuss their action plans and barriers to implementation while receiving real-time feedback from the group leader and other group members.

• Case Challenge - Jennifer T.

  Meet Jennifer T. - a 52-year-old woman struggling with managing her obesity

• Develop your Obesity Management Action Plan

  Use what you have learned to develop an action plan to improve the care you provide to patients with obesity.

Requirements:
Group leaders should be highly proficient in the diagnosis, assessment, and management of patients with obesity, and have a working knowledge of working in collaboration with other healthcare professionals. Group leaders include clinicians involved in specialized care for patients with obesity (such as members of the American Board of Obesity Medicine), clinical research studies related to choosing appropriate therapy for patients with obesity, or associated clinical teaching. Apply Now