When people with obesity are provided with evidence-based treatment such as intensive behavioral therapy, medications, or bariatric surgery, they are able to lose weight and may be able to sustain that weight loss. This activity uses case studies, video and self-assessment to help you foster more meaningful patient partnerships for sustainable weight through evidence-based interventions. In addition to pharmacotherapy, lifestyle medicine and cases for referral, we will explore how to navigate cultural nuances and communication strategies in order to develop personalized care plans, ensuring optimal, person-centered health promotion.

Learning Objectives:

After this course, participants should be able to:

• Employ evidence-based guidelines to screen for and diagnose the disease of obesity
• Apply the 5 Rs and integrate cultural humility to improve physician-patient interaction
• Apply patient-centered techniques to engage and create personalized management plans for patients with obesity
• Discuss the mechanism of action, efficacy and safety of approved pharmacotherapies and those in late-stage development for obesity
• Discuss criteria to identify patients who would benefit from a referral to an obesity specialist

Target Audience:

This activity is intended for family medicine physicians, and other primary care providers and clinicians caring for patients with obesity.

Participation and Credit:

Learners must register to participate in and receive credit for this online educational activity. Read the target audience, learning objectives, and author disclosures. Watch the educational content online and complete all exercises, quizzes and activity evaluation. Your certificate will be available to you as a downloadable link. You may print the certificate, but you cannot alter it. For information on applicability and acceptance of continuing education credit for this activity, please consult your professional licensing board. 

Unlabeled Use Disclosure:

This activity will include discussion of products or devices that are not currently approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the curriculum clearly indicates this fact.

Support:

This activity is supported by an unrestricted grant from Novo Nordisk and Lilly.

Fee:

There is no charge for this activity.

Cultural/Linguistic Competency:

CAFP policy and California state law requires that each learning activity have elements of cultural and linguistic proficiency included in the content. The definition of cultural and linguistic competency is the ability and readiness of health care providers and health organizations to humbly and respectfully demonstrate, effectively communicate, and tailor delivery of care to patients with diverse values, beliefs, identities, and behaviors, in order to meet patients’ social, cultural, and linguistic needs as it relates to patient health. This activity meets these requirements.

Implicit Bias:

CAFP policy and California state law requires that all CME activities comprising a patient care element include either (1) examples of how implicit bias affects perceptions and treatment decisions of physicians and surgeons, leading to disparities in health outcomes and/or (2) strategies to address how unintended biases in decision-making may contribute to health care disparities by shaping behavior and producing differences in medical treatment along lines of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, socioeconomic status, or other characteristics. This activity meets these requirements.

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Questions:

For questions regarding the content of this activity or for technical assistance, contact cafp@familydocs.org.

The CAFP has made all reasonable efforts to ensure that information contained herein is accurate in accordance with the latest available scientific knowledge at the time of accreditation of this continuing education program. Information regarding drugs (e.g., their administration, dosages, contraindications, adverse reactions, interactions, special warnings, and precautions) and drug delivery systems is subject to change, however, and the learner is advised to check the manufacturer's package insert for information concerning recommended dosage and potential problems or cautions prior to dispensing or administering the drug or using the drug delivery systems.

Approval of credit for this continuing education program does not imply endorsement by CAFP of any product or manufacturer identified.

Any medications or treatment methods suggested in this CME activity should not be used by the practitioner without evaluation of their patient's condition(s) and possible contraindication(s) or danger(s) of use of any specific medication.

Copyright:

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