PROGRAM

Changing the Conversation on Obesity

OVERVIEW

Changing the Conversation on Obesity provides evidence-based, person-centered practices for managing obesity, leading to improved outcomes and quality of life.

Content will address:

Reducing biases and the stigma of obesity
Screening, assessing and diagnosing obesity
Evidence-based lifestyle, pharmacologic, and surgical treatment options for individuals diagnosed with obesity
Counseling techniques when working with individuals diagnosed with obesity

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Identify strategies for reducing weight bias and stigma in health care.
Apply supportive communication and counseling techniques when working with individuals diagnosed with obesity.
Outline assessment and monitoring approaches for obesity.
Evaluate evidence-based lifestyle, pharmacologic, and surgical treatment options for individuals with obesity.
Recall strategies for addressing side effects and lifestyle impacts of pharmacologic and surgical interventions.
Identify the physiologic and metabolic changes that impact weight-management across the lifespan.
Recognize gaps in obesity care and identify strategies for partnering with patients to improve access.

BENEFITS & CREDITS

This program offers up to 6 CME/CE credits.

EXPIRATION DATE

February 2027

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MODULES

MODULE 1

Reducing Weight Bias and Stigma in Obesity Care

MODULE 2

Screening, Diagnosis, and Assessment of Individuals with Obesity

MODULE 3

Role of Lifestyle Change in the Contemporary Paradigm of Obesity Management

MODULE 4

Pharmacologic Therapy for Obesity Management

MODULE 5

Metabolic Surgery for Obesity

MODULE 6

Advocating for People Living with Obesity

FACULTY

Tracy L. Oliver, PhD, RDN, LDN

Associate Professor

M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing at Villanova University

Angela Golden, DNP, FNP-C, FAANP, FOMA, FTOS

CEO and Chief Clinical Officer

NP Obesity Treatment Clinic, NP from Home, LLC

Tirissa Reid, MD, DABOM
Associate Professor of Medicine
Columbia University

Ivania Rizo, MD

Assistant Professor

Boston University

Gitanjali Srivastava, MD, FACP, FAAP

Medical Director, Obesity Medicine, Professor of Medicine

Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine

Tracy Zvenyach, PhD, MS, RN

Director, Policy Strategy & Alliance

Obesity Action Coalition

This program is funded in part through unrestricted educational grants from Boehringer Ingelheim International and Novo Nordisk.

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